tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post4509566666105729048..comments2024-03-26T17:47:16.530-04:00Comments on Poets and Storytellers United: Wild Fridays #19: I Wish I'd Written ThisMagaly Guerrerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-78693649895931537032022-11-11T11:11:52.060-05:002022-11-11T11:11:52.060-05:00Lovely poem...too bad "racist platforms exclu...Lovely poem...too bad "racist platforms excluded" (what is she talking about?) makes her sound like a partisan bigot. How does she define the difference between "racist" and "not one of my party, even if a member of an ethnic minority who thinks my party's agenda might not be the best for person's 'race' group"?Priscilla Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564805564265436613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-78419836965134730802020-05-18T01:17:10.524-04:002020-05-18T01:17:10.524-04:00That’s a clever observation! You’re right; the cau...That’s a clever observation! You’re right; the cause needs to be a good one.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-17044611746195964262020-05-18T01:15:34.622-04:002020-05-18T01:15:34.622-04:00Well, you certainly have the right blogger name fo...Well, you certainly have the right blogger name for these sentiments. Long may you be ornery! (And far from ordinary.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-77570341706383382152020-05-18T01:11:35.759-04:002020-05-18T01:11:35.759-04:00Oh, I think you have plenty! (I read your poetry.)...Oh, I think you have plenty! (I read your poetry.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-60892078368835079472020-05-17T21:41:04.650-04:002020-05-17T21:41:04.650-04:00I like the defiant pose. I'm feeling quite def...I like the defiant pose. I'm feeling quite defiant these days. I have ever since a certain orange menace began looming over my country, truth be told.Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-84186859938426710472020-05-17T12:59:38.306-04:002020-05-17T12:59:38.306-04:00Rosemary, your smile in the picture belies the reb...Rosemary, your smile in the picture belies the rebellious spirit you expound but reading your shirt reminds me that a cat's claws are always retracted until needed.Joel (@Stranded Tree)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00088694600301047120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-73656848159534243502020-05-17T12:54:54.705-04:002020-05-17T12:54:54.705-04:00Love the poem...love your t-shirt. I am glad I am ...Love the poem...love your t-shirt. I am glad I am old and bold. I may not be a well of wisdom, but I have a few tablespoons someone might need. Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-91809974211869315022020-05-16T20:01:08.704-04:002020-05-16T20:01:08.704-04:00You're right! That is the word.You're right! That is the word. Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-73099905371653036812020-05-16T19:50:38.253-04:002020-05-16T19:50:38.253-04:00I believe so .....I believe so .....Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-92230397198220045382020-05-16T19:28:54.467-04:002020-05-16T19:28:54.467-04:00This is badass. There's not really any other w...This is badass. There's not really any other word for it. It inspires me, especially:<br />"who after the thousandth blow<br />merely spits out a tooth<br />and says "Son, you have no idea what you're dealing with,<br />do you?""Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054732378669659210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-68253137504359223132020-05-16T09:53:37.553-04:002020-05-16T09:53:37.553-04:00Yes, how could I resist that T-shirt? The old are ...Yes, how could I resist that T-shirt? The old are so often underestimated, I think – but not by Caitlin Johnstone.<br /><br />Glad to know you too have had a rebellious streak. So many people have chimed in with their fellow-feeling, I'm thinking it must be an essential part of being a poet.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-47693970631025165982020-05-16T08:49:03.297-04:002020-05-16T08:49:03.297-04:00Thank you for sharing Caitlin Johnstone's poem...Thank you for sharing Caitlin Johnstone's poem, and I enjoyed it very much.<br />I think there is a little rebel in every one of us waiting to break out. Some burst out early, some never do. When i was younger, i was fairly fed-up with the government, how they rounded up political opponents, and the enlistment for military service (so much later i realised the military service part was quite right). I learned it was difficult to fight a political Juggernaut on your own, and i do whatever little acts of defiance to annoy it. <br />I guess i have grown so much more mellow over the years, and all i do now is sign some online petitions and to write, about what gets my goat. :)<br />btw, great message on the T-shirt!dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-16737826941935328032020-05-16T04:46:31.866-04:002020-05-16T04:46:31.866-04:00Nothing in spam, Kim. A few people at various blo...Nothing in spam, Kim. A few people at various blogs have reported disappearing comments lately – no idea why. Thanks for repeating it in précis!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-90933400208252364492020-05-16T03:07:02.414-04:002020-05-16T03:07:02.414-04:00I posted a comment yesterday, which looked like it...I posted a comment yesterday, which looked like it was the first and was much longer than this one, but it's not got through. It could be in spam. Love the poem, the post and the photo. And the t-shirt is so cool! I hope we all keep on keeping on, notwithstanding arthritic hands and aching shoulders! Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-24643983207661570022020-05-15T21:26:38.319-04:002020-05-15T21:26:38.319-04:00LOL, I love it! It's interesting – you and oth...LOL, I love it! It's interesting – you and others here who have confessed to being rebellious spirits are also among those who speak up in our writings for the values of love and compassion. Which just goes to highlight what an idealistic lot we all are at heart. And long may it be so! We are sisters and brothers, I perceive.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-68075598372248157612020-05-15T19:35:46.620-04:002020-05-15T19:35:46.620-04:00Thanks for the share. I identified! I've long...Thanks for the share. I identified! I've long been retired, but at a lunch meeting with 4 of my employees from the "good old days" they laughingly told me my nickname in those days was "old iron pants"! Now the hair is white and the iron pants are a bit rusty, but I'm still feisty!indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-35905486720885386752020-05-15T18:32:38.521-04:002020-05-15T18:32:38.521-04:00Wow, Jim! Such unexpected civil disobedience, with...Wow, Jim! Such unexpected civil disobedience, with even a touch of the illegal at times. And here you are now, so wise and loving, and so uncompromisingly truthful – of course, just the qualities which ensured you would take action then. I'm glad you survived your wild youth, and I'm glad too that you lived it. Every one of the rebels of that era was much needed.<br /><br />It's fine to post the links here, but when I tried the second it didn't work, and even though I then went to your blog and looked through lots of images, I still couldn't find that post. Darn! I so wanted to see early you with the black Merc. Send it to me by email, please. Details in Contact Us at the top of the page. Then I'll find an excuse to share it with the rest of the community.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-59368001320897688832020-05-15T17:58:44.590-04:002020-05-15T17:58:44.590-04:00Her writing and also her thinking – and the fact t...Her writing and also her thinking – and the fact that she DOES think ... and think for herself.<br /><br />If you are so inspired, and have that hope, I'm certain you will meet that challenge! And not as a knee-jerk reaction, like some of the young rebels of any era, but because we MUST always speak out against injustice and for the oppressed.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-74223014472454601282020-05-15T17:40:21.288-04:002020-05-15T17:40:21.288-04:00And thank you for you, Helen. Bravo for you!And thank you for you, Helen. Bravo for you!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-84416646417770197422020-05-15T11:47:38.018-04:002020-05-15T11:47:38.018-04:00Amen.Amen.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-73261107624747043942020-05-15T11:46:57.920-04:002020-05-15T11:46:57.920-04:00Made me cry, girl.
Especially this:
“If you are ...Made me cry, girl.<br /><br />Especially this:<br /><br />“If you are still a fiery rebel<br />even as everything is ripped away from you,<br />I will be humbled and awed by you,<br />because I will know that you will carry that with you to the grave.”<br /><br />I hope I become one of these. I feel challenged to try, at least.<br /><br />I too am so completely blown away by her writing.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-79596810249989987382020-05-15T10:08:36.092-04:002020-05-15T10:08:36.092-04:00Rosemary, I enjoyed reading this from Caitlin John...Rosemary, I enjoyed reading this from Caitlin Johnson so very much and can identify with most every line. A perfect find from your Inbox.<br />"You can take the kid off the farm but you can't take the farm from his/her heart."<br />That or something like it, for sure substituting the old timey "boy" and "his" as it works for girls as well. Loretta Lynne? I'm recalling her "Country girl" song.<br />https://youtu.be/rliVUQ6zeqY <br />Same goes for the rebel, you can quash but you won't kill the spirit. I remember several police stops as a youth for which I did nothing wrong and am still very glad they never caught me when I had done "wrong".<br />With my white hair and once in a while using a cane my 'rebel spirit' is still there. Here my first photo is early me with my 'rebel' Jimmy Dean black Mercury.<br /> <br />https://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-letter-p-weekend-roundup-and.html?m=1 <br />I hope you don't mind those links being here, they too are 'me'. Some things, even riots I'll tell and others will remain in my mind and perhaps a few others'. Like, "a few of us every year would throw bricks through a now deceased mean and discriminating judge's garage windows" but I never tossed those times. I suppose he got our message. There nobody got caught. One later came home from Florida once with bullet holes in his car.<br />We weren't born or taught to be rebels but our time demanded it. Please don't misgive me for my youth but I understand them still now. <br />.. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-86912245973470009492020-05-15T09:33:42.326-04:002020-05-15T09:33:42.326-04:00Proud to say I am a young rebel turned old .. whit...Proud to say I am a young rebel turned old .. white hair, arthritis. All of it. Risk taker, fighter for the disabled .. the disenfranchised .. I will not be silenced. Thank you for the poem and for YOU.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-57928578309443520512020-05-15T08:37:41.628-04:002020-05-15T08:37:41.628-04:00Wow, and with this comment you take the conversati...Wow, and with this comment you take the conversation even deeper. <br /><br />I think also that finding even a small grain of happiness can be rebellion too in such circumstances – stopping to smell a rose or admire a sunset, loving each other…Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191396899650989619.post-7702233726218990202020-05-15T08:33:59.724-04:002020-05-15T08:33:59.724-04:00Aha, so you're another! To do whatever we can,...Aha, so you're another! To do whatever we can, as well as we can, for as long as we can – that is to give one's utmost. And of course, it is good to remember that we don't do it alone. Those who once marched beside us are now the ones who are swelling the signatures on the same petitions we're signing, sending letters to editors, posting wake-up calls on facebook, and yes, speaking up in poems and sharing them as widely as possible.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.com