tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post5513680164220319643..comments2024-03-29T03:00:15.690-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: The Greatest ParadoxSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-28355495174444630462014-10-07T06:57:49.445-04:002014-10-07T06:57:49.445-04:00Feels quite a bit like social commentary. Well wri...Feels quite a bit like social commentary. Well written.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-51040045658717128462014-10-06T21:13:00.948-04:002014-10-06T21:13:00.948-04:00It is such an interesting sort of cycle. I do thi...It is such an interesting sort of cycle. I do think there is some merit in taming--maybe discipline and application are better words--but not so much when it comes to self-valuing. A very poignant poem. k.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-82680676517686589312014-10-06T14:33:36.202-04:002014-10-06T14:33:36.202-04:00enjoyed the experiments and the quest for a life a...enjoyed the experiments and the quest for a life anchored in traditional wisdomAbin Chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534639363132246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-19604186689946388252014-10-06T13:11:30.857-04:002014-10-06T13:11:30.857-04:00It needs a third ending.It needs a third ending.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-41427545525932264162014-10-06T13:09:23.398-04:002014-10-06T13:09:23.398-04:00Yes, this poem can be seen as a metaphor for colo...Yes, this poem can be seen as a metaphor for colonialism. What we want for ourselves is a clue about what equality could be. I didn't realize this until the third revision. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-10903892784022584782014-10-06T11:51:23.411-04:002014-10-06T11:51:23.411-04:00Well I def like the second ending best. It's ...Well I def like the second ending best. It's good to learn from traditions and rituals, but those must be left to return to the source - and then the journey is inward, upstream, swimming alone.<br />Lovely write Susan. Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-29659979409922160572014-10-05T23:01:10.836-04:002014-10-05T23:01:10.836-04:00Correctness; how apt at times yet at others inappr...Correctness; how apt at times yet at others inappropriate. There is so much sadness with rules and yet so much hate in fighting them. Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-64931205948360063982014-10-05T22:16:25.681-04:002014-10-05T22:16:25.681-04:00this is our nationalist expansion plan...we did it...this is our nationalist expansion plan...we did it to the first nation...we did it in the islands we took...imperialism...that is the name i was looking for..we move in...americanize them...steal<br />their land...take their culture...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-37387754493606084372014-10-05T21:34:13.695-04:002014-10-05T21:34:13.695-04:00i thought this was an amazing analysis. growth co...i thought this was an amazing analysis. growth compared to nature. <br /><br />stacy lynn mar<br />http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/2014/10/saturday-prompt-2-starry-skies-and.htmlStacy M.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17768743830360856158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-21774855358501722812014-10-05T17:47:03.406-04:002014-10-05T17:47:03.406-04:00Yes, 2 tendencies - separation and union in tradi...Yes, 2 tendencies - separation and union in traditions and language, but light allows the knowing of it. ~ Nice.humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-75776630567721049102014-10-05T17:22:59.931-04:002014-10-05T17:22:59.931-04:00Hmm Susan you weave an intricate tapestry of words...Hmm Susan you weave an intricate tapestry of words with light and ritual your main colors and the wild child the weaver. In the end the tapestry has a singular design made by you!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-30842268218316026362014-10-05T16:54:26.397-04:002014-10-05T16:54:26.397-04:00I smile reading this in peace. Perhaps, because of...I smile reading this in peace. Perhaps, because of age :-)<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-38466920304275933552014-10-05T16:35:21.718-04:002014-10-05T16:35:21.718-04:00This was so neat, Susan. The Wild Child conforming...This was so neat, Susan. The Wild Child conforming to society...and how sad that makes me feel even imagining such a thing.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-33746722058634858902014-10-05T16:06:46.410-04:002014-10-05T16:06:46.410-04:00To leave the light and know it and follow it again...To leave the light and know it and follow it again is the decision ~ If the wild child accepts it and nurtures it and shares it with others too, then good for the community ~ Much to think about this one Susan ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-78673290479567180642014-10-05T14:59:37.979-04:002014-10-05T14:59:37.979-04:00It's essential to retain an element of that na...It's essential to retain an element of that natural wildness. It gives depth and meaning to Rituals and to the shadows cast by Light. This is a complex poem that has me reading it a couple of times. I know I'll be back. Nice job.<br />Steve K.Steve Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-38272052281764866512014-10-05T14:11:08.789-04:002014-10-05T14:11:08.789-04:00sad, very sad if the Wild Child is fettered with r...sad, very sad if the Wild Child is fettered with rituals and has to leave Light...but then all traditions are not about shackles and chains...whatever path one takes Light has to be there...thought provoking Susan...great lines..Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-39899619613481973072014-10-05T13:25:58.744-04:002014-10-05T13:25:58.744-04:00hmm.. this was a great read!hmm.. this was a great read!NataĊĦekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529563989376279044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-80280404207728550712014-10-05T12:49:25.364-04:002014-10-05T12:49:25.364-04:00I think only by keeping the wildness at heart we c...I think only by keeping the wildness at heart we can travel and meet the blessings of light.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-61905851940223080822014-10-05T11:14:33.139-04:002014-10-05T11:14:33.139-04:00i cannot avoid the rituals of life imposed, impart...i cannot avoid the rituals of life imposed, imparted upon us as humans but i hope like... a flower sleeping at the end of its season, it leaves a little room to start again (caption from one of my poems).<br /><br />we must all look into the light and hope that we can assimilate into it and then share a little light with those we've touched.<br /><br />graciasMarcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-866387941116150882014-10-05T10:28:57.225-04:002014-10-05T10:28:57.225-04:00This has me a bit torn between ritual and feeling ...This has me a bit torn between ritual and feeling the light...you can go through the motions but, they mean nothing if you are not feeling them in your heart..just my opinion..a poem that makes me pause..Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-20658756890057334122014-10-05T10:11:12.985-04:002014-10-05T10:11:12.985-04:00I believe we need rituals but rituals only have va...I believe we need rituals but rituals only have values when they are meaningful. As I see it, their role is not to enslave and bind people but help them find the divine.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-76146104300884334692014-10-05T10:10:56.570-04:002014-10-05T10:10:56.570-04:00Wisdom!Wisdom!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-76868943714254086872014-10-05T10:07:27.535-04:002014-10-05T10:07:27.535-04:00All of us, I think, must learn to value both ritua...All of us, I think, must learn to value both rituals and lightMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-21229959379407269472014-10-01T01:03:37.856-04:002014-10-01T01:03:37.856-04:00within our selves we all have an inner wild child ...within our selves we all have an inner wild child who just wants to roam like a wanderer!!Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-10903055155809006552014-09-30T23:01:13.826-04:002014-09-30T23:01:13.826-04:00Okay, I definitely prefer the second ending!! Love...Okay, I definitely prefer the second ending!! Love the Wild Child.....interesting that this poem starts off with us leaving Light, to return to it at the end, full circle. Intriguing poem, Susan.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com