Am I free
To think
What May?
We through
Seasons
And life
Will change
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May 3, 2010 at 6:38 am
Beautifully said and penned Adam. You keep up the good work. I readly do like these verses there is truth written into them. We do change as we grow older, and I do believe that our rights to think and say what we may is little by little being taken away from us.
May 3, 2010 at 6:58 am
Viola, despite some of my more morose posts from months past, I remain an inveterate optimist for one main reason—blogging. But that’s the ‘Net… Outside of that, I think you’re right about the curtailment of rights. Thank you always for your encouragement and starting my Monday off with some excellent food for thought 🙂
May 3, 2010 at 10:21 am
Nicely phrased
happy May!!!
May 3, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Thanks, Leslie. Happy May!
May 3, 2010 at 1:54 pm
well delivered, challenging though it looks simple. well done Adam.
May 3, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Appreciate you saying that. I enjoy writing poems that sound simple. Have a great week, wordwand!
May 3, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Our freedom is so defined by what we believe…those beliefs build the invisible cage we all live in…..a well turned phrase here dustus.
May 4, 2010 at 7:37 am
I agree… though our beliefs do not necessarily have to construct a cage. Writing/Art is my attempt to discover my deepest felt beliefs. I do feel free when I write, especially lately.
May 3, 2010 at 5:49 pm
So potent for such a simple poem
May 4, 2010 at 7:43 am
Brevity may lend to wit, as few words have the potential to form powerful lines.
Thanks, K
May 4, 2010 at 8:27 am
Intrinsic intulectuals
Our thoughts
Entrapped
In binary code
Displayed
For the masses
Wasted?
Perhaps on many.
Appreciated
By the few.
Is my morbidity taking over here?! LOL bought an SLR over the weekend. Going to play this week. I bet they’ll still be streaky photos.
May 4, 2010 at 9:11 am
Shan, thanks for the cool reply! Awesome you bought the SLR. Check YouTube to see if they have a tutorial on your camera.
I’m taking some shots now for HDR. Still getting the hang of it. Hopefully I can make a decent one by Thursday.
May 4, 2010 at 9:48 am
well put!
May 4, 2010 at 1:03 pm
10 Q 😉
May 4, 2010 at 11:30 am
Love your reference to change, here, Adam. Very universal poem. Like it!
May 4, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Interesting you bring that up, Leslie. I mean the notion of “universality.” When I was in school attending literary theory courses, that notion was vehemently torn apart by a few profs. I disagreed respectfully, mentioning visual art in my defense. If you don’t mind, your thoughts on that one?
May 5, 2010 at 12:14 am
I believe when one writes and presents it to others they no longer control what the reader may derive from their words. We all have different experiences and what we may envision may be completely different from that which the writer wished to portray. I feel that “universal” is a good thing, especially in marketing. Too much information can narrow the field of readers. Your poem, above, can be read as a seasonal piece where the emphasis is on the change of the seasons, literally.
The word may could mean possibility and seasons refer to the seasons of our lives. That is what I meant. I am surprised that professors would speak about universal as something that is not desired. I think style for an artist and voice for a writer is important, but isn’t part of it designed to communicate? How much better if we write and create in such a manner as to reach more people?
May 4, 2010 at 11:55 am
Change is good if YOU feel it needs to be done, right? lol 🙂
May 4, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Hey Doraz! For the most part yes… while considering others, as you always do 🙂
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*Announcement: I am completely swamped with offline work right now. My apologies for not visiting too many sites these last couple days 😦
May 5, 2010 at 11:07 am
Please come over to here and here
to help me wish HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Viola.
Love you!
hugs
shakira
May 5, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Happy Birthday to Viola!!! 🙂
Nice of you to do that, shakira.
May 5, 2010 at 6:36 pm
KINDNESS CARD TO PASS AROUND TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS*
http://dorazsays.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/kindness-card-to-pass-aroung-to-all-your-friends/#comment-17766
Thanks…
Doraz
🙂
May 5, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Cool. Thank you
May 5, 2010 at 8:09 pm
For Some reason I cannot get to your new post.
So I will say Hi Adam and happy Thursday Poet’s Rally
I know your post is fabulous
Leslie
May 5, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Thanks Leslie. I took that one down for personal reasons.
Sorry about that.
May 5, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Adam your new post “Contrition” is not working, the page is blank.
May 6, 2010 at 6:34 am
Sorry about that. Took it down.
Hope you had a great birthday, Viola 🙂
May 6, 2010 at 9:50 am
so correctly spoken.
May 6, 2010 at 10:01 am
Thanks trisha. Always appreciate your kind replies 🙂
May 6, 2010 at 9:38 pm
http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/thursday-poets-rally-week-17-may-6-12-2010-homecoming/
I honor you the three awards from my post, please feel free to share with your other poetry friends…
have fun!
thank you for the long time support.
cheers!
May 10, 2010 at 8:17 am
@ Leslie White’s earlier comment:
(Sorry it took so long to reply)
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“…I think style for an artist and voice for a writer is important, but isn’t part of it designed to communicate? How much better if we write and create in such a manner as to reach more people?”
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I also agree with all you said prior to the part of your comment I quote…
YES! Communication and connection = much larger issue. Once written/painted/etc.., interpretations depend on so many personal factors that influence one’s perception. However, the fact that art can be shared freely, discussed, supported, and in some case act in a didactic manner… that is why I’m drawn to it.
Leslie, thank you for the thoughtful reply and excellent explication of “Will Change.”