tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post5572315304366309053..comments2023-07-25T09:14:24.599-04:00Comments on Transit Notes: LIKE A GARDEN LOOKED AT FROM A GATEGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-70237689862595681382016-08-16T14:14:52.658-04:002016-08-16T14:14:52.658-04:00Thanks, Barb. Glad you liked this post. And, yes...Thanks, Barb. Glad you liked this post. And, yes, always be hopeful!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-71226981513630474802016-08-16T14:05:43.584-04:002016-08-16T14:05:43.584-04:00Your photos always stun me with their clarity and ...Your photos always stun me with their clarity and beauty, George. I've seen how hope can bring light to darkness. I hope to always have some!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-48569899308170006692016-08-09T17:34:20.719-04:002016-08-09T17:34:20.719-04:00Well said, John. Thanks for the thoughtful commen...Well said, John. Thanks for the thoughtful comment.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-44461373919207246352016-08-09T17:30:30.376-04:002016-08-09T17:30:30.376-04:00If experts were infallible, if logic always led to...If experts were infallible, if logic always led to the expected outcomes, if dire predictions always came true, if every morning were as gloomy as the previous night....then I might give up all hope. But as it is I cheerfully await more surprises.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-21506328882511162922016-08-08T07:27:48.915-04:002016-08-08T07:27:48.915-04:00Thanks for both of your generous comments, Laura. ...Thanks for both of your generous comments, Laura. Glad you liked this posting.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-38360092967198884842016-08-08T06:23:55.485-04:002016-08-08T06:23:55.485-04:00PS Wonderful poem, thought, and post!PS Wonderful poem, thought, and post!Laura~Pretty Pixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894363011912081544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-21992742256390707992016-08-08T06:19:27.507-04:002016-08-08T06:19:27.507-04:00I had little hope.
That lack of caring to see tomo...I had little hope.<br />That lack of caring to see tomorrow<br />overwhelmed my yesterdays.<br />I've learned so much, yet so little.<br />But hope<br />I have found.Laura~Pretty Pixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894363011912081544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-45831683510011840182016-08-05T17:58:07.949-04:002016-08-05T17:58:07.949-04:00Yes, I think we are both blessed in that way, Robe...Yes, I think we are both blessed in that way, Robert. To live without hope seems nihilistic to me, and I would find that intolerable. And, yes, I also admire Milosz. And I also love your own metaphor: "Hope is a hummingbird, eternally poised, probing for nectar . . ." Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-66887882276948476622016-08-05T17:44:54.552-04:002016-08-05T17:44:54.552-04:00I am blessed, I think, because I have rarely lost ...I am blessed, I think, because I have rarely lost hope - even when my connection with it seems a little threadbare.<br /><br />Milosz - such a very fine poet.<br /><br />Hope is a hummingbird, eternally poised, probing for nectar...The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.com