tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post5126170868413964835..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Figure in LandscapeDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-81288316405643275242013-07-23T06:32:53.809+01:002013-07-23T06:32:53.809+01:00Dave, I've known many "navel-gazers"...Dave, I've known many "navel-gazers" in my time; in fact, my first marriage was to just such a man.<br /><br />There are a million reasons to be lost in thought, and I'm hoping he was meditating on a butterfly or how to find the best words to apologize for a slight...<br /><br />Ever the cockeyed optimist, AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-56474991913902934762013-07-13T12:13:53.121+01:002013-07-13T12:13:53.121+01:00All
Couldn't get round yestserday. Tied up in ...<b>All</b><br />Couldn't get round yestserday. Tied up in outpatientts for a procedure which did not take place! Ah, well, such is life. I may have given something of a bum steer in that I was inspired by 2 Peter Doig paintings, <i>Jetty </i> and <i>Grand Riviere </i>. The latter I could not find on the web, so I simply omitted it, though it was responsible for the fifth stanza entirely.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />I agree, I also think he is part of the landscape as are many of Doig's figures in his latest landscape paintings.<br /><br />I think there is a difference between the passive and active forms of the thought, though we shall never know for sure because we cannot analyse what's happening when we are "lost" in our thoughts. We can only think back to a time when...<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />Thanks for the generosity of this, and yes, for me it was at least the kernel of the poem. I am particularly "bucked" that you should pick it out.<br /><br /><b>The Weaver of grass </b><br />You speak of the sort of experience I had in mind. At best it becomes almost magical. <br /><br /><b>Carol </b><br />Many thanks for a much-appreciated comment.<br /><br /><b>Tabor </b><br />Yup, I can say Amen to that, among others.<br /><br /><b>Carl </b><br />Thanks for saying.<br /><br /><b>manicddaily </b><br />Interesting points you raise. There is so much in one of his paintings, when you start to look.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso </b><br />I'm flattered, Much thanks.<br /><br /><b>Cloudia </b><br />Good to hear. Thanks for saying.<br /><br /><b>Hank </b><br />Thanks again. You always manage to open a new aspect. Good to have your thoughts.<br /><br /><b>Haricot </b><br />This, too, opens up a whole new realm of thought. Perhaps another time... Thanks so much.<br /><br /><b>Gerry </b><br />Superb description! Yes!<br /><br /><b>Ygraine </b><br />Tantalising questions. Is all of our reality but thoughts along the way?<br /><br /><b>Rachna </b><br />Thank you. A comment to treasure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-58646012220821195592013-07-13T04:45:58.609+01:002013-07-13T04:45:58.609+01:00Though the words are few, they are powerful words....Though the words are few, they are powerful words.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-19820928166419272132013-07-12T21:07:17.389+01:002013-07-12T21:07:17.389+01:00Aah...a thinker after my own thoughts!
Thoughts.....Aah...a thinker after my own thoughts! <br />Thoughts...do we think them, or do they think us?<br />Is the landscape a projection of our thoughts, or we the landscape's imagination?<br />Are we, indeed, no more than indistinct images of the Spirit we will someday be?<br />This is truly wonderful:)<br /><br />I hope you are feeling better, Dave:)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-89716825165458767182013-07-12T18:03:44.863+01:002013-07-12T18:03:44.863+01:00Peter Doig's work creeps up on you like a soft...Peter Doig's work creeps up on you like a soft tide coming in...great poem...Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52211995339631586872013-07-12T12:40:11.865+01:002013-07-12T12:40:11.865+01:00Beautiful phrases!
Pondering, he comes to be ident...Beautiful phrases!<br />Pondering, he comes to be identified with his circumstance moment by moment...it reminds of Zen thought.haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40596849083326950872013-07-12T10:32:41.261+01:002013-07-12T10:32:41.261+01:00archiving our profiles
for some future
day of the ...archiving our profiles<br />for some future<br />day of the spirit<br /><br />The ending is the clincher, Dave! Our natural 'database'would be there in some other's minds. Items may be revealed to our detriment at odd times. Great take Dave!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30685401795643426392013-07-12T01:45:22.423+01:002013-07-12T01:45:22.423+01:00Oh I enjoy that pay off!
ALOHA from Honolulu
Comf...Oh I enjoy that pay off!<br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> ~ > < } } ( ° > <br /><br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-41646117210539941752013-07-11T19:45:25.079+01:002013-07-11T19:45:25.079+01:00David, it's powerful, the last stanza in parti...David, it's powerful, the last stanza in particular a triumph. Something to comment in a poetry and art lesson at school!<br />Thanks.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-66261059113993371122013-07-11T18:37:09.505+01:002013-07-11T18:37:09.505+01:00Cool poem and I agree with Brian - although of cou...Cool poem and I agree with Brian - although of course there is also the painter, or drawer, defining - <br /><br />It is also interesting that you chose that phrase of the indefinable defining since this particular painting has so much color around the figure, and the figure itself is rather a shadow, a cut-out, athough it doesn't quite have that quality either - an ambiguity you catch. Thanks. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40490203655825384552013-07-11T16:58:03.049+01:002013-07-11T16:58:03.049+01:00I'll be chewing on this one for a bit. A lot ...I'll be chewing on this one for a bit. A lot to think about.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52167453131244403632013-07-11T15:28:33.467+01:002013-07-11T15:28:33.467+01:00To me, it is not either/or but a tapestry with col...To me, it is not either/or but a tapestry with colors and textures that increase and decrease.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-56193069637323388982013-07-11T14:47:02.192+01:002013-07-11T14:47:02.192+01:00I appreciate the inside-out-ness of this poem and ...I appreciate the inside-out-ness of this poem and the question it poses. I wonder this question much of my time. Thank you for sharing this.Carol Steel https://www.blogger.com/profile/01331628292567383426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-59986319193655057312013-07-11T14:47:01.519+01:002013-07-11T14:47:01.519+01:00I like this Dave - I often wonder when I see a man...I like this Dave - I often wonder when I see a man alone in the countryside - is he thinking about the countryside, or is he thinking his own thoughts - or has he just become part of the countryside. Your poem expresses it well.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-3783780577367603402013-07-11T13:17:35.439+01:002013-07-11T13:17:35.439+01:00Sometimes
only the indefinable
has the detail
to d...Sometimes<br />only the indefinable<br />has the detail<br />to define us,<br /><br />oh that is a kernel i will turn over in my palm all day...as i think you hit something there<br /><br />i would say the mind is active, always turning something even when we dont notice...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-28732370149166893092013-07-11T12:50:59.433+01:002013-07-11T12:50:59.433+01:00This is deep, Dave. I did take a look at the pict...This is deep, Dave. I did take a look at the picture. As I see the picture, the man is PART of the landscape. Perhaps we are always part of the landscape as viewed by someone else. Your question: "Is he thinking thoughts of himself or being thought of by some inner self?" is one for a philosopher or psychologist ; but as I reflect on the question I see little difference between the two points of view. Hope you are doing well, Dave.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com