Comments on: OLD PRAYERS • by Anne Brooke

By: Anne Brooke

Anne Brooke — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:33:13 +0000

Thanks, Mark!

Axxx

By: Mark Dalligan

Mark Dalligan — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:17:44 +0000

Enjoyed this very much.

Cheers

Mark

By: Anne Brooke

Anne Brooke — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:32:55 +0000

Thanks, Juan – much appreciated! Axxx

By: Juan

Juan — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:46:08 +0000

For me, the heart of the poem is in the two middle stanzas. I love the line “Better than untried words” — says so much so simply about how it’s better to whisper these prayers rather than leave them unspoken. I also love the image of the wall of serenity built upon incantations, a refuge from the chaos of the world that’s found in solitary thought. I’ve read through a few times, and I just don’t like the last stanza, feels a little unnecessary, as the same sentiments are expressed so well in the previous lines. Ah well, to each their own, and regardless, this is a great poem.

By: Anne Brooke

Anne Brooke — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:29:49 +0000

Thank you – again! Axxx

By: Joan

Joan — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:17:55 +0000

Beautifully peaceful, Anne.

By: dj barber

dj barber — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:39:09 +0000

A wonderfully prayerful poem.

–dj

By: rumjhum

rumjhum — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:08:06 +0000

Very beautiful poem Anne, thank you. I agree with Oonah about the sense of peace.

By: Oonah V Joslin

Oonah V Joslin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:19:12 +0000

I like the last tow lines, Anne. I think they round the poem off beautifully and give the reader that sense of peace – for me they do…

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:17:40 +0000

Very lovely. Agree with the suggestion of “peacefully”; I’d also omit “without thought” since that goes against the whole idea of quiet contemplation–prayer is, after all, very much an act of the will and mind.