tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post311562666436057577..comments2023-10-26T01:28:26.326-06:00Comments on Daily Spirit: Myrna R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-12567349585123102232015-02-27T20:07:29.525-07:002015-02-27T20:07:29.525-07:00"I don't simply eat, I devour the world&q..."I don't simply eat, I devour the world" Wow--the words sound so gentle but have such a big bite!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028993309576383058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-72053771527660418342015-01-12T12:01:06.634-07:002015-01-12T12:01:06.634-07:00Good point--we eat in many ways.Good point--we eat in many ways.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-44949136406608807192015-01-11T10:27:26.274-07:002015-01-11T10:27:26.274-07:00Devouring the world is a good thing yet these days...Devouring the world is a good thing yet these days so much sorrow. I love the line about eating pizza and not being pizza.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-74768185820203046672015-01-10T11:55:18.461-07:002015-01-10T11:55:18.461-07:00perceptive and well penned ~perceptive and well penned ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-31817841954773431062015-01-08T21:34:40.720-07:002015-01-08T21:34:40.720-07:00"My ears drink like sponges.
They soak up tre... "My ears drink like sponges.<br />They soak up trends that make me cool."<br />Love these lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-36539286609851741842015-01-08T21:33:08.576-07:002015-01-08T21:33:08.576-07:00" My ears drink like sponges.
They soak up tr..." My ears drink like sponges.<br />They soak up trends that make me cool."<br />Love these lines! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-9170062017385229002015-01-08T05:35:34.150-07:002015-01-08T05:35:34.150-07:00Don't particularly care who I am,
what I'm...Don't particularly care who I am,<br />what I'm becoming.<br /><br />This echoes many individuals. One is not really pushed into the world. One need not feel helpless. One may not want to care. Things will fall into place in the end! Great write Myrna!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-85246472365793123482015-01-07T21:09:00.046-07:002015-01-07T21:09:00.046-07:00Reminds me of Ecclesiastes' theme that "e...Reminds me of Ecclesiastes' theme that "everything is meaningless"...hmmm, we should be more thoughtful of what we devour!lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-30499514861816302392015-01-07T13:16:01.254-07:002015-01-07T13:16:01.254-07:00that last stanza is awesome...it's as if you h...that last stanza is awesome...it's as if you have decided that it is YOU who will control what you become...not media stories or persuasions or statistics. this poem gives me a feeling of power, as if i can and will own my own experience.Stacy M.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17768743830360856158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-59315820927231545992015-01-07T10:33:55.550-07:002015-01-07T10:33:55.550-07:00A caustic take on (at least) American culture. Nic...A caustic take on (at least) American culture. Nice job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-24442804295300471532015-01-07T00:40:43.042-07:002015-01-07T00:40:43.042-07:00ignorance really is bliss.... to be aware of the c...ignorance really is bliss.... to be aware of the current state of the world, is to be in a constant state of anger. And sometimes, it's tiring; I don't wanna watch the news, I don't wanna know what's going on... and it is okay to take time to be ignorant; have your cake, eat it and be it... smilesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-37943018852813530972015-01-06T23:43:47.516-07:002015-01-06T23:43:47.516-07:00Maybe that's what we all are becoming - sponge...Maybe that's what we all are becoming - sponges the just eat every thing.. There is agreat satire embedded in your words..brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-87685099946793835462015-01-06T23:28:27.773-07:002015-01-06T23:28:27.773-07:00Oh what a mouth humans have developed to consume o...Oh what a mouth humans have developed to consume of all culture that is.. and it continues to get stuffed.. with nary room...<br /><br />IN put in put input.. can make a headache the size of MAKING OUTPUT FOR SURE..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-609227966299084902015-01-06T21:47:04.893-07:002015-01-06T21:47:04.893-07:00eating with the eyes and drinking with the ears......eating with the eyes and drinking with the ears... what's going on around us certainly influences us more than what we physically eat...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-64906895581557058992015-01-06T21:28:09.247-07:002015-01-06T21:28:09.247-07:00I enjoyed this, Myrna, and especially smiled throu...I enjoyed this, Myrna, and especially smiled through the first stanza.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-91414471972029574042015-01-06T20:34:17.080-07:002015-01-06T20:34:17.080-07:00Devouring the world could be costly and it's s...Devouring the world could be costly and it's sad that the world has become so materialistic.Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-36596775984355252392015-01-06T20:24:20.508-07:002015-01-06T20:24:20.508-07:00Never was a cool kid; wrote protest angry poetry a...Never was a cool kid; wrote protest angry poetry about them; later in the 60's, my Zen muscular poetics became hip, cool, the grooviest; then came BS Disco, then came Rap with its pants down around its knees; being trendy is so tomorrow, so silly, & for some, so needy & needful; just saying. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-51172809685828371102015-01-06T20:23:42.012-07:002015-01-06T20:23:42.012-07:00Beautiful.
And your open eyes, mind and heart will...Beautiful.<br />And your open eyes, mind and heart will ensure that whatever you become - it will be gorgeous.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-16974622880620237432015-01-06T19:44:16.518-07:002015-01-06T19:44:16.518-07:00Admitting our changing, unstable nature is valuabl...Admitting our changing, unstable nature is valuable -- especially when we are then able to embrace it with freedom rather than run in fear. The clamoring for stable identity is a horrible curse. <br /><br />You captured this well. It seems your natural devouring self! Nicely doneSabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-55569305407459204452015-01-06T19:04:35.955-07:002015-01-06T19:04:35.955-07:00I love this, Myrna. I like the idea of not simply...I love this, Myrna. I like the idea of not simply eating but devouring the world. I think it is good to approach life this way.....to savor it with gusto, to devour each day. And as for pizza, ha, round and cheesy sounds good. Smiles.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-43158921615281256542015-01-06T18:15:02.311-07:002015-01-06T18:15:02.311-07:00what we think is fueled by what we feed our minds....what we think is fueled by what we feed our minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-20581490114495556932015-01-06T18:14:53.222-07:002015-01-06T18:14:53.222-07:00what goes in will def come out....and def not just...what goes in will def come out....and def not just the food, but what we take inwithour eyes...and all our senses....gotta be careful what we allow in...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-17483461467341232672015-01-06T17:44:07.382-07:002015-01-06T17:44:07.382-07:00There's a catch to being trendy and being mode...There's a catch to being trendy and being modern cool isn't it ~ Perhaps being ignorant of what or who we are is a blissful thing ~ Like your sarcastic take Myrna ~<br /><br />Wishing you a joyful New Year ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-83218414765299047672015-01-06T17:25:23.141-07:002015-01-06T17:25:23.141-07:00I enjoyed your poem, Myrna, the way you tackled th...I enjoyed your poem, Myrna, the way you tackled the prompt and the humorous tone. The title of the poem is perfect and evoked a very current attitude, later reflected in your words. 'My coolness is constantly changing, / an on-going replacement / by an even more modern cool.' - sad but so true!Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.com