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patriciajj commented on: the cobbled road by Spinoza 4 years 40 weeks* ago* Just as the universe is a: Just as the universe is a "love letter from God" this metaphysical marvel is a translation of His message, His very Being, which is our being, and that's no small accomplishment. You touched upon the breathtaking tools of His creation—His "cosmic architecture" as you so profoundly put it: the music of the spheres and the Divine Proportion. Sound and mathematics. But that's not all . . . What truly seizes the heart in true poetic finesse in this mind-bending crystallization of truth is that the essence of All That Is and the foundation of literally everything is love. "The symmetry of God's fingerprint" upon the blade of grass and the farthest nebula is the same signature of love, and that is so deeply moving, so transporting, I just can't begin to congratulate you. The spirit's view of wider reality. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Winter Meditation by patriciajj 4 years 40 weeks* ago* That made my day. Thank you! : That made my day. Thank you! [ go to comment ]
georgeschaefer commented on: THE CONDEMNED MAN by georgeschaefer 4 years 40 weeks* ago* They say Karma is a bitch but: They say Karma is a bitch but I knew better than to marry her. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: the cobbled road by Spinoza 4 years 40 weeks* ago* As of this coming spring, I: As of this coming spring, I will have been reading poetry for fifty years. In that half century, I have rarely found a contemporary poem so perfectly, and persuasively, metaphysical. Reading it, I thought of T.S. Eliot's poem, Ash Wednesday, and of Wallace Stevens' poem, "Final Soliloquy Of The Interior Paramour." Ii thought of these at first, but then, by the poem's final line, I realized that neither the poem nor its reader need recognize any peers or comparisons, because the poem is unique enough---powerful enough---and written skillfully enough--- to stand apart from its peers. The poem expresses---briefly yet profoundly---what theologians, philosophers, metaphysicists, and cosmologists have attempted to say in long essays and whole textbooks; and yet cannot say as successfully, as pointedly, and as elegantly as this poem. And if this comment sounds like a gush of admiration, and of unrestained enthusiasm, it most certainly is that; and yet I believe my response is accurately and validly stated. And in your achievement with this poem, postpoems as a website and a community also achieves another and further height of quality. This poem is one of postpoems' jewels, and it will continue to resonate as thus each time a reader accesses it. [ go to comment ]
Starward commented on: Winter Meditation by patriciajj 4 years 40 weeks* ago* The inspiration behind any of: The inspiration behind any of my comments on your poems comes from the poems themselves. To bask in the radiance that each of your poems provides is a most spiritual experience, and that brings the words out in a gush. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: living in a kingdom of lies by Spinoza 4 years 40 weeks* ago* An indisputable defense of: An indisputable defense of science and logic with some brilliant persuasion: "For science, is not a faith-based business but is a living breathing animal It only thrives with open debate and challenge" It was very shrewd to emphatically point out: "And as we all know, the truth is an enemy only to tyrants, and those wishing to obfuscate the truth" Those with a thirst for knowledge and ultimate reality don't fear uncensored debate. They welcome new ideas, even opposing ones, and are always willing to accept that they could be wrong. How else do we learn and allow the truth to "rise to the surface" as you said? Great thinkers have always been feared by closed-minded fanatics so you're in good company. George Orwell's quote was a perfect summation and is still relevant (especially!) today. A convincing testimony in defense of reason. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: instant expect by osiriss- 4 years 40 weeks* ago* Your talent pours through: Your talent pours through this amazing torrent of thought. Relationships are rarely tidy and simple, and you sketch the wild, tumultuous and thrilling ride with fascinating skill, then end on a striking metaphor that left me stunned and connecting personally to every word. Everything I would expect in an excellent prose poem. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Newfallen by saiom 4 years 40 weeks* ago* Cheering. What breathtaking: Cheering. What breathtaking metaphorical magic to honor the Divine within women as well as the splendor of nature. Brilliant! [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Winter Meditation by patriciajj 4 years 40 weeks* ago* Thank you for relating to: Thank you for relating to this and expressing how many of us are feeling. Always honored by your presence. [ go to comment ]
Spinoza commented on: Winter Meditation by patriciajj 4 years 40 weeks* ago* not even a flake of snow this winter: Enjoyed this a lot. Living on a cold windy hill, I too yearn for green life to return. Too many browns and greys, and too many drabby lingering mud puddles. And we haven’t even had a flake of snow yet to make it pretty. I’m ready for some colour and warm sun. [ go to comment ]
sweetwater commented on: Two Robin’s Sing. by sweetwater 4 years 40 weeks* ago* Thank you very much, I just: Thank you very much, I just felt I wanted to try and capture the moment. Sue. [ go to comment ]
Spinoza commented on: Enjoy the moment and the Company by Spinoza 4 years 40 weeks* ago* a strange phenomena of the modern world : Most people are incapable of sitting alone with themselves in the moment. Hence the reason they anaesthetize themselves with constant entertainment. [ go to comment ]
Pungus commented on: THE CONDEMNED MAN by georgeschaefer 4 years 40 weeks* ago* Law of karma: The neverending nerve Of creating conception of Calculated questions Speechless ghosts reason We must respect death And all that it brings forth I am no psychic And so I cannot answer [ go to comment ]
Wordman commented on: Two Robin’s Sing. by sweetwater 4 years 40 weeks* ago* A painting in words easy to: A painting in words easy to visualize, and in this case, also hear. Very nice, TY. [ go to comment ]
patriciajj commented on: Winter Meditation by patriciajj 4 years 40 weeks* ago* Your comment struck me as the: Your comment struck me as the finest art and the most valuable encouragement. I simply can't thank you enough. YOU are the genius with an enchanted toolbox of language. I'm honored you stopped by. [ go to comment ]