tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post2703589449743133642..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: To the Sound of Breaking Glass...Dave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-35008234994331819002013-04-11T15:09:00.439+01:002013-04-11T15:09:00.439+01:00Elephant's Child
Yes, it does seem to be so, m...<b> Elephant's Child</b><br />Yes, it does seem to be so, maybe they are the most vivid, or the most elemental.<br /><br /><b>aprille </b><br />what I find so fascinating is the way the ears wake up before the eyes. They do say that when someone is in a coma they can often hear what is being said, though all the other channels are closed down.<br /><br /><b>Leovi </b><br />Thanks Leovi. Good to get your take on it.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />Thanks so much for your thoughts - always welcome.<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />Much thanks. Strange thing: it often occurs to me that the mix is surreal, even whils I am asleep/awake experiencing it.<br /><br /><b>Jinksy </b><br />Thanks Jinksy. It's a difficult moment to get across, even though I guess we have all experienced it.<br /><br /><b>The Weaver of Grass </b><br />A wonderful poem. At one time I committed it to memory. Pretty sure I couldn't reproduce it all now, though.<br /><br /><b>Carl </b><br />Excellently put! Wish I'd thought of it, but thanks!<br /><br /><b>Cloudia </b><br />Another excellent analogy. Thanks very much for.<br /><br /><b>Other Mary </b><br />Yes crazy logic fits it very well, I think. Thanks for the kind words.<br /><br /><b>Ygraine </b><br />Wow! There's a suggestion that hadn't occurred to me! What if...? As always, great to get your thoughts on it. Thank you so much.<br /><br /><br /><br />Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-87688148617643094072013-04-11T14:15:10.545+01:002013-04-11T14:15:10.545+01:00I love that mysterious time when we can glimpse mo...I love that mysterious time when we can glimpse more than one World at a time - the more unpleasant visions aside, of course!<br />A great deal of my inspiration originates from this state between sleeping and waking, and your depiction of it here is truly amazing...so ALIVE.<br />The Buddhist monk really stands out...could you possibly have a past-life connection here?<br /><br />Incredibly fascinating write, Dave.<br />I adore this! )Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-46684704342171098162013-04-10T22:57:16.418+01:002013-04-10T22:57:16.418+01:00Such a commonplace thing, and you rendering makes ...Such a commonplace thing, and you rendering makes it special. That moment...between dream and waking you've recreated so well. And with that crazy logic of dreams. Superb Dave.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-47793375063645249392013-04-10T20:02:09.232+01:002013-04-10T20:02:09.232+01:00We become such palimpsests!
AlohaWe become such palimpsests!<br /><br /><br />AlohaCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-70768301783315729162013-04-10T19:41:45.306+01:002013-04-10T19:41:45.306+01:00exactly what that state between dream and wake fee...exactly what that state between dream and wake feels like. So sharp and soft at the same time time. The outer world driving into and then driving off the dream state.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-84749425948716757372013-04-10T19:12:15.076+01:002013-04-10T19:12:15.076+01:00Yes Dave I know that Edwin Muir poem.
It is a stra...Yes Dave I know that Edwin Muir poem.<br />It is a strange world indeed that few moments between waking and sleeping - the mind plays funny tricks.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-80985139377614842142013-04-10T16:51:17.693+01:002013-04-10T16:51:17.693+01:00How well you captured the betwix and between momen...How well you captured the betwix and between moment of waking. :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-84239534679944207072013-04-10T13:11:16.339+01:002013-04-10T13:11:16.339+01:00wow....surreal as are most dreams...that image of ...wow....surreal as are most dreams...that image of the monk...have seen it...and it is def one that sticks with you...love the focus on sound there in the middle as well...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-63767079784096659562013-04-10T12:18:26.446+01:002013-04-10T12:18:26.446+01:00"Innocence and artfulness walk hand in hand.&..."Innocence and artfulness walk hand in hand." I like it.<br /><br />Your poem captures well that time just before waking....Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-20633074600279124562013-04-10T12:14:06.534+01:002013-04-10T12:14:06.534+01:00Yes, great poem, I like the strength of the Buddhi...Yes, great poem, I like the strength of the Buddhist monk poetic figure in this poem interesting.<br />Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-64104568895346340832013-04-10T12:00:35.173+01:002013-04-10T12:00:35.173+01:00Well, you do it again and again. Fabulous discript...Well, you do it again and again. Fabulous discription of that state.<br />Sounds - or are they nauseous noises, are haunting me too. Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-2107010419150691892013-04-10T11:43:52.572+01:002013-04-10T11:43:52.572+01:00That period when we are neither asleep nor awake i...That period when we are neither asleep nor awake is often such a frightening time. I wonder why it is almost always the nightmares that hang onto us that way?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com