Carolina Pastorals
Viewing comments for Chapter 22 "Blalock House"A celebration of North Carolina
17 total reviews
Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
Aside from a very well-written and meaningful poem, the format is so flowingly lovely. The nostalgia of this house is not really good when we contemplate history. The fact that people were captured and shipped from one land to another for profit, as slaves is so deplorable. It still haunts those affected even though it's over.
Ralf
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2020
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Aside from a very well-written and meaningful poem, the format is so flowingly lovely. The nostalgia of this house is not really good when we contemplate history. The fact that people were captured and shipped from one land to another for profit, as slaves is so deplorable. It still haunts those affected even though it's over.
Ralf
Comment Written 21-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2020
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Thanks for the excellent review and your perspective on the poem. Life is in many ways a tragedy, for everybody. There is good and evil in every people, in every person. Only through Christ can we attain pure absolution and a new life the way it was supposed to be. The southerners suffered too in the war. They lost their sons, they lost their property. Few southerners owned slaves and most were not volunteers for the confederate army. The south had a draft before the Union did. History is a complicated, shared legacy of all of us. estory
Comment from lancellot
Hmm, very interesting. I think the civil war was more complicated than most people want to admit. Life isn't always Black and white (no pun). Slavery was not the key issue of that war. Though today, we like to romanticize that it was. We need defined heroes and villains. Yes, I think many things are unsettled, and misconstrued. Today the south gets a reputation it doesn't deserve, as racism and bigotry can be found everywhere, New York, LA and DC.
A very thought provoking piece.
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2020
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Hmm, very interesting. I think the civil war was more complicated than most people want to admit. Life isn't always Black and white (no pun). Slavery was not the key issue of that war. Though today, we like to romanticize that it was. We need defined heroes and villains. Yes, I think many things are unsettled, and misconstrued. Today the south gets a reputation it doesn't deserve, as racism and bigotry can be found everywhere, New York, LA and DC.
A very thought provoking piece.
Comment Written 21-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2020
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Thanks for the excellent review and your interesting perspective on the poem. I think you are right, of course; life is complicated, more complex than most people like to admit. But I would say slavery was the key issue, in that the southern politicians supported the landed gentry in their insistence on keeping their outdated business model. If they had empowered the blacks socially and economically, who knows but they might have created a whole new consumer class and made more money than ever before. I think people have a lot of misconceptions of the confederacy and the war. The confederate government was not a great government. Robert E Lee himself once wrote: "I have been up to see the congress, and they don't seem to be able to do much but eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my men are starving." estory
Comment from TPAC
I do like your ending a full sound mixture appealing to my interests "confederates and slaves" super. I'm not even going to try to reason its why, acknowledging simply the bell. All views stated in my viewpoint of this particular read.
reply by the author on 21-Jul-2020
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I do like your ending a full sound mixture appealing to my interests "confederates and slaves" super. I'm not even going to try to reason its why, acknowledging simply the bell. All views stated in my viewpoint of this particular read.
Comment Written 20-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 21-Jul-2020
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Thanks for the excellent review and for your interesting perspective on the poem. It seems to have gotten alot of people thinking, so that is good. The past is our inherited legacy, and its important to consider it. I wanted to raise the questions and let people try and come up with their own answers. The dialogue is important. estory
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
You did a good job with your invented sonnet style. I enjoyed reading it although as you wrote the answers to this dilemma are touchy. Yes, the subject matter is, too, but you explored it well. Your rhymes work well as does your message. Your words are filled with good imagery.
Thanks for sharing.
Respectfully, Jan
reply by the author on 21-Jul-2020
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You did a good job with your invented sonnet style. I enjoyed reading it although as you wrote the answers to this dilemma are touchy. Yes, the subject matter is, too, but you explored it well. Your rhymes work well as does your message. Your words are filled with good imagery.
Thanks for sharing.
Respectfully, Jan
Comment Written 20-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 21-Jul-2020
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Thanks for the excellent review and for your perspective on the poem. I wanted to raise the questions and let people think about it and come up with thier own answers. I am glad the format seems to have worked for everyone. I wanted a subtle rhyme scheme with subtle musical and rhythmic effects. estory
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written sonnet about history that bring painful memories to those whose ancestors were victims of the painful past. We cannot change what happened in the past but we can make the future better for everyone.
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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A very well-written sonnet about history that bring painful memories to those whose ancestors were victims of the painful past. We cannot change what happened in the past but we can make the future better for everyone.
Comment Written 19-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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Thanks so much for the excellent review and for your perspective on the poem. I am glad that it seems to have gotten people thinking. These are tough issues and there are no easy solutions. I wanted to have a neutral tone and leave the question hanging in the air for you to answer. estory
Comment from Janice Canerdy
As a Mississippian, I can say this poem truly resonates with me. Forty percent of our population is black. From 1894 to THIS MONTH, we flew a flag with a large Confederate battle symbol on it! Thank God, that flag has been voted DOWN. You're right. There are still many issues in the South and not enough answers. Your poem is excellent, conveying a strong message about the South.
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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As a Mississippian, I can say this poem truly resonates with me. Forty percent of our population is black. From 1894 to THIS MONTH, we flew a flag with a large Confederate battle symbol on it! Thank God, that flag has been voted DOWN. You're right. There are still many issues in the South and not enough answers. Your poem is excellent, conveying a strong message about the South.
Comment Written 19-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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Thanks for the excellent review and for your interesting perspective on the poem. I am glad that it seems to have gotten people thinking about these issues; there are no easy solutions to these questions and the past is our inherited legacy. But it is up to us to live here and now. If we all had a little more respect for each other, the world might be a better place. estory
Comment from Patty Palmer
The poem tells the story of Civil War and Slavery. The two go hand in hand. The Civil War, where brother fought against brother, to resolve the issue of slavery. It's a lot to think about. Good luck with the contest!
Patty
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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The poem tells the story of Civil War and Slavery. The two go hand in hand. The Civil War, where brother fought against brother, to resolve the issue of slavery. It's a lot to think about. Good luck with the contest!
Patty
Comment Written 19-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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Thanks so much for the excellent review and for your support of this poem. Glad it got so many thinking. I wanted to raise the questions and leave them hanging in the air for each person to answer for him/herself. estory
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You're welcome!
Patty
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I enjoyed the sentiments here and your descriptions, obviously the meter is missing which is an integral part of the sonnet form, however the story is very good and much enjoyed, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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I enjoyed the sentiments here and your descriptions, obviously the meter is missing which is an integral part of the sonnet form, however the story is very good and much enjoyed, love Dolly x
Comment Written 19-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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Thanks so much for the excellent review and for your support of the poem. Glad it got so many people thinking about these tough issues; the past is our inherited legacy and it is up to us to move forward from it. estory
Comment from Irish Rain
Wow, just so wonderful.
I love this form of yours.
You really nailed it with this one.
I live here in the south.
Everyone wears a gun, and flies the Rebel
flag.
But I'm not FROM here, I've always hated
that flag.
I have relatives here though, whose
ancestors were on the Rebel side...
I get it.
I stay out of it...no one wins.
You've written it well.
Blessings...
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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Wow, just so wonderful.
I love this form of yours.
You really nailed it with this one.
I live here in the south.
Everyone wears a gun, and flies the Rebel
flag.
But I'm not FROM here, I've always hated
that flag.
I have relatives here though, whose
ancestors were on the Rebel side...
I get it.
I stay out of it...no one wins.
You've written it well.
Blessings...
Comment Written 18-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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Thanks again for the six star review and for your support of this poem. I am glad that the idea of nobody wins seems to have come through. We all need Christ to forgive our sins. estory
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Very well expressed...have a great week!
Comment from amada
I don't know much about the rules of a sonnet, I just know that they are complicated ones. However, I like what you write in here. I never lived in the south. A nice look at what it was, once.
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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I don't know much about the rules of a sonnet, I just know that they are complicated ones. However, I like what you write in here. I never lived in the south. A nice look at what it was, once.
Comment Written 18-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2020
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Thanks so much for the excellent review and for your support of this poem, glad that you enjoyed it. estory
