tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post3235722918044704802..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: A white moth shoots pastRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-72669338577796897622009-07-05T20:42:49.106-04:002009-07-05T20:42:49.106-04:00Bob, you have a terrific sense of humor, and I lov...<b>Bob</b>, you have a terrific sense of humor, and I love what you write.<br /><br />Thank you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-13120366507017707322009-07-03T16:31:00.123-04:002009-07-03T16:31:00.123-04:00I wish I could write like you, there is so much I ...I wish I could write like you, there is so much I want to say about stuff. You have such a good eye for photography.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-60018242795058787912009-07-02T04:59:16.213-04:002009-07-02T04:59:16.213-04:00Hi, California Girl. Thanks.Hi, <b>California Girl</b>. Thanks.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-56036297050469904932009-07-02T00:01:03.749-04:002009-07-02T00:01:03.749-04:00i like this.i like this.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-74235583075132152702009-07-01T13:00:56.387-04:002009-07-01T13:00:56.387-04:00rauf, yes - as Wendell Berry wrote in his poem on ...<b>rauf</b>, yes - as Wendell Berry wrote in his poem on my sidebar: ". . . the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief." I sometimes close my eyes and think of that, pretend I am a deer. I think you do that when you want to be like a monkey.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-91607522781538696642009-07-01T12:57:18.888-04:002009-07-01T12:57:18.888-04:00Thank you, Susie. It would be nice to sit and chat...Thank you, <b>Susie</b>. It would be nice to sit and chat in the barn when light is streaming in. Or not chat.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-18246293508381545912009-07-01T11:49:33.221-04:002009-07-01T11:49:33.221-04:00Animals birds insects are better off Ruth, they do...Animals birds insects are better off Ruth, they don't have to carry the weight of responsibility, weight of monotony of living, emotional weight, the weight of secrets, what else ? Momentary joy makes us feel light.<br /><br />ah ! both the pictures are stunning Ruth.<br /><br />Loring, Atlas and Hercules tossed our world while playing basket ballraufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-9687381344881146052009-07-01T09:38:35.514-04:002009-07-01T09:38:35.514-04:00Lovely poem, Ruthie, and I love the shaft of light...Lovely poem, Ruthie, and I love the shaft of light streaming through the barn window framed by the green boards.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-17526894882063915062009-07-01T05:19:20.050-04:002009-07-01T05:19:20.050-04:00Linda - it's a good question, although I think...<b>Linda</b> - it's a good question, although I think there were not such big barns then, so it might be the former. It will break my heart if we ever have to side the barn - I don't want to lose the gaps between boards. But I also don't want the thing to come down, and we could never replace the boards.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-4173404233556820112009-07-01T05:17:37.154-04:002009-07-01T05:17:37.154-04:00Thank you, and bless you, Loring. You always say j...Thank you, and bless you, <b>Loring</b>. You always say just the right thing. <br /><br />I remember that REM song (even though I shouldn't, I think we were living in Istanbul, and we heard more Turkish classical and European pop then).Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-36556013801276339762009-07-01T05:16:20.348-04:002009-07-01T05:16:20.348-04:00Renaye - oh I think you do. Just get lost inside.<b>Renaye</b> - oh I think you do. Just get lost inside.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33496462977124709222009-07-01T05:14:57.482-04:002009-07-01T05:14:57.482-04:00Hi, Ann - I don't write as many poems as I use...Hi, <b>Ann</b> - I don't write as many poems as I used to, I quit my Sapphos group. This is an old one. I tried starting a new one and lost patience. It takes more than a day. Thank you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-21500538036300884862009-07-01T05:13:53.995-04:002009-07-01T05:13:53.995-04:00Oliag - Not a chance, even if we wanted to. I do l...<b>Oliag</b> - Not a chance, even if we wanted to. I do love that green, thankfully.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-21631856393269232302009-07-01T05:13:20.811-04:002009-07-01T05:13:20.811-04:00Thanks, Arti. It's pretty incredible what our ...Thanks, <b>Arti</b>. It's pretty incredible what our little friends in nature do for a living.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-55588850361927955982009-07-01T05:12:29.641-04:002009-07-01T05:12:29.641-04:00Thanks so much, Sue. Please feel free to print it ...Thanks so much, <b>Sue</b>. Please feel free to print it out on photographic paper. I would be honored.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-2950667577235545522009-07-01T05:10:48.514-04:002009-07-01T05:10:48.514-04:00Ah, thank you, DS. But I won't thank you for t...Ah, thank you, <b>DS</b>. But I won't thank you for the sunlight, it did that all by itself.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-3771047098079078762009-07-01T05:09:55.315-04:002009-07-01T05:09:55.315-04:00Thank you, Nancy. I never tire of staring at light...Thank you, <b>Nancy</b>. I never tire of staring at light like that.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-29623021480674497182009-07-01T05:09:14.280-04:002009-07-01T05:09:14.280-04:00Pat, bless you for reading the poem several times....<b>Pat</b>, bless you for reading the poem several times.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-68827407981138933922009-07-01T05:08:43.432-04:002009-07-01T05:08:43.432-04:00Marion - thank you. I was leaving for work, and th...<b>Marion</b> - thank you. I was leaving for work, and that light stunned me. So I got out and took its picture.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-80195671709001517462009-07-01T05:07:52.339-04:002009-07-01T05:07:52.339-04:00CottageGirl - Restful?? Carrying a thousand times ...<b>CottageGirl</b> - Restful?? Carrying a thousand times your weight?? <br /><br />Hehehe.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-81333453100643722522009-07-01T05:07:21.428-04:002009-07-01T05:07:21.428-04:00Thanks a lot, Barry.Thanks a lot, <b>Barry</b>.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-39428158431683211942009-07-01T05:06:59.198-04:002009-07-01T05:06:59.198-04:00VaNeSsA - I go to bed early too. And the morning t...<b>VaNeSsA</b> - I go to bed early too. And the morning time is my only chance at quiet time.<br /><br />I started a poem about the microscopic things in this little biosphere around us. It didn't work, so I posted an old poem. Thank you for your comment.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-50056600725696787912009-06-30T22:55:25.923-04:002009-06-30T22:55:25.923-04:00The poem is lovely, Ruth. And looking at the barn...The poem is lovely, Ruth. And looking at the barn (teal, again!)<br />I wonder: do we love the light in barns because it reminds us of cathedrals, or did the architects of those buttressed glories smile to see the light pouring through, reminding them of their barns?shoreacreshttp://shoreacres.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-1908361377636754942009-06-30T11:33:54.174-04:002009-06-30T11:33:54.174-04:00and reading the last line I kept hearing a disembo...and reading the last line I kept hearing a disembodied voice singing, "Not everyone can carry the weight of the world."<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNi7Kt0iOH4Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-15719581740455382402009-06-30T11:26:01.997-04:002009-06-30T11:26:01.997-04:00Both photos are perfect bookends for the poem.Both photos are perfect bookends for the poem.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.com