tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6561067315376935278..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: The secret ministry of frostNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46820683560642850562023-11-10T11:32:24.918-06:002023-11-10T11:32:24.918-06:00The funny thing is, when I read this in 2023, I ma...The funny thing is, when I read this in 2023, I made the same mistake. I'll fine tune it to avoid that.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1521070221542112742015-11-10T22:53:08.804-06:002015-11-10T22:53:08.804-06:00Yesterday's post about Patricia Smith made me ...Yesterday's post about Patricia Smith made me think that I know very little about poetry other than some limericks about a man from Boston and a high school recollection of Coleridge's "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree...". So today's post about frost and Coleridge was a nice continuation to my stream of thought. The best thing is that it resurrected memories of eating breakfast in our kitchen as a kid and examining the wonderful frost patterns that developed over night on our windows during winter. I would try to melt them with the heat of my palms despite my mom's warnings that it could break the window pane. Thanks for stirring my memory. I've been smiling all day.StanPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21593421538163223952015-11-10T19:07:14.744-06:002015-11-10T19:07:14.744-06:00Frost provides the final moment for flowers, froze...Frost provides the final moment for flowers, frozen in perfection before the sun rises and they wilt/fold into death. It's as beautiful as damning. WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80435343940423289862015-11-10T16:53:41.958-06:002015-11-10T16:53:41.958-06:00"I leant upon a coppice gate
When frost wa..."I leant upon a coppice gate<br /> When frost was Specter grey" Thomas Hardy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68373697387606203762015-11-10T10:46:04.089-06:002015-11-10T10:46:04.089-06:00Oh, and no, I had never read the poem until yester...Oh, and no, I had never read the poem until yesterday. Don't want to put on airs. I discovered it researching literary references to "frost." My initial plan was to count them, then compare them to references to "rain" in Bartlett's, a scheme quickly abandoned, thank God. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-14637107488916489562015-11-10T10:44:44.855-06:002015-11-10T10:44:44.855-06:00Greenbriar Elementary, my kids alma mater. Though ...Greenbriar Elementary, my kids alma mater. Though the new gym wasn't there when they attended. Excellent place. I live a block away, and not by accident. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-32419270389260772012015-11-10T10:36:07.122-06:002015-11-10T10:36:07.122-06:00I too was drawn, to Wikipedia, to read "Frost...I too was drawn, to Wikipedia, to read "Frost at Midnight". Lovely.SandyKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-7525116475639092912015-11-10T09:49:00.071-06:002015-11-10T09:49:00.071-06:00Well you get what you pay for in property taxes.Well you get what you pay for in property taxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15866662352487737422015-11-10T09:25:10.030-06:002015-11-10T09:25:10.030-06:00Yes, certainly better looking than schools and gro...Yes, certainly better looking than schools and grounds in some areas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89926057797088953792015-11-10T09:16:47.271-06:002015-11-10T09:16:47.271-06:00Lovely essay. And if you pulled all those literar...Lovely essay. And if you pulled all those literary references out of your hat, terrific memory!<br /><br />By the way, is that a high school or grammar school? Pristinish, isn't it?<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-47068642215723323682015-11-10T09:04:48.510-06:002015-11-10T09:04:48.510-06:00A lovely reverie on something fleeting usually ign...A lovely reverie on something fleeting usually ignored.<br /><br />I recalled with fondness "Highland Mary," but not the Coleridge, and was driven to Wikipedia to read the whole thing. Recommended.<br /><br />"Trances" is an odd word. Still used, but usually in fiscal matters. And in France. One wonders if it held other meanings for Coleridge.<br /><br />At least close to the lake, we're entering the season for fog, another fleeting phenomenon that has lent inspiration to poets. Perhaps another early morning ramble will make it a fitting subject.<br /><br />Nice to see that hero dog is still in the picture.<br /><br />Tom Evans<br /><br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-13365490421644032542015-11-10T08:59:30.819-06:002015-11-10T08:59:30.819-06:00I can see that -- I never thought about Robert Fro...I can see that -- I never thought about Robert Frost, not once, writing this, which is odd, because I like him, a lot. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-52716031093956648442015-11-10T08:05:07.338-06:002015-11-10T08:05:07.338-06:00"Frost's habits for killing plants"...."Frost's habits for killing plants"....this phrase puzzled me for a few seconds until I realized the capitalized Frost in this case did not refer to the poet. Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999742344943920153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84916499918204474972015-11-10T07:27:30.133-06:002015-11-10T07:27:30.133-06:00Darling dog and beautiful verse. Thanks for the re...Darling dog and beautiful verse. Thanks for the reminder on some of the Lit. class prose that I had almost forgotten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com