Re: a comment on Us Sinners by BrandonW	15-Nov-05/11:18 AM
When you say, "Could God . . .?" you assume God.
Re: After Fighting (More Blood Edit) by zodiac	15-Nov-05/11:16 AM
I believe now that you really love me. The way you would a fluffy little dog. It's touching, really. And this morning my hair looks that way. I'll release the knee from your neck now, knowing you'll not relent.
Re: a comment on Us Sinners by BrandonW	15-Nov-05/10:54 AM
Your question, "Could God . . .?" assumes God, and has only one answer, believer or not.
Re: a comment on The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener	15-Nov-05/10:50 AM
The Bible does not seem to say that the goal of a Christian should be to get into heaven, for that would be selfish, and God wants unselfish glory given to Himself. God can be selfish if he wants to. As near as I can tell from reading the Bible and trying to ignore all that’s said about it, you become a Christian by faith. That means that you decide to experience something new and quite mysterious. It means you must let go of the old, believing that no real loss is involved. In return, God creates a free space into which His Spirit can flow. Take it or leave it, the Bible seems to say, for better or worse.
Re: a comment on Math Poem 4 by Dovina	15-Nov-05/10:31 AM
And I with you.
Re: a comment on Racism by Dovina	15-Nov-05/10:30 AM
Of course not. What's your point?
Re: a comment on Two Mirrors by Dovina	15-Nov-05/10:28 AM
Realistically, I see my image reflected in his face.
Re: a comment on Math Poem 4 by Dovina	14-Nov-05/8:59 PM
It's a sponge tree, grows sponges. Sometimes they wear square pants.
Re: a comment on The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener	14-Nov-05/5:52 PM
Does anybody, really?
Re: Now and Memory by elderking	14-Nov-05/5:51 PM
Good. I'd shorten the first verse to give it more power: cast upon the canvas, sketched within my past, she waits for me. Or somesuch.
Re: a comment on The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener	14-Nov-05/5:42 PM
To carry a loss gracefully is better than theology.
Re: Close To The Beginning by RawPunkGirl	14-Nov-05/5:34 PM
So few poems end well. Life should end well, why not poems. Are all poets working against what should be?
Re: a comment on Close To The Beginning by RawPunkGirl	14-Nov-05/5:32 PM
I'd like to cash in on that guarantee: "you are a fool to consider me beautiful."
Re: a comment on The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener	14-Nov-05/5:27 PM
Half-way or not, it seems heaven should not be the goal.
Re: Seasonal Love by Bhaskaryya	14-Nov-05/5:22 PM
Nice, to put on his pillow at each season's beginning.
Re: a comment on the battle for troy by oneglove	14-Nov-05/5:14 PM
My compass points more often to magnetic love.
Re: The Gate of Heaven by TLRufener	14-Nov-05/5:13 PM
You have expressed the Christian view of heaven where the goal is to get there. May I ask why so much more of the Bible is dedicated to glorifying God than to being glorified in heaven.
Re: Us Sinners by BrandonW	14-Nov-05/5:03 PM
Clever, really, the various ways it lands when spun.
Re: a comment on Us Sinners by BrandonW	14-Nov-05/4:51 PM
Yes
Re: a comment on the battle for troy by oneglove	14-Nov-05/4:43 PM
That doesn't work either. A compass points to magnetic north, which in my part of the world is about 16 degrees east of true north. Will you now say that he knew the magnetic declination?