tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post8405174473467744816..comments2023-11-21T13:48:03.338+13:00Comments on Tuesday Poem: The Gift by C. K. SteadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-51795662023862652022013-02-12T21:51:02.222+13:002013-02-12T21:51:02.222+13:00Thanks for sharing that poem Mary, and your great ...Thanks for sharing that poem Mary, and your great commentary. The lines and stanzas are much shorter than what I would have expected from Stead, but then he's a poet who isn't afraid of variety.Helen Rickerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652318704387476082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-44765429346178544572013-02-12T10:24:37.904+13:002013-02-12T10:24:37.904+13:00Splendid CKS poem and commentary, Mary. All of it ...Splendid CKS poem and commentary, Mary. All of it vital, compelling, alive.<br /><br />Oh for lines such as these -<br /><br />' . . . The tuis<br /><br />still quote you <br />and even cicadas<br />manage a phrase<br /><br />that sounds like yours.<br />Storms too in wooden<br />houses sometimes<br /><br />creak of you. . .'<br /><br />Thanks to you both<br />CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-56636925045265290462013-02-12T09:57:45.393+13:002013-02-12T09:57:45.393+13:00mm yes fascinatingmm yes fascinatingJennifer Comptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254781317505540179noreply@blogger.com