Comments received on poems by Gary Edward Geraci



‘Long the Way
orchidee said:

A fine write Gary.
I\'m not familiar with Vincentians, though a Franciscan called at tea-time one day - did he?! lol.
There\'s good in the monastic orders, I feel. Some say it\'s escapism from the \'world\'. Some may reply \'yes, but in a good way\'.

October 9th, 2021 02:13

Strife and Skin Chafing
orchidee said:

Good write Gary.
99% may say it was an apple. We\'re not told though. There was a talking serpent/snake though! Or did it hiss, to entice Adam and Eve? Sort of saying \'Psst\'?!
I may be becoming apocyrphal now!

October 3rd, 2021 02:03

Proof of My Charity
Gary Edward Geraci said:

Yes, I remember Orchidee; I believe it’s a work of St Thomas Aquinas that you own if my memory serves me accuretly. LOL. Did you know that you can watch short you tube videos now, presented by American, Dominican Friars, about the major thoughts and teachings of St Thomas Aquinas? “Aquinas 101” by the Thomistic Institute. Often times I have to watch multiple times before the subject matter sinks in,

September 29th, 2021 19:27

Dying on the Wood
Gary Edward Geraci said:

Thank you Orchidee!

September 29th, 2021 19:07

Love of loves
Gary Edward Geraci said:

Thank you O!

September 29th, 2021 19:06

Blink of an Eye
orchidee said:

Good write Gary.
I\'m very old, so I say - billions of years old! lol.

September 25th, 2021 14:06

He Didn’t Make Evil
orchidee said:

A fine write Gary.
It ain\'t me poetry \'posts\' that are terrible, but if I sing \'em, the whole state of things chases to horror! lol :)

September 19th, 2021 02:05

He Didn’t Make Evil
Doggerel Dave said:

Gary - Peace!

But if this God of yours left us free, abdicated all responsibility, of what relevance is your God anyway?

Take care of yourself.

September 18th, 2021 20:34

Love of loves
orchidee said:

A fine write Gary.

September 11th, 2021 10:19

Dying on the Wood
orchidee said:

A fine write Gary.

September 5th, 2021 01:50

Proof of My Charity
orchidee said:

A fine meditative write Gary.
I don\'t read much of philosophy, though I have a book of over 1,000 pages on it. Gave up at about page 3. A lot of it is humanly-based wisdom, not the best path to go down.
I will try again. I will be back in 5 minutes and let you know all that it said! lol.

August 29th, 2021 02:08

Proof of My Charity
Doggerel Dave said:

Hi Gary – I’ve just seen the Utube presentation by your Bishop and thoroughly enjoyed It. Not put off by the collar and crucifix as it was a recommendation from you; I found him a clear lucid speaker. He clarified and occasionally added to the sometimes sketchy knowledge I have of your four philosophers – still incomplete because they are all more complicated than that (kudos, by the way, for managing to dive into Foucault and come up without permanent brain damage).
Only when he reached his conclusions was I forced to disagree – and you would expect that from me too, wouldn’t you?

Your verse? Your charity? Can’t quite come to grips with that in this context. But Justice I would always vote for – the only question is: who defines what justice is, and how is it achieved? And I will make an educated guess: my solution/explanation will differ from yours.
Take care.


August 29th, 2021 00:42

Beyond the Sensual
orchidee said:

A fine write Gary.

August 22nd, 2021 01:46

Resting Place
orchidee said:

Good write Gary.
We want to prolong \'mountain-top\' experiences, as Peter wanted to. Yet he was to be quiet at that time and listen instead, it seems.
Not that we can\'t have ANY mountain-top experiences, or we would be in the valley all the time.

August 15th, 2021 01:49

Now resetting the daily schedule for more screen time and pot smoking
Doggerel Dave said:

Slow and deep now....hold it....

August 10th, 2021 20:32

Fides et Ratio
L. B. Mek said:

you mean, that reformation
which wisely ostracising, other\'s
for having blind faith, in a corrupt Roman hierarchy
or the word \'reformation\'
that all the worlds religions: still believe-in...
(imagine modernity
if someone had, wisely
sweet-talked Martin Luther
on that fateful first visit, to Rome
and given him all the self-validation
he was seeking)
lol
this was such a thought provoking read
thank you for sharing, dear poet


August 10th, 2021 05:13

Fides et Ratio
orchidee said:

Erm, have to get back to you sometime Gary. Meanwhile *gets out dictionary*!

August 10th, 2021 01:41

Open Road
orchidee said:

Did you meet her? Was you around at the time? heehee.

August 7th, 2021 01:49

The Epistemology of Family According to God’s Ways
orchidee said:

Good write Gary.
*Looks up episte-wotsit - that long word there!* heehee.

August 1st, 2021 01:32

The Epistemology of Family According to God’s Ways
Doggerel Dave said:

Gary, sociologically speaking, the family..........

July 31st, 2021 22:08

Polyester Pants
orchidee said:

Pants as in trousers (USA) Gary?
We have underpants and trousers in UK!

July 25th, 2021 02:11

Polyester Pants
Doggerel Dave said:

That\'s the second Villanelle you\'ve put up here recently, Gary - and the one I did was quite hard to do. Good for you.
Just..not..sure.. about.. polyester.. pants. .........Making me feel quite hot and itchy....
Getting quite whimsical in your........... mature years?

July 24th, 2021 20:27

Polyester Pants
Trenz Pruca said:

Thank you Gary, you have inspired me to hunt for the polyester lurking in my closet. Polyester will rise again!

July 24th, 2021 20:12

Carnal Contradictions
L. B. Mek said:

\'So is aging well.
Whether one puts the word “well”
After or not matters not.\'
Wonderfully insightful, tank you for sharing

July 22nd, 2021 03:34

Without the Vow
Doggerel Dave said:

Perhaps not just young people, you know, Gary - divorce has been around for a fair old while....
Relationships change..people change..all is change.

July 10th, 2021 17:11

Aquinas for Dinner
orchidee said:

Good write Gary.
A little \'Summa Theologica\' for afters?! Bit \'heavy\'. lol.

July 3rd, 2021 14:27

Understanding
Doggerel Dave said:

Yes,Gary - I recognise that feeling too. Thanks .
Since we have that freedom, it should be within human capacity to do something about making the world a better place.

June 26th, 2021 20:28

Understanding
Fay Slimm. said:

Yes indeed Gary I can readily understand that a tender heart on seeing suffering in even one little animal can never really forget it - - a moving account of what cars etc can wreak on creatures just crossing the road at perhaps dusk - - - what a world we have now of armoured monsters that care not for what maybe impeding their progress . A well written lament for all innocent victims of road-kill.

June 26th, 2021 15:29

Understanding
orchidee said:

A sensitive write Gary.

June 26th, 2021 13:46

‘Word of Faith’ Ladies
Doggerel Dave said:

A difficult subject, Gary and one I have absolutely no intention of making commentary upon. As much because I am a male, than any other reason.

June 20th, 2021 01:20



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