tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post5004175254364683867..comments2024-03-09T22:06:30.008-05:00Comments on THE WALKING MAN: FINDING THE GOOD IN EVILthe walking manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-24690269314809584352013-08-07T20:49:20.506-04:002013-08-07T20:49:20.506-04:00Met someone from Detroit this week and we talked a...Met someone from Detroit this week and we talked about the bankruptcy happening there. I said that a poet friend (=you) lives there. I like how you put your time away--off the grid. I like that. Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-26462455666507066702013-07-25T22:37:28.596-04:002013-07-25T22:37:28.596-04:00Mark-I love the rhythm of your words. I read some ...Mark-I love the rhythm of your words. I read some things aloud to enjoy the rhythm. Does that make sense? xojodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798858210138821711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-49349163744363102332013-07-24T08:43:19.029-04:002013-07-24T08:43:19.029-04:00Life is a matter of perspective, all around. It al...Life is a matter of perspective, all around. It all depends on how we look at it. I like this poem by Campoamor:<br />In this treacherous world <br />nothing is either truth or lie; <br />everything depends on the color <br />of the crystal that one looks through. <br />A Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-19982982178784593412013-07-23T10:18:28.558-04:002013-07-23T10:18:28.558-04:00Nature abhors a vacuum. For everything there is a...Nature abhors a vacuum. For everything there is a purpose. Beautiful.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-18149773004291899232013-07-23T09:38:51.927-04:002013-07-23T09:38:51.927-04:00So much wisdom, Mark. Yes, it's all in our per...So much wisdom, Mark. Yes, it's all in our perspectives. Be well!TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-71847369167935988532013-07-22T01:43:21.224-04:002013-07-22T01:43:21.224-04:00staggering from pillar to post, as the saw goes......staggering from pillar to post, as the saw goes...laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-5109739336804286012013-07-22T01:32:34.841-04:002013-07-22T01:32:34.841-04:00what a wonderful, clear, and thoughtful poem!
G...what a wonderful, clear, and thoughtful poem! <br /><br />Gratitude....keeps the earth on it's axis.<br /><br />At least the news is letting Detroit finally have it's cry.<br /><br />Heart is with you. <br /> WR https://www.blogger.com/profile/05730763054918340998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-66776328172921535652013-07-21T21:57:24.047-04:002013-07-21T21:57:24.047-04:00Hi Mark,
Heard about Detroit. Love you.Hi Mark,<br /><br />Heard about Detroit. Love you.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812001269655189996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-62064943156155514362013-07-21T13:58:43.134-04:002013-07-21T13:58:43.134-04:00There ya go . . . There ya go . . . goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-20933523849154301582013-07-21T06:21:00.845-04:002013-07-21T06:21:00.845-04:00No wonder you're off the air for a bit.
Omg. ...No wonder you're off the air for a bit.<br /><br />Omg. Detroit bankrupt.<br /><br />But it's happened before. Even to New York city in l874, when it went to the country for something called a Big Mac loan. <br />It worked.<br />But in Detroit it was the new city administrator called in--and even he seems to have screwed up.<br />What to do? Write to Angela Merkel for capable administrators?<br />Hate to say it, but new blood is needed.<br />Maybe some Japanese businessmen?<br />The home team appears incompetent.<br /><br />ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-65884420501333050902013-07-20T15:37:09.460-04:002013-07-20T15:37:09.460-04:00in many ways it is about perspective...how we look...in many ways it is about perspective...how we look at the world around us...what we can make of it...and hopefully this kind of thinking is infecting those of where you live...thought about you quite a bit this week sir as things played out...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-83403287888526526682013-07-20T12:29:33.360-04:002013-07-20T12:29:33.360-04:00Gosh, our hearts are with Detroit, Bro.
Take car...Gosh, our hearts are with Detroit, Bro.<br /><br />Take care! AlohaCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-1795522292774349212013-07-20T11:51:01.818-04:002013-07-20T11:51:01.818-04:00Mark, I do believe this is a masterpiece poem. It ...Mark, I do believe this is a masterpiece poem. It is my favorite among all you have written: everything in it is perfect and perfectly executed. <br /><br />And what an important observation,reminder, perspective , assurance. <br /><br />Proud proud of you, on a day when your Detroit may view itself in the same way<br /><br />Love<br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851056198631557096.post-29570674274247347162013-07-20T11:17:16.065-04:002013-07-20T11:17:16.065-04:00Reminds me of an experience I still recall vividly...Reminds me of an experience I still recall vividly. It involved my mom, of the older generation and very much a farmer at heart. we were out feeding the cows one day and passed a field that had started to grow up in wild brush. She remarked how horrible it was for a field to go to waste like that, while I was thinking, good for nature. Take it all back.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com