tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post8799317257189937934..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): Regarding Doom and GloomRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-50604501551864440532017-02-22T08:15:38.331+11:002017-02-22T08:15:38.331+11:00A very good point, Therisa, underlining and extend...A very good point, Therisa, underlining and extending Rommy's. And a good reminder to those of us further away – as Myrna says, we are all world citizens. I do in fact speak out against all kinds of injustice when I am aware of it and challenge hate speech too. The problem is that from here I don't always know the facts and details. We hear such different things from different sides, and some of it – on both sides – sounds as if it must be biased and/or exaggerated.. When YOU tell me how directly you are affected, I know I can trust what you say. I know you as one who confronts truth squarely, without exaggeration and with enormous courage. Thank you for making your comment.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-31962807912220618392017-02-22T07:28:02.312+11:002017-02-22T07:28:02.312+11:00I can understand your reluctance to get involve, R...I can understand your reluctance to get involve, Rosemary, but for myself, I don't have that luxury, as the trans-community is directly affected, by his comments, appointments and legislation passed, under President Trump's term. I refuse to go quietly, like so many of my trans-sisters and brothers did, to their death, by the Nazis, during their reign of terror, in Europe.Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-3797363448489095042017-02-21T08:14:52.002+11:002017-02-21T08:14:52.002+11:00It is easier to have emotional distance when there...It is easier to have emotional distance when there is geographic distance as well. Unfortunately, it is all to close to home for me.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-13239685581402924992017-02-20T12:15:14.747+11:002017-02-20T12:15:14.747+11:00An important piece, Rosemary. I find myself wonde...An important piece, Rosemary. I find myself wondering what effect this man is having on the children of the world – on those little souls who are the hope of humankind. All the histrionics and name calling, the bullying and putting down of others, the denigration of free speech, the hate-speak, the disrespect for those with other religions and ethnicities – must be terrifying to children.<br /><br />Little eyes and ears take in a lot. It comes to them from the TV, from their parent’s overheard conversations, from older siblings and kids on the playground. Children need to know that adults are taking care of things and keeping them safe. That is not happening, anymore. <br /><br />I agreed with Meryl Streep when she said: "This instinct to humiliate when it's modeled by someone in the public ... by someone powerful, it filters down into everyone's life because it kind of gives permission for other people to do the same. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose." Sadly, little children lose the most. I cannot understand how any woman who has ever loved, nurtured or listened to a little child could attend one of this man’s sick “rallies” and take part in one of his “hate fests”. <br />Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-90565329323928628632017-02-20T10:48:07.180+11:002017-02-20T10:48:07.180+11:00"poems will out"
If ever the poets of t..."poems will out"<br /><br />If ever the poets of the world stop writing, the world is doomed.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-52350451612205335192017-02-20T10:07:35.946+11:002017-02-20T10:07:35.946+11:00Thanks to all who tell me I have the right to comm...Thanks to all who tell me I have the right to comment. Perhaps it is even a duty. But is it wise? Or would it be inflammatory?Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-58910788387037579522017-02-20T08:26:41.358+11:002017-02-20T08:26:41.358+11:00Yes there's doom and gloom everywhere I look. ...Yes there's doom and gloom everywhere I look. There's already a war between hearts. It may definitely turn to a civil war. I think you have every right to comment. You are a world citizen.<br />Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-61667145225469631732017-02-20T05:09:18.051+11:002017-02-20T05:09:18.051+11:00Your piece certainly shows how concerns transverse...Your piece certainly shows how concerns transverse continents with like minded thoughts. Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781106976505685053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-48635866599543818912017-02-20T04:29:33.127+11:002017-02-20T04:29:33.127+11:00When the US president use lies about our country I...When the US president use lies about our country I feel the right to interfere.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-48183963693900610102017-02-20T04:17:26.687+11:002017-02-20T04:17:26.687+11:00I really like this because of how conversational i...I really like this because of how conversational it is. Like you are talking right to me. I think this really brings home the power of your words. Matthew Henningsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561605742904573649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-176219488030955902017-02-20T03:27:09.970+11:002017-02-20T03:27:09.970+11:00Those last two lines are so powerfully moving and,...Those last two lines are so powerfully moving and, also, heart-wrenching to think that even the power of the truth might remain helpless in its efforts to make change.C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-10046346568509313112017-02-20T01:24:08.422+11:002017-02-20T01:24:08.422+11:00I love the reflective tone in this poem, and love ...I love the reflective tone in this poem, and love the respectful way it is written. It is unthinkable that in such a short time the thought of war between two allies is mentioned. It shows how quickly the world as we knew it has changed. Sigh.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-27102670542363106302017-02-20T01:19:35.561+11:002017-02-20T01:19:35.561+11:00I agree. I agree. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-78561223729665893792017-02-20T01:18:47.287+11:002017-02-20T01:18:47.287+11:00Oh I love this Quote! Oh I love this Quote! Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-17461951909799195752017-02-20T01:00:53.134+11:002017-02-20T01:00:53.134+11:00Oh Rosemary - you reached in and hugged my soul - ...Oh Rosemary - you reached in and hugged my soul - please let the poems continue not only to slip out but to spill out as a balm, salve and salvation for this time of insanity - Until then, no matter what or when we have the poetry of each other. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-83157693538636153562017-02-19T23:41:41.812+11:002017-02-19T23:41:41.812+11:00These are difficult times.. I can't hardly bel...These are difficult times.. I can't hardly believe what our world is facing let alone the stuff on the news :( God have mercy..Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-53861835648028140152017-02-19T22:44:31.053+11:002017-02-19T22:44:31.053+11:00Certainly the rest of the world looks on bemused t...Certainly the rest of the world looks on bemused that a nation priding itself with its democracy should now be threatened with tyranny. I hope the other nations of the world do not attempt to placate other tyrants and come home waving pieces of paper as happened in to Britain's Prime Minister in 1938 before WW2.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-46810934780006737452017-02-19T22:35:17.860+11:002017-02-19T22:35:17.860+11:00these are trying times for Americans and yes i und...these are trying times for Americans and yes i understand your feeling<br /><br />"I don’t live there, I tell myself. I cannot comment<br />on things that don’t concern me. I can’t know<br />the on-the-ground reality. I do not have the right."<br /><br />have a good Sunday<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-67394460747317192672017-02-19T20:35:45.507+11:002017-02-19T20:35:45.507+11:00I love your poem and its respectful evenhandedness...I love your poem and its respectful evenhandedness. These are indeed strange times, and like you, I am concerned, observant, and hoping all will be well.Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-47457272746884591732017-02-19T18:59:33.010+11:002017-02-19T18:59:33.010+11:00I feel free to criticize the a power when he attac...I feel free to criticize the a power when he attacks other nations. When he support the nationalist opposition with fascism on their agenda. I think that he violates the constitution... (and I have read it)... brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-41023023152686841792017-02-19T18:56:43.889+11:002017-02-19T18:56:43.889+11:00the last two lines, echo what I think Rosemary.. t...the last two lines, echo what I think Rosemary.. this has been something I have been thinking about a lot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-45441638889704035502017-02-19T18:54:10.250+11:002017-02-19T18:54:10.250+11:00It is evil time now. One good thing is only the sp...It is evil time now. One good thing is only the spineless, coward, corrupted & loveless souls are supporters of chaos. However it will pass but not before taking a heavy toll of honest and good souls. Too much materialism, greed and oil-money are the mischief-makers. But people will not learn. Your poem shows grave concerns for all involved. Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-40166085608126291652017-02-19T04:24:08.701+11:002017-02-19T04:24:08.701+11:00Indeed I do keep watching the rest of the world as...Indeed I do keep watching the rest of the world as well. I hope that the European Union, Canada, Australia, etc. will not give this tyrant credibility. It seems, however, that other countries are working to stay in favor of him.....just like the Republicans who hope he will help them fulfill their own agenda. I fear that when they wake up and see that he is working for only his own agenda and his own power it will be too late. People say work to change things by the next election cycle (2018); but I do fear by then we will be so entrenched in his dictatorship/fascism it may be too late.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-86089420300082390342017-02-18T10:53:25.159+11:002017-02-18T10:53:25.159+11:00It is hard to know the truth. The media feeds us o...It is hard to know the truth. The media feeds us one thing, but there is kindness all around. Stay positive. We will win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-58680087837599503932017-02-17T20:09:51.521+11:002017-02-17T20:09:51.521+11:00Thank you, Iulia , for this timely reminder. I mus... Thank you, Iulia , for this timely reminder. I must keep remembering one of my favourite quotes from the I Ching: 'The best way to fight evil is to make energetic progress in the good.'Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.com