tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post8142925208737198483..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: The Willow Manor BallElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-73386293466672862642011-10-14T13:24:33.279-07:002011-10-14T13:24:33.279-07:00since it is now sadly, after the ball
and the win...since it is now sadly, after the ball<br />and the wind streams through <br />the room where the willows <br />whispy call infiltrates<br />were they invited? the others?<br />all the lovely women writers,the<br />elegant tall sapphic luminaries - <br />virginia on the dark verandah <br />in the fall, almost kissing the lovely<br />woman under the gentle <br />darkening pall of twilight?<br />was elisabeth bowen in paris?<br />was katherine recalled from <br />above her cow-stall at fontainbleu?<br />what about sylvia townsend warner and<br />her tall valentine? and that frivolous sweet<br />severe-lipped monocled sweetheart <br />of radclyffe - the lonely hall?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-58700581095580761862010-10-01T06:04:39.428-07:002010-10-01T06:04:39.428-07:00This is so wonderful from beginning to end...you s...This is so wonderful from beginning to end...you simply look enchanting! So glad I bumped into you! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-77070125127962935332010-09-30T20:40:21.398-07:002010-09-30T20:40:21.398-07:00Oh, how fun! And I loved reading this poem out lou...Oh, how fun! And I loved reading this poem out loud, it's been a long time since I did that.... Back in college, I memorized Tintern Abbey for a class and that was such a beautiful exercise. Even now, I can still recite some of it. <br /><br />I hope you had a wonderful time.Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-81327345456486046902010-09-30T13:10:58.178-07:002010-09-30T13:10:58.178-07:00Oh, one of my favorite Yeats poem!Oh, one of my favorite Yeats poem!erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048369118376287016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-79823522603280247472010-09-30T12:08:40.206-07:002010-09-30T12:08:40.206-07:00Why Ms. Anita Ekberg of course ... the inspiration...Why Ms. Anita Ekberg of course ... the inspiration for your gown!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-81391635068151287182010-09-30T11:42:54.133-07:002010-09-30T11:42:54.133-07:00I am having the most lovely cyber fantasy of your ...I am having the most lovely cyber fantasy of your Anita Original!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-88307769410595195652010-09-30T09:54:07.286-07:002010-09-30T09:54:07.286-07:00What a great post and how much fun. And how glad ...What a great post and how much fun. And how glad I am to glimpse this ballworld of yours.Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-56127270957240227112010-09-30T09:48:01.704-07:002010-09-30T09:48:01.704-07:00If there isn't at least one fistfight at the B...If there isn't at least one fistfight at the Ball, the experience is not complete. My date, Timothy McGree, has already broken up a couple of fights.<br /><br />Some folks just don't know how to hold their liquor!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-20870808850658586922010-09-30T09:08:09.347-07:002010-09-30T09:08:09.347-07:00I've never heard from Mr. Yeats but I'm so...I've never heard from Mr. Yeats but I'm so happy you did. After the ball, shall we sit, cross-legged, on the bed while you tell me all? <br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-10433317298612821302010-09-30T09:00:00.048-07:002010-09-30T09:00:00.048-07:00There are no boundaries between reality and fantas...There are no boundaries between reality and fantasy at the Willow Manor Ball. So happy you've partaken of some of the lovely pixie dust! Oh, and if you happen to be looking for the beautiful Mr. Yeats, I have a little appointment with him behind the potted palm!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-25846694220540734252010-09-30T08:40:15.530-07:002010-09-30T08:40:15.530-07:00oh , this is all very enchanting.
there's a v...oh , this is all very enchanting.<br /><br />there's a very wonderful voice here today. perhaps you should get out these events more often :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-61452374904970193632010-09-30T08:40:14.310-07:002010-09-30T08:40:14.310-07:00everyone must follow their hearts,
who can blame a...everyone must follow their hearts,<br />who can blame a girl for choosing dancing shoes...and poetry!!!<br />(although i was sure you would marvel us with the worlds most awe inspiring library interiors..now there is passion for paper, just the scent of it!)<br /><br />dance on...you are beautiful!rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265802752790310923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-70346816082532647912010-09-30T08:13:52.570-07:002010-09-30T08:13:52.570-07:00Fun! (And I read Yeats poem aloud.) And I didn'...Fun! (And I read Yeats poem aloud.) And I didn't know that William Carlos Williams was a pediatrician!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-9428899188147877182010-09-30T07:54:08.531-07:002010-09-30T07:54:08.531-07:00I am afraid I would sit in the corner with Jo Marc...I am afraid I would sit in the corner with Jo March and we would talk about all of the beautiful guests while hiding our backs to the wall.<br />I wish I had time today to come to the Willow Ball. The fun I would have with you all! <br />Beautiful.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com