tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post6415392482193555073..comments2024-03-29T03:00:15.690-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: John Woolman’s Testimony: Walk the WalkSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-90695702448936744752012-09-05T14:10:03.538-04:002012-09-05T14:10:03.538-04:00Alas, I wear few leather shoes anymore, and those ...Alas, I wear few leather shoes anymore, and those I do are mostly dyed except my favorite Ariat cowboy boots.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-91266741586027871042012-09-05T12:35:00.982-04:002012-09-05T12:35:00.982-04:00Susan, what a great poem. I love the inspirationa...Susan, what a great poem. I love the inspirational aspect of it, and I smiled reading about your new choice of shoes. Thanks for the quotes too.<br /><br />Nice to be reading you again. I've been away.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-18246241955187413752012-09-05T12:28:50.079-04:002012-09-05T12:28:50.079-04:00I love this beautiful poem, reflecting an even mor...I love this beautiful poem, reflecting an even more beautiful belief system. Very lovely, also interesting to hear about this man who understood back in the 1700's the effects of pollution. I especially LOVE the two last lines of your poem. SO TRUE!!!!!!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-78625190929762662312012-09-05T11:30:09.798-04:002012-09-05T11:30:09.798-04:00A great deal of wisdom in this--making the choices...A great deal of wisdom in this--making the choices and walking the walk all so much harder than blowing words out your pie-hole. Thanks for the introduction to Mr. Woolman, Susan.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-33052444312758650342012-09-05T10:29:47.333-04:002012-09-05T10:29:47.333-04:00That is lovely, truly. Thank you.That is lovely, truly. Thank you.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-49787849208361639032012-09-05T10:29:10.529-04:002012-09-05T10:29:10.529-04:00Thank you, Anna.
Thank you, Anna.<br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-15390603966392163482012-09-05T10:28:50.746-04:002012-09-05T10:28:50.746-04:00I like your point here, Bren. Standing alone is t...I like your point here, Bren. Standing alone is the hardest!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-85477748459909977892012-09-05T10:28:11.041-04:002012-09-05T10:28:11.041-04:00Great! Thanks for taking that extra step!Great! Thanks for taking that extra step!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-81129713558450572832012-09-05T10:27:41.000-04:002012-09-05T10:27:41.000-04:00. . . and then some of us have walked enough . . ..... . . and then some of us have walked enough . . . Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-4742877161639618182012-09-05T09:42:41.481-04:002012-09-05T09:42:41.481-04:00O would I could. Bravo!
I have walked a bit on Fo...O would I could. Bravo!<br />I have walked a bit on Fox's path--the Quaker pilgrimage.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-56120186617177361502012-09-04T20:41:53.641-04:002012-09-04T20:41:53.641-04:00What a lovely post Susan ~ I like the idea of wal...What a lovely post Susan ~ I like the idea of walking and meeting people, feeling the earth under your feet ~ I hope we continue to walk and take a new journey each day ~<br /><br />Grace Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-15073936361094151692012-09-04T18:53:34.904-04:002012-09-04T18:53:34.904-04:00I really like this ~ poets and other writers in Wo...I really like this ~ poets and other writers in Worcester UK will be walking the Malvern Hills and enjoying each others company 21 October ~ how I wish you could be with us :)<br /><br />There will be many shoes of undyed leather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-87578634351402519622012-09-04T18:43:30.629-04:002012-09-04T18:43:30.629-04:00'discernment will come to those who journey
r...'discernment will come to those who journey <br />rather than to those who merely record'<br /><br />Such veracity! I know what it is to walk and what it is to merely record and where life lies. A beautiful and inspiring poem Susan!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392858163745232319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-65854387435024022242012-09-04T18:16:40.246-04:002012-09-04T18:16:40.246-04:00We can all talk the talk, talk is easy but the rea...We can all talk the talk, talk is easy but the real proof of the pudding is in if we can walk the walk which very often needs courage, especially if we are standing alone. Great writing Susan. I also really enjoyed the piece both Brian and Mary have pointed out too. Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-89218975252238483972012-09-04T18:11:23.807-04:002012-09-04T18:11:23.807-04:00I love the last stanza of this piece--and I had no...I love the last stanza of this piece--and I had not known who John Woolman was, so looked him up--Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-31149426001959865392012-09-04T17:55:25.120-04:002012-09-04T17:55:25.120-04:00
Experience gave me the metaphor, but
metaphor can...<br />Experience gave me the metaphor, but<br />metaphor cannot give thee experience. <br /> Get up and walk the walk! <br /><br />love the expediency and the challenge in those words...talk all you want but your life will give you opportunity to live...if you will...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-39963291743209937852012-09-04T17:52:14.091-04:002012-09-04T17:52:14.091-04:00I enjoyed these lines from your poem:
Experience ...I enjoyed these lines from your poem:<br /><br />Experience gave me the metaphor, but <br />metaphor cannot give thee experience. <br /> Get up and walk the walk<br /><br />So very true. We really have to get out there and DO to make it count!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com