tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post1691082587031723102..comments2024-03-29T08:01:55.910-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: A poem from the futureGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-57865367488390124162015-02-21T19:50:13.936-05:002015-02-21T19:50:13.936-05:00dystopian - the future, as pap-filled pallor. smar...dystopian - the future, as pap-filled pallor. smart and chilling ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-45957701454607195822015-02-19T13:17:50.747-05:002015-02-19T13:17:50.747-05:00baby food for everyone..oh, my daughter would not ...baby food for everyone..oh, my daughter would not love that,she did not enjoy baby food even when she was a baby :) <br />too much available too easily - not sure if that is an interesting future.. <br /><br />love the words that flow on your page always..Lady In Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791002474933656220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-14115110582288259642015-02-19T10:45:28.965-05:002015-02-19T10:45:28.965-05:00nice and amazing poem Grace!!nice and amazing poem Grace!!Gloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-69063560229683540852015-02-18T16:53:36.380-05:002015-02-18T16:53:36.380-05:00Ugh. That are not hopes for the future. May you fi...Ugh. That are not hopes for the future. May you find something engaging!Vacciniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631121664181976045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-26370647381408718412015-02-18T12:46:06.624-05:002015-02-18T12:46:06.624-05:00i guess it starts with a flint stone somewhere.. T...i guess it starts with a flint stone somewhere.. TOOLS.. extension of human life.. where human life.. becomes more TOOL than human life....<br /><br />A arrowhead.. a slingshot.. a gun.. a nuke.. and then there is potentiAlly none...<br />and then there are shades of ashes.. gray and clouds of dust and then unto dust human makes dust again....<br /><br />But there is a bright SIDE NOW.. A COLOR FILLED one i refuse to leave.. for NOW..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-91535709977235796582015-02-18T09:36:12.796-05:002015-02-18T09:36:12.796-05:00It is almost scary......you pinned it..and penned ...It is almost scary......you pinned it..and penned it well......Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-31491410875177368322015-02-18T06:08:46.813-05:002015-02-18T06:08:46.813-05:00OH yeah we're not totally paperless yet...the ...OH yeah we're not totally paperless yet...the Veterans Administration still doesn't have a paperless billing system...and of course that is the one piece of mail that never seems to arrive.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-31975097093142446972015-02-18T06:06:45.624-05:002015-02-18T06:06:45.624-05:00Well Grace you certainly made me happy to live in ...Well Grace you certainly made me happy to live in these troubled times of man, the future sounds boring routine plodding especially when the weather is the most exciting surprise.<br /><br />No I will live today--spending most of my waking hours in the night.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-14183118188640836372015-02-18T04:35:22.688-05:002015-02-18T04:35:22.688-05:00If they can do all that stuff, I reckon they'l...If they can do all that stuff, I reckon they'll control the weather too - sun and showers at the touch of button, not too much, not too little, but just right.<br />All these letters from the future make me glad I'm old!vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-48669287630621572732015-02-18T01:39:22.408-05:002015-02-18T01:39:22.408-05:00such a good prompt Grace and an amazing poem from ...such a good prompt Grace and an amazing poem from it...it's really sad to think what numbing artificiality will suffocate us in future....i also used the same stanza of Burke's...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-65878539511950589402015-02-18T00:47:04.582-05:002015-02-18T00:47:04.582-05:00Waiting under the moon ... chilling, prophetic. B...Waiting under the moon ... chilling, prophetic. But teeth are whiter! Goodness, what a loss is paper and ink and rosesSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-11333987495903109612015-02-17T23:50:25.530-05:002015-02-17T23:50:25.530-05:00Hold on. No crackle of paper in my hand? No fresh ...Hold on. No crackle of paper in my hand? No fresh food? Robots doing the thinking for me? I don't like this place at all. <br />Yet, I like how you have retained the power that the Universe holds - <br />"The universe is still a mystery"<br />We need to slow down, take a nap. Lovely thoughts, Grace!<br />~Prajakta<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-84344536658413408432015-02-17T23:25:46.152-05:002015-02-17T23:25:46.152-05:00We are going paperless every day. I would miss pap...We are going paperless every day. I would miss paper and writing in my journals. A world of robots is not one I would enjoy. Where would our creativity go I wonder? Interesting prompt. Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-36802502590663476512015-02-17T23:15:41.767-05:002015-02-17T23:15:41.767-05:00nicely done with developing a pre-packaged, scient...nicely done with developing a pre-packaged, scientifically perfect (if somewhat sterile) world...but still admitting that the universe remains a mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-35070798782960823252015-02-17T23:00:40.719-05:002015-02-17T23:00:40.719-05:00What we are already doing to ourselves in regard t...What we are already doing to ourselves in regard to our food scares me...I love that you raise this issue as a detriment to really, fully enjoying living in the future in your poem. Everything lab controlled sounds a bit horrifying, ha. You hit on many what-may-lie-ahead realities deftly. Excellent work, Grace.Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-44300105747241935132015-02-17T22:54:49.194-05:002015-02-17T22:54:49.194-05:00Rage rage against the scentless future!
ALOHA f...Rage rage against the scentless future!<br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> <3 Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-64878511610742869402015-02-17T22:07:05.054-05:002015-02-17T22:07:05.054-05:00Love the emphasis on the present, where we are mos...Love the emphasis on the present, where we are most peaceful. Wonderful poem with a perfect close. Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-33649889641918555942015-02-17T20:54:05.009-05:002015-02-17T20:54:05.009-05:00I like the metaphor of twilight ...and waiting..fo...I like the metaphor of twilight ...and waiting..for what we do not exactly know. You presented some new thoughts on the future, that is for sure ;)Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-81563444949782219982015-02-17T19:44:41.211-05:002015-02-17T19:44:41.211-05:00I love how you end this with such good advice and ...I love how you end this with such good advice and hope. It's hard not to imagine a dim future. Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-40943706862011592212015-02-17T18:46:12.548-05:002015-02-17T18:46:12.548-05:00This is such an interesting rumination from a futu...This is such an interesting rumination from a futuristic perspective. It really sets the mind moving through an ominous and haunting labyrinth. The absence of the tactile and organic really struck me.Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-38834616178758169672015-02-17T17:20:26.340-05:002015-02-17T17:20:26.340-05:00Oh Grace, spectacular. The prompt itself, and the ...Oh Grace, spectacular. The prompt itself, and the material offered for inspiration is wonderful. And, in the description of the new efficient soul-less future, I am glad the universe is still a mystery, that we still cant control the weather (who is getting back at us big-time!) and that our future destination is (still and ever so briefly) ours to make. Just loved this!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-63699982456862228792015-02-17T16:47:01.660-05:002015-02-17T16:47:01.660-05:00I would miss many of the things you mention in you...I would miss many of the things you mention in your poem, Grace, especially the food, scents and... paper. I got books and a sketchbook for my birthday and was just delighted.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-39224680762254162862015-02-17T16:14:47.963-05:002015-02-17T16:14:47.963-05:00Anm interesting take Grace. A well done write. >...Anm interesting take Grace. A well done write. >KBKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533821226832198828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-56246432733411042912015-02-17T16:14:02.694-05:002015-02-17T16:14:02.694-05:00Grace, LOVED the first lines. And the final admoni...Grace, LOVED the first lines. And the final admonition, <br />'your future destination is yours to make<br />Bathe in the present <br />Uncovering the deepest meaning'<br />is very moving to me - love this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-84722625001068229522015-02-17T15:44:42.444-05:002015-02-17T15:44:42.444-05:00oh... a bit sad, i like how you have invented some...oh... a bit sad, i like how you have invented something different than we are aware of... I remember at 20... 40+ years ago wondering what life would be like in 2000... not as many changes as it was from my parentsWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.com