tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post1816550084972805801..comments2024-01-28T03:56:39.351-08:00Comments on TOM CLARK: Born-Again ChristmasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-14004175801946315082010-12-26T08:13:51.506-08:002010-12-26T08:13:51.506-08:00Tom,
Yes, the name and the thing named -- "t...Tom,<br /><br />Yes, the name and the thing named -- "things have names by nature"; "the name is to like the thing"; "names rightly given are the likenesses and images of the things which they name" (Plato, Cratylus). . . .STEPHEN RATCLIFFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339481653546188412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-32536933408426697742010-12-25T08:57:18.505-08:002010-12-25T08:57:18.505-08:00Many thanks, sweet people.
Runic bit here, as oft...Many thanks, sweet people.<br /><br />Runic bit here, as often, in Steve's poem: <br /><br />everything as it is because<br />named, form in itself<br /><br />(which echoes meditation, during construction of this post, upon possibility of intrinsic relation of name of creature to creature named; obviously all "our business," as creature knows not its name, nor cares less; and yet, and yet...)<br /><br />Getting ready to rain, here.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-79221978176060480342010-12-25T08:45:55.915-08:002010-12-25T08:45:55.915-08:00Dear Tom,
Very beautiful (words and pictures), as...Dear Tom,<br /><br />Very beautiful (words and pictures), as you are. Johnny is not here this morning to hear and see this (alas), but when he comes back it will be at the top our to do list.<br />Merry Christmas to you and A. ---<br /><br />12.25<br /><br />grey whiteness of clouds above shadowed<br />ridge, motion of green leaves on branch<br />in foreground, wave sounding in channel<br /><br /> everything as it is because<br /> named, form in itself<br /><br /> geometrical, two dark trees<br /> left edge, from point<br /><br />silver of sunlight reflected in channel,<br />whiteness of gull flapping toward pointSTEPHEN RATCLIFFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339481653546188412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-4646646231538087612010-12-25T08:31:48.968-08:002010-12-25T08:31:48.968-08:00Merry Christmas, Tom. Thank you for a year of ins...Merry Christmas, Tom. Thank you for a year of inspiring images and words. MarciaMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150292834089323928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-9118892282905046322010-12-25T08:19:59.399-08:002010-12-25T08:19:59.399-08:00Such beautiful images, such beautiful thoughts, ar...Such beautiful images, such beautiful thoughts, are brought to us from a beautiful man's soul (it may sound cheesy, but is my true feeling now)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419101761966668410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-87848893435264598772010-12-25T07:35:44.741-08:002010-12-25T07:35:44.741-08:00Thank you Tom very, very much. Merry Christmas to...Thank you Tom very, very much. Merry Christmas to you and your family. JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10487838494976151518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-17893708413568794302010-12-25T06:50:54.855-08:002010-12-25T06:50:54.855-08:00SOME 'eye" !Some Images! &
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...SOME 'eye" !Some Images! &<br />,dig it:<br /><br />when I (ai, eye) re-awoke so to speak<br />in 1998 what "woke" me was a BIRD....<br />my next-door neighbor a Shrike:<br /><br /> http://edbaker.maikosoft.com/shrike/1.html<br /><br /><br />"She" perched high-up on top-most branch of<br />a dead oak-tree... <br /><br />later I discovered ...<br /><br /> Musachi Miyamoto's sumi-e "Shrike"<br /><br />(actually he did other "stuff" ...too)<br /> snowing here now.... time to feed my Wild Birds...<br />& prep the dead chicken ready for The Celebration<br /><br /><br />the birds who live in my back yard roost in my eaves<br /><br /><br />ciaooEd Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285310130024785775noreply@blogger.com