I certainly understand being: I certainly understand being busy and preoccupied. I appreciate you taking the time to express such overwhelming appreciation. It's truly a pleasure to read your creations, both in English and your mother tongue. I wish more people would read your poems in your own language, because they have an elegance and charm that is uniquely yours.
I'm very moved and greatly encouraged by your kind words. You make a difference. Keep writing!
Reminds me of Dick Dastardly: Reminds me of Dick Dastardly stroking his mustache whilst maniacally cackling. But inversely, the musing state this poetic image brings is astounding. /Rik.
Yes, perchance.: Thank you, patriciajj, for being graced once again by your honest thoughts (they are well-thought words and phrases to describe your initial responses, in my opinion—at least). It is significantly making an impact to this endeavor. —My current sensibilities or attitude towards poetry, in general.—These are heightened by feedbacks comprising of such quality of input. With regard to art (since it was keyed in or alluded to), which is quite difficult to understand on my part (as it still is most probably a subjective experience), it would entail skill/talent/artistry.. which I would not necessarily denote upon my current posts for these were merely outward or untoward reactions or possible externalizations.. for, I still claim, the majority of these posts were affected or just resulting from a particular mood of the day. If I may segue, it is just as inspiring to know the intersubjective responses that I elicit that which were never discounted at the outset (please kindly excuse my unavailability due to multiple endeavors/job commitments that made it very difficult to focus on just one specific activity). So I have just treated my current presence here, however deemed inevitable, to be like an outlet. Please advise that I have just momentarily logged back in; still swamped with tasks and mostly with work-related activities (& as I reread my own reply to my comments, the time needed to reedit them, especially from the small interface while on my phone, often lacked). Once again, it was great to have been read and appreciated.. just the same. Your poems themselves deserve much greater appreciation (& truly deserving of much more acclaim) for the quality of their being "artful". (Your messages' gravitas make me stop and truly reflect on some of those thoughts.)
"endless" that envelopes our: "endless" that envelopes our experience of life entire; of having gone astray, of beling mislaid, of betrayal and betraying. And most importantly, we live so fast and furiously that it's but a chance glanse.... endlessly sideways glancing. Terrific. Thanks for sharing.
thanks for the honest response: Thank you.. for your appreciation & insightful comment, sir. Truly, this was heartfelt & whenever I receive something of this quality of post(s) in my comments/critiques section of this particular poem. Please advise that I only have gotten back only recently to read (or reread) them once I gotten the opportune time (since I was just swamped with the daily grind & mostly just have glanced at my inbox that brings me here, at this platform). In any case, I equally appreciate both of your honest feedbacks, coming from such respectful bards, in support of the type of literature and of the metaphors that was relating to the paratexts, intertexts, hypertexts, or any of the overall keyed in contexts in this poetic inclinations. Surely, it also aids in my informal learning of the language use prescribed (& proscribed) by English grammar (and or ordinary language) & what it entails (especially in the philosophies of language or its correlated semantic theories, intentionality and phenomenologies). It was an honor.. and I am grateful.
As am I! Got used to the: As am I! Got used to the kindergarten tenets of playing nice, sharing, keeping your hands to yourself. But in practice, the world plays by a whole set of different rules.
Crocodile Gods : The Pharoahs had Nile and Euphrates open for a few years. These are water rights challenges - Diverting water is about to be a thing. I live on The Great Lakes. Fresh water dwindles. The Colorado River that supplies the western usa, our Nile, is about to turn into a puddle. Too much or too little, slippery little molecule.
~A~