tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post7668611054928109775..comments2024-03-28T12:04:28.088-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: Boycott Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-90834596772534151852014-07-31T20:28:16.768-04:002014-07-31T20:28:16.768-04:00Oh to have such strength as a child is a wonderful...Oh to have such strength as a child is a wonderful thing. Lets hope we keep it.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-49297011836649041352014-07-31T15:16:19.482-04:002014-07-31T15:16:19.482-04:00I really like the way you tie in your memories of ...I really like the way you tie in your memories of learning as you grew up. Well done!Judith C Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900422363643962837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-53898204542615497222014-07-31T14:15:52.432-04:002014-07-31T14:15:52.432-04:00teach them young :) ~teach them young :) ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-80539035490221459362014-07-31T13:42:40.854-04:002014-07-31T13:42:40.854-04:00i love the lastline... boycotting is the natural i...i love the lastline... boycotting is the natural instinct when being forced to do something... on a bigger scale it can impact the world like hell ... in 30's when Gandhiji boycott the use of british made goods and british rule in general in India the east india company had a loss of 1 crore rupees in matter of 3 days... threw them offboard really!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765039970274452443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-532641726450194952014-07-31T12:52:19.326-04:002014-07-31T12:52:19.326-04:00A great look Susan back to a simpler time. One voi...A great look Susan back to a simpler time. One voice did matterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-42352531233340472802014-07-31T12:14:10.329-04:002014-07-31T12:14:10.329-04:00boycott surely works better than bullet..excellent...boycott surely works better than bullet..excellent lines Susan..i can relate to it a lot...Arathi Hariharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142420236345157881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-49397356247880409292014-07-31T09:50:02.602-04:002014-07-31T09:50:02.602-04:00Nice conversational tone... love the "pay and...Nice conversational tone... love the "pay and play" at the end.Steven Federlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798877616036428974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-48593845825114164482014-07-31T00:55:04.799-04:002014-07-31T00:55:04.799-04:00Well, I'm a squeaky wheel from my high school ...Well, I'm a squeaky wheel from my high school Vietnam sit-in days until... ever since then!! I loved your take on this, the notion that being able to protest can prove you are sowing adult oats. I still believe in active protest, as long as it is peaceful and uses words, not weapons. I'm with Cos. USE IT. (Wise words from a wise man!) amyAmy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546103899091072370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-62372523729014955792014-07-30T21:31:18.481-04:002014-07-30T21:31:18.481-04:00Boycotting is an effective strategy provided that ...Boycotting is an effective strategy provided that you can get people to co-operate.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-52071456395403155142014-07-30T19:43:51.278-04:002014-07-30T19:43:51.278-04:00thank you for the trip down history lane. Great jo...thank you for the trip down history lane. Great job!Nicholas https://www.blogger.com/profile/05252355730748268069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-15953715430169586302014-07-30T17:16:58.954-04:002014-07-30T17:16:58.954-04:00These lines connect the reader to personal as well...These lines connect the reader to personal as well as world history.Further they are expressions of personal interests demands and achievements, many of us may remember that the first thing ' boycotted by a child is food'-and that probably is the most effective in childhood-a different style of poetry here well pennedAnjum Wasim Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252859337697790445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-92168133273907634332014-07-30T16:43:09.053-04:002014-07-30T16:43:09.053-04:00Sometimes boycotting is the only power we have. U...Sometimes boycotting is the only power we have. Use it.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-87086564031284471932014-07-30T14:19:17.727-04:002014-07-30T14:19:17.727-04:00"It takes more than one child to frustrate a ..."It takes more than one child to frustrate a persistent parent." What a fantastic line that is! I am smiling. I might need to steal that line and put it on my fridge door. Since I have four kids, hee hee.....I am glad that little girl who began with egg refusal grew up to march against the war in Vietnam!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-9027603324410501812014-07-30T11:08:04.128-04:002014-07-30T11:08:04.128-04:00oh i can soooo relate with the first few lines tho...oh i can soooo relate with the first few lines though the items were different :)...and i think slow-but-steady-change is sure-change.. :)Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-64204791780266918042014-07-30T10:18:03.358-04:002014-07-30T10:18:03.358-04:00i def think passive protest is the way to go...as ...i def think passive protest is the way to go...as i said at PU i wonder if we could get enough like minded people to give notice these days...or if it just would not be drowned out by convenience and necessity...the opening made me smile...the boycotts of our youth...i tried the same with lima beans....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-56180920808856340152014-07-30T07:30:52.367-04:002014-07-30T07:30:52.367-04:00One of the good things about growing up is that yo...One of the good things about growing up is that you can boycott the things you choose (or if you're not entirely grown up yet..find difficult)...it is good to remember that personal struggles always tend to pale in comparison to ones that change the wider world..Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.com