Hello Steven, Welcome Back! Well this reminds me a bit of Robert Frost's poem "Mending Wall" "Something there is that doesn't love a wall." The two men in the poem walk the line mounting boulders between them, making sure not one stone falls on the wrong side, yet he makes jest of it as he talks of its significance as a tradition. It is the crossing over that asks for risk and takes courage! And what a lovely thing you discovered on the other side. thanks for the wonderful post. Noelle http://theangelswearfins.blogspot.com/
hi noelle thanks for the welcome back!! i think curiousity is what this piece is about. i've always wanted to know more about what's on the other side of anything. partly to unpack the reason for the existence of the barrier and partly to know what else there is. steven
cool questions meri. i think the answer to the first question is no. as soon as you become a part of something it changes. so it's not a fixed piece - a story that is. the second question is really sweet. i'd answer yes without knowing why but intuiting that that feels right. steven
Hi Steven, the fence line is just a beautiful image. It makes me think of Laura Smith's song "My Gate's Wide Open, which includes some lyrics about lines, including fence lines. Are you familiar with her music? She is an amazing song writer.
Hi Steven, the fence line is just a beautiful image. It makes me think of Laura Smith's song "My Gate's Wide Open, which includes some lyrics about lines, including fence lines. Are you familiar with her music? She is an amazing song writer.
hi joanna thanks for the link to laura smith and also for asking after the ride. the ride was massive, overwhelming, a very long way (over 1100 km), very hot, very beautiful, very fun, very doable again. if you nip over to my cycling blog (linked in the top right hand corner of this one) you'll see that i've started to post photos and stories from the trip. thanks again for your support - very much! steven
Lovely post.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like many others have crossed over the line too.
cheers, parsnip
i love company - even when it's already been and gone before me!!! have a lovely day. steven
ReplyDeletehey von thanks!!! steven
ReplyDeleteHello Steven,
ReplyDeleteWelcome Back! Well this reminds me a bit of Robert Frost's poem "Mending Wall" "Something there is that doesn't love a wall." The two men in the poem walk the line mounting boulders between them, making sure not one stone falls on the wrong side, yet he makes jest of it as he talks of its significance as a tradition. It is the crossing over that asks for risk and takes courage! And what a lovely thing you discovered on the other side. thanks for the wonderful post.
Noelle
http://theangelswearfins.blogspot.com/
creative minds must cross arbitrary barriers ...
ReplyDeleteSummer flowers and barbed wire - what a contrast.
ReplyDeleteCan one ever know all sides of a story? Does the story have its own view of itself?
ReplyDeletehi noelle thanks for the welcome back!! i think curiousity is what this piece is about. i've always wanted to know more about what's on the other side of anything. partly to unpack the reason for the existence of the barrier and partly to know what else there is. steven
ReplyDeletebonnie i know through my own experience that i have to agree! steven
ReplyDeletecool questions meri. i think the answer to the first question is no. as soon as you become a part of something it changes. so it's not a fixed piece - a story that is. the second question is really sweet. i'd answer yes without knowing why but intuiting that that feels right. steven
ReplyDeleteHi Steven, the fence line is just a beautiful image. It makes me think of Laura Smith's song "My Gate's Wide Open, which includes some lyrics about lines, including fence lines. Are you familiar with her music? She is an amazing song writer.
ReplyDeleteHow was your ride?
Hi Steven, the fence line is just a beautiful image. It makes me think of Laura Smith's song "My Gate's Wide Open, which includes some lyrics about lines, including fence lines. Are you familiar with her music? She is an amazing song writer.
ReplyDeleteHow was your ride?
hi joanna thanks for the link to laura smith and also for asking after the ride. the ride was massive, overwhelming, a very long way (over 1100 km), very hot, very beautiful, very fun, very doable again. if you nip over to my cycling blog (linked in the top right hand corner of this one) you'll see that i've started to post photos and stories from the trip. thanks again for your support - very much! steven
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