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Comment on The trick … is not minding that it hurts ~ Lawrence of Arabia by Gavin

Gavin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:14:37 +0000

It has always been one of my favourite scenes of all time. It explains so beautifully that you can not control what life will throw at you, only how you deal with it. Beautiful

Comment on Love, strength and courage ~ The greatest things you’ll ever learn by Alan Psurny

Alan Psurny — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:31:25 +0000

When we are loved in the bestowal sense, without rules or conditions, loved for exactly who we are at this moment in time, then we are somehow free to become closer to what we might ideally wish to be. Romantic love may not be essential to life, but it may be essential to joy. Life without love would be, for many people, like a black-and-white movie, full of events and activites but without the color that gives it vibrancy and provides a sence of celebration!
-C. Hendrick 1992

Comment on Om Namo Bhagavate: Deva Premal — Tranquil Mantra by Reem

Reem — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:23:22 +0000

Such a beautiful song.

Comment on Uncomfortably numb ~ David Gilmour and I can’t put our finger on it by Stephen Guy

Stephen Guy — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:15:35 +0000

Pat very well written, an enjoyable read. That line from Floyd has alot of deep down inside early childhood associations with me, particularly I can remember experiencing that exact “thing” of sorts when I had a very high fever laying in my bed at age 5 or so, having disorientated perceptions of space and ? hard to describe but I still remember it. “Comfortably Numb” I think could have the meaning for me of the general accepted perception by society or accepted model of the whole space/time continuum that is given us, that we sort of accept and cling to, and then every now and then something out of the corner of our eye so to speak challenges us to rethink that set-up… or we can remain numb. Maybe?

Comment on Letting go, moving on, going forward ~ Camel and Ice by Stephen Guy

Stephen Guy — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:47:13 +0000

Hey Pat, I see you feel as strongly about “Ice” as I do about side 2 of Camel’s “MoonMadness”.. specifically, “Lunar Sea”. I like Ice alot, and ‘feel’ it much as you do, but my passion for “Lunar Sea” surpasses that of Ice. I have been listening to that piece since about the same time you discovered Ice… I now own the US original Janus record label pressing, and after a search of some time, a very clean mint 1st edition UK pressing, which is the best. I too have a cinematic vision for the piece, going something like this.. opening scene, ceremonial procession in the future, celebrating man’s first interstellar space ship launch.. as the music ramps up and builds, the Interstellar ship roars it’s hot fusion motors up to full thrust and begins to exit the (our) solar system.. the middle section of the song begins the long long frozen sleep of the craft as it drifts, for a hundred years, towards it’s target system.. as the music ramps back up to progressive rock levels of mayhem, the craft must invert and thrust retro high gees to slow into the new solar system, the crew is unfrozen and they begin their exploration of a new solar system.
whaddya think????
– Stephen

Comment on Trundling across Terra Incognita ~ Gondwanaland by karen

karen — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:57 +0000

Sunburnt country/brown country is a term that has been used to describe the pindan which is the semi arid scrubland or desert region of Australia for as long as I can remember. I think it’s just how different people “see” the colours through their eyes. Some people don’t see the beauty. So, brown is the choice they use to describe their “view” if you like, of Australia. Then, other people describe brown as a “warm” colour, and correlate it to the weather.
The term “wide brown land” used in the poem isn’t a good representation (especially from a poet!) though I can understand the use of that particular colour.

The white sandy beaches, rich red-orange pindan earth, smoky turquoise waters of the mangrove swamps and vivid blues and azures of the ocean are a surreal sight, especially after the harsh and dramatic colours of desert.

So, for me, like you it seems, I see colour, myriads of tones, rich and vibrant hues and I never see “brown” :)

Comment on Watery Rhythms ~ Deva Premal sings of Oshun, Goddess of rivers, seashores and love by Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:04:04 +0000

Hi Natalie!

Oh dear, I’m rather delinquent in replying, aren’t I…

… ah well, I’m with you. I love this song, and after researching its meaning, delighted to find that the water theme carried through from aural to lyrical. So beautiful.

Comment on Before and After ~ Stephen Mitchell’s Second Book of the Dao by Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:01:56 +0000

I was going to write, “surrender is acceptance” but I think you’re wiser than that. We can accept a fate without surrendering to it.

Comment on Trundling across Terra Incognita ~ Gondwanaland by Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:00:54 +0000

[smile] Thanks for this sprawling, passionate and informative comment!

“brown country” and “sunburnt country” are references I’ve seen elsewhere, the latter being the title of Bill Bryson’s account of travelling through Australia. Are they original to this poem, you think? Or are these mor common. (As I’ve told you somewhere else, “brown” seems to me not so very descriptive of a country I see in greens, blues and most strongly, red.

Comment on Om Namo Bhagavate: Deva Premal — Tranquil Mantra by Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:56:18 +0000

Thank-you, Sanjay.