tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post4600080150835200483..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: Not QuestionsGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-47392131887119312732010-11-20T14:54:35.263-06:002010-11-20T14:54:35.263-06:00this was an incredible read and very well planned ...this was an incredible read and very well planned and crafted...agreed also with kathleen..cheers peteMarshyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029232967141290634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-9603213584393116442010-11-18T17:06:43.495-06:002010-11-18T17:06:43.495-06:00This is incredible!This is incredible!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087117150777677610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-72065832147809012172010-11-18T15:20:06.672-06:002010-11-18T15:20:06.672-06:00Glynn i think this is a favorite of yours for me.....Glynn i think this is a favorite of yours for me....so much depth and power in the whole poem...from title to last line...truly amazing and thought provoking!Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-36516719277544345402010-11-18T00:21:21.199-06:002010-11-18T00:21:21.199-06:00Dear Glynn
Great way to start a verse with a thou...Dear Glynn<br /><br />Great way to start a verse with a thought and then answer those questioning thoughts with a denial... I liked the verse... thanks for sharing...<br /><br />ॐ नमः शिवाय<br />Om Namah Shivaya<br />Twitter: @VerseEveryDay<br />Blog: http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.comShashidhar Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752054354309206121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-1459273287242231662010-11-17T11:08:22.676-06:002010-11-17T11:08:22.676-06:00And he was right: None of them ended with a questi...And he was right: None of them ended with a question mark.<br /><br />(Just a bit of levity for a weighty topic)<br /><br />Heavy One Shot, Glynn!<br /><br /><br /><br />WORD VERIFICATION: sacatic<br />DEFINITION: the kind of comments that are made by snotty felinesBubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927345716112968689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-75473926085736843352010-11-17T04:23:07.705-06:002010-11-17T04:23:07.705-06:00I liked the poem, my only thought is that I found ...I liked the poem, my only thought is that I found it a little distracting not to find a question mark "?" at the end of each question.<br /><br />Even though the poem wraps up with "these are not questions," it distracted my thinking from what the poem was saying because in the beginning we think they are questions. <br /><br />But it is a powerful poem.tuberiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039748415896465852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-67336962072120235482010-11-16T22:35:01.297-06:002010-11-16T22:35:01.297-06:00Wonderful and powerful piece - would love it hear ...Wonderful and powerful piece - would love it hear it read...reminds me of the Sermon on the Mount...and so much more...thank you for sharing it...one to bookmark for future readings...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-86268394402669783802010-11-16T21:44:27.065-06:002010-11-16T21:44:27.065-06:00you have to know this carries the cross ... for al...you have to know this carries the cross ... for all ... and it leaves me a bit heart-stunnedS. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-88486833094792780422010-11-16T21:43:37.181-06:002010-11-16T21:43:37.181-06:00I like the way you used questions in the structure...I like the way you used questions in the structure of this poemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-1647729111823645352010-11-16T19:07:15.920-06:002010-11-16T19:07:15.920-06:00I read and reread and come away with something new...I read and reread and come away with something new each time. This has so many levels Glynn. It is inspired.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937532276250199445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-63961054695540671042010-11-16T18:28:24.104-06:002010-11-16T18:28:24.104-06:00Loved your description of the church and your surp...Loved your description of the church and your surprising ending that the questions are not questions at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-28322067282827157452010-11-16T18:00:23.441-06:002010-11-16T18:00:23.441-06:00Oh wow, those are big questions! I love that the q...Oh wow, those are big questions! I love that the questions are framed the way they are, caught between a first and final stanza that differ so marginally, and yet so life-changingly. Awesome write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-65387291897639708542010-11-16T14:42:29.587-06:002010-11-16T14:42:29.587-06:00Oh my. These are not questions.
Wow!
This is inc...Oh my. These are not questions.<br /><br />Wow!<br /><br />This is incredibly powerful Glynn.<br /><br />thank you for sharing it.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-62072111103104013762010-11-16T12:00:23.859-06:002010-11-16T12:00:23.859-06:00Your "torn with tears" image is a stando...Your "torn with tears" image is a standout.<br /><br />This poem embodies the meaning of persevering, because the only option otherwise would be to give up.<br /><br />I think it also speaks to what Anne wrote today about finding gratitude and in gratitude finding joy. It is what is within that matters, it is what no one can take from you, even under the most dehumanizing of conditions such as those here, it is being able to imagine yourself held and loved, when everything else is lost.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-62887547209682437232010-11-16T11:50:18.643-06:002010-11-16T11:50:18.643-06:00beautifully done! your words speak many sad truths...beautifully done! your words speak many sad truths. love the last line. made me think<br /><br />thank youHopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423174840229628807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-89007973853437016532010-11-16T10:11:58.497-06:002010-11-16T10:11:58.497-06:00Beautiful and heart-wrenching... Thanks Glynn.Beautiful and heart-wrenching... Thanks Glynn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-77723828447097860412010-11-16T09:55:12.290-06:002010-11-16T09:55:12.290-06:00I agree with Kathleen! I think those of us who hav...I agree with Kathleen! I think those of us who have been severely hurt often have fewer questions than those who hear our stories.Megan Willomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494508400178014999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-6896951341626770302010-11-16T09:13:24.137-06:002010-11-16T09:13:24.137-06:00Thank you Glynn, this spoke to my heart today. My ...Thank you Glynn, this spoke to my heart today. My best friend is going through an awful time with her Dad, who is being very mean and spiteful despite having her as a wonderful caretaker for years. LoriLori Heydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800167686537384791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-42095465982741035202010-11-16T07:28:55.656-06:002010-11-16T07:28:55.656-06:00Mandela and Corrie Ten Boom would have loved this ...Mandela and Corrie Ten Boom would have loved this poem and so do we all who have been violated.......and are learning to forgive. This is one of your most beautiful word works. The alpha and omega echo.Kathleen Overbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684519598333961438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-49105293964583768742010-11-16T06:19:25.026-06:002010-11-16T06:19:25.026-06:00To tear words with tears is a powerful image. The...To tear words with tears is a powerful image. The question statements had me reading more than once. So much hidden injustices behind facades.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874006676004790578noreply@blogger.com