tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post5267238566501625921..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: Imagining ChainsGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-76742809709917202442010-12-15T20:19:47.622-06:002010-12-15T20:19:47.622-06:00Reminds me of William Blake's line about "...Reminds me of William Blake's line about "mind-forged manacles." Mental chains, especially ones that come around in a "circular bend" are torture to many experiencing the worst of it. I'm amazed at how much is said in the use of short lines. Cheersdustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-16291165530072495952010-12-15T14:47:28.661-06:002010-12-15T14:47:28.661-06:00I loved it Glynn. Metal chains, pretty much the on...I loved it Glynn. Metal chains, pretty much the only way to escape is to be released. After so much time there are scars still remaining. Perfect One Shot!Corbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168756186612658336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-83376204727378824642010-12-15T13:56:07.517-06:002010-12-15T13:56:07.517-06:00I love how effectively this moves from bleak to ho...I love how effectively this moves from bleak to hopeful.Belinda Munozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510652167058360972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-16865498459559188082010-12-15T11:08:06.893-06:002010-12-15T11:08:06.893-06:00such deep and true words glynn..such deep and true words glynn..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-50461247654980295862010-12-15T09:16:03.262-06:002010-12-15T09:16:03.262-06:00Mental chains are the hardest to escape. Nice One...Mental chains are the hardest to escape. Nice One Shot, Glynn!Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927345716112968689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-7741440853344883392010-12-14T22:51:21.689-06:002010-12-14T22:51:21.689-06:00I think you have tapped into one of the truisms of...I think you have tapped into one of the truisms of human consciousness and its coping mechanisms. Well done and insightful write.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-34430769899246688802010-12-14T21:44:55.130-06:002010-12-14T21:44:55.130-06:00Chains of imagining weigh more...yes it is our ima...Chains of imagining weigh more...yes it is our imaginings that weigh us so to this world and its worries...nice write Glynn...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-3887133343627297702010-12-14T21:24:11.273-06:002010-12-14T21:24:11.273-06:00some shackles are hard to find release from...but ...some shackles are hard to find release from...but there are ways...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-33262822850219839282010-12-14T20:43:19.906-06:002010-12-14T20:43:19.906-06:00I agree with Bob...the form of the poem was a visu...I agree with Bob...the form of the poem was a visual of its content for me. Very freeing, and I feel this sense of relief at the end.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-40106593922113884732010-12-14T18:07:09.852-06:002010-12-14T18:07:09.852-06:00Excellent use of short declarative words and phras...Excellent use of short declarative words and phrases to knock home the truth in the last lines. Good one.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-58576551164713470792010-12-14T17:32:47.166-06:002010-12-14T17:32:47.166-06:00tender...and hopeful too.tender...and hopeful too.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-15695251119491960682010-12-14T17:01:28.419-06:002010-12-14T17:01:28.419-06:00Tight poem. Good job.Tight poem. Good job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-42559177746662014802010-12-14T16:48:10.126-06:002010-12-14T16:48:10.126-06:00Amazing images, feeling chained and anchored and u...Amazing images, feeling chained and anchored and unable to be free. I think we may have all felt this at one time or another.<br /><br />Thank you Glynn, lovely bed time readingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-47204414302252439852010-12-14T16:13:56.227-06:002010-12-14T16:13:56.227-06:00This one hit hard this morning when I read it.This one hit hard this morning when I read it.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09739135186754291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-47098316812945286552010-12-14T14:35:21.632-06:002010-12-14T14:35:21.632-06:00aretha knows
how to sing it
http://www.youtube.com...aretha knows<br />how to sing it<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmYWGjFFs4k&feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-3910375813056989262010-12-14T14:26:10.411-06:002010-12-14T14:26:10.411-06:00away!
wash away!
wash clean...
i like that part
...away!<br />wash away!<br />wash clean...<br /><br />i like that part<br /><br />and oh how true<br />those chains<br />of memory<br />not so easily shed<br /><br />ya know<br />the word chains<br />reminds me of that song<br />chain chain chain<br />chain of foolsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-10259144330901549192010-12-14T13:37:22.928-06:002010-12-14T13:37:22.928-06:00So much truth in this. Thank you, Glynn. Love it.So much truth in this. Thank you, Glynn. Love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-60899303766828204152010-12-14T11:42:16.452-06:002010-12-14T11:42:16.452-06:00A lot of warrior poets on the loose today! Terrifi...A lot of warrior poets on the loose today! Terrific dude!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866639097998917122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-48351213431148943172010-12-14T11:29:44.690-06:002010-12-14T11:29:44.690-06:00This made me think of how some elephants wear a ch...This made me think of how some elephants wear a chain that they could break in an instant, but they don't.........Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526666908406849762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-32161021423892912052010-12-14T07:18:37.110-06:002010-12-14T07:18:37.110-06:00Your words cut deep and hold me in their thrall.Your words cut deep and hold me in their thrall.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-70653922555850500712010-12-14T06:34:07.818-06:002010-12-14T06:34:07.818-06:00And there was a typo at the beginning of line 4 - ...And there was a typo at the beginning of line 4 - or actually a missing letter. Thanks for the heads up, JofIndia.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-24962577758634044572010-12-14T06:34:05.710-06:002010-12-14T06:34:05.710-06:00Sorry Glynn...what I meant was imagining life outs...Sorry Glynn...what I meant was imagining life outside the shackles become shackles sometimes.<br />Some have to grow in the process of freedom...Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874006676004790578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-34228031471058113832010-12-14T06:31:32.759-06:002010-12-14T06:31:32.759-06:00The way I interpreted this was the imagining chain...The way I interpreted this was the imagining chains were tight because real freedom is so foriegn to those who have been bound for a long time. Freedom is scarey and to imagine a life outside of that freedom becomes shackles. Great write Glynn. The comments so far are interesting as well.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874006676004790578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-73095060394371927352010-12-14T05:49:14.965-06:002010-12-14T05:49:14.965-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.JofIndiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091187070268922483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-35704800854731386192010-12-14T05:41:54.041-06:002010-12-14T05:41:54.041-06:00I like. I really like the way your very short lin...I like. I really like the way your very short lines, one or two words, form a kind of chain in themselves. An appropriate choice, and well done. I know it's not always easy to make language fit into that kind of structure without mangling things. Again, very well done.Bob Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400471363764020869noreply@blogger.com