tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post614734911524880878..comments2023-07-25T09:14:24.599-04:00Comments on Transit Notes: STARFISH AND OTHER GIFTS OF LIFEGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-17315702052598862392012-10-08T08:23:15.239-04:002012-10-08T08:23:15.239-04:00Thanks for your kind comments, Cloudia.Thanks for your kind comments, Cloudia.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-26662394574927163562012-06-18T09:44:52.068-04:002012-06-18T09:44:52.068-04:00Thanks, BARB. Glad you liked the post, and I'...Thanks, BARB. Glad you liked the post, and I'm especially glad to know that I have company—thoughtful, mindful company—as I continue this ever-shortening walk toward seventy.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-71643333108583554962012-06-16T21:09:23.739-04:002012-06-16T21:09:23.739-04:00How did I miss this post, now a month old? Well, i...How did I miss this post, now a month old? Well, it's never too late (I hope). Your meditations on starfish and the poem you share make me walk the shore with you as I also drift toward 70. Remembering and sometimes forgetting that Life is amazing and full of surprises. Hope you are well, George. Thanks or this post which has brought back memories for me.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-53904066827416933552012-06-05T20:17:02.885-04:002012-06-05T20:17:02.885-04:00Thanks, Cloudia. Glad you enjoyed this post. Hop...Thanks, Cloudia. Glad you enjoyed this post. Hope you will stop by again.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-21152025605799298272012-06-05T16:10:02.805-04:002012-06-05T16:10:02.805-04:00how very lovely
Aloha from Waikiki,
Comfort Sp...how very lovely<br /><br /><br /><br /> Aloha from Waikiki,<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> > < } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-4397254258433153342012-05-18T20:50:54.599-04:002012-05-18T20:50:54.599-04:00Thanks, MARGARET. Glad you enjoyed this post.Thanks, MARGARET. Glad you enjoyed this post.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-22234619147304764682012-05-17T09:05:44.286-04:002012-05-17T09:05:44.286-04:00I will have to keep an eye out for that book - jus...I will have to keep an eye out for that book - just my kind of prose like poetry. I had no idea starfish could be so colorful. I have a b@w photo of my daughter holding a starfish we found limp on the shore of a SC beach. We did throw it back but the tide was washing in strongly and i doubt it made it. But it made me feel good to give it a second chance. We visited a beach near Charleston, I have as yet to visit the Outer Banks. <br /><br />You will miss the beach if you move too far away!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-14727434116382576842012-04-30T14:33:20.019-04:002012-04-30T14:33:20.019-04:00I'll keep you posted, Robert. During the mean...I'll keep you posted, Robert. During the meantime, best wishes to you on your camino and to Carmen with her medical issues.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-45086114228930796722012-04-30T14:22:49.270-04:002012-04-30T14:22:49.270-04:00Keep me posted with times and dates, George. It go...Keep me posted with times and dates, George. It goes without saying that I'd love to walk a way with you again! However, I'm camino-ing in May, and Carmen is in hospital for an operation in mid-June with a two month recovery period, so sadly it might not be possible.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-45650535831682542392012-04-30T12:27:02.776-04:002012-04-30T12:27:02.776-04:00Glad you liked the poem, ROBERT. It lifted my spi...Glad you liked the poem, ROBERT. It lifted my spirits as well, and like you, that's something I've needed recently. Unless my house sells in the next month, I'm off to walk the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path in early June. As with last year, you're certainly welcome to join me for a few days of walking if you have the time and inclination. For all I know, however, you may be off on another camino.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-48170300524116367122012-04-30T11:22:46.736-04:002012-04-30T11:22:46.736-04:00That's the most marvellous poem, George. I had...That's the most marvellous poem, George. I hadn't come across it before. It lifted my spirits and, Lord knows, they certainly did need lifting! Thanks for posting it, and also for your own sentences.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-8036148530935295372012-04-30T10:04:38.574-04:002012-04-30T10:04:38.574-04:00Thanks, KARIN. Glad you liked the poem and the co...Thanks, KARIN. Glad you liked the poem and the comments. Have a good week!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-14572673755957252632012-04-30T09:00:10.915-04:002012-04-30T09:00:10.915-04:00Lovely poem. Loved all the comments too, and espe...Lovely poem. Loved all the comments too, and especially Dominic's! For what ever reason, I'd never contemplated the shore like from the other perspective...food for thought. Thanks all!ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998231466478015431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-12408391713173769672012-04-29T15:54:29.023-04:002012-04-29T15:54:29.023-04:00Thank you so much, ROWAN, and I'm delighted th...Thank you so much, ROWAN, and I'm delighted that the poem worked for you as well. Yes, I am astounded by the rare beauty of the Royal Starfish. There are more than 1,800 species of starfish in our oceans and their variety is a treat for the imagination.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-7319022312131681862012-04-29T15:17:06.930-04:002012-04-29T15:17:06.930-04:00I love the poem - it does indeed resonate with me....I love the poem - it does indeed resonate with me. I also like people who throw starfish back into the sea to give them another chance of life:)<br />The photo of the Royal Starfish is absolutely stunning - what a beautiful creature it is.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-90310664346381534532012-04-29T13:17:56.003-04:002012-04-29T13:17:56.003-04:00Thanks for your comments, RUBYE JACK. I, too, lik...Thanks for your comments, RUBYE JACK. I, too, like that line about "finally" receiving the message. We often feel that we are waiting for a message that never arrives. Perhaps we are all waiting for Godot.<br /><br />I'm also delighted to find another reader of Loren Eisely. I read several of his books years ago, but the piece on "The Star Thrower" is the one I remember most.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-79597084182036721762012-04-29T13:13:44.908-04:002012-04-29T13:13:44.908-04:00Thanks for your generous comments, LON A. As for ...Thanks for your generous comments, LON A. As for throwing the starfish back into the sea, you might want to read the Loren Eiseley's "The Star Thrower." You can find selected excerpts at various sites online.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-81839529636012548652012-04-29T12:30:28.920-04:002012-04-29T12:30:28.920-04:00It's been a long time since I've thought o...It's been a long time since I've thought of Loren Eisley. I love his writing. And this poem, it is so reassuring. <br /><br />"And you wonder, is this a message, finally, or just another day?' This line made me laugh because I relate so well to the use of "finally". I imagine I'll be think about the starfish for the rest of the day anyway. Thanks George.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-3578080825139200042012-04-29T11:25:16.080-04:002012-04-29T11:25:16.080-04:00This is some astonishing information about the sta...This is some astonishing information about the starfish, for I had no idea about any of this. Thank you for sharing! I just love the act of compassion of you throwing the starfish back to its natural habitat, that's great!!!<br /><br />I also thank you for sharing this poem with me as well, I've never read this before, quite nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-83957735821826367972012-04-29T08:20:43.748-04:002012-04-29T08:20:43.748-04:00Thanks for your very sensitive and thoughtful comm...Thanks for your very sensitive and thoughtful comments, RUTH. I love the way you have taken the Eiseley's essay, my experience, the starfish, the fisherman, and the poem to illustrate so beautifully how everyone and every thing is connected in the regenerative cycle of life. It reminds me of Martha Postlethwaite's assertion (poem in last post) that there is no need "to save the whole world or do anything grandiose." We need only find our own song, sing it with abandon, and give ourselves to the world. Perhaps we discover ourselves only when we understand that we are essential parts of this "circle of connection and beauty" to which you refer.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-75467153540760449782012-04-29T08:06:28.707-04:002012-04-29T08:06:28.707-04:00Thanks so much, ELIZABETH. I'm delighted that...Thanks so much, ELIZABETH. I'm delighted that this post resonated with you.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-31113505159149215942012-04-29T07:21:12.556-04:002012-04-29T07:21:12.556-04:00How wonderful.
As a child, holding a dried starf...How wonderful. <br /><br />As a child, holding a dried starfish in my hand, I never understood that he once lived and wriggled in the sea, as I never saw one alive. Even so, he was beautiful. So it is captivating to know that you have released many from their stuck states over the course of your life and cast them into deep waters. Your poetic words and the poem feel magical to me this morning, as if I have been given power to create something new today. Isn’t it marvelous, that such gifts can be passed on, as from Loren Eiseley to you, from you to the starfish, from the starfish to the fisherman, from the fisherman to the poet Eleanor Lerman, and now from you to us? How can anyone deny this circle of connection and beauty? To whom will I give a gift today in this regenerative cycle?<br /><br />And who designed that glowing starfish in purple and orange? How stunning!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-49830529843382724232012-04-29T07:10:41.222-04:002012-04-29T07:10:41.222-04:00Such a poem.
So well chosen and deliberate and tho...Such a poem.<br />So well chosen and deliberate and thoughtful.<br />Thank you!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-45461914981762225412012-04-28T21:07:32.484-04:002012-04-28T21:07:32.484-04:00Thanks for dropping by, Lon. I hope you will retu...Thanks for dropping by, Lon. I hope you will return and participate in the conversation, and I will certainly check out your own blog. As you will see from other postings on this site, I'm very interested in Buddhist thought and practice.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002454922784880258.post-53797268543835110342012-04-28T21:03:40.474-04:002012-04-28T21:03:40.474-04:00Thanks for your thoughtful comments, BONNIE. I, t...Thanks for your thoughtful comments, BONNIE. I, too, liked those last lines of the poem which speak of the starfish, "with smiles on their starry faces," drifting out into "the far and boundless sea." There is a reassuring peace in these words.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com