tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post6560637172593673670..comments2023-11-03T15:50:56.001+01:00Comments on POET IN RESIDENCE : ggod or someoneGwil Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-37673025730709128932016-08-28T09:17:01.334+02:002016-08-28T09:17:01.334+02:00Welcome Frances and thanks for leaving your consi...Welcome Frances and thanks for leaving your considered comment. R S Thomas, an uncertain priest who once painted the interior of his church black, wrote about the distant bark of a fox in the night and what it meant. And the sound of the waves breaking on the shore and what it meant. And after a lifetime of study and prayer and questioning and preaching to his small congregation he was still left in a quandary. In the end where did it get him? Yes, he was honest to himself and unable to deal with his contradictions he became argumentative and abrasive. He was a much better poet than a priest. It's a path of thorns. Better your way :)Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-74104973368046960212016-08-28T01:06:02.822+02:002016-08-28T01:06:02.822+02:00I've seen your comments on other folks' bl...I've seen your comments on other folks' blogs, but this is my first visit here.<br />Having read your poem, I am glad to have chosen this time, and thank you for the well considered, well written words.<br /><br />With no idea that my nightly wishes reach any particular destination, I still try to remember to think of a few chosen words before I drift into sleep. Currently, I am putting more emphasis on my waking hours, and trying each day to be thoughtful, and kind to those with whom I interact, even if I have never set eyes on those folks before.<br /><br />Having reached my advanced age, I continue to cling to a positive outlook.<br /><br />Thank you for all those comments of yours that eventually encouraged me to click my way over here.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-35413149973790496512016-08-27T22:45:12.777+02:002016-08-27T22:45:12.777+02:00There may be one in the cellar. There may be one in the cellar. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-21620831744683612252016-08-26T14:38:42.433+02:002016-08-26T14:38:42.433+02:00Thank you Gwil for taking your time to explain thi...Thank you Gwil for taking your time to explain this to me!<br />Umbria is beautiful. I do hope you've kept the empty oil bottles.<br />Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-82819595028785345572016-08-26T14:13:22.234+02:002016-08-26T14:13:22.234+02:00It was and is fine since 'plenty' is ok, a...It was and is fine since 'plenty' is ok, and 'many' is ok too, although 'plenty' may in one sense imply or suggest more than 'many' but the meaning is clear. It's a little confusing but this matters not a jot in the real world. <br />By the way, I had a lovely holiday in Umbria one time. It was in a garden cottage owned by Peter Stein the theater director. I think he was based somewhere in France, maybe Lyon, at the time. Maybe still is. We bought some bottles of home produced olive oil from him and he signed the labels. It was a nice way to end a holiday. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-68843305951337821282016-08-26T13:49:39.254+02:002016-08-26T13:49:39.254+02:00I think I should have said "many roll up thei...I think I should have said "many roll up their sleeves..." and not "plenty" by I see you still understood what I meant, thanks<br />XMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-59315069900981483162016-08-26T12:43:30.631+02:002016-08-26T12:43:30.631+02:00Maria, you are so right. Thanks. I wish much stren...Maria, you are so right. Thanks. I wish much strength to the rescue teams and carers. <br /><br />I doubt very much that a prayer to a ggod peeping behind the curtain in the sky's window will stop even one aftershock. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-57279396499385714502016-08-26T08:44:29.064+02:002016-08-26T08:44:29.064+02:00Some people pray but fortunately plenty roll up th...Some people pray but fortunately plenty roll up their sleeves and help! <br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-86529984816199646102016-08-25T22:32:55.143+02:002016-08-25T22:32:55.143+02:00Pope says we must pray. But see my reply to Shawn....Pope says we must pray. But see my reply to Shawn. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-56719200857121985432016-08-25T22:31:29.437+02:002016-08-25T22:31:29.437+02:00Thanks Shawn. A certain Bishop Wagner blamed God f...Thanks Shawn. A certain Bishop Wagner blamed God for the Haiti earthquake, as I recall. God was angry because people were practicing voodoo instead of going to church, and so he sent an earthquake to punish them, which means kill and injure them indiscriminately, just like in the bible. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-18090090387280109142016-08-25T19:42:38.064+02:002016-08-25T19:42:38.064+02:00Fair comment on the situation today Gwil.Fair comment on the situation today Gwil.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881054030497725613.post-10196342978557818882016-08-25T15:44:06.867+02:002016-08-25T15:44:06.867+02:00Somewhere in Louisiana I am sure a preacher is bla...Somewhere in Louisiana I am sure a preacher is blaming ggod for the flood. <br />I like the poem, btw. Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.com