tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post6961816932730768541..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: I Wish I'd Written ThisRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-7686518223775634542016-05-20T13:02:34.816-04:002016-05-20T13:02:34.816-04:00Thanks for your comment, Mary. That "place at...Thanks for your comment, Mary. That "place at your core," for me, was not on an intellectual level, but a real, tangible, visceral, even spiritual level, and it's what saved me in the end. Trying to make valid comparisons on the effects of bullying from one generation to another is tough, like comparing baseball players from different eras and speculating as to who would beat who. Ultimately a useless exercise. When I wrote "consider the source" in my poem, it meant that bullying behavior says much more about the perpetrator than it does the victim, and for kids to interpret the slings and arrows and unkind words delivered by the perpetrator as a measure of their own self worth is a mistake. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-6635459395241068112016-05-16T15:55:33.267-04:002016-05-16T15:55:33.267-04:00wow! I love this poem. This is so inspiring :)wow! I love this poem. This is so inspiring :)Purba chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726789340791239305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-70805473489591429112016-05-14T09:41:10.568-04:002016-05-14T09:41:10.568-04:00I like that Tim recognizes that bullies are hurtin...I like that Tim recognizes that bullies are hurting. So sad they express their pain by bringing pain to others. This poem is full of wisdom. I do wish not only that I'd written this, but that all kids could read it. Thank you Rosemary for bringing this one to light.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-3958091763042473792016-05-13T16:05:33.806-04:002016-05-13T16:05:33.806-04:00Oh I love this poem, which has such loving wisdom ...Oh I love this poem, which has such loving wisdom in its message. If only all kids were told they have that place inside. Had I known that, and to listen to it, it would have saved me a thousand miles of bad road, LOL. Tim, I love your work, your clear voice, your humour and your presence in the blosphere. Rosemary, great pick . I wish I'd written this too!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-66237705519923866562016-05-13T13:21:54.033-04:002016-05-13T13:21:54.033-04:00Thank goodness I haven't run into this. I enj...Thank goodness I haven't run into this. I enjoyed reading the poem and the post.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-58200454640560865472016-05-13T13:13:03.828-04:002016-05-13T13:13:03.828-04:00That would be great! Thanks.That would be great! Thanks.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-85277842918427664972016-05-13T13:02:48.248-04:002016-05-13T13:02:48.248-04:00Another timeless poem from Schaefer. This poem sho...Another timeless poem from Schaefer. This poem should be made into a rap song for kids and used as part of an anti-bullying campaign. Jobim-Mammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777118427035866509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-57920707487750698322016-05-13T12:55:02.412-04:002016-05-13T12:55:02.412-04:00Thank you, Timoteo! If you like I'll link her...Thank you, Timoteo! If you like I'll link here and to your blog.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-23768811322306590742016-05-13T12:28:13.389-04:002016-05-13T12:28:13.389-04:00Yes indeed, Susan--use it. Yes indeed, Susan--use it. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-49369787866270029742016-05-13T11:30:49.286-04:002016-05-13T11:30:49.286-04:00I remember this poem just recently. Enjoyed it a l...I remember this poem just recently. Enjoyed it a lot. Although I cannot relate to having empathy for the tormentors.There is a place for tormentors..a deep dark and lonely one ...far far away:rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-53167730838390511662016-05-13T10:45:23.972-04:002016-05-13T10:45:23.972-04:00Indeed I did think of Susan's theme for Midwee...Indeed I did think of Susan's theme for Midweek Motif next week when I read Tim's words. Somehow I think that online bullying can be much crueler than physical bullying. It scares me more anyway, as I think of my grandchildren growing up (not yet involved with social media) and how vulnerable they will be to tormenters that the adults in their lives may not even be aware of. There may be a "place at your core where no one can hurt you," but even if a person intellectually agrees with that it may not be much comfort to someone undergoing the kinds of online bullying that we mature adults cannot imagine until we hear about a teen suicide and find out why.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-2791535081420021282016-05-13T09:42:08.469-04:002016-05-13T09:42:08.469-04:00Thanks Rosemary for sharing this wonderful post..Thanks Rosemary for sharing this wonderful post..Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-1217528317831844632016-05-13T09:28:06.716-04:002016-05-13T09:28:06.716-04:00Thanks for this poem! I like the aspect of genera...Thanks for this poem! I like the aspect of generation to generation. There was a loving core in hippydom--difficult to articulate today--that did not suicide (though it might take drugs). This is not the same as the cruel advice to "get over it." I wonder if Tim would let me use his poem as part of next week's PU Midweek Motif ~ Bullying?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-2098145848875943742016-05-13T08:48:12.226-04:002016-05-13T08:48:12.226-04:00Good to see one of my favorite bloggers and poets ...Good to see one of my favorite bloggers and poets in the spotlight. Tim has a way with words and humor that few can match, never letting that wit keep the seriousness too hidden or the seriousness overwhelm life's intrinsic absurdity. Not many things make me laugh out loud these days, but Tim often does, (as well as make me think.) Great to read this poem, as well. hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.com