Dovina
replying on Rejuvenation by Dovina
23 Sep 2005, 1:52 PM
The context, obviously, is the array of living things on the earth. Evolution does state things, again obviously. And it states that the those species which are able to reproduce survive. Your banning is banal in the extreme.
All I can say is -- OUTSTANDING. Very powerful,k moving examination of the ambiguities, contradictions, and agonies in life. You have a wonderful gift; I hope you will continue to write.
I really like these lyrics......can actually hear this one with music. That is usually the true test of good lyrics and you have written some great ones.
I probed your poeme with one of these: http://www.collectorman.com/images/S608.
Evolution doesn't STATE anything. Most of the aminals you see around you have a strong urge to reproduce, because the stupid animals who didn't have that urge did not sustain themselves. For obvious reasons. The idea of PURPOSE only makes sense within some CONTEXT. For instance, in a game of cricket, the PURPOSE of a batsman's box is to PROTECT HIS BOLLOCKS. There you have a CONTEXT, namely, that cricket is played with a hard ball, and batsmen want to shield their unmentionables from violent knocks. For you to mention PURPOSE without CONTEXT is paltry in the extreme, and leaves me no choice but to ban you from further discussion on the matter.
In a flow of thought ramble like this, I still think punctuation is good. Or at least put each thought on a separate line.
That it is. The hill country of middle Tennessee can grab hold on you after a few months there.
For a species to continue, it must reproduce. Evolutioin states that that is its purpose - to continue. I agree that we humans can have other purposes, but these are of our choosing and are not needed for species survival. So such a view is as odds with evolution. I find a lot of truth in evolution, but can't believe it's the only force in human continuance.
The Erie Canal, built in 1817-1825 was designed much like a beaver would. Without professional engineers, people with practical sense and determination built 400 miles of canal, with locks and aquaducts, an amazing feat even for today's technology. I wonder if the tree in my poem looks at today's structures and asks how they are better.
Trucking accross country like us I guess. No time for satire. I,ll be doin' Philadelphia to LA soon.
Did you try to resist voting and succeeded.
Not as much as a proud child's derision. But it's not about parent-child, but rather husband-wife.
the Rubiyat is a traditional form of persian poetry, following the AABA BBCB CCDC DDAD rhyme scheme. it can go longer of course, as long as the last stanza ties into the first on the 3 line. you get the idea.
A bedwetting can test even the most devoted parent's love.
-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I.
replying on "46 million babies a year" by -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I.
22 Sep 2005, 4:17 AM
It died of exposure.
How did the Dumpling die? Did He squeeze it too hard? Did it just dry out?
Sad. Interesting swap there. Unlike me and my heavily cliched (and sedated) poems. I think I should like to try an inversion someday. How much does the safety equipment cost? Man, the rankers dead lately!
Thanks, I love you, too.