tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post654051058198723352..comments2024-01-29T00:20:13.608-08:00Comments on Holes in My Soles: God Is Watching Over Us.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-38450937691721237262011-02-18T16:25:41.881-08:002011-02-18T16:25:41.881-08:00Thanks Jenny and Rekha, your encouragement is real...Thanks Jenny and Rekha, your encouragement is really appreciated. And if you pop back over here for coffee on Sunday onwards I'll have something else for you.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-35777361322672587692011-02-18T15:56:43.990-08:002011-02-18T15:56:43.990-08:00Jim, what a heartfelt and heart moving post. You...Jim, what a heartfelt and heart moving post. You are quite excellent at poetry.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-9318572106691403502011-02-13T12:44:25.541-08:002011-02-13T12:44:25.541-08:00Heartfelt and moving coupled with the pictures...w...Heartfelt and moving coupled with the pictures...w e progress by sweeping everything on our way and wildlife is the biggest victim of our greed.Rek Seshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484322426994645221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-38464418272875072262011-02-12T22:09:56.175-08:002011-02-12T22:09:56.175-08:00Yes Sweepyjean, if you knew those animals and thei...Yes Sweepyjean, if you knew those animals and their life, then becoming them was the only way of writing about them.Thanks.<br />Kriti and Sulekha, my wife Kay, and daughters Emma and Elissa also shared in this experience. Those 3 women in my life have hearts of gold , teaching me new ways every day.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-68062784697022539332011-02-11T19:05:28.376-08:002011-02-11T19:05:28.376-08:00What a beautiful Poem Jim, there are all kinds of ...What a beautiful Poem Jim, there are all kinds of people in this world.some are cruel like the hunters and poachers who harm the defenseless animals and some kind-hearted great human beings like you, who understand the animals pain. Thanks for this lovely poem..god blesssulekkhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022718430683943561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-71543225080946065282011-02-10T16:35:57.395-08:002011-02-10T16:35:57.395-08:00Very heartfelt Jim! What a moving experience - wis...Very heartfelt Jim! What a moving experience - wish I could write poetry myself -Kritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827714509776261027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-28674951330207119332011-02-09T18:44:22.534-08:002011-02-09T18:44:22.534-08:00Very nice, Jim! As you know, I agree that poetry c...Very nice, Jim! As you know, I agree that poetry can pinpoint a feeling in a more succinct way than prose can. Here, you became the animals and helped us feel what they must feel. Beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-54798774489933125152011-02-09T18:35:21.769-08:002011-02-09T18:35:21.769-08:00Naankuse is a blessing to animals that would surel...Naankuse is a blessing to animals that would surely perish without those who have opened their hearts to the plight of sentient creatures. Beautiful poem. I'm a vegetarian and have strong views against animal cruelty...I love your heart for animals...they are blessed to have you as their advocate.Jessica Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450820269367184046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-63635506575474125452011-02-09T18:02:23.286-08:002011-02-09T18:02:23.286-08:00Thanks Debra, glad you caught the 'soul' o...Thanks Debra, glad you caught the 'soul' of the prose. Poetry was so appropriate for the subject as to try and convey the sames images and feelings of those animals, and the underlying eco issues, would have been a long, intricate and probably uninteresting article.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-49049784863419219892011-02-09T16:58:07.690-08:002011-02-09T16:58:07.690-08:00Jim, this is a blessed, blessed poem. You give voi...Jim, this is a blessed, blessed poem. You give voice to the wandering lion…. fearful Big Mama caught in a wire poacher’s snare… cheetah mom resigned to captivity, all the while praying to keep her children safe, lamenting the loss of a child. A poignant work Jim. Bravo!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02273349436461781371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-57193988934196296062011-02-09T11:21:40.420-08:002011-02-09T11:21:40.420-08:00Thanks Alejandro, from knowing you, you also have ...Thanks Alejandro, from knowing you, you also have the soul to write good poetry.<br /><br />Yes Red, sent it off to them. Needs to be set to music and have the Bushman kids singing back up and chorus.<br /><br />Roy, strangely just 2 days ago , the thought ocurred that I should re-publish that poem. It was the 3rd post on this site 12 months ago, but had always been my favourite. So after I re-posted it, I checked the dates and it was almost exactly 12 months ago I published it. So birthday for this site today, so I think it appropriate to re-post this poem for the anniversary.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-85394462279834316092011-02-09T08:28:25.281-08:002011-02-09T08:28:25.281-08:00jim he is watching over you and all you survey and...jim he is watching over you and all you survey and in the poem you wrote, you are bless.Roy Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834208730553747847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-91484823423852482462011-02-09T03:00:29.576-08:002011-02-09T03:00:29.576-08:00Great poem! LOVE it!! And so powerful - have you...Great poem! LOVE it!! And so powerful - have you sent it to Naankuse??<br /><br />Happy travels!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-70842490353798006332011-02-09T02:53:32.177-08:002011-02-09T02:53:32.177-08:00And you accuse me of knowing how to write poetry!
...And you accuse me of knowing how to write poetry!<br /><br />You are so right! Loved it thanks Jim...<br /><br />Cheers A<br /><br /><a href="http://www.raisingamelie.com/2011/02/valentines-day.html" rel="nofollow">Last post- I Don't Like School</a>alejandro guzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444725035058665346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-32106691415102997522011-02-09T01:08:33.311-08:002011-02-09T01:08:33.311-08:00Hi Dawn and Jorie, yes travel does enrich our live...Hi Dawn and Jorie, yes travel does enrich our lives. But we try and give a wee bit back also. Naankuse is such a special place doing so much to protect wildlife I felt this poem I wrote early last year needed to speak again.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-41448420918107995902011-02-09T00:31:16.212-08:002011-02-09T00:31:16.212-08:00Jim, you are living such a rich life with your tra...Jim, you are living such a rich life with your travels. I truly enjoy visiting here and taking a virtual tour of all these exotic places through your eyes and words. I enjoyed the poetry, even though each stanza was heartwrenching in its own way. That means your words have impact, my friend. I would say that as far as writing exercises go, this one was a success for you!<br /><br />Namaste',<br /><br />DawnHealing Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03236609802381940498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-41862262608673081652011-02-09T00:08:00.501-08:002011-02-09T00:08:00.501-08:00Oh Jim, what can I say? It's a beautifully inv...Oh Jim, what can I say? It's a beautifully invented poem by you. Well done! Now what's the meaning of Na/'an Kuse?Jorie Paclihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484194446148511231noreply@blogger.com