tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post5346872470211490181..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: The perfect poem for our TimeLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-18572533700166910712011-03-01T01:38:59.798-08:002011-03-01T01:38:59.798-08:00Frosty~ I apologize for letting my replies slide a...Frosty~ I apologize for letting my replies slide a few days. As always, it was a pleasure to hear from you, to know you were here. :)<br /><br />Phivos~ Same apology to you as above to Frosty! I am humbled by your comment...and thank you for these kind words so undeserved.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-49475552635306618872011-02-25T12:47:49.888-08:002011-02-25T12:47:49.888-08:00A great post. Always caring dear Lydia about the r...A great post. Always caring dear Lydia about the rest of the world and not only for your own country. This proves the greatness of your personality, thinking and emotions.Phivos Nicolaideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149376242558001013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-91892611844299278182011-02-25T03:28:23.523-08:002011-02-25T03:28:23.523-08:00Thank you for this post, there are so many emotion...Thank you for this post, there are so many emotions being felt by the actions of the people around the world, I too Have wondered if knowing I could be shot by a sniper for wanting freedom, could I march? I hope I could.Candice Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552308745399595870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-32252096079391782772011-02-25T00:01:50.364-08:002011-02-25T00:01:50.364-08:00Theodore Daniel Richards~ I loved your "Bravo...Theodore Daniel Richards~ I loved your "Bravo" nearly as much as I love this poem. :)<br /><br />the watercats~ The conversation you describe with Ronald would have been fascinating to tape...if you had known ahead of time that you would be having it, which, of course, you would not have...so it simply becomes another indicator of the "thick atmosphere before a storm" that appears to be happening. <br /><br />mythopolis~ I have been thinking of those world (and movement) leaders who were assassinated for taking the lead/taking a stand in the past, especially Anwar el-Sadat in recent weeks. I had his wonderful autobiography <em>In Search of Identity</em> but sent it to my nephew some years ago when his interest in Egypt became strong. Would like to read it again.<br /><br />susan~ The Libyan people must have been mysteriously seething for many years, their anger welling and able to be pronounced now due to the inspiration from other lands. They will endure much...<br /><br />Kathe~ Yes, thank you. Does 1989 not seem like only yesterday in some regards, and in other ways almost not a part of our lifetimes? How strange....<br /><br />ds~ My pleasure; it was wonderful to share this with you all. You are right that it was quite a year (everyone remembers the Berlin Wall but nice to be reminded of the excitement of Solidarity), and 2011 looks like it will be quite a year, too. <br /><br />MacGregors~ Yes, they were heroic for trying. I looked at quite a few different videos at youtube about the rebellion and about Tank Man while preparing this post. The people were remarkable. Amazing to me, also, were the street scenes with everyone on bicycles....transportation in China has changed dramatically.<br /><br />Many are wondering about the possibility of this being the new American revolution. Where will it take us? What will we make of it?<br /><br />Belette Rouge~ It really is incredible to be witnesses to all that is happening worldwide now. I also think it is important for each of us to figure out what role we have to play, be it minute or huge.<br /><br />kj~ First, your most recent poem blew me away. You are a very good poet! Second, I agree about the poem in this post; it is so strong and so wise and I like it better each time I read it. <br /><br />My dear doctor sat with me in one of his patient rooms and quoted from memory another of Foss' poems, one that is so indicative of the kind of man who has headed my health care for more than 20 years now. He is nearly 82 and it pains me to say that I suppose one day I will share that poem at my blog as my tribute to him (I hope you won't know which poem it is for many years).Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-74608585525748784532011-02-24T21:47:52.100-08:002011-02-24T21:47:52.100-08:00god lydia, i so appreciate your consciousness and ...god lydia, i so appreciate your consciousness and concern. every day now i wonder what is happening throughout the mideast and the world, and i hope.<br /><br />this poem! i am going to study the line and rhyme sequence for inspiration and copying. oh if i could ever write a poem like this...(in my dreams!)kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-68369298514147220202011-02-24T21:27:15.905-08:002011-02-24T21:27:15.905-08:00Absolutely incredible. What an incredible anthem o...Absolutely incredible. What an incredible anthem of liberty. Seeing freedom emerge is such a wonderful thing to witness.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-80437769114510950922011-02-24T18:07:31.758-08:002011-02-24T18:07:31.758-08:00China may never fall apart, but the people were he...China may never fall apart, but the people were heroic for trying. Tunisia, Egypt, Libya...wow, love it. You can oppress people only for so long. Then watch out. <br /><br />And Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio...wtch out. Is this the new american revolution?Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-71218363047762104152011-02-24T08:57:49.139-08:002011-02-24T08:57:49.139-08:00I've been thinking of Tiananmen Square also. T...I've been thinking of Tiananmen Square also. That was quite a year (fall of Berlin Wall, Solidarity). It comes in waves, doesn't it?<br /><br />Thank you for this. The poem is so very true.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-38528565305381888922011-02-24T08:06:07.625-08:002011-02-24T08:06:07.625-08:00Lydia- this is such a wonderful thoughtful post- w...Lydia- this is such a wonderful thoughtful post- we all have to pause and think and rememberKathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-30506109205844760012011-02-24T05:41:08.900-08:002011-02-24T05:41:08.900-08:00That's a wonderful poem and a truly delightful...That's a wonderful poem and a truly delightful post. I never would have guessed the Libyans would have been brave enough.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-38082335051024167842011-02-24T04:53:54.370-08:002011-02-24T04:53:54.370-08:00Its actually quite chilling to think about. The st...Its actually quite chilling to think about. The struggle against oppression, and the many brave souls who have given their lives for it. It brings to mind the many war memorials, or the vast cemeteries that tell the toll of war. And it brings to mind a number of world leaders who tried to change things and were subsequently assassinated. <br /><br />Thanks for posting this. Both the poem and the video were quite moving.mythopolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164758700393086005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-26454549120247210012011-02-24T04:06:03.866-08:002011-02-24T04:06:03.866-08:00There is definately something in the air this year...There is definately something in the air this year. Myself and the ronald had a conversation, a couple of days after new years day, we commented how there was a tangible something, something we couldn't describe, like the thick atmosphere before a storm. It was either going to be really good, or really bad.. I guess, each of those things begets the other... who know's where we'll end up! Bring it on I say :-)Batteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-66347928675167981122011-02-24T02:18:00.082-08:002011-02-24T02:18:00.082-08:00Bravo maestra! A courageous post.Bravo maestra! A courageous post.Richard Theodore Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158791520398641622noreply@blogger.com