tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post5171766855547957897..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: A TriptychDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-90202337633368767812012-03-12T00:37:57.251+00:002012-03-12T00:37:57.251+00:00Good contrast among these three panels to describe...Good contrast among these three panels to describe a person with his in & out comflicts, as life is. <br />A good teacher is not the one who knows the most, but the one who knows how to make pupils understand difficult matters/subjects in an easy and funny way; even Maths have their humour!<br />An artfully constructed triptych which, when closed, can show its real human side.<br />In the nineties I wrote a long poem in Spanish, <i>"Tríptico"</i>, about the Spanish mystic Saint Teresa de Jesús and Eternity. <br />:)Dulcinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804606583762933316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-65363517542794507442012-03-11T14:26:47.720+00:002012-03-11T14:26:47.720+00:00To All
A few difficulties again today means I can...<b>To All</b><br /><br />A few difficulties again today means I can't get round individually, for which humble apologies. All your contributions were most welcome. Interesting to note the one area of disagreement: the sadness or otherwise in the situation. Certainly there was none from our point of view, and certainly he very largely was the architect of his own downfall. One of the sadnesses I think was that it was war time and highly qualified teachers were just not available. He was highly qualified - but not with boys! Interestingly, the school had been rather exclusive, the 1944 Education Act opened it up to the riff raff such as myself and some of the teachers just did not know how to adapt.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-57690651964357070242012-03-11T03:39:39.574+00:002012-03-11T03:39:39.574+00:00Well drawn, Dave.Well drawn, Dave.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-5997680791859027142012-03-11T03:33:36.125+00:002012-03-11T03:33:36.125+00:00"light raft
on a sea of treachery"
inde..."light raft<br />on a sea of treachery"<br /><br />indeed!<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Waikiki<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br /> >< } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61905885072620225662012-03-11T03:30:18.206+00:002012-03-11T03:30:18.206+00:00Very insightful.Very insightful.pilgrimchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808106043964544413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-47032321017690868162012-03-10T20:34:01.288+00:002012-03-10T20:34:01.288+00:00Lads will be lads with all their tricks, jokes and...Lads will be lads with all their tricks, jokes and folly of youth :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-17071565746792461462012-03-10T18:20:33.244+00:002012-03-10T18:20:33.244+00:00Three pictures flashing with a neat strength.
The...Three pictures flashing with a neat strength.<br /><br />The left hand panel is particularly poignant with "the light raft" of the last two lines.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-13340516725627494772012-03-10T16:46:30.881+00:002012-03-10T16:46:30.881+00:00Reminds me somewhat of a math and physics teacher ...Reminds me somewhat of a math and physics teacher I had in high school... I thought when I read this: now this is a triptych, this is the way it should be done - a series of word paintings one can actually see hanging on some wall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-59053567996111552782012-03-10T14:36:10.983+00:002012-03-10T14:36:10.983+00:00An interesting picture of a man, his public and pe...An interesting picture of a man, his public and personal persona being different and creating tension and conflict ~ <br /><br />Very good use of the form ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-26303688128722571952012-03-10T13:25:27.575+00:002012-03-10T13:25:27.575+00:00I read it again, and I have to say, I can see the ...I read it again, and I have to say, I can see the physical triptych - right there in front of me, hanging on the wall!<br /><br />Well done!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-51679993474658790472012-03-10T13:18:09.834+00:002012-03-10T13:18:09.834+00:00nice dave, you def explored the sad facets of this...nice dave, you def explored the sad facets of this guys life...nicely doneBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-53113858441004632212012-03-10T13:12:14.376+00:002012-03-10T13:12:14.376+00:00Forgive the errors in that last comment; I've ...Forgive the errors in that last comment; I've only just had my first sip of coffee.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61017258852642510822012-03-10T13:11:37.140+00:002012-03-10T13:11:37.140+00:00I'm not sure what's wrong with me, but I d...I'm not sure what's wrong with me, but I don't see this as sad at all; I'm see pranksters with a older teacher and the way kids mock their elders.<br /><br />We had a teacher in Grade Ten who was very pear-shaped and we called him Mr. Weeble (along with singing, "Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down.") <br /><br />It wasn't cruel; it was just us, being kids.<br /><br />I don't think, if he ever heard us, Mr. Cormier took offense. It just rolled off of him!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-18404800049374135732012-03-10T12:54:29.667+00:002012-03-10T12:54:29.667+00:00A fascinating portrait of a person, showing variou...A fascinating portrait of a person, showing various facets, in triptych form! I like the way you accomplished this, Dave.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14759352438185483462012-03-10T12:13:16.604+00:002012-03-10T12:13:16.604+00:00Oh, this is deep and very sad.Oh, this is deep and very sad.Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-15317569330235380702012-03-10T10:09:46.069+00:002012-03-10T10:09:46.069+00:00Life must have been hard for the poor chap, adrift...Life must have been hard for the poor chap, adrift in a sea of uncaring lads.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-58790324200883127702012-03-10T08:10:28.512+00:002012-03-10T08:10:28.512+00:00Very true, very sad.Very true, very sad.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com