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NAP2614
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That's the thing with poetry...you can read it many different ways and yet not always connect with the poet's intention. Also, the object of his thoughts could be in the next room, lost in his own reveries...who really knows?  Very true. One of the group said it sounds like a agoraphobic painter infatuated with a barmy person. After he realizes the other person is so far gone, that they will never come back to sanity, he decides to move on. The crux of it is this line: "in your isolation tank" The poet knows what he meant by that, but the rest of us just guess.  [Edit 1 times, last edit by NAP2614 at Jan 28, 2014 2:03:02 AM] |
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David Autumns
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I love the way it walks through your soul
----------------------------------------I know this chap well by the way http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolation_tank as a metaphor for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism of the other party  [Edit 3 times, last edit by David Autumns at Jan 28, 2014 5:02:04 PM] |
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NAP2614
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I'm going to slip back a bit, in time.
----------------------------------------Culture Can rules or tutors educate The semigod whom we await? He must be musical, Tremulous, impressional, Alive to gentle influence Of landscape and of sky, And tender to the spirit-touch Of man's or maiden's eye: But, to his native centre fast, Shall into Future fuse the Past, And the world's flowing fates in his own mould recast. Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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bjbdbest
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Nap2614 - Culture—specifically the arts—is a product of individuals who contribute something of value
----------------------------------------out of their uniqueness, it is also threatened by an excess of egotism according to Emerson.  by the way http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolation_tank as a metaphor for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism of the other party Hardly, Dave...  Now where can I purchase one of those isolation tanks?  |
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David Autumns
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The question was posed
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bjbdbest
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Wacky Wednesday -- Mea Culpa!
----------------------------------------The question was posed I'm going to slip back a bit, in time. Temporarily slipping back too - way off-track  I love myself. I think I'm grand. When I go to movies, I hold my hand. I put my arm around my waist, And when I get fresh, I slap my face. Extra chorus: When Mary had a little lamb The doctor was surprised When Old MacDonald had a farm The doctor nearly died! Boom Boom, ain't it great to be Crazy! Can't say I didn't warn you  Now back to our regularly scheduled program..... Saner minds please intervene! |
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NAP2614
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Tis fun to run something up a flag pole, and see who salutes it. We can also change opinions, and our minds from day to day.
----------------------------------------Sometimes referred to throwing against the wall, to see what sticks. Emerson disliked same old, same old. The other terror that scares us from self-trust is our consistency; a reverence for our past act or word because the eyes of others have no other data for computing our orbit than our past acts, and we are loath to disappoint them. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesman and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. As a late entry, I have been much happier since my mind left on vacation. [Edit 1 times, last edit by NAP2614 at Jan 29, 2014 6:34:58 PM] |
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bjbdbest
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Thank you for your insightful reply, Neil.
----------------------------------------I do get a bit silly from time to time and appreciate your reciprocated exchange. As a late entry, I have been much happier since my mind left on vacation. |
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NAP2614
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How sweet it is to love someone how right it is to care
----------------------------------------How long it's been since yesterday what about tomorrow And what about our dreams and all the memories we share The days they pass so quickly now the nights are seldom long Time around me whispers when it's cold The changes somehow frighten me still I have to smile It turns me on to think of growing old For though the life's been good to me there's still so much to do So many things my mind has never known I'd like to raise a family I'd like to sail away And dance across the mountains on the moon John Denver |
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bjbdbest
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Poems, Prayers and Promises - Lovely!
----------------------------------------Here's one heard just this evening that touched me. A beautiful ballad... I've been alone with you Inside my mind And in my dreams I've kissed your lips A thousand times I sometimes see you Pass outside my door Hello! Is it me you're looking for? I can see it in your eyes I can see it in your smile You're all I've ever wanted And my arms are open wide Because you know just what to say And you know just what to do And I want to tell you so much I love you I long to see the sunlight in your hair And tell you time and time again How much I care Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow Hello! I've just got to let you know Because I wonder where you are And I wonder what you do Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you? Tell me how to win your heart For I haven't got a clue But let me start by saying I love you Hello! Is it me you're looking for? Because I wonder where you are And I wonder what you do Are you somewhere feeling lonely? Or is someone loving you? Tell me how to win your heart For I haven't got a clue But let me start by saying I love you |
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