tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post5861897440320551655..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Six Poems Written While Walking The Coast Path Between Plymouth And PooleThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-39354842231692897732012-12-06T23:54:57.112+00:002012-12-06T23:54:57.112+00:00Robert: I have wondered where you've been. (I ...Robert: I have wondered where you've been. (I suspected it must be one of your wonderful walks, and am so glad to see it was!) Now, three posts up to savor. This one first: George has got there before me, so I'll simply echo his choice of the words from "Sleep Work." Lovely!Susan Scheidhttp://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-75619506541366891192012-12-06T19:16:50.591+00:002012-12-06T19:16:50.591+00:00Thanks so much, dritanje. You really are too kind....Thanks so much, dritanje. You really are too kind.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-59665234282429172202012-12-06T17:45:30.598+00:002012-12-06T17:45:30.598+00:00Only just read these poems, I like them all a lot,...Only just read these poems, I like them all a lot, and I also noted the 4 lines that George did - exceptional!dritanjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025213970107184429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-38469045328316585642012-12-05T20:04:52.210+00:002012-12-05T20:04:52.210+00:00Thanks so much, everyone, for your positive commen...Thanks so much, everyone, for your positive comments about my ragbag of poems. My favourite lines are also those you quote from 'Sleep work', George.<br /><br />Although the last poem seems to have struck a chord, I like it less myself, and find it the least original!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-49395023338853739532012-12-05T17:37:07.357+00:002012-12-05T17:37:07.357+00:00these are great!these are great!Syhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11154396802023859189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-82025550548460745542012-12-05T17:19:09.928+00:002012-12-05T17:19:09.928+00:00Oh, these are good, I especially like the "Fo...Oh, these are good, I especially like the "Four Wise Axioms" thank you for sharing.Martinhttp://www.martinblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-46888277875282198932012-12-05T15:47:47.210+00:002012-12-05T15:47:47.210+00:00Wonderful to know that you were out walking and co...Wonderful to know that you were out walking and composing poetry! <br /><br />From dodo dodo dodododo to learn to dream while you're awake.<br /><br />Thanks so much! Looking forward to posts about this walk.<br />amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-46634846522829121462012-12-05T13:47:04.754+00:002012-12-05T13:47:04.754+00:00This a wonderful little collection of poems, Rober...This a wonderful little collection of poems, Robert, and I find great delight in the variety. My favorite lines—perhaps because we have been discussing the relationship between feeling and words on Ruth's blog, "Washed Stones"—are these from "Sleep Work":<br /><br />Perhaps the work is done<br />in the coil of the dreaming mind,<br />long before<br />any gaudy thoughts unwind.<br /><br />I also love your "Four Wise Axioms," especially the one about finding seeds of spring in winter. I remember Camus saying that, in the midst of winter, he found within himself an invincible summer. <br /><br />Looking forward to hearing more about your walk!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-17475147279677651022012-12-05T10:20:45.332+00:002012-12-05T10:20:45.332+00:00Robert, nothing like walking for days to simmer th...Robert, nothing like walking for days to simmer the crapola down into beautiful existential poems like this. I love them. It seems that you've covered a wide spectrum here, starting with that first primordial cry <i>dodo dodo . . . </i> Ending with the wise axioms is like closing the loop, back to that simple place, but now with an embrace of the wisdom gained through life.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com