tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post2080123970259182813..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: InauguralMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-82326612475295149792013-01-29T21:41:13.440-05:002013-01-29T21:41:13.440-05:00Paul, thanks--so glad you liked it.
Yes, the who...Paul, thanks--so glad you liked it. <br /><br />Yes, the whole idea of vessel and containing and pouring out works well as a metaphor (and for art, too.)Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-29346602321078499052013-01-29T17:16:01.301-05:002013-01-29T17:16:01.301-05:00A challenge will sometimes open up unexpected appr...A challenge will sometimes open up unexpected approaches! I enjoy this poem Marly. It's uplifting.<br /><br />Interestingly (to me) I have been thinking of people as 'vessels' and so the potter and the pot idea are timely for me.<br /><br />A pot of any shape will hold so much water.<br />The pot simply determines HOW the water is held - and how easily it will flow out when poured.Paul Digbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-64434203972899438902013-01-24T08:41:49.348-05:002013-01-24T08:41:49.348-05:00Dear Anonymous,
Thank you for that comment! I do ...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />Thank you for that comment! I do think that occasional poems need to be "about something" and am glad you found this one so...<br /><br />I tend to doubt that anything one mails to the White House finds its way to the one who sits in the Oval Office... So shall be content with a few readers here! Thank you for being one of them.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-2276176422018652812013-01-24T07:35:28.753-05:002013-01-24T07:35:28.753-05:00I usually hate these kinds of occasional poems, an...<br />I usually hate these kinds of occasional poems, and seldom can finish them, but this one actually says something and is a pleasure to read. And I agree, you should send it to Barack--my guess is he might some bucking up in the coming months, and also, if he has any sense or sensibility, he'll write you a handwrit note of thanks, and your great grandchildren can frame it or sell it forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-69810846752100461062013-01-22T18:20:11.794-05:002013-01-22T18:20:11.794-05:00Also thanks to various writers and readers who wro...Also thanks to various writers and readers who wrote me elsewhere, especially Sally Buckner, Jeffery Beam, painter Ashley Cooper, Donna Doyle, and Linda Parsons Marion. Thanks to people who made one or more facebook posts--Kathryn Stripling Byer, Richard Krawiec, Vicki Johnson, Beth Adams--and those who mentioned it on twitter as well.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-33599893793257843212013-01-22T12:18:52.252-05:002013-01-22T12:18:52.252-05:00Rachel,
Thank you very much for reading and likin...Rachel,<br /><br />Thank you very much for reading and liking--and letting me know. I am grateful.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-2657929196164714042013-01-22T11:50:49.144-05:002013-01-22T11:50:49.144-05:00I like this very much.I like this very much.Rachel Barenblathttp://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-20007985344020350932013-01-22T10:40:14.739-05:002013-01-22T10:40:14.739-05:00Dale, thank you--
I value your judgment, Mr. Mole...Dale, thank you--<br /><br />I value your judgment, Mr. Mole-Poet!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-78532499447074479752013-01-22T10:08:35.125-05:002013-01-22T10:08:35.125-05:00Really a wonderful poem, Marly. Thank you!Really a wonderful poem, Marly. Thank you!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-70748590413215663322013-01-22T09:36:43.304-05:002013-01-22T09:36:43.304-05:00Thanks, Beth! It is interesting to try something t...Thanks, Beth! It is interesting to try something that's not wholly congenial--that one wouldn't normally do.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-87047291599333332202013-01-22T09:34:27.974-05:002013-01-22T09:34:27.974-05:00A terrific poem, Marly, and a difficult challenge ...A terrific poem, Marly, and a difficult challenge well met! (Hope it spurs you on to wellness, too.)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829062955658284450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-79554992155073411582013-01-22T09:23:48.833-05:002013-01-22T09:23:48.833-05:00Robbi,
Thanks, glad you found it worthy! I didn&#...Robbi,<br /><br />Thanks, glad you found it worthy! I didn't think of it as "inspiring" but as a challenge to be met, if possible. The occasional poem always has certain difficulties, related to the fact that it is usually an assignment of some sort.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-74241184872048788892013-01-22T09:22:08.558-05:002013-01-22T09:22:08.558-05:00Kay,
You are invariably kind, and I much apprecia...Kay,<br /><br />You are invariably kind, and I much appreciate it. Every time we e-chat, I remember being that little Cullowhee teen devoted to poetry and talking with you on the Hunter lawn or in the library. You were the first poet I knew... And you are still inspiring for your faithfulness to the art and clarity!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-55509685678828233382013-01-22T09:19:02.098-05:002013-01-22T09:19:02.098-05:00Thank you, Miss Zephyr--
And I hope we will all b...Thank you, Miss Zephyr--<br /><br />And I hope we will all be well soon--hacking one's way through life is not so pleasant...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-88299332868026607142013-01-22T09:10:40.456-05:002013-01-22T09:10:40.456-05:00This is lovely. I am, as usual, awed and impressed...This is lovely. I am, as usual, awed and impressed. Personally, the idea of inauguration does not inspire me particularly to write a poem. Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-68017930060361262242013-01-22T08:42:56.905-05:002013-01-22T08:42:56.905-05:00Marly, this the Inaugural poem we needed. Beauti...Marly, this the Inaugural poem we needed. Beautiful. It should be sent to Obama. Thank you!Kathryn Stripling Byerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867152753841610044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-6636056500788734472013-01-22T07:51:34.934-05:002013-01-22T07:51:34.934-05:00Now this is what i call an inspiring inaugural poe...Now this is what i call an inspiring inaugural poem.<br /><br />i'm sorry that bug still pesters you.<br />And unpleasantly surprised at how long it is taking to clear the dregs of the one that bit me...blowing as hard as i am. XD<br /><br />If only we could stop passing around these little monsters to each other!zephyrhttp://www.thegarden.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-20048298676767525352013-01-22T00:43:16.059-05:002013-01-22T00:43:16.059-05:00Thanks, Marja-Leena--
I'll bet you can whip t...Thanks, Marja-Leena--<br /><br />I'll bet you can whip things together in your own realm when the spirit moves!<br /><br />Bugwise: I hope so too. Am now on day 13, and engaged to Sir Guai Fenesin. We go on coughing sessions together.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-54484667333179918982013-01-22T00:26:55.864-05:002013-01-22T00:26:55.864-05:00Lovely, Marly. And you just whipped this together ...Lovely, Marly. And you just whipped this together in a short time! (Sighing with awe and a twinge of envy.)<br /><br />Hope you are getting better...marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.com