tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317019853318228654.post3122282808492536635..comments2023-06-12T06:42:27.416-07:00Comments on Alina Sayre: LamentAlina Sayrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11305597686935121239noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317019853318228654.post-6528039053642713292013-03-05T11:04:20.446-08:002013-03-05T11:04:20.446-08:00Thank you, Esther. Such a good connection with the...Thank you, Esther. Such a good connection with the blues. I agree that our culture is very "Facebook-perfect" a lot of the time--we show other people only our successes and polished exteriors. Lament is a way to tear down those facades. Alina Sayrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305597686935121239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317019853318228654.post-83375969018139934302013-03-02T16:22:14.992-08:002013-03-02T16:22:14.992-08:00Reminds me of a time when I couldn't get enoug...Reminds me of a time when I couldn't get enough of listening to the blues. Soulful, heavy with pain ,honest blues. We live in a media driven, image-consulted world...and sometimes (well, more so now than when I was younger) I'd get caught up in it and forget that this isn't a perfect place, the playing field isn't even. Sometimes there is no substitute for singing the blues. ~estherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317019853318228654.post-8368307363713788422013-02-25T11:15:37.073-08:002013-02-25T11:15:37.073-08:00What may seem morbid from the outside is sometimes...What may seem morbid from the outside is sometimes just real life from the inside. I'm glad you liked the Robert Frost selection :) You keep writing that poetry, OK? Alina Sayrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305597686935121239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317019853318228654.post-29734418168992102472013-02-23T08:17:09.145-08:002013-02-23T08:17:09.145-08:00I love that Robert Frost poem. Probably my best po...I love that Robert Frost poem. Probably my best poetry (if you can even call it that, hehe) are laments. I used to just consider my poet side a morbid soul, but it's just the way my mourning comes out aloud. :)Angela Wallacehttp://angelawallace.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317019853318228654.post-40323829349683797772013-02-22T16:55:49.179-08:002013-02-22T16:55:49.179-08:00Words are a miracle, indeed! Same with the visual ...Words are a miracle, indeed! Same with the visual arts (though I only wish I had the keys to unlock those). Thanks, Caleb. Alina Sayrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305597686935121239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317019853318228654.post-88263147458417542522013-02-22T14:33:27.368-08:002013-02-22T14:33:27.368-08:00Words and language unlock our emotions, the give t...Words and language unlock our emotions, the give them form, voice, even life. Within these flawed constructs the message comes through. This is quite the miracle. You have honed your language skill to the point that it is a mighty tool! Well done.Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366008360717390167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317019853318228654.post-32414412818985783592013-02-22T12:45:41.120-08:002013-02-22T12:45:41.120-08:00I'm so glad it helped you! I complete agree--h...I'm so glad it helped you! I complete agree--honesty invites honesty. (That helps motivate me to try, even though it terrifies me!)Alina Sayrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305597686935121239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317019853318228654.post-45160714814107976372013-02-22T12:12:34.618-08:002013-02-22T12:12:34.618-08:00Great article, Alina. We must begin to create a s...Great article, Alina. We must begin to create a safe place for people to voice their raw, strong emotions without the tidiness of all of the lose ends nicely shorn. Sometimes we need to just be honest and vulnerable and experience acceptance and love without judgment. That is a gift that the church can give that would bring people to its doors.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886607058819361722noreply@blogger.com