Genuflected Reflections
Free Verse: Little Punctuation55 total reviews
Comment from Joan E.
A wonderful explanation of how life gets too complicated for dogma to continue to make sense and be a safety net. The repetitions of "wait," "not," "again" and the whole second stanza were very effective. I also enjoyable phrases like "like ashes on the wind" and "sacred healing balm" and the entire last stanza. Thanks for sharing your reflections.
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A wonderful explanation of how life gets too complicated for dogma to continue to make sense and be a safety net. The repetitions of "wait," "not," "again" and the whole second stanza were very effective. I also enjoyable phrases like "like ashes on the wind" and "sacred healing balm" and the entire last stanza. Thanks for sharing your reflections.
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
Comment from mslyla216
What a moving poem you have written, Mrs. KT. It is so simple, yet so powerful in its message. And true! Oh, how true it is! The verse amd non-rhyming scheme are truly lovely reading. A grand job. mslyla
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What a moving poem you have written, Mrs. KT. It is so simple, yet so powerful in its message. And true! Oh, how true it is! The verse amd non-rhyming scheme are truly lovely reading. A grand job. mslyla
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
Comment from sherrygreywolf
I love your free verse, Mrs KT. It is so true that it seemed so simple...
The flow on this made for a nice easy read and the repetitions were quite effective the way that you used them for emphasis.
Nice work - sherry
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I love your free verse, Mrs KT. It is so true that it seemed so simple...
The flow on this made for a nice easy read and the repetitions were quite effective the way that you used them for emphasis.
Nice work - sherry
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
Comment from MJMuraco
I read your poem aloud and it flowed beautifully. I was a child who was raised in Catholic schools all of my life and your poem brought back many memories. I used to wear a mantilla and pray the rosary. As the years went by, I have gotten away from these practices. I don't go to confession anymore because I ask God to forgive me in my own way. Sometimes I wish I still could be like the child.
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I read your poem aloud and it flowed beautifully. I was a child who was raised in Catholic schools all of my life and your poem brought back many memories. I used to wear a mantilla and pray the rosary. As the years went by, I have gotten away from these practices. I don't go to confession anymore because I ask God to forgive me in my own way. Sometimes I wish I still could be like the child.
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
Comment from janiesgotagun
Very powerful and well written. It gives me a sense of loss but also a sense of independence and the ability to grow and decide for ourselves what we believe. Is it sad for the young girl who was forced into a life of believing, or of the young woman who had forgotten all she learned? Did she grow up and decide on new beliefs? Could be taken as sad or a loss, or as a rebirth and new eyes for the world.
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Very powerful and well written. It gives me a sense of loss but also a sense of independence and the ability to grow and decide for ourselves what we believe. Is it sad for the young girl who was forced into a life of believing, or of the young woman who had forgotten all she learned? Did she grow up and decide on new beliefs? Could be taken as sad or a loss, or as a rebirth and new eyes for the world.
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
Comment from Rdfrdmom2
Mrs. KT, I wonder how many toes you mashed
completely while they reading this--besides
mine, I mean? While not Catholic, I think
any of us can be judged guilty of straying far
away from the roots of our faith as we get older.
The important thing is for us to find a
relationship with Christ before we die.
Excellent write.
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Mrs. KT, I wonder how many toes you mashed
completely while they reading this--besides
mine, I mean? While not Catholic, I think
any of us can be judged guilty of straying far
away from the roots of our faith as we get older.
The important thing is for us to find a
relationship with Christ before we die.
Excellent write.
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
Comment from Eaglewolf
I remember that child. She was me, but I was such a good child I had to think up things to confess to the priest. But, the magic of the ritual just made everything seem so much better and you've captured that perfectly in your poem here. It's really evoked some childhood memories for me.
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I remember that child. She was me, but I was such a good child I had to think up things to confess to the priest. But, the magic of the ritual just made everything seem so much better and you've captured that perfectly in your poem here. It's really evoked some childhood memories for me.
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
Comment from Fish
What a beautiful poem of the loss of innocence
and the meaning of anything remotely divine. Through
the repetition of the ritual, the ritual itself
becomes divorced from significance and renewal.
Great form...impressive writing.
Yours, Fish
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What a beautiful poem of the loss of innocence
and the meaning of anything remotely divine. Through
the repetition of the ritual, the ritual itself
becomes divorced from significance and renewal.
Great form...impressive writing.
Yours, Fish
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
Comment from AlvinTEthington
You describe well how one can lose not only faith, but also innocence. A very poignant poem. There's a nice litany-like quality to the poem. Excellent use of the "inclusio"--beginning and ending with the same theme. Good work.
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You describe well how one can lose not only faith, but also innocence. A very poignant poem. There's a nice litany-like quality to the poem. Excellent use of the "inclusio"--beginning and ending with the same theme. Good work.
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
Comment from NightWriter
"Genuflected Reflections" is a beautifully written poem that sounded almost like a song as I read along. The rhythm is superb. Very well done and it captivated me throughout. Well done.
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"Genuflected Reflections" is a beautifully written poem that sounded almost like a song as I read along. The rhythm is superb. Very well done and it captivated me throughout. Well done.
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009