tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post4284163001352219658..comments2024-03-28T10:37:38.851-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: POETS UNITED - TRANQUILLITYIntellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-70017127726161077382015-11-13T07:20:23.979-11:002015-11-13T07:20:23.979-11:00What a beautiful poem.
Peace.What a beautiful poem.<br />Peace.Carin Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249991588609380053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-18363136268076793842015-11-07T18:28:20.466-11:002015-11-07T18:28:20.466-11:00A depressing situation...in this brutal world tran...A depressing situation...in this brutal world tranquillity can only be achieved by death for too many people. A good point you made. I cannot see a solution for this situation. It is awful that people have little choice but risk death rather than stay in their own country. Something has to be done. It cannot go on like this.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-8174837895798223052015-11-05T11:12:48.926-11:002015-11-05T11:12:48.926-11:00I felt your yearning for tranquility in this battl...I felt your yearning for tranquility in this battle poem so well-written of yours. very intense. I liked it.Nicholas https://www.blogger.com/profile/05252355730748268069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-90234174262872422942015-11-05T08:01:37.854-11:002015-11-05T08:01:37.854-11:00My ~ that is bleak, yet powerful.My ~ that is bleak, yet powerful.claireylovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691439928758477628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-89100583777153766602015-11-05T05:14:53.355-11:002015-11-05T05:14:53.355-11:00This is such an amazing tribute to what tey have s...This is such an amazing tribute to what tey have suffered and I applaud you for remembering them even after the headlines have forgotten! Carol Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366366047409134966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-90066402332636152872015-11-04T19:21:36.407-11:002015-11-04T19:21:36.407-11:00A poignant and incisive poem about a shameful occu...A poignant and incisive poem about a shameful occurrence. Refugees are human beings and their suffering is like our own suffering. What they are going through is unimaginably horrificPenthesilea77https://www.blogger.com/profile/17794263567833606018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-25502320676920717432015-11-04T16:55:43.687-11:002015-11-04T16:55:43.687-11:00Nick, I am crying as I read and reread both your...Nick, I am crying as I read and reread both your factual post and your poem. You make a terrible truth about our current world clear to mind, heart, spirit and body. Thank you for being a truth teller.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-66854135933300250682015-11-04T14:15:18.523-11:002015-11-04T14:15:18.523-11:00' in perilous journeys we expire' and '...' in perilous journeys we expire' and 'A cold, bleak, callous indifference kills us all' - time when humans become the part of the lifeless mechanism of distraction. Powerful, important poetic monument for generations! Strong write! humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-9946339903503910972015-11-04T14:06:34.628-11:002015-11-04T14:06:34.628-11:00What a strange animal is the human that does not a...What a strange animal is the human that does not appreciate the calm, ordered existence that most of us seek but for ideological or political reasons think that power and control are desirable but to had only by few.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-64007469226777500692015-11-04T12:38:53.558-11:002015-11-04T12:38:53.558-11:00Amazing poem that makes us think about the plight ...Amazing poem that makes us think about the plight of hundreds of thousands of unfortunate people, many thousands of whom die in the attempt to find a life of peace and tranquility.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578731779043707293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-90596430434763745382015-11-04T08:30:50.808-11:002015-11-04T08:30:50.808-11:00You have really gotten into what it must be like t...You have really gotten into what it must be like to be one of these refugees. Such a sad, sad tale that says so much about the human condition. Thank you too for commenting on my poem. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-11257556370254868482015-11-04T07:00:05.258-11:002015-11-04T07:00:05.258-11:00You make very real the plight of these refugees, w...You make very real the plight of these refugees, who wish only for a place where they can live their lives in peace. So well written! I felt the sadness of their reality even more, reading this poem, than I already have watching the news. Thank you.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-5504404739523036352015-11-04T06:08:32.797-11:002015-11-04T06:08:32.797-11:00Oh, Nick, this is a painful and heartbreaking poem...Oh, Nick, this is a painful and heartbreaking poem to read, Nick. What an awful situation this is. When will the world learn! And how can each of us help? It really is sad, but in death there is tranquility, but it is sad to have to reach that point to find it.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-55985115403936804702015-11-04T05:23:18.298-11:002015-11-04T05:23:18.298-11:00I like the repeating structure of this, signifying...I like the repeating structure of this, signifying how the search for tranquility never ends. I love how your poem ends too. Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-62438382783274265892015-11-04T03:19:41.775-11:002015-11-04T03:19:41.775-11:00we cannot help but be transported into this poem, ...we cannot help but be transported into this poem, to shed a tear for those displaced and dying, so hopelessly<br />a profound write; <br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-74310157824407683782015-11-04T03:14:56.770-11:002015-11-04T03:14:56.770-11:00Such a heart wrenching write.. indeed those who ar...Such a heart wrenching write.. indeed those who are victims of war seek tranquility the most. Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-51839054008528577212015-11-04T02:47:32.390-11:002015-11-04T02:47:32.390-11:00Oh this is relevant and powerful... am glad you wr...Oh this is relevant and powerful... am glad you wrote this and wrote it so well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-89033536643315335352015-11-04T02:17:10.828-11:002015-11-04T02:17:10.828-11:00The last verse is incredibly well written...for me...The last verse is incredibly well written...for me it certainly put into perspective life struggles...internal ones no doubt are hard but if we were put in the position of having to fight for our lives through no fault of our own...tranquility feels more like an injustice than a wishJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-85791180011206636572015-11-04T01:52:08.218-11:002015-11-04T01:52:08.218-11:00Powerful poem, important reminder of how tranquil...Powerful poem, important reminder of how tranquility has become a luxury. One might wonder how the powers who cause these conditions and make this history have any tranquility left at all, but it is clear that unlike any animal species we know, they have no feeling for their own kin. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com