tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post3291816510917203617..comments2023-06-21T08:32:31.823-03:00Comments on An exercise on existing: Meant for the fireKenia Santoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893148474912410033noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-17720962706794220552014-03-31T19:26:53.234-03:002014-03-31T19:26:53.234-03:00Fire is a given in life...it is how we come throug...Fire is a given in life...it is how we come through it that shows our strength...thanks for sharing your reading of the poem...It is beautifulSusie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-6521158004764461962014-03-31T14:20:35.702-03:002014-03-31T14:20:35.702-03:00We were meant for the fire, weren't we? Nothin...We were meant for the fire, weren't we? Nothing refines quite like it. You voice my feelings, Kenia. By life's challenges, the refiner's fire, I am improved.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-89746916544509666402014-03-31T08:58:56.622-03:002014-03-31T08:58:56.622-03:00wonderful==that tone of loving abuse --(agh) --so ...wonderful==that tone of loving abuse --(agh) --so perfectly captured and the give and take of going too far--the protectiveness and preparation for what's to come and the consignment to it. Terrific. K. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-74986120468980398642014-03-31T07:39:52.840-03:002014-03-31T07:39:52.840-03:00The romantics of another language together is most...The romantics of another language together is most fascinating. Love to hear it even better. There are a lot of metaphors blended in between. Great write Kenia!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-35185328730606801132014-03-31T06:43:20.420-03:002014-03-31T06:43:20.420-03:00Just came back to say how much I love your reading...Just came back to say how much I love your reading! Your tone and inflection add a unique dimension to the words.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-31831149566672608452014-03-31T06:14:34.307-03:002014-03-31T06:14:34.307-03:00I love the way this stands between a heritage lang...I love the way this stands between a heritage language and its later translation, weaving a better basket of both, so to speak. We are meant for the fire ... what a difficult and beautiful truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-70098666816703023742014-03-30T14:59:09.700-03:002014-03-30T14:59:09.700-03:00Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh my GOSH! I love this, and your read...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh my GOSH! I love this, and your reading just makes it even more remarkable. You are really good at reading ( a lot of people read poetry too fast), and your inflections add so much to it, making listening a delight.<br /><br />I shall have to check out this challenge, because other languages can really enrich a poem. I often use Spanish, and to a lesser extent, French, in my own poems. I'm curious to know what your mother tongue is!<br /><br />As for the poem itself, I like the implied danger and the contradictory voices in Italian and the difference between the women and the men in the family (and the children, a third different camp!) it's a dangerous, volatile world, but connection and experience get us through itFireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-77216383876865835052014-03-30T12:40:23.128-03:002014-03-30T12:40:23.128-03:00Dear friends, excuse me for the background noise i...Dear friends, excuse me for the background noise in the recording. I live in a loud house. :)<br /><br />Kiss.Kenia Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893148474912410033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-61480980048857539972014-03-30T12:39:44.252-03:002014-03-30T12:39:44.252-03:00You know how much I love it when you say, whatever...You know how much I love it when you say, whatever it is you say. :) Thanks for reading me Kerry. I'm so glad you liked it. <3Kenia Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893148474912410033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-59682769193295264012014-03-28T06:57:06.536-03:002014-03-28T06:57:06.536-03:00This prompt was so perfect for you, Kenia and I th...This prompt was so perfect for you, Kenia and I think you have written a most innovative piece of writing. This is up there with some of the best poetry I've read - you have transcended the barriers of expression in any language and crafted something which pushes the subconscious to greater understanding of human existence. All I can say is what happened as I read your words - huge leaps of cognition in the gaps between English and Italian.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-69928886273296583292014-03-27T09:08:25.629-03:002014-03-27T09:08:25.629-03:00I hadn't thought of Joan of Arc until your men...I hadn't thought of Joan of Arc until your mention of her. :) I could have gone a different way if she had crossed my mind last night, but I was way too tired for the connection. :/<br /><br /><i>'to be meant for the fire'</i> means for me that we are going to go through hell in life, but it's ok, because we'll survive it, fire won't destroy us, it will make us stronger. Yes, I think it's that. :)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Susan.<br /><br />Kiss. <3 Kenia Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893148474912410033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513996779520996885.post-83431515710192069892014-03-27T07:10:31.973-03:002014-03-27T07:10:31.973-03:00OH! What beauty! Conversations with the salaman...OH! What beauty! Conversations with the salamanders while the adults talk to each other, a world layered with repeated phrases, business, the dance and the flames of lamps, hell, spirits, self. "Meant for the fire" to me, has to do with a passionate--not passive--life. What does it mean for you? Are you speaking of martydom like Joan of Arc?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com