tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post744201836366866006..comments2023-10-08T07:07:36.538-04:00Comments on Search the Sea: Advent 16: Annunciation by Denise LevertovGannet Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-11250006793977128022006-12-20T12:12:00.000-05:002006-12-20T12:12:00.000-05:00You are helping to keep me on track this Advent. ...You are helping to keep me on track this Advent. I feel calm. Everyday, I contemplate the spiritual side of the season. This poem is a very interesting perspective. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-59959779621446322522006-12-19T14:53:00.000-05:002006-12-19T14:53:00.000-05:00Amazing indeed Gannet Girl... thanks for saying "H...Amazing indeed Gannet Girl... thanks for saying "Hey"!<br /><br />I have been reading your blog... what a feast for the eyes and the spirit. I have you bookmarked; thank you for the art, reflections, all of it.<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />MagsMagdalene6127https://www.blogger.com/profile/11036211735489393308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-13622476197531168932006-12-19T11:45:00.000-05:002006-12-19T11:45:00.000-05:00My brain is fried, and I wish I could come up with...My brain is fried, and I wish I could come up with something clever or intelligent-sounding to write...<br /><br />I had never really given much thought to Mary's opportunity to <i>refuse</i> honor/burden/blessing offered her...Lisa :-]https://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-40158670619352504642006-12-18T21:16:00.000-05:002006-12-18T21:16:00.000-05:00Paul, I would be really surprised if Levertov had ...Paul, I would be really surprised if Levertov had not had the Yeats poem in mind.Gannet Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-117325601132949992006-12-18T20:01:00.000-05:002006-12-18T20:01:00.000-05:00Scorn? No scorn. Just noting some parallels betwee...Scorn? No scorn. Just noting some parallels between Levertov and Yeats. The wings and the word "engender" are hard to ignore.<br /><br />Heck, I've got "Mary's Boy-child" playing over at my place. It's all good. Festivus for the rest of us.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566267303671253480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-62126791197210262452006-12-18T18:38:00.000-05:002006-12-18T18:38:00.000-05:00Which is the point, as you know.
And besides, t...Which is the point, as you know. <br /><br />And besides, the Trojan War is a slightly different outcome.<br /><br />Although I suppose one could draw parallels.<br /><br />Sigh. I am just going to be grateful that you generally exercise restraint in your scorn of all things Christian, at least in the vicinity of my blog.Gannet Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-47455321236018771412006-12-18T16:48:00.000-05:002006-12-18T16:48:00.000-05:00I guess Mary was given a lot more choice then Leda...I guess Mary was given a lot more choice then Leda, then.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566267303671253480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-88922023954014593572006-12-18T13:54:00.000-05:002006-12-18T13:54:00.000-05:00I am completely covered in gooseflesh, stunned and...I am completely covered in gooseflesh, stunned and agape. How perfect. (And part of me is thinking why should I ever write again.)Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11641264346663533706noreply@blogger.com