tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post9180174894677025696..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: CDXXVII - As If ApartJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-2139700438484234652012-12-27T12:57:18.010+11:002012-12-27T12:57:18.010+11:00The word I thought at first is somber and I see ot...The word I thought at first is somber and I see other have said the same...I enjoy the tone and perspective...I've felt very much of the same, I think. Great write!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-77470416650380005852012-12-25T15:50:32.945+11:002012-12-25T15:50:32.945+11:00Lovely and powerful!Lovely and powerful!Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-32497718799131941702012-12-25T09:37:18.302+11:002012-12-25T09:37:18.302+11:00Excellent! At all levels.Excellent! At all levels.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-64447660439788886102012-12-25T08:48:25.798+11:002012-12-25T08:48:25.798+11:00I really enjoyed the power of this poem ! very tig...I really enjoyed the power of this poem ! very tight and concise, and you actually inspired me to write a poem for this challenge !! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-69848963951195396832012-12-24T17:43:25.805+11:002012-12-24T17:43:25.805+11:00A stark choice.
People!
Can't live with them,...A stark choice.<br />People! <br />Can't live with them, can't live without them.<br />Clever and tightly crafted.Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-31870878740881952532012-12-24T09:05:50.962+11:002012-12-24T09:05:50.962+11:00So lovely dear J Cosmo.
xoxoxo ♡
So lovely dear J Cosmo.<br />xoxoxo ♡ <br />diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171808338793139579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-8280719640345890182012-12-24T05:56:29.317+11:002012-12-24T05:56:29.317+11:00sigh, true.sigh, true.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-41040904645618990302012-12-24T05:23:27.354+11:002012-12-24T05:23:27.354+11:00Of course we see the follies. That may even be one...Of course we see the follies. That may even be one of the reasons we choose not to be alone, but to be part of a warm and (we hope) loving community. Certainly, life isn't easy, and understanding man's inhumanity to man might be the very reason we believers realize there is a power greater than ourselves. But hey, who knows?<br />I hope you are not as alone as you have expressed here.<br />K<br />Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-34251146913010357202012-12-24T02:23:01.073+11:002012-12-24T02:23:01.073+11:00I intoned this like swallows of the best coffee an...I intoned this like swallows of the best coffee and then again to the tune of "God rest Thee merry, Gentlemen" saying yes, sighing yes, always, and then thanked God for a place away from the herd to think our thoughts before speaking. Your poem is a gift.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-81643015360104965462012-12-23T23:59:01.433+11:002012-12-23T23:59:01.433+11:00Powerful! The last two lines are chilling.Powerful! The last two lines are chilling.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-59453819855555521952012-12-23T20:08:36.587+11:002012-12-23T20:08:36.587+11:00Sombre, and so, so apt. Thank you.Sombre, and so, so apt. Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-33743316538282222222012-12-23T19:09:54.742+11:002012-12-23T19:09:54.742+11:00There is a sombre introspection to this poem which...There is a sombre introspection to this poem which shows the other side of festive seasons - a sense of alienation and loneliness which is somehow accentuated over Christmas time. <br />I hope you will raise a glass of good red wine, and propose a toast to possibility.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-84139200319554355132012-12-23T19:04:27.188+11:002012-12-23T19:04:27.188+11:00I agree, for the very fact that if someone is not ...I agree, for the very fact that if someone is not literally alone, feeling alone is enough to make solitude a reality. <br /><br />Also, great use of rhyming and form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-57088277152285083332012-12-23T14:48:28.015+11:002012-12-23T14:48:28.015+11:00J Cosmo, I doubt anyone is ever really alone in hi...J Cosmo, I doubt anyone is ever really alone in his/her beliefs. There are always others who feel the same way...but to find those people.....Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-65249317803803791262012-12-23T14:10:37.307+11:002012-12-23T14:10:37.307+11:00I love how wonderfully you executed this form. I a...I love how wonderfully you executed this form. I also love its message. One does get the feeling of standing back and watching things that seem so obvious...... I know just what you mean. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-26230325401874896572012-12-23T11:23:51.204+11:002012-12-23T11:23:51.204+11:00Ah, yes... outside looking in. I do think, however...Ah, yes... outside looking in. I do think, however, each of us is simultaneously in good company, yet alone. I know... figure that one out! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-14602855801480743192012-12-23T10:37:07.660+11:002012-12-23T10:37:07.660+11:00beautifulbeautifulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-35994166354510264012012-12-23T10:22:15.621+11:002012-12-23T10:22:15.621+11:00never alone xxxnever alone xxxLLM Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199375981896229914noreply@blogger.com