tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post468303379340228919..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Walking To Italy On The Via FrancigenaThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-84386126887741276622014-09-08T18:36:44.113+01:002014-09-08T18:36:44.113+01:00Cheers, Andy... Yes. sometimes a brief, chance enc...Cheers, Andy... Yes. sometimes a brief, chance encounter can go deep...The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-74974350094161865232014-09-08T16:53:47.720+01:002014-09-08T16:53:47.720+01:00Thanks for sharing this Robert, it is good to have...Thanks for sharing this Robert, it is good to have you back. I love the poem - it is wonderful how that.deep sharing of a life happens. And when a person is your map<br /><br />Andy (pilgrimpace)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-66672344200066043242014-09-08T07:10:24.558+01:002014-09-08T07:10:24.558+01:00Nice to hear from you again — Pat, Nick and Ruth. ...Nice to hear from you again — Pat, Nick and Ruth. It's good to be back. But my feet hurt! I'm looking forward to recounting my story, and getting things into some sort of shape.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-9894892256195134712014-09-07T12:34:59.982+01:002014-09-07T12:34:59.982+01:00Again, welcome home!
I, too, am moved by the poem...Again, welcome home!<br /><br />I, too, am moved by the poem. It offers a striking contrast to the dramatic, rocky terrain in the photo, and the extraordinary statements in the paragraph about walking 1000 km. This makes its simple purity more profound. I will relish what you share from the journey.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-1794908019887224692014-09-06T20:00:06.727+01:002014-09-06T20:00:06.727+01:00Welcome back. A good route to walk, I think, if yo...Welcome back. A good route to walk, I think, if you don't mind the rather obvious encroachments of modernity along the way. As you say, too many roads perhaps and not enough wilderness. But rewarding I hope. I look forward to reading more about it.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112462990202280587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-55927942840006005232014-09-06T19:30:17.878+01:002014-09-06T19:30:17.878+01:00Welcome home Robert. I have thought about you an...Welcome home Robert. I have thought about you and wondered how things were going. Look forward to seeing more photographs and bits of that journal.<br />I love the poem too - it captures the spirit of it all.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-53613960755869612882014-09-06T14:58:43.363+01:002014-09-06T14:58:43.363+01:00Thanks, both Am and George, for your lovely, respo...Thanks, both Am and George, for your lovely, responsive, super-quick comments. Nice to get them when I've been so (splendidly) isolated for so long!<br /><br />I tried to capture my impression of that kind old man I met in Frasne-le-Château in just a few, simple words — hoping to give an almost haiku-like idea of his origin, his life, his character, his attitude to life in a very distilled way. So glad the poem worked for you! The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-50362704303733482962014-09-06T14:40:53.451+01:002014-09-06T14:40:53.451+01:00Yes! As I said in my reply over at Transit Notes,...Yes! As I said in my reply over at Transit Notes, WELCOME HOME. You've been missed, and I'm really looking forward to hearing more about your adventures along the Via Francigena.<br /><br />Your poem is a lovely portrait. Not a haiku, but, in its tightness and grip, it has the feel of a haiku. Poignant, moving, and a reminder of how we are all connected.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-71300990228842311592014-09-06T14:23:09.566+01:002014-09-06T14:23:09.566+01:00Welcome home! You've been in my thoughts. Loo...Welcome home! You've been in my thoughts. Looking forward to hearing about this walk and quite moved by your poem about the kind old man. Splendid photo. I feel as if I have been there before. amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.com