tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post3000799621359046073..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Human Rights (Day)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-21341997138390739052014-12-12T08:18:42.020-05:002014-12-12T08:18:42.020-05:00"might not wake from""might not wake from"Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-63078888769077855322014-12-12T08:18:13.908-05:002014-12-12T08:18:13.908-05:00Hey, Kenn. If someone took my rights away, I migh...Hey, Kenn. If someone took my rights away, I might spend a minute in recognition of others'pain and then another minute to fall into a shock I might not wale from. I have not learned stamina and survival in the face of gross indignity. I have not learned humility in the face of horrible injustice. In the next minute, i could easily be dead.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-38602356441902615922014-12-11T16:48:46.920-05:002014-12-11T16:48:46.920-05:00I absolutely had fun writing this human right'...I absolutely had fun writing this human right's poem. It got my brain stirring a bit about what it means to have rights. A lot of the time we take our rights for granted, and I can't help but wonder what would happen if these rights were suddenly taken away. What do you all think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590129774774754740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-41068282051010295202014-12-11T14:33:30.531-05:002014-12-11T14:33:30.531-05:00Absolutely. We've got to see it to change it....Absolutely. We've got to see it to change it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-81985921956173282092014-12-11T14:27:13.015-05:002014-12-11T14:27:13.015-05:00Amen.Amen.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-62416731026410107852014-12-11T14:16:05.550-05:002014-12-11T14:16:05.550-05:00Good to see you, Arathi. I'm heading over to ...Good to see you, Arathi. I'm heading over to your poem ...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-76195743177427115072014-12-11T14:15:21.126-05:002014-12-11T14:15:21.126-05:00Susan,
Considered my stance, then added my poetic...Susan,<br /><br />Considered my stance, then added my poetic thoughts...Hope it works for the prompt..<br /><br />EileenEileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-32135446377836080422014-12-11T12:55:11.044-05:002014-12-11T12:55:11.044-05:00hi Everyone!!! I have just added my offering to o...hi Everyone!!! I have just added my offering to our wonderful Midweek Motif: Human Rights (Day)!!! I am in the Christmas mood lately and so I wrote it just now. God bless us all!!!Nicholas https://www.blogger.com/profile/05252355730748268069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-45382565553758584252014-12-11T12:25:43.930-05:002014-12-11T12:25:43.930-05:00Susan such a wonderful prompt...this is a topic wh...Susan such a wonderful prompt...this is a topic which comes close to one's core..as we all understand the struggle for fundamental living is a fact we just cannot ignore anymore...Arathi Hariharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142420236345157881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-79310062009924305332014-12-11T06:35:32.054-05:002014-12-11T06:35:32.054-05:00And thanks too humbird xoAnd thanks too humbird xoJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-37175314243606850292014-12-11T06:35:09.987-05:002014-12-11T06:35:09.987-05:00Aww thanks Sherry - feel better soon...hope you ar...Aww thanks Sherry - feel better soon...hope you are tucked up with a lovely magical book xoJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-88728084315835423612014-12-11T06:34:34.899-05:002014-12-11T06:34:34.899-05:00Thank you Rosemary...good to be hereThank you Rosemary...good to be hereJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-83562847536296709152014-12-11T06:13:31.830-05:002014-12-11T06:13:31.830-05:00PS I knew I loved Rabbie Burns — even more so on r...PS I knew I loved Rabbie Burns — even more so on reading your quote, Susan.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-77488521947176456832014-12-11T05:15:07.961-05:002014-12-11T05:15:07.961-05:00This one touched a raw nerve for me!
Welcome bac...This one touched a raw nerve for me! <br /><br />Welcome back, Jae Rose, and get well soon Susan, Sherry and Moonie.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-79711757675667779192014-12-10T19:29:26.034-05:002014-12-10T19:29:26.034-05:00Thank you, Leslie. Sorry to hear you are sick too...Thank you, Leslie. Sorry to hear you are sick too. What a long dark day this has been! But here's a beam of light: It is Emily Dickinson's birthday. Treat yourself:<br /> “A word is dead when it's been said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.” ― Emily Dickinson Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-4814841826321480462014-12-10T16:13:14.501-05:002014-12-10T16:13:14.501-05:00Goodness 'tis the season to be sick in bed. Th...Goodness 'tis the season to be sick in bed. That's where I'm writing from as well. Sherry please get well the weather has had you under..., Rose so good to see your smile and Susan thanks as always for you hosting. No matter the temperature outside its always warm at Poets United!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-87664932207636021952014-12-10T14:57:30.209-05:002014-12-10T14:57:30.209-05:00Hey, Sherry, get back soon! TGJ - glad Jae Rose ba...Hey, Sherry, get back soon! TGJ - glad Jae Rose back xhumbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-46890318252136289772014-12-10T14:55:54.859-05:002014-12-10T14:55:54.859-05:00Right to pondering, to write, to dream....Ah! Than...Right to pondering, to write, to dream....Ah! Thanks for the prompt, Susan! humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-6244690676291319172014-12-10T10:41:32.960-05:002014-12-10T10:41:32.960-05:00Yes, she's back! That will perk you up a litt...Yes, she's back! That will perk you up a little. Sorry to hear you are under the weather again. Here, I too lie down between poems and listen to the winter wind blow. We haven't snow yet, but are expecting some along with our third day of rain. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-42996415045142298402014-12-10T10:38:42.285-05:002014-12-10T10:38:42.285-05:00Yes, two of the joys--(1) returning to where you a...Yes, two of the joys--(1) returning to where you are wanted and missed and (2) allowing yourself some fog/lethargy in human freedom. Obtuse you are not. Good to see you, Jae Rose.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-75010008191055959882014-12-10T10:02:25.032-05:002014-12-10T10:02:25.032-05:00Yay, Jae Rose is back! I am under the weather (aga...Yay, Jae Rose is back! I am under the weather (again), kids, but will make the rounds through the day and evening, in between lying down!!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-88662117848094881772014-12-10T08:36:00.611-05:002014-12-10T08:36:00.611-05:00Thank you for the prompt Susan - and good to be ba...Thank you for the prompt Susan - and good to be back - obtusely perhaps...but maybe that's one of the joys of having the freedom to be human!Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.com