Mist and Fog (video reading for Sat WE)

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JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 13, 2009, 8:06pm UTC

Video shows, but no sound.

Stirling D. Dec 13, 2009, 10:28pm UTC

JustMe - I don't know why you couldn't hear it, but maybe on a different computer you will be able to.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 13, 2009, 10:29pm UTC

I figured out the problem.........it was lovely to hear you read your own piece.

Bravo!

Stirling D. Dec 13, 2009, 10:32pm UTC

Oh, good! Thanks. (little bow)

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 13, 2009, 10:32pm UTC

My pleasure, Stirling!

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Atticus *. Dec 13, 2009, 8:28pm UTC

Oh Stirling! That was beautiful! I'm so glad you did the video. Such a touching and evocative poem. I loved your reading and you have such a lovely voice.

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Adrian Eve Revenaugh Dec 13, 2009, 8:40pm UTC

I LIKED IT! It's a beautiful piece Stirling and, like seeing one another's pictures for the first time, what a wonderful element it is to hear your voice.

I hope there will be more to come. Poetry comes alive read aloud.

elizabeth evans Dec 14, 2009, 7:27am UTC

It certainly does come alive when spoken aloud. I could feel the mist encompassing the soul within.

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marie Pinschmidt Dec 13, 2009, 8:50pm UTC

You did it, Stirling, and it was lovely - the writing and your delivery.

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Stirling D. Dec 13, 2009, 10:27pm UTC

Oh, you all are so kind! I didn't know if my fuzzy video was going to be acceptable or not. Thanks so much for your encouragement. Next time I will make it a clearer picture - and hopefully a little more professional.

Thanks again to Atticus for the inspiration.

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aniko Dec 13, 2009, 11:18pm UTC

Loved the poem. It sounds like a place I've been to. :)

Stirling D. Dec 14, 2009, 8:02am UTC

Thanks - could be we were once in the antediluvian world.

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Magi the magical poet is flowing with the wind Dec 14, 2009, 4:23am UTC

It took me a number of attempts to load this - my server kept dropping out - but, golly, Stirling, it was well worth it!

Stirling D. Dec 14, 2009, 8:02am UTC

Thanks, pal.

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Aman V. Dec 15, 2009, 5:20am UTC

Oh Stirly, this was ever so lovely! The poem itself is a gem, and spoke to me in a way I could only sense and never explain - all mist and fog and pearls swirling within!

Seeing and hearing you read it, now that was sheer joy! Your voice has lost none of its deep-seated , sweet musicality - just as soft and sweet as I remember it, yet with something infinitely more lasting!

You'll always be beautiful - within even more than without!

((((((((((((((Stirlykins)))))))))))))))))))))

Stirling D. Dec 15, 2009, 8:17am UTC

Aman, you are ever the bestower of flowery compliments, but I graciously accept. Thanks a lot. I'm glad the poem spoke to you.

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Aman V. Dec 15, 2009, 5:24am UTC

And that shy smile in the eyes at the end is the clincher!

Stirling D. Dec 15, 2009, 8:00pm UTC

Sweet. :)

Now when are you going to post a video of you reading a poem, eh? Please don't be shy.

Aman V. Dec 16, 2009, 6:45am UTC

Me?!!! Are you serious, Stirly?!!!! If my bad-wolf locks weren't enough to scare all potential viewers away pronto, my voice would surely accomplish that! hehehe

Seriously, though, I'm slowly screwing up the courage - a little bit everyday :) - to post one of the videos from the tribute concert for my parents earlier this year. Maybe the same song - "Sayonee" - whose original video on my posts page had you cutting the rug not so long ago?!!! heheheh

((((((((((((((((((Stirly)))))))))))))))))

Stirling D. Dec 16, 2009, 8:04am UTC

That would be good.

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Ann Marcaida Dec 15, 2009, 8:33am UTC

This seems to be about falling back on one's inner reserves. Now featured at Gather's Best.

Stirling D. Dec 15, 2009, 8:03pm UTC

Thanks so much, Ann.

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Granny Janny Dec 15, 2009, 5:49pm UTC

I finally got here...life off line has been more demanding than usual. I love the reading. I wish you would repost it with the video and the text and add it to Poet's Weekly Muse. Of course I will feature it if you do. I'd like to see the words and hear them from you at the same time.
The poem speaks to me of growing older...of dementia in the way that the past is clearer than the present, and also of heart ache or even healing as in a slow recuperation.
Your voice is indeed, beautiful and I love your fuzzy smile.
I look forward to more of your readings!

Granny Janny Dec 15, 2009, 5:50pm UTC

The poem also has a dreamlike quality. Wonderful.

Stirling D. Dec 15, 2009, 7:58pm UTC

Oh, my - Jan, I love your interpretation of the poem. Such a small poem to do so much. I am honored. Let me get some time, as well. Offline life has been incredibly demanding for me, too, but hopefully soon I will get a chance to work on some of my writing projects.

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tame mainstay Dec 19, 2009, 3:45pm UTC

Exquisite! For me, you've captured the beauty and wonder of being in a state of grace, accepting what is, unafraid of what is to come! tame!

Stirling D. Dec 19, 2009, 7:42pm UTC

Thank you! Thank you so much ....

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Mustafa Demiri Dec 20, 2009, 1:05am UTC

You have such a very pleasant voice, and this poem of mist and fog does indeed touch a very tender spot in me... You are a brilliant poet, my friend.

Stirling D. Dec 20, 2009, 1:24am UTC

How kind of you! Thank you, Mustafa.

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Kathryn Flynn Mar 13, 2010, 10:16pm UTC

Your readings are always so evocative, and what better place than India.

Stirling D. Mar 13, 2010, 10:18pm UTC

Thanks ... right now, I wish I were there. Or maybe it was just that my time there was pretty much my own - the second time in my life I had nothing to do but focus on creativity.

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