tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post1885972956052984691..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Friday: A Haunting CarolAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-68094831971382766362012-12-09T07:05:08.752-05:002012-12-09T07:05:08.752-05:00Wow.
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wow.Wow.<br />Just<br />wow.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-62769837581395213552012-12-07T21:46:54.208-05:002012-12-07T21:46:54.208-05:00Irene -- Thank you! I can't wait for the cards...Irene -- Thank you! I can't wait for the cards. Wrote the second poem this week.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-68193472076289154542012-12-07T21:38:33.332-05:002012-12-07T21:38:33.332-05:00Tabatha -- I'm so glad the post inspired you t...Tabatha -- I'm so glad the post inspired you to do a little research. No matter what the subject, it seems there is always more we can know and understand.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-40636940423853265592012-12-07T21:28:27.293-05:002012-12-07T21:28:27.293-05:00Hi, Everyone. I have been out all day -- part of i...Hi, Everyone. I have been out all day -- part of it judging a Poetry Out Loud competition! -- and apologize for responding late.<br /><br />I appreciate each one of you who read the post, left a comment, and in many chases reached out and share a story of your own.<br /><br />As Ruth said, there is comfort in talking to others about grief. I'm also grateful to my mother for realizing this -- so many years after she lost a baby. She is working with me on the book in hopes that it will help other mothers and fathers.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-52884360851092732992012-12-07T21:21:05.561-05:002012-12-07T21:21:05.561-05:00This is another post that I read this morning and ...This is another post that I read this morning and has stayed with me all day. Thanks for your thoughtfulness in presenting the topic, Laura, and for this history. Loved hearing the choir.<br /> <br />And I loved the story about your jingle-belled hayrides!Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-85297982945635123372012-12-07T20:14:18.370-05:002012-12-07T20:14:18.370-05:00This was beautiful and gave me goosebumps. Thank y...This was beautiful and gave me goosebumps. Thank you, Laura!JenniferDZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176018212389703412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-85033193082208518082012-12-07T19:16:27.434-05:002012-12-07T19:16:27.434-05:00You singing in a hay wagon = joy! Thank you for sh...You singing in a hay wagon = joy! Thank you for sharing this and also addressing a really important issue. Also, be looking for post cards! Put them in the mail yesterday. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-32963982649756771352012-12-07T19:12:30.187-05:002012-12-07T19:12:30.187-05:00I didn't know that about this carol either! T...I didn't know that about this carol either! Thank you for sharing your mother's story. I particularly noticed this part: "O sisters too, How may we do, for to preserve this day..." It seems to me that talking to "sisters" is one of the best ways of healing. When I had an early miscarriage, I found comfort in talking to other women who had experienced the same kind of loss.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-84028578551872261052012-12-07T16:02:09.503-05:002012-12-07T16:02:09.503-05:00I've always liked the Coventry Carol, so I'...I've always liked the Coventry Carol, so I'm glad you spotlighted its background and meaning! As a parent, I can certainly identify with the loss the mother would soon be experienceing.Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-82021759097822032372012-12-07T14:11:15.251-05:002012-12-07T14:11:15.251-05:00I accidentally deleted Marjorie (Paper Tigers) com...I accidentally deleted Marjorie (Paper Tigers) comment. Sorry! Here it is...<br /><br />I sang a beautiful four-part female voice arrangement of the Coventry Carol last week-end. I've always thought of it as being about the Slaughter of the Innocents rather than immersed in it, so thank you for sharing this information and its roots in The Pageant of the Shearmanand Tailors - I will have to read it now.<br /><br />Losing a child at 36 weeks must have been truly devastating for your mother and indeed your father, especially since, as you say, in the '60s stillbirth was treated like a non-event. I hope that your research brings deep healing. Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-68421922950517011852012-12-07T10:01:42.226-05:002012-12-07T10:01:42.226-05:00Love to imagine you singing in a hay wagon! Sounds...Love to imagine you singing in a hay wagon! Sounds like a fun time :-) Your story about this carol surprised me -- I didn't see Herod coming. You inspired me to look up a song that has been going through my head the past few days: "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem." It was published in 1940, and seems to have been written by R. Fisher Boyce, but when he sold it, he didn't get any later royalties and sometimes not attribution which makes its history confusing. <br /><br />Good luck with your family project.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-91112003853288949542012-12-07T10:00:05.419-05:002012-12-07T10:00:05.419-05:00Fascinating backstory about the carol -- I'd a...Fascinating backstory about the carol -- I'd assumed it was Mary and baby Jesus all along, too. Guess I should have listened more closely to the lyrics. Your nonfiction project sounds very interesting!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-87836790375885587242012-12-07T08:58:21.304-05:002012-12-07T08:58:21.304-05:00A beautiful post. Thanks for sharing the carol and...A beautiful post. Thanks for sharing the carol and your research and thinking about it and your own story. <br />lizLiz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.com