tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post4250133581420593191..comments2024-03-28T06:03:37.679-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: Something to do with EqualitySusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-41676487572811573482016-09-28T01:41:29.486-04:002016-09-28T01:41:29.486-04:00I gently swayed as I followed the visual weave of ...I gently swayed as I followed the visual weave of your verses, Susan. I like the allegory you've used. If only we could, like the seasons, pause twice a year and consider all that we have done and alter our behaviour... How many wars would stop and how much violence would be halted...Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-34321912651491067482016-09-23T03:21:57.709-04:002016-09-23T03:21:57.709-04:00A deeply thoughtful piece. I like the layout, seem...A deeply thoughtful piece. I like the layout, seeming to suggest the regular movement of the seasons.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-66572284526121389472016-09-22T11:32:28.697-04:002016-09-22T11:32:28.697-04:00I wonder if we'll ever truly learn from Nature...I wonder if we'll ever truly learn from Nature... It seems that we copy the horrors, but rarely are good enough at the art of following in the steps of the beauty. At least, not in the same scales. We need balance. And soon. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-30033513931179827392016-09-21T23:14:05.505-04:002016-09-21T23:14:05.505-04:00If we could have balance but one day in the world ...If we could have balance but one day in the world we might know a small moment of peace. This reads like a vision with powerful messages. Words from a sage or a wise muse!Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-49186317201942904812016-09-21T20:20:37.224-04:002016-09-21T20:20:37.224-04:00My goodness, what profound thoughts here. So many...My goodness, what profound thoughts here. So many excellent uses of opposites: night & day; war & peace; and so many analogies that really make sense for our time!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-77201330460181333222016-09-21T19:59:08.983-04:002016-09-21T19:59:08.983-04:00This is a poem of vision....the global and man mad...This is a poem of vision....the global and man made storms creating a need for reflection on balance and how to work together....a great message.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-88954494043838146212016-09-21T19:54:36.913-04:002016-09-21T19:54:36.913-04:00I love this visionary response to the prompt.........I love this visionary response to the prompt......the global storms that may just force us to learn to work together. Great message.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-86410028442481881592016-09-21T16:44:49.488-04:002016-09-21T16:44:49.488-04:00Spectacular message for the daySpectacular message for the dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-21539272259285488722016-09-21T16:08:41.238-04:002016-09-21T16:08:41.238-04:00There are far too few hours of truce in our warrin...There are far too few hours of truce in our warring world. Would that there were permanent peace.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-42869309138496053032016-09-21T15:12:39.112-04:002016-09-21T15:12:39.112-04:00I am not sure what is the right way to express bal...I am not sure what is the right way to express balance or peace.. Perhaps at times silence and a sense of all things being equal is what we can all hope for - it would be good indeedJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-88877706535563500492016-09-21T13:02:03.612-04:002016-09-21T13:02:03.612-04:00Oh! This is absolutely deep and profound! Especial...Oh! This is absolutely deep and profound! Especially in awe of "And some say opposites like war and truce follow nature’s patterns of power pull and push, and thus are inevitable." Beautifully penned.<br /><br />Lots of love,<br />SanaaSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-25259855244401030082016-09-21T11:21:21.663-04:002016-09-21T11:21:21.663-04:00A beautiful, thought provoking poem, Susan. I love...A beautiful, thought provoking poem, Susan. I loved the way you concluded the poem with a positive message. Purba chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726789340791239305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-32805238947941912442016-09-21T10:24:02.006-04:002016-09-21T10:24:02.006-04:00perpetrators of violence(read the politicians &...perpetrators of violence(read the politicians & gun makers) have decided to stuff cotton into their ear holes and do what they love doing...ugh...how i wish this poem reaches as many readers as possible...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-37947014294162579102016-09-21T09:42:45.656-04:002016-09-21T09:42:45.656-04:00few hours of truce
to study human ignorance and to...few hours of truce<br />to study human ignorance and to<br />control the storms that threaten lives and food.<br />... wouldn't that be a good beginning. Timely poem Susan. We all need to call out for peace and equality. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-990941942151400502016-09-21T08:57:33.797-04:002016-09-21T08:57:33.797-04:00Humans can hone in to the nature's whimsies an...Humans can hone in to the nature's whimsies and learn a lot for living wisely, indeed<br /><br />Thanks for an interesting prompt Susan<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-67113271505642863882016-09-21T07:41:06.250-04:002016-09-21T07:41:06.250-04:00If it were human ignorance it would not be so bad ...If it were human ignorance it would not be so bad but sadly it is living only for the day and not considering or caring about the conseqence of their greed becuase it won't affect them personally. Sadly humans are the cruelest animal not even caring for their own species. However poets do give voice to such concerns and thankyou for that.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.com