tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post2370600460666375251..comments2024-03-28T06:12:51.470-07:00Comments on STARDREAMING With Sherry Blue Sky: In the Gulag DarknessSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-8653029634128040632015-07-07T17:34:49.202-07:002015-07-07T17:34:49.202-07:00The form of the pantoum suits the meaning of the p...The form of the pantoum suits the meaning of the poem very well, Sherry. A very poignant and in a way quite defiant poem! I had to re-read it a couple of times in order to savour the words again and again.Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-44805165915943611532015-07-02T19:26:55.336-07:002015-07-02T19:26:55.336-07:00heart wrenchingly written, when will history make ...heart wrenchingly written, when will history make an impression on more than just those that live it or write about?river run 406https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583857837219408655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-27079616674089661402015-07-02T12:45:02.900-07:002015-07-02T12:45:02.900-07:00Yes sometimes freedom is only a dream, but it can ...Yes sometimes freedom is only a dream, but it can sustain us more than the circumstances we find ourselves in. Touching lines.claireylovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691439928758477628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-62061535813348466992015-07-02T07:53:16.172-07:002015-07-02T07:53:16.172-07:00So sad to imagine this captivity. Even sadde to k...So sad to imagine this captivity. Even sadde to know that it was real and that this inhumanity can happen.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-34102550159374249782015-07-02T06:15:12.788-07:002015-07-02T06:15:12.788-07:00Such a powerful piece Sherry and yet one of knowin...Such a powerful piece Sherry and yet one of knowing and hope..we are strong...and smart and whatever circumstance we have the misfortune of being in..if we hold onto our most valuable possession - our soul - there is always the hope of freedom xoJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-24741259708912035192015-07-02T05:56:52.974-07:002015-07-02T05:56:52.974-07:00The loss of freedom makes it hard, your poem exemp...The loss of freedom makes it hard, your poem exemplifies the bravery of those who chose to resist.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-73385583785133628312015-07-01T23:00:03.225-07:002015-07-01T23:00:03.225-07:00We live such comfortable lives we cannot imagine t...We live such comfortable lives we cannot imagine the privations that others have endured and will continue to suffer under authoritarian regimes. The intention is to embed a feeling of hopelessness so resistance in not contemplated. It is still happening now in the world today. Powerful write Sherry.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-47703830135222189832015-07-01T19:32:33.649-07:002015-07-01T19:32:33.649-07:00I have met some of those women and their children....I have met some of those women and their children. They are survivors and grateful for each day and they hold onto the mustard seed of freedom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-36435688345692955992015-07-01T18:56:31.407-07:002015-07-01T18:56:31.407-07:00This form is so engaging, you've done a great ...This form is so engaging, you've done a great job with the repetitions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-77370848964008850442015-07-01T18:37:30.322-07:002015-07-01T18:37:30.322-07:00In our minds we are always free; but truly some pe...In our minds we are always free; but truly some people have so much to bear in life one wonders how they can survive at all.<br /><br />P.S. Happy Canada Day, Sherry.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-41538493287684758612015-07-01T18:11:07.607-07:002015-07-01T18:11:07.607-07:00People like this are suffering as we write. Good t...People like this are suffering as we write. Good to be reminded of it...places a perspective on our own lives.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-63576078803266297732015-07-01T16:05:54.738-07:002015-07-01T16:05:54.738-07:00"Under the guns, the beatings, we resist
Insi..."Under the guns, the beatings, we resist<br />Inside our minds, the one place They cant go<br />We dream - the only freedom that we know"<br /><br />Bleak and horrific, when freedom is found only in dreams.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986613079198776840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-34148491431021341212015-07-01T15:38:34.852-07:002015-07-01T15:38:34.852-07:00How time and again some powerful people behaved i...How time and again some powerful people behaved inhumanly with their weaker counterparts .. :-( Why and how they do so? I always wonder !!! <br /><br />You've penned it so crisply....liked the pantoum form..somewhat similar to a villanelle... :-)Maniparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109166826609932168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-16117550316481766692015-07-01T14:11:43.494-07:002015-07-01T14:11:43.494-07:00Sherry, you have captured their hardships and stre...Sherry, you have captured their hardships and strengths in times of turbulence .. they'll not get our souls - that is so deep and well said. Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-56439487534105175262015-07-01T13:10:31.809-07:002015-07-01T13:10:31.809-07:00You have depicted the anguish of these women so pe...You have depicted the anguish of these women so perfectly. <br />"They have our bodies - they'll not get our souls"~Powerful words. Purba chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726789340791239305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-87261177050988083992015-07-01T11:35:53.648-07:002015-07-01T11:35:53.648-07:00Such a sad thing to happen. There are many reasons...Such a sad thing to happen. There are many reasons people were sent to the Gulag - violent criminals, murderers & rapists, but a significant part of the prison population were innocent people, like Maria who were sent to the labor camps . <br />""They have our bodies-they'll not get our souls" Heart wrenching line. So well written, Sherry. <br />Read a Pantoum... for the first time. Great job!Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-79775474497374233032015-07-01T10:39:03.622-07:002015-07-01T10:39:03.622-07:00"They have our bodies-they'll not get our..."They have our bodies-they'll not get our souls" ah..the language of freedom that always expresses immense power...a wonderful Pantoum Sherry...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-55866820212655038772015-07-01T09:51:07.623-07:002015-07-01T09:51:07.623-07:00I always wonder, too, with so many millions wantin...I always wonder, too, with so many millions wanting peace, why strife is still so prevalent.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-45078782948291478402015-07-01T09:41:44.255-07:002015-07-01T09:41:44.255-07:00Such a wonder that women had to endure in times of...Such a wonder that women had to endure in times of conflicts. Great lines Sherry!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-748890571126432532015-07-01T09:30:42.786-07:002015-07-01T09:30:42.786-07:00Oh Sherry! I don't think I would survive. Wh...Oh Sherry! I don't think I would survive. When one has lived well as a result of working hard and is then deprived of everything? Stealing her own food? You capture beautifully/horribly in Pantoum form the repetition of the days, the retreat into the private space of mind and heart, the dreams, the cold--day after day after day. I feel them fighting/resisting in the only way possible. Wow!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-60276161438005137152015-07-01T09:21:50.715-07:002015-07-01T09:21:50.715-07:00Pain and suffering are harsh realities in a world ...Pain and suffering are harsh realities in a world where expression is frown upon by those who prefer to live in black and white. Freedom is vibrant colour all around. Very powerful piece.alan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-62714026171660138502015-07-01T09:08:12.282-07:002015-07-01T09:08:12.282-07:00Freedom is mostly a state of mind. Some philosophe...Freedom is mostly a state of mind. Some philosophers have talked of a collective mind and it is surprising that collective behaviour in certain parts of the world continue to exhibit fascist tendencies. <br />Lovely poem, Sherry!Soumyenduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586465804913627495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-12367464449667606232015-07-01T09:07:27.335-07:002015-07-01T09:07:27.335-07:00Under the guns, the beatings, we resist
Inside our...Under the guns, the beatings, we resist<br />Inside our minds, the one place They cant go<br /><br />It pains me when I think of the people who endured so much when fighting for their freedom. It is they for whom the word "freedom" truly means the world.. their right to live as they wish to. Beautifully executed. <br /><br />Lots of love,<br />SanaaSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.com