tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post6791864222528860878..comments2023-09-13T03:07:25.698-07:00Comments on poemsbyninotaziz: There was a Womanninotazizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-16546277591044342212015-05-19T12:52:24.887-07:002015-05-19T12:52:24.887-07:00I see you have many more books you have published....I see you have many more books you have published. I certainly enjoyed your first one and am glad to see you continue. I have not written for some time now but hope to get back to it. Take care. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-50783403493796194792015-05-13T22:13:17.815-07:002015-05-13T22:13:17.815-07:00It's important for old ideas, history, to be i...It's important for old ideas, history, to be introduced into new poetry----there is so much to learn from other cultures ..sometimes I feel those messages get lost in translation or by simply not reading it, yet we hope it will touch others.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-85635586920225219032015-05-13T21:24:47.139-07:002015-05-13T21:24:47.139-07:00I used to sing and read "There was an old lad...I used to sing and read "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly" to the children I work with, so the format of this spoke to me right away. A unique approach to layering your poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-56497445101243098722015-05-13T11:40:32.477-07:002015-05-13T11:40:32.477-07:00....and she keeps legends and history alive in our.......and she keeps legends and history alive in our minds and hearts.....this is beautiful Ninot! I love the repetition in this. I hope that you get a much deserved vacation. So you can relax and maybe go to the sea and just enjoy the scenery. :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-34916562275479906772015-05-13T11:34:09.007-07:002015-05-13T11:34:09.007-07:00I wonder what the ancients clung to ? A thought ...I wonder what the ancients clung to ? A thought provoking pieceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-3838074707561181462015-05-13T01:03:42.479-07:002015-05-13T01:03:42.479-07:00Loved your article Claudia. What are we without la...Loved your article Claudia. What are we without layers?ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-81944539397461330182015-05-13T01:02:20.886-07:002015-05-13T01:02:20.886-07:00Thank you Marina Sofia. I wrote this poem before C...Thank you Marina Sofia. I wrote this poem before Claudia's piece on layers, and suddenly, it became so apt. <br /><br />Yes, this is written straight from the heart. Sometimes I wonder if anyone else would react to it, quite the way you hope it would touch other people. ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-68709671435484381452015-05-13T00:58:57.470-07:002015-05-13T00:58:57.470-07:00I so love what you have said, Glenn. I so love what you have said, Glenn. ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-36008658114257880892015-05-12T23:32:24.797-07:002015-05-12T23:32:24.797-07:00So true to seek within.. call it... find it.. and ...So true to seek within.. call it... find it.. and write it all down.. may seem fiction to others..<br />but truth remains.. when within becomes light.. and the dark of outside becomes<br />bright as well..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-10199777622453380532015-05-12T22:44:18.313-07:002015-05-12T22:44:18.313-07:00As soon as I started reading, I thought ' remi...As soon as I started reading, I thought ' reminds me of the old woman who swallowed a fly' - what a clever use of that nonsense rhyme to build something rather more profound... I love the way you build line upon line in each stanza, but also meaning upon meaning. This may become my new warrior cry!Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-24885083132444903872015-05-12T21:51:00.927-07:002015-05-12T21:51:00.927-07:00I like how you build this poem by repetions.. Almo...I like how you build this poem by repetions.. Almost like when you learn a poem by heart, maybe just how we think when we write, it become a poem about writing which in itself become a process itself... brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-9171347912168533552015-05-12T21:27:30.606-07:002015-05-12T21:27:30.606-07:00I loved reading that book to my kids and the kids ...I loved reading that book to my kids and the kids in the classrooms where I sub. There are many variations, of which one is yours:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-62937133486387802252015-05-12T20:50:03.219-07:002015-05-12T20:50:03.219-07:00it is interesting to peek into the reason why peop...it is interesting to peek into the reason why people write - i think everyone has their own story a bit and writes for different reasons... to digest what happens - to shape the future - to capture slices of life...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-54427357014376872002015-05-12T19:32:06.417-07:002015-05-12T19:32:06.417-07:00She wrote all night so she could capture the "...She wrote all night so she could capture the "stories" to pass down from generation to generation so they don't get lost in translation. Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-58091795706185628412015-05-12T18:51:33.434-07:002015-05-12T18:51:33.434-07:00There was a timed that legends, clan & people&...There was a timed that legends, clan & people's history, stories & diatribes were only kept alive with an oral tradition, passed down from elders; but the old ways wane, & maybe the woman was the last in her story teller's genetic line, & she was anxious to save the tales, the spiritual legends & lessons for posterity. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-64373645793895626072015-05-12T18:24:15.982-07:002015-05-12T18:24:15.982-07:00Yes, I thought of that as I read it. The repetitio...Yes, I thought of that as I read it. The repetition is a learning technique... helps with memorization.... so very effective here.Debi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-29983418368419213852015-05-12T17:53:18.627-07:002015-05-12T17:53:18.627-07:00I like the depth to this poem, and I think we all ...I like the depth to this poem, and I think we all wonder why she wrote all night after reading it.. I do think that when a person writes all night that it is unlikely to be purely fiction....that more likely she is bringing legends to life, as you so well expressed.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-972109775828783932015-05-12T17:02:05.832-07:002015-05-12T17:02:05.832-07:00I remember it well, and caught the rhythm immediat...I remember it well, and caught the rhythm immediately. :) De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-85313303487276732012015-05-12T16:56:46.489-07:002015-05-12T16:56:46.489-07:00Perhaps she wrote because so many have forgotten t...Perhaps she wrote because so many have forgotten the legends and all they have to teach us, or to enrich our lives. That you know why you write, or at least have a notion of it, is a good thing. Now that you mention the rhyme in the comments I can hear it as well. Write on ninot.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-60341183897822769092015-05-12T07:39:48.514-07:002015-05-12T07:39:48.514-07:00The repetitions create a continuity subjecting the...The repetitions create a continuity subjecting the progression to a smooth flow. It creates a song-like verse. It strengthens the notion of keeping the memory alive of such historical wonders. Wonderful take Ninot Ma'am!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-75857068625233246062015-05-12T02:56:16.561-07:002015-05-12T02:56:16.561-07:00Thanks Sherry! This poem was inspired by that famo...Thanks Sherry! This poem was inspired by that famous funny children's rhyme, "There was an old woman who swallowed a fly"<br /><br />Do you remember it?ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554309518179807002.post-81703129538849248952015-05-11T09:54:04.263-07:002015-05-11T09:54:04.263-07:00You have done so much to raise appreciation of Mal...You have done so much to raise appreciation of Malay legend, my friend. It has been amazing watching you blaze across the Malay literary world. The repetition in this poem really works, and I love "Legends long past hold the key to our coded history."Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com