tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post5556150309709842810..comments2024-03-24T14:31:58.662+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: 732 - The ForestJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-45498513363769371102015-06-10T18:02:12.446+10:002015-06-10T18:02:12.446+10:00Sad, very well done.Sad, very well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-9493953298589876152014-07-23T21:23:56.481+10:002014-07-23T21:23:56.481+10:00wow, that middle stanza stopped me. thank you.wow, that middle stanza stopped me. thank you.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-53281641200717602702014-07-23T12:45:14.943+10:002014-07-23T12:45:14.943+10:00…"the throb of anthems"
And we never ...…"the throb of anthems" <br /><br />And we never seem to learn, do we? Excellent poem.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-13916156700634948092014-07-22T11:55:30.189+10:002014-07-22T11:55:30.189+10:00I wish there were no more dark places; I wish hum...I wish there were no more dark places; I wish humans would see the forest, the trees, the sky...all the beauty that surrounds. I wish humans would stop destroying each other; and all that surrounds.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-20485590564360152252014-07-22T04:12:38.259+10:002014-07-22T04:12:38.259+10:00"And learning nothing,
Of the local villagers..."And learning nothing,<br />Of the local villagers.<br />Innocent bystanders."<br />ive seen this happen as the village turned into condos... it was sad!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765039970274452443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-69543974225860548842014-07-22T03:33:46.846+10:002014-07-22T03:33:46.846+10:00Words, actions, reactions ~ our world has gone cra...Words, actions, reactions ~ our world has gone crazy.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-15778639093671170262014-07-22T02:33:20.473+10:002014-07-22T02:33:20.473+10:00Words intended to engender fear
For people they h...Words intended to engender fear <br />For people they have never met...<br /><br />Here you show the down-side of words, and too often the case in current times.<br />Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-51571810110281220562014-07-22T00:11:37.826+10:002014-07-22T00:11:37.826+10:00Such sad sight... The wild overtaken by dull-minde...Such sad sight... The wild overtaken by dull-minded sheep that only eat, eat, eat...<br /><br />Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-36236263668165196562014-07-21T03:44:41.947+10:002014-07-21T03:44:41.947+10:00From lost paradise to 'inner copse'. Perha...From lost paradise to 'inner copse'. Perhaps that dark place stores hate for self for having lost paradise in the first place?<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-65263215145621985332014-07-21T02:49:48.832+10:002014-07-21T02:49:48.832+10:00Very potent write.Very potent write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-88879211542436453302014-07-21T01:44:41.033+10:002014-07-21T01:44:41.033+10:00Share your feelings. Hugs.Share your feelings. Hugs.humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-9650598178856355362014-07-21T00:26:09.146+10:002014-07-21T00:26:09.146+10:00I love the image and feel of an "inner copse....I love the image and feel of an "inner copse." Thanks for that, and for whirling, J Cosmo. Keep casting light into those dark corners.brenda whttp://undercaws.com/2014/07/20/untitled/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-62724429184287567272014-07-20T23:22:35.858+10:002014-07-20T23:22:35.858+10:00Yes, it is amazing what horrible things people do ...Yes, it is amazing what horrible things people do because of fear.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-64317842129121092012014-07-20T20:47:08.803+10:002014-07-20T20:47:08.803+10:00"an inner copse" is such a powerful imag..."an inner copse" is such a powerful image (although I have to admit that I read it first as "inner corpse")Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-47721654039990278492014-07-20T19:28:07.884+10:002014-07-20T19:28:07.884+10:00Maybe there is a difference between fighting for s...Maybe there is a difference between fighting for survival and protecting ourselves from difference..darkness certainly sits and waits inside..even if you are an army of one ready to defend your forest ..not a good week for getting rid of bad things for sureJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-8951683460217464132014-07-20T17:37:37.957+10:002014-07-20T17:37:37.957+10:00As you say we learn nothing from war. Life should ...As you say we learn nothing from war. Life should be about love not hate but this but a poet's dreaming,Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-29373618177737499832014-07-20T17:08:06.850+10:002014-07-20T17:08:06.850+10:00This poem is full of foreboding, which we're a...This poem is full of foreboding, which we're all feeling after the events in Ukraine. Horrid, but so well written.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-31807471031307505032014-07-20T15:24:27.577+10:002014-07-20T15:24:27.577+10:00Brilliant! We all have that dark side - agreed. It...Brilliant! We all have that dark side - agreed. It's up to us though not to choose to let it triumph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-10304932214483273702014-07-20T13:25:02.258+10:002014-07-20T13:25:02.258+10:00Collateral damage is a concept and a euphemism whi...Collateral damage is a concept and a euphemism which fills me with rage, and stirs up the darkness in my copse. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-75529967704973110342014-07-20T12:35:38.107+10:002014-07-20T12:35:38.107+10:00With good reason.With good reason.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-71558537002597418812014-07-20T12:35:02.493+10:002014-07-20T12:35:02.493+10:00True enough in some respects but I think my image ...True enough in some respects but I think my image when writing was that the copse was the dark place, of varying sizes in different people admittedly, and the fields the open and airy places.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-90430233467174138682014-07-20T12:33:08.733+10:002014-07-20T12:33:08.733+10:00The cows in the meadow are not to comfortable eith...The cows in the meadow are not to comfortable either.Silly Old Moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497885715156326879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-38338031356017984482014-07-20T12:01:01.406+10:002014-07-20T12:01:01.406+10:00We all have an inner copse,
Where the spring air i...We all have an inner copse,<br />Where the spring air is light<br />The sunshine warm<br />The neighbours friendly and caring.<br /><br />We get to choose the "copse" we want. Too bad so many people choose to have a violent one.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com