tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post6329928448074089854..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: James Wright: Dog, Horse, Gopher, BlessingBanjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-26398161896562974472014-02-22T10:30:27.794-05:002014-02-22T10:30:27.794-05:00Ken, good eye. The sweetness of the passage makes ...Ken, good eye. The sweetness of the passage makes it easy to forget that, in addition to other references to pain or loss, both animals are now gone. About that, I also like Wright's way of showing feeling without going overboard: "I wish I knew how to tell you." Tell us what? But of course we know, sadly, how to finish Wright's simple sentence, and if he said it, it would be too much, too sentimental. Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-44978085820757651032014-02-22T10:25:00.023-05:002014-02-22T10:25:00.023-05:00Rune, that makes sense to me. As trite as it's...Rune, that makes sense to me. As trite as it's become, I repeatedly hear Rodney King's now famous line, simple as it is, "Why can't we all just get along." Or the way around, Robert Frost's "Good fences make good neighbors." <br /><br />Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-85474612062440378352014-02-21T16:30:07.888-05:002014-02-21T16:30:07.888-05:00Simon is lost. That made me sad, though a sweet st...Simon is lost. That made me sad, though a sweet story Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-67993576168431690892014-02-21T13:26:10.333-05:002014-02-21T13:26:10.333-05:00I somehow found a wider interpretation of the pass...I somehow found a wider interpretation of the passage: Not only animals can allow us to join them without feeling imposed upon - so can humans. But then, we are animals too.<br /><br />Nice photos, as usual. The first one must be my favourite - the lonely human.Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-33500063526022499192014-02-21T11:29:36.312-05:002014-02-21T11:29:36.312-05:00Thanks, all. It's been decades since I've ...Thanks, all. It's been decades since I've spend time with horses or farms, but Wright's two poems bring it all back. And dogs? Don't get me started on the wonder of them. Except for that photo, which is probably a groundhog, if there's a difference, I can't say I've had a meaningful relationship with a gopher. Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-56758179789120479252014-02-20T22:31:49.621-05:002014-02-20T22:31:49.621-05:00Loved Blessing. Made me think of the herd of mules...Loved Blessing. Made me think of the herd of mules living in a large paddock close to me. I love visiting them because they get so excited , running over to the fence to greet me. It's the cutest! And, who could be more loving and emotionally supportive than a dog. I'm glad I left big city life...Stickup Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028394186285973772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-32560106450782484672014-02-19T18:46:37.022-05:002014-02-19T18:46:37.022-05:00Lovely interview.Lovely interview.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-12531782323938339262014-02-18T12:24:16.975-05:002014-02-18T12:24:16.975-05:00I think many of us are in animal-theme week, which...I think many of us are in animal-theme week, which suits me just fine. Thank you for this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-35969406748424057132014-02-17T17:16:18.045-05:002014-02-17T17:16:18.045-05:00St. Francis moments. Great! Thanks. St. Francis moments. Great! Thanks. Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-68278314524112285732014-02-17T14:23:55.860-05:002014-02-17T14:23:55.860-05:00very sweet. I share the tribal interspecies experi...very sweet. I share the tribal interspecies experience - I refer to them as Saint Francis momentsPasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.com