tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post7064486817935984735..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: what does she know?Dave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-23478890070255998552013-05-11T22:30:47.245+01:002013-05-11T22:30:47.245+01:00Great questions. I wonder if we did know the answe...Great questions. I wonder if we did know the answer of what our consequences would be, would that always stop us? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318991328136593536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-68490307544177757802013-05-11T11:49:56.607+01:002013-05-11T11:49:56.607+01:00Ygraine
Much thanks for this thought. It certainl...<b>Ygraine </b><br />Much thanks for this thought. It certainly is true that we all do it.<br /><br /><b>Rachna </b><br />As always, a valuable comment. Thank you for it.<br /><br /><b>Tess </b><br />Me too... glad you found it giggle-worthy!<br /><br /><b>live2write2day </b><br />'Tis true we cannot eschew them. We sometimes think we have, but they appear in another guise.<br /><br /><br />Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-26363936849279715182013-05-10T21:37:14.286+01:002013-05-10T21:37:14.286+01:00Wonderful reflection on this Cassatt painting and ...Wonderful reflection on this Cassatt painting and on the story of Eve and that primeval search for knowledge. Ah, the dangers we cannot eschew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-22602066584105526612013-05-10T21:10:33.541+01:002013-05-10T21:10:33.541+01:00Hording data for a rainy day...giggle...I do that....Hording data for a rainy day...giggle...I do that...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-2478830573390452212013-05-10T17:21:24.522+01:002013-05-10T17:21:24.522+01:00Lovely poem, Dave. The last four lines were super....Lovely poem, Dave. The last four lines were super.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-84481571971485037032013-05-10T15:04:07.344+01:002013-05-10T15:04:07.344+01:00That last line sums up so well how we all to some ...That last line sums up so well how we all to some degree overlook the importance of a situation, in favour of it's immediate gratification...:/<br />Splendidly written piece!Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-67835360026516524062013-05-10T12:13:52.466+01:002013-05-10T12:13:52.466+01:00Leovi
True.
Mary
It is true that we can only kno...<b> Leovi</b><br />True.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />It is true that we can only know things by comparing them, I think. Without black, would we know white?<br /><br /><b>izzy </b><br />is she he or is she she?<br /><br /><b>Kelvin </b><br />I like your thinking. Thanks for it.<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />Yes, take your point, it is also the souce of much evil, I agree.<br /><br /><b>anthonynorth </b><br />That's positive thinking, if ever I heard it!<br /><br /><b>Tumblewords </b><br />Many thanks for saying this. Very helpful.<br /><br /><b>Helen </b><br />Thanks Helen, that's very useful to know.<br /><br /><b>Gerry </b><br />Yes, this is very close to what I had in mind. Thanks for it.<br /><br /><b>haricot </b><br />Thanks for saying so.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso </b><br />Appreciate this, thank you for sharing your thoughts.<br /><br /><b>The Weaver of Grass </b><br />Just the thought that a lot of knowledge, even knowledge that is valued, is finally trivial.<br /><br /><b>Lydia </b><br />I am so grateful to you for saying so. Good to have your thoughts.<br /><br /><b>Strummed Words </b><br />Many thanks for the comment. Always good to have.<br /><br /><b>sharplittlepencil </b><br />I do agree with your opening remarks. Thanks for them.<br /><br /><b> A Cuban in London</b><br />As always, much thanks for a valued comment.<br /><br /><br />Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-3382546042213652382013-05-09T21:34:14.884+01:002013-05-09T21:34:14.884+01:00That last line was a killer. The whole poem is a b...That last line was a killer. The whole poem is a beauty which is complemented by the image you chose. Many thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed this piece.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-19240428455443126082013-05-09T18:38:05.369+01:002013-05-09T18:38:05.369+01:00Knowledge is nothing without common sense. The wh...Knowledge is nothing without common sense. The whole Eve myth is so overrated, really! <br /><br />Also, I can't look at this portrait and not think it looks like my father when he was about 18... in drag... Ha ha.. What Does "She" Know?" AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-79673266155661854082013-05-09T13:30:52.603+01:002013-05-09T13:30:52.603+01:00Good point. She needs to get out there to experien...Good point. She needs to get out there to experience the world...Tantalizing ideas.Strummed Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345074413602549369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-49735167996958170932013-05-09T10:02:25.070+01:002013-05-09T10:02:25.070+01:00Such a wonderful poem, Dave. Your final lines actu...Such a wonderful poem, Dave. Your final lines actually gave me goosebumps. Very, very fine!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14980946170254668082013-05-08T20:01:25.399+01:002013-05-08T20:01:25.399+01:00The line that jars with me Dave is the pub quiz li...The line that jars with me Dave is the pub quiz line - other than that I think it is a superb effort.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-87608833870563164712013-05-08T19:48:47.614+01:002013-05-08T19:48:47.614+01:00Knowledge..."acquaintance with the tantalisin...Knowledge..."acquaintance with the tantalising thing" how true. And the climax of a whole, as ever, powerful poem.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-71770880064437958222013-05-08T17:49:20.350+01:002013-05-08T17:49:20.350+01:00Your questions about what is innocent and how the ...Your questions about what is innocent and how the tantalizing temptation occurs are resonant and lingering on.haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-88843809565967395412013-05-08T17:47:17.440+01:002013-05-08T17:47:17.440+01:00collecting shells..as if somehow that could help m...collecting shells..as if somehow that could help me to acquire some hidden strength from having them ...like an icon left up in the soul area of the room.....as usual a wonderful poem Dave!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40958466594368379202013-05-08T17:36:08.446+01:002013-05-08T17:36:08.446+01:00The questions/answers form works beautifully here ...The questions/answers form works beautifully here ... I really enjoyed your poem!!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-77470341279699268532013-05-08T16:29:53.837+01:002013-05-08T16:29:53.837+01:00knowledge does not grow on trees - indeed! I liked...knowledge does not grow on trees - indeed! I liked, too, the hoarding of data for a pub quiz...Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-75836668034972433462013-05-08T15:58:28.777+01:002013-05-08T15:58:28.777+01:00Yes, our knowledge is everything. Maybe we'll ...Yes, our knowledge is everything. Maybe we'll eventually get it right.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-66912967961826025452013-05-08T13:10:24.374+01:002013-05-08T13:10:24.374+01:00interesting ont eh comparison there in the end...w...interesting ont eh comparison there in the end...we do know things through comparison but what a deadly thing as well comparison is...it can def lead to some dangerous places....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-24773141818140064502013-05-08T12:49:11.772+01:002013-05-08T12:49:11.772+01:00...i read this as if you had the curiosity of Eve ......i read this as if you had the curiosity of Eve when she made that bite that changed completely everything... at first people know nothing of anything, of something... until we are feed with awareness... unfortunately, even if we are layered with a lot of awareness all around us... we are still tempted to do what we are not ought to do... well, we are humans --- capably incapable, normally abnormal.... great ponderings sir... smiles...kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02591849636814413110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-21843618170109484332013-05-08T12:22:43.268+01:002013-05-08T12:22:43.268+01:00If it is peach- it is the soft skin
and secondaril...If it is peach- it is the soft skin<br />and secondarily the flavor running down her chin!izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-64454778660224207322013-05-08T11:57:03.421+01:002013-05-08T11:57:03.421+01:00So true about most things, I think....we can only ...So true about most things, I think....we can only know how they compare. Beauty is relative, as is taste.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-53948044153489878182013-05-08T10:59:20.696+01:002013-05-08T10:59:20.696+01:00Knowledge is our driving force!
Knowledge is our driving force!<br />Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.com