tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post6135750946275874885..comments2024-03-28T21:54:07.709-04:00Comments on Humbucker Poems: on forest monksBrother Olliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-394742869960581912014-02-03T04:30:51.398-05:002014-02-03T04:30:51.398-05:00how lonely it is to find out that they have all mo...how lonely it is to find out that they have all moved on without you. Great poem!Bing Yaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-21312614911828372312014-02-03T04:24:03.912-05:002014-02-03T04:24:03.912-05:00sounds a grand adventure, reading the clues of the...sounds a grand adventure, reading the clues of the past and imagining what once was :)a good atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717876573332188322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-45982146049616369242014-02-03T03:06:38.522-05:002014-02-03T03:06:38.522-05:00Third verse, all the broken-down things people use...Third verse, all the broken-down things people use in a social setting, very forceful images of solitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-85535249577158555512014-02-02T18:28:45.514-05:002014-02-02T18:28:45.514-05:00I so enjoyed this--there is a poignancy to it whic...I so enjoyed this--there is a poignancy to it which stays with meAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-91657766363133660592014-02-02T16:59:47.511-05:002014-02-02T16:59:47.511-05:00They've moved on. Nothing one can do about th...They've moved on. Nothing one can do about that, except move on. I really enjoyed the interpretations one can give this. Good writing.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-63667657380250250302014-02-02T13:47:21.762-05:002014-02-02T13:47:21.762-05:00great poem with a story that begs for more... each...great poem with a story that begs for more... each line presented an image for the reader...revelationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184644795582553870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-57871287088118638972014-02-02T12:48:37.010-05:002014-02-02T12:48:37.010-05:00So nice to see you in the Pantry, Ollie.......came...So nice to see you in the Pantry, Ollie.......came back for another read.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-44077774700676885412014-02-02T09:14:16.268-05:002014-02-02T09:14:16.268-05:00Your poem made me think of an old buddhist temple ...Your poem made me think of an old buddhist temple that would now be deserted. It makes me wonder why they left and where they are now.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-61471987646649507292014-02-02T09:07:46.425-05:002014-02-02T09:07:46.425-05:00Sometimes the path seems especially long, especial...Sometimes the path seems especially long, especially when one is searching for something / someone remembered from an earlier time!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-31311605835610273922014-02-02T09:00:31.154-05:002014-02-02T09:00:31.154-05:00happy sunday monk....happy sunday monk....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-89073147392478627472014-02-01T07:42:49.458-05:002014-02-01T07:42:49.458-05:00i read this a couple ways...one is at the loss of ...i read this a couple ways...one is at the loss of the old ways...how choked the road of the new ways is...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-55990563953348099622014-01-31T15:38:35.403-05:002014-01-31T15:38:35.403-05:00So sad when friends move on and the forest slowly ...So sad when friends move on and the forest slowly reclaims its space. Hopefully they will return when nature is kinder and winter is left behind.<br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-68701309373232257402014-01-29T16:54:27.840-05:002014-01-29T16:54:27.840-05:00Brother Ollie,
it is rewarding to review back to ...Brother Ollie,<br /><br />it is rewarding to review back to past times and ways. To touch with life that was, and to try and keep the paths clear for future explorers...Winter has played havoc with forests and pathways...Tired Monk must be patient until spring affords repairs!!!<br />Best wishes, Eileen:)Eileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-72892252356820330842014-01-29T13:54:20.435-05:002014-01-29T13:54:20.435-05:00sooo evocative, love this. i think i've been t...sooo evocative, love this. i think i've been to this place. :)Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-91045115839304735862014-01-29T13:39:19.324-05:002014-01-29T13:39:19.324-05:00So sad. I love your closing line...........nice to...So sad. I love your closing line...........nice to read a Tired Monk poem this day - you have graced my morning. Take care, Ollie. I imagine you are still in the thick of the bad weather the east has been enduring....Stay warm.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com