tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post6199194833572438975..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Summer Solstice : StonehengeDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-22306443063997636342009-06-29T05:19:06.445+01:002009-06-29T05:19:06.445+01:00Dave, lovely and stirring. When I was in first gr...Dave, lovely and stirring. When I was in first grade I heard that you could fit a million earths inside the sun. I took my crayons and tried to paint that idea. Fifty-seven years later I am still trying to size up the sun. When the men, women, and children who made Stonehenge were earth walkers, they used larger crayons.Richard Jesse Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526212532259535346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-67650229131995153352009-06-27T13:15:34.121+01:002009-06-27T13:15:34.121+01:00I'm a little late coming to it but I really en...I'm a little late coming to it but I really enjoyed this poem and the wisdom that lies in it. The stones have watched the ages pass and must despair at what they see around them now. We may not survive, but they will. The photograph is beautiful.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-59558424958116715022009-06-25T14:47:41.544+01:002009-06-25T14:47:41.544+01:00Reading your poem once more, I can see that you we...Reading your poem once more, I can see that you were alluding to an earlier period. I apologize for the confusion on my part. I am really feeling a connection to the power of minerals and that is more ancient than Druids and the people before them who built Stonehenge. This is an inspiring poem, Dave. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-81723730732084225452009-06-25T11:57:24.536+01:002009-06-25T11:57:24.536+01:00Linda
Yes, your response is interesting and I than...<b>Linda</b><br />Yes, your response is interesting and I thank you for it. The Druids, it has been said, have had a subliminal influence on our culture, but but I was actually alluding to the period before the Druids.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-3185916498525119872009-06-24T16:27:27.794+01:002009-06-24T16:27:27.794+01:00Inside those stones exists the ores that cure canc...Inside those stones exists the ores that cure cancer. Inside those stones exists the crystals that reflect the sunlight away from the earth and the glass to develop solar power. Not to leave out magnetism. I would argue that the stones were as powerful, an equal partner to the sun in the Druid dance and so were the Druids themselves. A trinity. I loved your words,"the deeper voices of the standing stones, more ancient than the ancient ones we've come to celebrate." Brilliant words! I will look for Alice Oswald's books. The poetry section cries to me when I am in a book store too.<br />I laughed out loud when I read that. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-75916662002832848112009-06-24T09:32:39.269+01:002009-06-24T09:32:39.269+01:00Mary Ellen
It's interesting the way our relat...<b>Mary Ellen </b><br />It's interesting the way our relationship with the sun varies over the course of time - instance Jim's comments. Mine, too, has definitely changed, at first positively, latterly more ambiguously, I feel. You must see Stonehenge if you can.<br /><br /><b>Aniket </b><br />Yes, but I think that at the henge there is a magnificence that is unknown as well as one perceived in the unknown.<br /><br /><b>Roxana </b><br />Thanks a lot for that Roxana.<br /><br /><b>Cathy </b><br />I think they knew things that we do not. I do not think we have recovered all we forgot. I wonder, though, what they would have made of U-V rays had they known about them. My dad was always saying <i> You can't put old heads on young shoulders</i>. We, are the young shoulders, I think.<br /><br /><b>lakeviewer </b><br />Your remarks about history echo a thought I have had for a long time. They talk about <i>learning from history</i>. I'm not sure that you can. And I'm not sure that it repeats itself - very often.<br /><br /><b>Conda </b><br />Thanks Conda. I think that puts it in a nutshell, so to speak. We definitely have disconnected from some ancient learning. But maybe not from all, as some would have it.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-80883054791535198892009-06-24T03:31:57.181+01:002009-06-24T03:31:57.181+01:00Delightful poem for the solstice, Dave. Especially...Delightful poem for the solstice, Dave. Especially living in the north, I loved how it described how we've disconnected some, but not all from the ancient need.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-28320801728253982332009-06-24T02:12:39.042+01:002009-06-24T02:12:39.042+01:00Interesting take. I like the line, "What sho...Interesting take. I like the line, "What should we calculate in these old fields?".<br /><br />History may not be linear at all, may not be understood, may not be grasped.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-71498421712383654952009-06-23T21:55:05.971+01:002009-06-23T21:55:05.971+01:00What dud those ancients know, as they knew the ai...What dud those ancients know, as they knew the air, that we've come to forget? Yes, esp about our star, Sol. In so many Mesoamerican cultures these people paid worship to this incredible orb w/o second though and certainly not to UV-rays that might damage skin etc lol. We modern animals give such a paucity of care to the wonders of astronomical guideposts such as Stonehenge and Woodhenge because we don't feel as those who built them did. We think we're smarter. Ironic.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788060917420508410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-31155581279588077002009-06-23T19:37:40.323+01:002009-06-23T19:37:40.323+01:00beautiful and melancholic post, Dave, opening up t...beautiful and melancholic post, Dave, opening up to mystery. i loved everything, the picture included.Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-8379758517599765452009-06-23T16:29:06.779+01:002009-06-23T16:29:06.779+01:00The stone henge always fascinate me. I have their ...The stone henge always fascinate me. I have their miniature model up at my work desk too. :)<br /><br />And you are very right again in pointing out how everything unknown is taken to be magnificent.Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-12891865106945384362009-06-23T15:17:28.264+01:002009-06-23T15:17:28.264+01:00I enjoyed this. I feel that I have an ever-evolvin...I enjoyed this. I feel that I have an ever-evolving relationship with our great star, and a long-held wish to see Stonehenge! Nice job.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416798580398814009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61806737784660686272009-06-23T11:10:21.740+01:002009-06-23T11:10:21.740+01:00Emma
Welcome and many thanks for commenting.<b>Emma</b><br />Welcome and many thanks for commenting.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-23142763733205113942009-06-23T11:07:45.443+01:002009-06-23T11:07:45.443+01:00Soulbrush
Thanks for the kind comments.
Tabor
M...<b>Soulbrush </b><br />Thanks for the kind comments.<br /><br /><b>Tabor </b><br />Many thanks for an interesting comment. Very helpful<br /><br /><b>Friko </b><br />Welcome again amd many thanks for such a gracious comment.<br /><br /><b>John </b><br />Yes, it's a genuine first draft. I wrote most of it on the morning paper over breakfast and typed it in pretty much as was - the trouble is, I am beginning to suspect that it's going to remain a first draft poem. Thanks for the comments. Most helpful.<br /><br /><b>Jeanne </b><br />No cliche. There is something about the site that goes beyond cliche, I think.<br />Yes, you have balls - you just can't be grasped by them! - Can you?<br /><br /><b>Bee </b><br />I too often drive past Stonehenge and know the feelings you alllude to - though it has lost some of its old magic for me, since it was barricaded and turned into a museum exhibit. I'm not against that, something had to be done, but it's a shame.<br /><br /><b>Elaine </b><br />Many thanks for that. Encouraging.<br /><br /><b>Poetikat </b><br />Lovely thought - until you got to me! You wouldn't want to hear that! Thanks for thatthought, though.<br /><br /><b>Janette </b><br />Your paintings of Stonehenge sounds very interesting.<br /><br /><b>Ronda </b><br />Love and light - I like the association. Thanks. But as I wrote to John. I am beginning to feel that it might stay as it is. A Peter Pan of poetry.<br /><br /><b>Mairi </b><br />I very much appeciate your instinctive understanding, and yes, your <i>just enough to tickle the ear with recognition</i> hits the spot I am increasingly trying to aim for these days. Thanks for a useful feedback.<br /><br /><b>James Oh</b><br />Welcome to my blog. Good to have you aboard. Thanks for the very kind remarks.<br /><br /><b>A Cuban in London </b><br />I am quite taken aback by your praise. Very many thanks, I shall think about your comments, as indeed I do about all such. Hope the cold departs in double quick time - and that your daughter does not catch it.<br /><br /><b>Derrick </b><br />I suppose you could say I just dashed it off. At the time I was stuck for my next post and this was meant as a fill-in. But I must admit that when I had typed it out I was <i>quietly pleased</i> with it - isn't that what they say when trying to be modest?<br /><br /><b>Fantastic Forrest </b><br />I know my limits! How can I compete with that! Excellent.<br /><br /> <b>Dick</b><br />Many thanks for that Dick. A really useful comment.<br /><br /><b>Caio </b><br />I think I know what you mean, it does get you that way.<br /><br /><b>Jaky </b><br />Welcome to my blog and many thanks for taking time out to comment.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-82718073936964001942009-06-23T09:54:02.079+01:002009-06-23T09:54:02.079+01:00Yeah I agree! What a wonderful piece, we who love ...Yeah I agree! What a wonderful piece, we who love the sun. :)Emma Steinhttp://shangrilasearch.insanejournal.com/12203.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61061290719904395202009-06-23T09:35:44.967+01:002009-06-23T09:35:44.967+01:00The Weaver of Grass
Many thanks. The big catch-up...<b>The Weaver of Grass </b><br />Many thanks. The big catch-up begins here - I hope!<br /><br /><b>Peggy </b><br />Welcome to the blog and very many thanks for the contribution.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />Welcome. Very happy to have you aboard. Hope ypou continue to enjoy.<br /><br /><b>Adrian </b><br />The most powerful, yes, but indanger of becoming over-looked, I fear. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Helen </b><br />Hi and welcome. Please try hard not to resist mine! Thanks for the feedback.<br /><br /><b>readingsully2 </b><br />I had the same feeling when I first saw the stines. I wonder if that's common. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Helen </b><br />Yes, good point - and would we still feel the same if we did know what the stones were for. How much is it the mystery that intrigues?Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14785093557540496072009-06-23T03:33:26.297+01:002009-06-23T03:33:26.297+01:00Wonderful poem date.I love reading 'we cannot ...Wonderful poem date.I love reading 'we cannot grasp of them that grasp us by the balls'. intuitive.fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-79381614579006258192009-06-22T23:11:49.421+01:002009-06-22T23:11:49.421+01:00hi ! thank for have visited my blog .
and stonehe...hi ! thank for have visited my blog . <br />and stonehenge , i always stop to hear any thing about this .and when i went there , i got speechless.Caio Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592097138751108428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-89367483330549888922009-06-22T22:19:26.351+01:002009-06-22T22:19:26.351+01:00I like the demotic touches here that keep the poem...I like the demotic touches here that keep the poem grounded so that Stonehenge then is linked to Stonehenge now.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-72715928435264473562009-06-22T20:03:02.915+01:002009-06-22T20:03:02.915+01:00Lovely poem and pic! I posted this morning about ...Lovely poem and pic! I posted this morning about a special event at my local Stonehenge. <br /><br />Much as I enjoyed the ideas your piece conjures, I have to confess that for me, Stonehenge will be forever linked to <br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlf5ucFanpY&feature=related" rel="nofollow">this interpretation.</a>Fantastic Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044290192610027408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-47824766174980980672009-06-22T18:12:14.759+01:002009-06-22T18:12:14.759+01:00Hi Dave,
So, you just dashed this off, eh?! Great...Hi Dave,<br /><br />So, you just dashed this off, eh?! Great poem, as usual. Although the stones are magnificent I can't help but think of the pyramids already being thousands of years old when Stonehenge went up. The ancients could certainly teach us many things.<br /><br />Hope to see you back soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-63941686665258077192009-06-22T11:39:42.766+01:002009-06-22T11:39:42.766+01:00This poem is so good that I cannot even begin to d...This poem is so good that I cannot even begin to describe my feelings. I am currently nursing a cold (strange word construction that one, I am not cuddling my catarrh, in fact I want it as far away from my daughter and me as possible) but your words, read after having come across an article in today's The Guardian about pagan traditions making a comeback in the UK, are a much needed balm for both my physical and mental health. You're right, what did we learn from those ancient people? To fear the sun? That's no development, that's backwardness. Your rhyme was beautiful and precise, the rhythm, ahh, the rhythm, I've read your poem now four times because of that lovely cadence, each word weighing precisely what it should, sometimes nought. Many thanks, dave, for throwing a beam of that solstice into my soul today.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-43954516427389598582009-06-22T09:39:33.751+01:002009-06-22T09:39:33.751+01:00Stunning photo, lovely beautiful poetry and wise ...Stunning photo, lovely beautiful poetry and wise author is perfectly match. I'm more than happy to read your posts, Dave King.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925571931921567505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-23588153367878626002009-06-22T03:07:31.896+01:002009-06-22T03:07:31.896+01:00Nice use of half rhyme eye rhyme almost but not qu...Nice use of half rhyme eye rhyme almost but not quite rhyme here, sometimes just enough to tickle the ear with recognition. The 'o' and 'u' sounds in the first stanza especially - song, run, stones, come, tongue, words, known, moves, tone, fun. Maybe part of what John calls the mix between the more literary and conversational tone. I'm not sure how he figured that out though, without my instinctive understanding.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11908332538776254864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38272247569590634362009-06-22T02:34:56.156+01:002009-06-22T02:34:56.156+01:00Intriguing musings about Solstice. Look forward to...Intriguing musings about Solstice. Look forward to the finished piece. Powerful, this is. Love and light on this Solstice. Namaste.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.com