Comments received on poems by John Prophet
Ideas
Goldfinch60 said:
Many have their own ideas and find joy in \"the road not taken\"
Andy
June 17th, 2021 00:52
Goldfinch60 said:
Many have their own ideas and find joy in \"the road not taken\"
Andy
June 17th, 2021 00:52
Escape
L. B. Mek said:
so intense, really liked the distilled minimalism
a concentrated version of your trademark style
such a fantastic reading experience
(in my humble opinion)
thanks for sharing
June 15th, 2021 04:55
L. B. Mek said:
so intense, really liked the distilled minimalism
a concentrated version of your trademark style
such a fantastic reading experience
(in my humble opinion)
thanks for sharing
June 15th, 2021 04:55
Escape
Goldfinch60 said:
But those of us who believe the puppeteers are wrong can often cut those strings and lead a real life.
Andy
June 15th, 2021 00:52
Goldfinch60 said:
But those of us who believe the puppeteers are wrong can often cut those strings and lead a real life.
Andy
June 15th, 2021 00:52
Escape
Goddess of the Mist said:
Frightening! (I try not to watch) and live in my own mind a lot.
June 14th, 2021 20:51
Goddess of the Mist said:
Frightening! (I try not to watch) and live in my own mind a lot.
June 14th, 2021 20:51
Straws
Goldfinch60 said:
There are many straws in our life to try and hold onto John, I only hope we can pick the right ones.
Andy
June 8th, 2021 23:55
Goldfinch60 said:
There are many straws in our life to try and hold onto John, I only hope we can pick the right ones.
Andy
June 8th, 2021 23:55
Altering
L. B. Mek said:
\'Generational
divide.
Reality’s
creation.
Generational
divide.
Years
in the
making.
Smile
at their
all knowing\'
**innocence
sprouting: from
that all-consuming
ideological cesspool
with promised, ease
of nihilism\'s, trending
traits, of wilful
submission
we perversely named
Progression...!**
(such a great write, dear poet!
forgive me, I couldn\'t help
but add
my overzealous 2 cents worth)
June 8th, 2021 05:27
L. B. Mek said:
\'Generational
divide.
Reality’s
creation.
Generational
divide.
Years
in the
making.
Smile
at their
all knowing\'
**innocence
sprouting: from
that all-consuming
ideological cesspool
with promised, ease
of nihilism\'s, trending
traits, of wilful
submission
we perversely named
Progression...!**
(such a great write, dear poet!
forgive me, I couldn\'t help
but add
my overzealous 2 cents worth)
June 8th, 2021 05:27
Altering
Goldfinch60 said:
That generational divide is there but respect for the innocence that can be in our lives is resounding.
Andy
June 8th, 2021 00:27
Goldfinch60 said:
That generational divide is there but respect for the innocence that can be in our lives is resounding.
Andy
June 8th, 2021 00:27
Altering
Saxon Crow said:
Love this poem. And love the picture. Did you paint it?
June 7th, 2021 11:11
Saxon Crow said:
Love this poem. And love the picture. Did you paint it?
June 7th, 2021 11:11
0.07874016.
L. B. Mek said:
\'Indictment
on
humanities
lack of
depth.\'
it was at this point I nodded to myself
and thought \'aha! so this is what he means\' lol
innovative as ever, in conceptualisation and insight
thanks for sharing, dear poet
a great read!
June 4th, 2021 04:54
L. B. Mek said:
\'Indictment
on
humanities
lack of
depth.\'
it was at this point I nodded to myself
and thought \'aha! so this is what he means\' lol
innovative as ever, in conceptualisation and insight
thanks for sharing, dear poet
a great read!
June 4th, 2021 04:54
0.07874016.
Goldfinch60 said:
But if you look through peoples eyes you will see the proper person inside that 0.07874016.
Andy
June 3rd, 2021 23:59
Goldfinch60 said:
But if you look through peoples eyes you will see the proper person inside that 0.07874016.
Andy
June 3rd, 2021 23:59
Brain Grip
Goldfinch60 said:
Super words John and so very true within our lives.
Andy
June 2nd, 2021 00:39
Goldfinch60 said:
Super words John and so very true within our lives.
Andy
June 2nd, 2021 00:39
Levels
L. B. Mek said:
I\'m not sure if its a portal or whatever
but I too find it comforting to think
there might be something more, after..
a wonderful read, soothing: in its own way
June 1st, 2021 04:43
L. B. Mek said:
I\'m not sure if its a portal or whatever
but I too find it comforting to think
there might be something more, after..
a wonderful read, soothing: in its own way
June 1st, 2021 04:43
Levels
Goldfinch60 said:
I do hope that death is more than one portal away from us John. I have survived many portals so far and there are still more for me to explore.
Andy
June 1st, 2021 01:47
Goldfinch60 said:
I do hope that death is more than one portal away from us John. I have survived many portals so far and there are still more for me to explore.
Andy
June 1st, 2021 01:47
Book
L. B. Mek said:
read it a few times
and just quietly hummed..
indeed, insightful as ever dear poet
May 25th, 2021 05:21
L. B. Mek said:
read it a few times
and just quietly hummed..
indeed, insightful as ever dear poet
May 25th, 2021 05:21
Book
Goldfinch60 said:
That book of life is forever with us and we must keep turning the pages to reach the next and every chapter.
Andy
May 25th, 2021 00:58
Goldfinch60 said:
That book of life is forever with us and we must keep turning the pages to reach the next and every chapter.
Andy
May 25th, 2021 00:58
Formulaic
Goldfinch60 said:
That show is so vast that we are only a spec in its existence.
Andy
May 23rd, 2021 01:00
Goldfinch60 said:
That show is so vast that we are only a spec in its existence.
Andy
May 23rd, 2021 01:00
Culmination
Goldfinch60 said:
Those choices lead us into the place we have now arrived and to me my arrival has been good.
Andy
May 22nd, 2021 00:46
Goldfinch60 said:
Those choices lead us into the place we have now arrived and to me my arrival has been good.
Andy
May 22nd, 2021 00:46
Estrangement
L. B. Mek said:
\'Different
world.
No longer
encumbered.
Bright,
full of
possibility.
Severed,\'
what a wonderful dedication to a favoured word of mine
much maligned and abused, as it is..
derived from French and Latin ancestral terms for \'stranger\'
as in: self defined
or allowed-to-be defined, by other\'s - as;
based on actions, that denote
a willingness of separation - of distancing,
in more convectional terms: preference to be
\'far, from the madding crowd\'...
as we subjugate ourselves
to a life cocooned within nihilism\'s futile hopelessness
pointedly and pointlessly, utilising wilful-solicitude\'s
capacity for self-neglectful detrimental: attitudes...
in short, because we harbour
such an innate capacity for \'Estrangement\'
those who understand, sing loud with a knowingly wry - smile:
\'There may be trouble ahead
But while there\'s moonlight
And music and love and romance
Let\'s face the music and dance\'
as that bequeathed wisdom
from the truly Great, \'Nat King Cole\'
or in todays more direct language:
\'“If you feel anxiety or depression, you are not in the present.
You are either anxiously projecting the future
or depressed and stuck in the past.
The only thing you have any control over is the present moment....\'
by Tobe Hanson..
(this, blink away from lost: precious moment, right now!)
May 19th, 2021 05:37
L. B. Mek said:
\'Different
world.
No longer
encumbered.
Bright,
full of
possibility.
Severed,\'
what a wonderful dedication to a favoured word of mine
much maligned and abused, as it is..
derived from French and Latin ancestral terms for \'stranger\'
as in: self defined
or allowed-to-be defined, by other\'s - as;
based on actions, that denote
a willingness of separation - of distancing,
in more convectional terms: preference to be
\'far, from the madding crowd\'...
as we subjugate ourselves
to a life cocooned within nihilism\'s futile hopelessness
pointedly and pointlessly, utilising wilful-solicitude\'s
capacity for self-neglectful detrimental: attitudes...
in short, because we harbour
such an innate capacity for \'Estrangement\'
those who understand, sing loud with a knowingly wry - smile:
\'There may be trouble ahead
But while there\'s moonlight
And music and love and romance
Let\'s face the music and dance\'
as that bequeathed wisdom
from the truly Great, \'Nat King Cole\'
or in todays more direct language:
\'“If you feel anxiety or depression, you are not in the present.
You are either anxiously projecting the future
or depressed and stuck in the past.
The only thing you have any control over is the present moment....\'
by Tobe Hanson..
(this, blink away from lost: precious moment, right now!)
May 19th, 2021 05:37
Being There
Goldfinch60 said:
True words John, we do not know where we will end up but if we make the right choices we can end up in a wonderful place.
Andy
May 15th, 2021 00:43
Goldfinch60 said:
True words John, we do not know where we will end up but if we make the right choices we can end up in a wonderful place.
Andy
May 15th, 2021 00:43
Being There
L. B. Mek said:
or nothing, even...
Well, since that\'s all sorted and finalised
and meaning rendered defunct: what next?
A bit of world conquering, for old times sake?
Its easy now: we just press a bid red button
and see, who blinks - last, at first sight
of that collective nihilistic eclipse
we so fervently, covet...
or maybe, instead
we try something new, a little less dramatic
and just, say thanks with that very breath
we\'ve been blessed,
think more about maximising
this blink-brief experience
we deign to call: existence...
(there\'s something about your delivery in format and wording
that engages people, drills into them - every time)
thanks for sharing, dear Poet
May 14th, 2021 07:02
L. B. Mek said:
or nothing, even...
Well, since that\'s all sorted and finalised
and meaning rendered defunct: what next?
A bit of world conquering, for old times sake?
Its easy now: we just press a bid red button
and see, who blinks - last, at first sight
of that collective nihilistic eclipse
we so fervently, covet...
or maybe, instead
we try something new, a little less dramatic
and just, say thanks with that very breath
we\'ve been blessed,
think more about maximising
this blink-brief experience
we deign to call: existence...
(there\'s something about your delivery in format and wording
that engages people, drills into them - every time)
thanks for sharing, dear Poet
May 14th, 2021 07:02
Prison
L. B. Mek said:
yup, I too agree dear Poet
the more random \'assumed logic\' based knowledge
we accumulate, the more confined we usually feel
at the hopelessness it paints..
ergo, I feel it best
to tailor our learning, to match our needs
meaning: if we\'re naturally logical people
maybe we work on those missing instinctive tethers
to spirituality and empathetic intelligence...
while instead, if we find we are too reliant
on our senses for direction, we should add
a little logical reasoning to fine tune and distil
those overwhelmingly intrusive - sensed feelings...
then maybe, we can find a middle ground
of balanced cognitive and sensed understating
for the world we live in...
either way it all starts from within
without knowing what we\'re lacking
wasteful: to begin consuming...
May 14th, 2021 05:23
L. B. Mek said:
yup, I too agree dear Poet
the more random \'assumed logic\' based knowledge
we accumulate, the more confined we usually feel
at the hopelessness it paints..
ergo, I feel it best
to tailor our learning, to match our needs
meaning: if we\'re naturally logical people
maybe we work on those missing instinctive tethers
to spirituality and empathetic intelligence...
while instead, if we find we are too reliant
on our senses for direction, we should add
a little logical reasoning to fine tune and distil
those overwhelmingly intrusive - sensed feelings...
then maybe, we can find a middle ground
of balanced cognitive and sensed understating
for the world we live in...
either way it all starts from within
without knowing what we\'re lacking
wasteful: to begin consuming...
May 14th, 2021 05:23
Prison
Goldfinch60 said:
WE are being forced to live in ignorance but once we find the key to open the door the Universe is ours.
Andy
May 14th, 2021 00:30
Goldfinch60 said:
WE are being forced to live in ignorance but once we find the key to open the door the Universe is ours.
Andy
May 14th, 2021 00:30
Coursing
L. B. Mek said:
\'in all those muddied-up traced laylines
of fateful choices, ley lines
nirvana awaits: as promised...\'
Now this is my interpretation of
\'achingly, Shrapnel incisions of mercifully sharpened, wit\'
as coping methodology, to our lives sublime of Absurdity!
(a brilliant image and write, dear poet)
it let me indulge in all that snarky cynicism I carry with me
in those unacknowledged corners of my psyche, lol
May 13th, 2021 04:20
L. B. Mek said:
\'in all those muddied-up traced laylines
of fateful choices, ley lines
nirvana awaits: as promised...\'
Now this is my interpretation of
\'achingly, Shrapnel incisions of mercifully sharpened, wit\'
as coping methodology, to our lives sublime of Absurdity!
(a brilliant image and write, dear poet)
it let me indulge in all that snarky cynicism I carry with me
in those unacknowledged corners of my psyche, lol
May 13th, 2021 04:20
Coursing
Goldfinch60 said:
That future is there for us all and where are now was decided upon each path we took or door we opened.
Andy
May 13th, 2021 00:41
Goldfinch60 said:
That future is there for us all and where are now was decided upon each path we took or door we opened.
Andy
May 13th, 2021 00:41
Scope
Goldfinch60 said:
Yes we are just those minnows in our world, or our country or our home just swimming around.
Andy
May 12th, 2021 00:00
Goldfinch60 said:
Yes we are just those minnows in our world, or our country or our home just swimming around.
Andy
May 12th, 2021 00:00
Scope
Accidental Poet said:
As I\'ve driven past a roadside pond, I\'ve often thought of how any life within that pond has no idea of life outside of that pond. It always reminds me of how small we are on this third rock from our own Sun, and how expansive the rest of the universe is in comparison to us. Very thought provoking write John. ; ) AP
May 11th, 2021 08:19
Accidental Poet said:
As I\'ve driven past a roadside pond, I\'ve often thought of how any life within that pond has no idea of life outside of that pond. It always reminds me of how small we are on this third rock from our own Sun, and how expansive the rest of the universe is in comparison to us. Very thought provoking write John. ; ) AP
May 11th, 2021 08:19
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