tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post7316198718336780303..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: War is not Civil for tan-faced prairie boys and other living things*Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-23888182782445990182011-04-14T23:40:49.332-07:002011-04-14T23:40:49.332-07:00Freda~ The first line in your comment seems like t...Freda~ The first line in your comment seems like the beginning of a poem or a song. So true. I am impressed that you have read two books about the Civil War! Yes, the Whitman poem is wonderful and really spoke to me in conjunction with the young man's image. <br /><br />secret, fragile skies~ Well, aren't you wonderful for tying this post in with the comments by providing the NY Times article quote?! It is perfect. I notice that it is a piece written by Ken Burns, so am definitely going to read the full article. Thank you so much.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-36023223209576323932011-04-14T13:54:19.133-07:002011-04-14T13:54:19.133-07:00Lydia,
Beautiful posts on the war and Whitman'...Lydia,<br /><br />Beautiful posts on the war and Whitman's poem, perfect. Thank you for visiting and your encouraging comments. This was in the NY Times, thought you would like (ties in Whitman's words: "Maybe Walt Whitman, the poet and sometime journalist who had worked as a nurse in the appalling Union hospitals, understood and saw it best. “Future years,” he said, “will never know the seething hell, the black infernal background of the countless minor scenes and interiors … of the Secession War, and it is best they should not.<br /><br />“The real war,” Whitman admonished us, “will never get in the books.” We are, nonetheless, obligated to try.<br />April 11, 2011,<br />A Conflict’s Acoustic Shadows<br />By KEN BURNS<br />http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/a-conflicts-acoustic-shadows/secretfragileskieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463225545455119563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-87086330222681130252011-04-14T09:42:44.231-07:002011-04-14T09:42:44.231-07:00The passing of the years seems to get faster, yet ...The passing of the years seems to get faster, yet the years gone past are very near. I've often thought about how I wish I had asked loved ones more questions about their lives and loves. My knowledge of the Civil War is limited to one or two books, but the Walt Whitman poem gives a whole new meaning. The photo is so poignant as are your comments.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-8425186126770421902011-04-14T01:36:10.420-07:002011-04-14T01:36:10.420-07:00Fireblossom~ ...and you make a solid and sad point...Fireblossom~ ...and you make a solid and sad point. :(Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-59394217487965859242011-04-13T03:14:43.374-07:002011-04-13T03:14:43.374-07:00...and we are still sending young men (and women) ......and we are still sending young men (and women) off to die in wars, and we are still a nation divided. :-(Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-9227081101524829892011-04-13T00:46:55.179-07:002011-04-13T00:46:55.179-07:00mythopolis~ The word verification was the hush aft...mythopolis~ The word verification was the hush after the meditation. <br /><br />susan~ I have thought that about youth, how it in and of itself is a thing of beauty (clown clothes included!). Again, I wish I had known that at 25 when I felt tired and jaded.<br />I will think of the same long life for him. I will think that he had a kind heart to go along with his perfect features. <br /><br />Rob-bear~ Oh, that Civil War series by Ken Burns (anything by Ken Burns) is so splendid. Remembering it brings chills to me. <br />I am pondering the idea that, as we get along in years and if we are paying attention, we are given this ability to see Time in a different light, to sense its blends and bends.<br /><br />Nancy~ I was at your blog a few nights ago and did not leave a comment. Sorry, because it was so lovely having one from you! <br />Indeed, you are so right = ". . . well, it was only a little over a lifetime." Isn't it cool to be able to see it that way now?!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-18698641729503400542011-04-12T17:44:07.999-07:002011-04-12T17:44:07.999-07:00I agree with the time passing. It doesn't seem...I agree with the time passing. It doesn't seem like 150 years is that long anymore. If I can pass through 1/3 of those years without blinking an eye, well, it was only a little over a lifetime.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-70311708285040381622011-04-12T16:59:02.859-07:002011-04-12T16:59:02.859-07:00Ironically, perhaps, Ken Burns' series on the ...Ironically, perhaps, Ken Burns' series on the Civil War was playing on PBS last week, and I was refreshing my memory of that war online as well.<br /><br />You're right; 150 years isn't that long ago, especially for a guy who is (not quite, but . . .) pushing half that age.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-49327713799052904452011-04-12T12:16:35.132-07:002011-04-12T12:16:35.132-07:00The old adage that says 'age is not for the fa...The old adage that says 'age is not for the faint of heart' is certainly true. One thing I came to realize once I passed beyond forty is that youth is always beautiful even when dressed in clown clothes. <br /><br />I hope this handsome young man lived to be old and at peace. I've seen so many films of battlefields I'd hate to imagine him dying on one.<br /><br />The poem is a beauty.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-27971733400589464032011-04-12T10:46:05.503-07:002011-04-12T10:46:05.503-07:00A meaningful reflection...a meditation. Thanks.
...A meaningful reflection...a meditation. Thanks.<br /><br /><br />word verification: ashesmythopolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164758700393086005noreply@blogger.com