tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post4818645829703177547..comments2023-10-24T09:29:32.492-04:00Comments on the golden fish: first lightstevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-40817794889845288152011-05-29T07:41:52.204-04:002011-05-29T07:41:52.204-04:00hi nancy, that's what i think for now. stevenhi nancy, that's what i think for now. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-24265256800385029342011-05-29T07:41:24.917-04:002011-05-29T07:41:24.917-04:00linda sue - "The unconditional wears clothes&...linda sue - "The unconditional wears clothes" ... i agree - that's entirely cultural, even personal. i'm unpacking my sense of being a person trying to figure out the layers of perception and relation that begin with "reality" and move away from there. what happens when we wear nothing of our human selves? i write in the hopes that one of these poems, one of these lines, one of these ideas will stick and it'll be like a doorway to the next phase, layer, stage, place, idea, whatever it is - perhaps for me, perhaps for a reader. for now i know that the surface of my life - all i am all i sense is attached to something conditional. but all that stuff is like a signpost that points to a place that is unconditional. i feel certain that working towards that through whatever means, is a good thing. oh and shence i'm here, thanks for writing your thoughtful comment . i really am grateful! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-75955753157020726562011-05-29T04:50:44.781-04:002011-05-29T04:50:44.781-04:00lovely, steven. even the unconditional wears cloth...lovely, steven. even the unconditional wears clothes - how true!NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-73759923869447080062011-05-29T00:04:05.059-04:002011-05-29T00:04:05.059-04:00The unconditional wears clothes, perhaps a cultura...The unconditional wears clothes, perhaps a cultural notion - If we ran around covered in nothing but sunshine would our burdens be less would our philosophies be surface? Would I miss your poetry because you would have nothing in your pockets--- no pockets, and I would have nothing to ponder, nothing to stick on my jacket, no pollen, no flower of the day. Your poetry makes me yearn less for a sunshine suit, actually. Thank you- yearning is always a bit uncomfortable- I like being covered with the "stuff' of thought and wonder...what you write.<br /><br />verification word is "shence" - sounds like a word you could use.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-65034396947459133292011-05-28T18:56:03.685-04:002011-05-28T18:56:03.685-04:00oa.s, perhaps our understanding of what "cond...oa.s, perhaps our understanding of what "condition" might suggest is different. thankyou for your thoughtful response. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-64461721091417147832011-05-28T18:55:18.525-04:002011-05-28T18:55:18.525-04:00hope, at first i see a face and a puddle. i'm ...hope, at first i see a face and a puddle. i'm predisposed to see what is. then, with grace the moment sometimes opens and more of the whole expands. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-10902165226384590682011-05-28T17:10:26.923-04:002011-05-28T17:10:26.923-04:00steven, i liked very much your text. However, i be...steven, i liked very much your text. However, i believe that there are things they are only spontaneous and simple donations, without conditions.<br />Beautiful pictures.<br />oa.sOceanoAzul.Sonhoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327654109061217975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-46121028482233411032011-05-28T11:56:29.115-04:002011-05-28T11:56:29.115-04:00Oh Titus picked my favorite line!
And I wonder if...Oh Titus picked my favorite line!<br /><br />And I wonder if when we glance into the reflections of puddles, what do each of us really see? Just our face or our surroundings as well?<br /><br />Made me think again... :)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-91767561093445122432011-05-28T09:19:25.873-04:002011-05-28T09:19:25.873-04:00jo - that's what i find makes it easier to wak...jo - that's what i find makes it easier to wake in the morning . . the not knowing. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-26791824408524447922011-05-28T09:18:28.322-04:002011-05-28T09:18:28.322-04:00ruth - i wish for much the same. the simple is so ...ruth - i wish for much the same. the simple is so rich. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-21495735218096490992011-05-28T09:17:54.734-04:002011-05-28T09:17:54.734-04:00titus - i see out and i see in and i often see the...titus - i see out and i see in and i often see the same things. thanks for your kind comment. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-46739697282686882882011-05-28T08:32:07.358-04:002011-05-28T08:32:07.358-04:00Yes, Steven, such mysteries contained within each ...Yes, Steven, such mysteries contained within each moment. Who knows what simple wealths will unfold? <br /><br />"apparent emptiness" is so apt.<br /><br />The photos are PERFECT. Yep. Perfect. ♥Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937847762010497687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-12660396209161463632011-05-28T06:39:17.584-04:002011-05-28T06:39:17.584-04:00I love the phrase "simple wealth" — that...I love the phrase "simple wealth" — that's what I want.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-63649842313895924412011-05-28T04:03:45.644-04:002011-05-28T04:03:45.644-04:00'there are conditions to all things'
What ...'there are conditions to all things'<br />What a line! I love your reflectiveness, steven. Thank you.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.com