tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post4286946103021157900..comments2023-10-26T01:28:26.326-06:00Comments on Daily Spirit: SEEINGMyrna R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-58935402889041281122015-02-22T15:30:52.428-07:002015-02-22T15:30:52.428-07:00Myrna,
This poem brings back great memories of my...Myrna,<br /><br />This poem brings back great memories of my late mother, cleaning windows on a Saturday night in Belfast, in preparation for Sunday!! Vinegar and paper were often the tools of choice. Something about cleaning to prepare for a sabbath soul..<br /><br />EileenEileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-18580657467801694032015-02-21T23:45:57.645-07:002015-02-21T23:45:57.645-07:00Hello darling girl. I've just read this poem (...Hello darling girl. I've just read this poem (we can't give up can we...once the journey to awareness starts there's no going back) and the one before about Clouds (i'm a bit besotted by this poem..thank you). Chrisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954004833710064612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-84715380191359719622015-02-21T21:09:06.078-07:002015-02-21T21:09:06.078-07:00I love it .... there is a reason for everything, a...I love it .... there is a reason for everything, and that's how the world works :-)Amrit Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-73231303538626833362015-02-19T21:26:38.756-07:002015-02-19T21:26:38.756-07:00For the moments of clarity it gives, vinegar and w...For the moments of clarity it gives, vinegar and water truly works. Great poem!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-62417372537786326172015-02-19T15:26:44.787-07:002015-02-19T15:26:44.787-07:00I love your ending couplet ~ There's a reason...I love your ending couplet ~ There's a reason to keep the place clean though its a tiring chore ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-19742307004409427422015-02-19T14:14:54.206-07:002015-02-19T14:14:54.206-07:00Yes, everything in life has an opposite and there ...Yes, everything in life has an opposite and there are reasons for both. The good can't exist without the bad. I like what I took from your words. Very nice writing :)Toriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10570179609915990220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-55046108884344536272015-02-19T12:00:06.721-07:002015-02-19T12:00:06.721-07:00yes - there's a reason for both... that consta...yes - there's a reason for both... that constant "cleaning" can be tiring though... felt... Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-64643630433482410352015-02-19T11:04:23.140-07:002015-02-19T11:04:23.140-07:00I don't believe in futility...There is reason ...I don't believe in futility...There is reason why we are where we are at each moment...and much depends on how we see the world...for clarity we may want to clean every day...humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-67094219471807630482015-02-19T07:30:15.871-07:002015-02-19T07:30:15.871-07:00
The smudges for me are those little fingerprints...<br /><br />The smudges for me are those little fingerprints and doggie nosesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-25191428479392998432015-02-19T07:13:47.521-07:002015-02-19T07:13:47.521-07:00Smudges from fingers are what I usually see. Very ...Smudges from fingers are what I usually see. Very insightful poem. Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-57036583968502290792015-02-19T06:41:21.448-07:002015-02-19T06:41:21.448-07:00What a wonderfully philosophical poem..it keeps us...What a wonderfully philosophical poem..it keeps us going...all those seemingly futile tasks...Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-15357978324635870962015-02-19T03:44:13.904-07:002015-02-19T03:44:13.904-07:00Why strive to clean glass - I love this, vivid cap...Why strive to clean glass - I love this, vivid capture of all that is around us and is in our lives. alan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-62739478111893476672015-02-19T01:33:31.418-07:002015-02-19T01:33:31.418-07:00wonderful expression...there's not to reason w...wonderful expression...there's not to reason why-there's but to do and...reason contrasts with duty love and sacrifice for a cause... 'Poet Allama Iqbal writes' aatish e namrood mei kood parra ishq..aqal lab e baam mehve tamasha hai abhi' ...ref to the Fire and flower incident of King Nimrod and prophet Ibrahim..love jumped into the fire and reason kept contemplatingAnjum Wasim Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252859337697790445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-60973505811652579022015-02-19T00:30:16.016-07:002015-02-19T00:30:16.016-07:00it's not cleaning for cleaning's sake...th...it's not cleaning for cleaning's sake...there's something more to it...well captivated Myrna though i think that as the beholder our eyes where beauty resides defeat futility...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-8777147568082246132015-02-18T19:23:46.419-07:002015-02-18T19:23:46.419-07:00So true - there is a reason for the smudges indeed...So true - there is a reason for the smudges indeed! Wish I could train the dogs to keep their noses off the glass in the front door. And wish I could train the dust to land somewhere other than the glass table tops. I think futility defeats all of us when it comes to keeping glass clean.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-16263442848141958102015-02-18T19:04:12.617-07:002015-02-18T19:04:12.617-07:00Great message and thank you for the scent of vineg...Great message and thank you for the scent of vinegar...I can smell it so clearly...I used to clean house for a woman that had me use distilled white vinegar for everything. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-74811268414770798982015-02-18T18:07:30.149-07:002015-02-18T18:07:30.149-07:00Oy. The sun came out and it is definitely time to ...Oy. The sun came out and it is definitely time to wash my windows.......you reminded me. Vinegar and water is best......you are right. I love "sometimes futility defeats me". LOL. Me, too, kiddo.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-75078700301995917562015-02-18T17:13:10.483-07:002015-02-18T17:13:10.483-07:00Ahhhh. When the mood strikes, I clean the glass to...Ahhhh. When the mood strikes, I clean the glass too. It's a metaphor for clarity , I think. Every once in a while, we need to see through the stories we're handed. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-43222756825617738682015-02-18T16:39:38.057-07:002015-02-18T16:39:38.057-07:00there is a reason in all things.
and to all things...there is a reason in all things.<br />and to all things a purpose...even our futility<br />ha.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com