tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post8165982806020191125..comments2023-07-16T09:25:21.994+01:00Comments on Growing Greenpatches: Breaking the silenceGreenpatcheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14495818303604543217noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-69090053327850476892015-08-05T20:57:34.580+01:002015-08-05T20:57:34.580+01:00You have my admiration.That would be completely be...You have my admiration.That would be completely beyond my abilities. Then again, a sixteen year old memory is probably far keener than ours!<br /><br />Yes, those 'terrible sonnets,' can be a strange source of consolation, can't they? On my last retreat, I spent a fair bit of time skulking in the Hopkins Gallery, musing over his 'cliffs of fall,' sonnet - ' No worst, there is none. Pitched past pitch of grief.' I wonder if anybody has ever compiled a 'Black Dog' poetry anthology?Greenpatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495818303604543217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-24247713572352717392015-08-05T20:52:21.331+01:002015-08-05T20:52:21.331+01:00He certainly did, even if his genius wasn't re...He certainly did, even if his genius wasn't recognised until after his death. It's been said that his poetry is often difficult to understand. I don't find that to be a problem; it's not perfect comprehension that's necessary, just the ability to lean into his words and feel the essence and power within them.<br /><br />Still tricky to memorise though!Greenpatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495818303604543217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-44326534170087658822015-08-04T13:27:02.939+01:002015-08-04T13:27:02.939+01:00I remember learning God's Grandeur by heart fo...I remember learning God's Grandeur by heart for O Level English. I'm eternally grateful because it was my first encounter with GMH and I immediately feel in love with his poetry - still am! And there are moments when the gloomy ones - his 'terrible sonnets' really hit the spot. Something to lean on on the company of the Black Dog...<br /><br />And welcome back! Yes, the word 'regularly' can be very flexible. Don't forget even leap years come regularly!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-45267626301960980802015-08-03T12:19:31.559+01:002015-08-03T12:19:31.559+01:00I love Gerard Manley Hopkins poetry - what a wonde...I love Gerard Manley Hopkins poetry - what a wonderful way with words he had. I'd have hated to have to try to memorise it though! Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-11070194709112037262015-08-01T19:37:26.035+01:002015-08-01T19:37:26.035+01:00Hello again. I think somebody may just be telling ...Hello again. I think somebody may just be telling you something, yes! :) As for me, I'm still trying to find out who was quoting a line from Thursday's poem - spiritual refilling also - that's been much on my mind lately. I hope you find your refreshment now that the school holidays are here.Greenpatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495818303604543217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139436909034938459.post-2228986637527168902015-08-01T18:53:30.892+01:002015-08-01T18:53:30.892+01:00Hi!
So that's two references to "Pray as ...Hi!<br />So that's two references to "Pray as you Go" in one week.<br />A week on which, having finally recovered from a more than usually exhausting school year I've lifted my head to look around for some spiritual refilling. Suspect I'm being given a hint?KirstenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.com