tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post1735059232750226460..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Carl Sandburg: "From the Shore"Fredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-72016857599007729502015-11-28T08:56:45.541-07:002015-11-28T08:56:45.541-07:00Shadow Flutter,
They are marvelous creatures, are...Shadow Flutter,<br /><br />They are marvelous creatures, aren't they? Some species go thousands of miles on their annual migrations--survival of the fittest at its most perceivable.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-79489664707430838002015-11-27T17:07:46.562-07:002015-11-27T17:07:46.562-07:00I remember all those years ago driving over the br...I remember all those years ago driving over the bridge to Captree, Long Island -- the wind blowing hard, the Great South Bay whipped into a frenzy, and the car swaying left then right in the face of the wind. And there next and a little above me a seagull was flying into that wind and winning. Such power for a small beast. I have been captivated by seagulls ever since.<br /><br />Thanks for this.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-15119939990462327232015-11-20T22:27:33.325-07:002015-11-20T22:27:33.325-07:00Yvette,
Thanks for stopping by. Yes, heroic woul...Yvette,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. Yes, heroic would be the word. I think that's why Sandburg cast it into the Old English style for I've read other OE poems (in translation, of course) that are similar--the hardships, the sense of being alone, the fortitude to go on, regardless of the problems. The hyphenated words really give it that flavor, at least to me anyway. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-51763594354104219832015-11-20T14:19:43.512-07:002015-11-20T14:19:43.512-07:00Definitely yes, Fred. Thanks for this poem which, ...Definitely yes, Fred. Thanks for this poem which, I think, is also about a stalwart kind of loneliness which ocean birds seem capable of bearing - a heroic bearing, maybe. Sometimes I wonder what these birds think about as they fly for I'm convinced it's not just blankness up there.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-85294657556583918722015-11-20T13:40:34.774-07:002015-11-20T13:40:34.774-07:00R.T.,
I will check it out. R.T.,<br /><br />I will check it out. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-12705955551925031702015-11-20T08:13:31.966-07:002015-11-20T08:13:31.966-07:00Fred, FYI, Robert Frost is featured today at Beyon...Fred, FYI, Robert Frost is featured today at Beyond Eastrod.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-28037789511301194142015-11-19T14:34:45.007-07:002015-11-19T14:34:45.007-07:00madamevauquer,
This is the first time I've se...madamevauquer,<br /><br />This is the first time I've seen this poem. I know little about Sandburg's poetry, so this surprised me. I didn't expect something like this from him. But, that's the mark of an excellent writer--the surprises.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-40984926373171426322015-11-19T14:32:05.479-07:002015-11-19T14:32:05.479-07:00R.T.,
I also thought twice about the life of a se...R.T.,<br /><br />I also thought twice about the life of a seabird. Sandburg did an excellent job of presenting the other side of its life. <br /><br />Anything by Frost always deserves another visit, or so say I.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-79526971345065221792015-11-19T09:03:53.721-07:002015-11-19T09:03:53.721-07:00Sandburg is one of my favorites and "From the...Sandburg is one of my favorites and "From the Shore" - I've featured it on my blog too. Now I'll have to go find "The Oven Bird" because Frost is another favorite of mine.<br /><br />As for flying, a book I love and have read many times is Jonathan Livingston Seagull.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-90183128108860940742015-11-18T13:19:06.851-07:002015-11-18T13:19:06.851-07:00Yes, the imagery is powerful and effective, and I ...Yes, the imagery is powerful and effective, and I can fly along with the bird(s), but I wonder if I would want to experience life as does this particular bird; perhaps the rain, wind, and colder weather (and other issues) here influence my reaction to the less than appealing scene(s) and mood of Sandburg's poem. I'm just not much of a Sandburg reader this afternoon. However, apropos of nothing special, I am off to the bookshelf for Frost's poem; "The Oven Bird" (?) just came to my mind, and I think that deserves a brief visit.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com