tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post3933876702594608638..comments2023-10-20T03:27:40.902-07:00Comments on Audrey Howitt Poetry, Alive and Well: The Center of ThingsAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-27546698096985995122016-07-26T21:58:17.503-07:002016-07-26T21:58:17.503-07:00You've got me thinking here!
I find this stri...You've got me thinking here!<br /><br />I find this striking and relatable (aren't we all?):<br /><br />I am the darkness,<br />awaiting exposition<br />by peripheral light.janetldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815491049216208161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-16851469321899711092016-07-19T14:19:32.041-07:002016-07-19T14:19:32.041-07:00there was a quote i used to keep pretty handy...it...there was a quote i used to keep pretty handy...it went something like...do we blame the dark for being dark, or the light for not being bright enough? not that 'blame' is the crux of this, but...without one, can we truly appreciate the other?Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-28424168792540134752016-07-12T12:05:11.462-07:002016-07-12T12:05:11.462-07:00Most creative and emotional poetry.Most creative and emotional poetry.RasmaSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978012654446052037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-35383944829801108802016-07-12T06:30:42.554-07:002016-07-12T06:30:42.554-07:00I love this. It seems so true and wise. The dark...I love this. It seems so true and wise. The darkness and the light are both always present. Love how you express this. Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-60236075797012180642016-07-11T16:04:33.098-07:002016-07-11T16:04:33.098-07:00Why is the dark so scary. Leonard Cohen said, &qu...Why is the dark so scary. Leonard Cohen said, "There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."colleenhttp://looseleafnotes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-53870444325904078802016-07-11T07:33:08.064-07:002016-07-11T07:33:08.064-07:00Beautifully haunting!!Beautifully haunting!!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-71302131053637251542016-07-11T02:34:55.388-07:002016-07-11T02:34:55.388-07:00Such an interesting narrative perspective - half c...Such an interesting narrative perspective - half comforting and half sinister to be loved by the dark.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-90616858749402915532016-07-10T23:53:30.313-07:002016-07-10T23:53:30.313-07:00Fascinating juxtapositions.Fascinating juxtapositions.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-67743081508221806552016-07-10T21:15:44.767-07:002016-07-10T21:15:44.767-07:00the force of darkness is palpable here and thankfu...the force of darkness is palpable here and thankfully there's the numinous breath...love the contrast...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-6531180590257469542016-07-10T17:33:55.555-07:002016-07-10T17:33:55.555-07:00Extremely intense, profoundly thoughtful married t...Extremely intense, profoundly thoughtful married to that incredible image. You make me reconsider all of the templates I have been making and coloring. Thank you from the darkness within me,<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-33500975398533241072016-07-10T17:31:20.057-07:002016-07-10T17:31:20.057-07:00Hopefully that light within us never goes out.Hopefully that light within us never goes out.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-69558131489399647582016-07-10T16:34:34.020-07:002016-07-10T16:34:34.020-07:00A profound piece - powerfully written - that reson...A profound piece - powerfully written - that resonates with layers of spirituality ... to contemplate. Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-57888001174638751632016-07-10T14:36:18.860-07:002016-07-10T14:36:18.860-07:00This metaphor is breathtaking....albeit quite chil...This metaphor is breathtaking....albeit quite chilling.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-73599401512388850352016-07-10T12:46:49.503-07:002016-07-10T12:46:49.503-07:00Fabulous....yes the light comes from within us.......Fabulous....yes the light comes from within us....especially loved this line...<br /><br />'Do you know that you flow<br />from my center--<br />your beauty, from mine?'<br />Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-26834564251465344992016-07-10T12:37:50.477-07:002016-07-10T12:37:50.477-07:00I love the sense of using peripheral light... mayb...I love the sense of using peripheral light... maybe that's why we have the darkness.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-78314414846469692982016-07-10T12:01:41.917-07:002016-07-10T12:01:41.917-07:00Such complex and intense imagery... The sense of c...Such complex and intense imagery... The sense of coming together like atoms was exactly what the illustration seems to sayJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-44850845901454985332016-07-10T11:22:47.023-07:002016-07-10T11:22:47.023-07:00This is powerful, Audrey. Love the idea of periphe...This is powerful, Audrey. Love the idea of peripheral light in the darkness.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-81075320919392349602016-07-10T10:56:29.032-07:002016-07-10T10:56:29.032-07:00 One seldom thinks of darkness as losing anything ... One seldom thinks of darkness as losing anything or having anything snatched from it. This verso is quite interesting<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-45270394754027415292016-07-10T07:57:05.215-07:002016-07-10T07:57:05.215-07:00That was way too deep for a Sunday morning. LOL ...That was way too deep for a Sunday morning. LOL But I loved it....the photo reminds me of a peacock on my son's farm....anyway, the whole experience was lovely in a dark sort of way.Sunday Reflections or Stumbling Towards Happiness by Bill Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386915361062607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-41275986713502223942016-07-10T07:30:48.302-07:002016-07-10T07:30:48.302-07:00Intense and a stunning piece.Intense and a stunning piece.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-32174952197193752572016-07-09T19:59:17.027-07:002016-07-09T19:59:17.027-07:00This is striking, Audrey--darkness, light, color, ...This is striking, Audrey--darkness, light, color, that numinous breath calling away--an incredible dance.Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.com