tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post2048037811560329819..comments2024-03-29T08:01:55.910-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: Utopias for Two Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-6018876972536177982018-11-12T08:23:32.484-05:002018-11-12T08:23:32.484-05:00These two scenes are striking- with the second one...These two scenes are striking- with the second one more vivid. A timely write.Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-64652784491938728152018-11-10T15:28:52.646-05:002018-11-10T15:28:52.646-05:00An achievable utopia! What a hopeful delight!An achievable utopia! What a hopeful delight!Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70534130384025210412018-11-08T00:09:03.078-05:002018-11-08T00:09:03.078-05:00True Utopia Doesn't
Live On the News
But Hell
...True Utopia Doesn't<br />Live On the News<br />But Hell<br />Can<br />And Will<br />Be Interesting<br />To Turn off to<br />Heaven More Real<br />As Back Yards With No Politics aT All<br />But Trees Breathing-Inn Forest Bathing me..:)katiemiafrederickhttp://katiemiafrederick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-37261793333109403972018-11-07T10:32:34.245-05:002018-11-07T10:32:34.245-05:00Camu's answer to the question of how to surviv...Camu's answer to the question of how to survive in this world? Plant thy own garden. You are of a mind. Many of us are disillusioned with our world right now. judydykstrabrown.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086573605647351785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-12754350973074212932018-11-07T10:09:59.205-05:002018-11-07T10:09:59.205-05:00Love these two mirror images reflecting each other...Love these two mirror images reflecting each other backwards and forwards. The contrast adds to poignancy of the immigrants plight while somehow holding out hope, in part because the first poem is actually an attitude- a state of mind, which some fortunate folk can achieve anywhere, anytime. So wise to put it first Thank you for remembering the dispossessed with kindness. Christine Irvinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618710064770470221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-21033165015726177712018-11-07T06:57:19.989-05:002018-11-07T06:57:19.989-05:00the two perspectives both hold hope and it is not ...the two perspectives both hold hope and it is not easy to put ourselves in another's shoes like this, so well written Grace, and your phrases about time really touch my heart - carrying time in your pocket - was my favourite oneGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492243429734804802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-63812021690449182018-11-06T22:25:03.757-05:002018-11-06T22:25:03.757-05:00A wonderful view, two views. A wonderful view, two views. Mary Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528465484642169618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-68617465151599666932018-11-06T21:33:08.431-05:002018-11-06T21:33:08.431-05:00Reminds me of the saying, "We all live in our...Reminds me of the saying, "We all live in our own little world..."<br />It is sad and overwhelming sometimes to try to imagine what others in the world and next door are going through.Dwight L. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133580674047782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-22517045728259052212018-11-06T20:43:00.252-05:002018-11-06T20:43:00.252-05:00Funny that you and I both wanted to inhale utopia....Funny that you and I both wanted to inhale utopia. You captured me right from the opening lines. Not too much to ask, I'd say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13134589375016804713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-4134071422513054192018-11-06T17:00:57.470-05:002018-11-06T17:00:57.470-05:00All devices off.....meandering outside....."C...All devices off.....meandering outside....."Carrying time in my pocket" :<br />sounds absolutely divine!lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-17808160705947188162018-11-06T16:22:04.268-05:002018-11-06T16:22:04.268-05:00The way I read it, you have two lives, one familia...The way I read it, you have two lives, one familiar, urban, safe, and the other, exotic, foreign and troubled. Our lives tend to be unsatisfactory because there are not enough obstacles. For people in many parts of the world, our dissatisfaction is a dream.Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-45168639277712535552018-11-06T16:15:11.055-05:002018-11-06T16:15:11.055-05:00Great shape and perspectives, Grace, and a matchin...Great shape and perspectives, Grace, and a matching pace with which to meander. I love the idea of filling a jar with all the things I love, and carrying time in your pocket. The bruised shoes and the nightmares tossed in stale bread are such a contrast, and the <br />gunfire, threats of violence, skeletons and stench of burning come as quite a shock. It shouldn't be too much to ask for a small garden. But for some it's just a dream. Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-71193356426782879432018-11-06T16:00:34.255-05:002018-11-06T16:00:34.255-05:00Each side sure can see things differently, one wan...Each side sure can see things differently, one wants the slow and the others want to quickly get to that greener grass they seek.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-91683305489547134492018-11-06T15:34:35.970-05:002018-11-06T15:34:35.970-05:00It kind of seems that in the first scenario, you h...It kind of seems that in the first scenario, you have too much and are hoping for simple tabula rasa, while in the second you have nothing, are a minuscule seed in a storm just wanting to find ground. I can relate to them both but I think you as the poet really force the reader to realize that we may already be living in paradise. Just someone else's version.Amayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214963251505201287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-32939839352025569882018-11-06T15:23:13.483-05:002018-11-06T15:23:13.483-05:00I gather all my hours & go outside
That is a...I gather all my hours & go outside <br /><br />That is a fantastic line. I really like this poem a lot. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-64547756656930406942018-11-06T15:19:16.257-05:002018-11-06T15:19:16.257-05:00I, too, liked the contrast of perceptions and circ...I, too, liked the contrast of perceptions and circumstance, and I keyed on it to write my own piece. I have habitually reached beyond my grasp, and every once in a while it has payed off.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-26374180954757371512018-11-06T14:25:23.435-05:002018-11-06T14:25:23.435-05:00Oh I love the two perspectives... one for time to ...Oh I love the two perspectives... one for time to slow down, the other for somewhere to settle. Utopia doesn't have to be much, just something slightly out of reach.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com