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Excellent!
And I almost didn't recognize the name, Antonionionioni....
posted by
Discombobulated78
on June 25, 2007 at 3:32 PM
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Hello Mary - I've never been a fan of honey, but peas, well, ...
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 25, 2007 at 10:23 AM
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Thanks Drohan - it would be nice! I'll keep your comment as proof!
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 25, 2007 at 10:19 AM
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Thanks, Teddy!!
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 25, 2007 at 10:18 AM
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Tony - I really like this. It's quite philosophical in many ways as a lot
of your work usually is anyway. Society is fast and busy like bees, but then there are others just swaying to their own soft buzz, filling in the honey hours. Well done. I haven't had any peas for days!
posted by
FoliageGold
on June 25, 2007 at 8:01 AM
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ANTONIO ...
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE IT AND IT GIVES ME A SMILE ,I GUESS ONE DAY THEY WILL TAKE YOUR WORDS AND THEY WILL SAY HIS WRITING WAS IN A UNIQUE WAY AND THAT TIME YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT DROHAN SHE USED TO TELL YOU THAT THEY WILL SAY ONE DAY .
posted by
drohan254
on June 25, 2007 at 6:15 AM
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Nature's machines indeed...well done, Tony...
posted by
teddypoet_TheGoodByeFade
on June 25, 2007 at 1:10 AM
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Hello E...! Thanks!
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 25, 2007 at 12:29 AM
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Thanks very much, Proc - yes, we do - but it's probably for the best...
... it's just that nature didn't expect us to go and do things like invent the atomic bomb!
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 25, 2007 at 12:28 AM
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Hi Kabu - ys, exactly - it's in our genes to fight for survival and compete
... as it is for all animals.
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 25, 2007 at 12:27 AM
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Hello Rae - yes, I pretty much agree with you ...
We shouldn't take all the outlandish claims seriously but should stick to the known facts, e.g. what acts are passed under a particular presidency. I don't know what this independent news guy was trying to claim about Michael Moore but I really can't see how the government would want to encourage his activities.
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 25, 2007 at 12:25 AM
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Antonio
posted by
Enigmatic68
on June 24, 2007 at 9:22 PM
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great poem. its true that even if we are not competitive by nature
we get dragged into it sooner or later.
posted by
proc
on June 24, 2007 at 8:49 PM
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Have you seen a new born baby just minutes old?
the fight for the first breath the first nipple the fight for survival is instant.
posted by
Kabu
on June 24, 2007 at 4:50 PM
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I haven't heard Michael Moore described in those terms before...:)
Could be it fits him, though. I think he started out with good and honorable intentions of digging out the truth about government policies and actions and then presenting them in his own creative, frequently humorous style; a way of capturing people's attention and causing them to think after they chuckled. I have all of his books and they are great; he cracks the veneer of slick politiking, the dishonesty/spin inherent in both parties. I have mixed reviews about his documentaries so far. Still seems interested in revealing the truth, but his methods and attitude are different; too Hollywood-ish or something. Then one is reminded he's earning big bucks for his efforts.
posted by
Katray2
on June 24, 2007 at 4:40 PM
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Hi Rae - I've commented on your site.
Like you, I'm unwilling to believe anything without questioning it. It could well be that a contract for camps has been set up, but that does't mean all protesters are going to end up in them! It does however give us more reson to be vigilant and we are indebted to the brave independent reporters. What 's the deal with Michael Moore? Why is he some sort of officially-approved rebel? I don't get that. Like 9/11 being an inside job, it doesn't ring true to me.
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 24, 2007 at 3:52 PM
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p.s. - Tony, Thank you for commenting on my poem - Karma Calling -
I left a response with a couple of excerpts and links. Just so you know, I'm not a conspiracy theorist; I do have an awareness of the dishonesty and manipulations of government and big business. Hard not to nowadays. I study and research things I am told, sent or have further questions about. I know the camps really do exist and in this country, corporate dominance/unlawfulness is climbing to previously unseen levels everywhere one looks. However, this is not to say I'm in complete agreement with the belief that people will be rounded up, arrested and displaced permanently if they resist becoming slaves. Hah, maybe I won't believe it until I'm there...:) But ya know, that scenario is similar to what goes on in China and other pittance-wage countries. And here, Japanese-American citizens were placed in camps, their property and possessions stolen. And of course what happened (and continues to happen) to the Native Americans was our beginning as a nation - forced and violent removal, reservations to this day not fully deeded over to the tribes, placement within perimeters, prejudice and extreme poverty. The poem came from bridging history to possibilities that may or may not come to pass. Thanks for listening and reading!
posted by
Katray2
on June 24, 2007 at 3:15 PM
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Hello Rae - thanks!
You are right, and if viewed from the individual standpoint, we are most of us selfish. But surely, as with other species, we behave in a way that is good for our species, and our competitiveness is, I believe, part of what is good for our species, driving us on to better things.
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 24, 2007 at 3:08 PM
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Thanks Najwa - what a lovely few lines!
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 24, 2007 at 3:01 PM
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Hi OTA - yes - it is a struggle but that's how we make progress.
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 24, 2007 at 3:00 PM
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Hi Troosha - thanks - I think most of us do achieve that.
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 24, 2007 at 2:59 PM
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Hello Chris - well, I think it's to help ourselves and other species to
survive in the long term. Thanks!
posted by
Antonionioni
on June 24, 2007 at 2:58 PM
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Very uniquely expressed - Great sonnet, as always, Tony!
Working in tandem as opposed to against the grain is more effective and moral, but too often, selfishness blinds.
posted by
Katray2
on June 24, 2007 at 2:47 PM
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This is the human who I read for
In your honest words clean shore
And none can ever miss your door
you wrote beautiful
the stranger
posted by
NAJWA
on June 24, 2007 at 2:33 PM
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Interesting.. the "struggle" of life you describe. ~Peace, OTA
posted by
Blue_feathers
on June 24, 2007 at 1:37 PM
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Tony
I think we'd all like to leave a favourable imprint on the word and upon the lives of others. Live well and with integrity and our "mark" will linger.....
posted by
Troosha
on June 24, 2007 at 1:00 PM
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Hi Tony--this is thought provoking-why DO we have this instinct to Survive?
posted by
Scramble
on June 24, 2007 at 12:50 PM
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