Ezekiel 28:22, '. "Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will manifest my glory in your midst. And they shall know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in her and manifest my holiness in her.”. That would be a trip. Joke aside. That could be a fabulous short story. 22 pages tops. Escape story, friendship, tragic ending, the dude dies. 🤷🤷🤷. I'm just sayin'! It gave me very good Ray Bradbury vibe. I know I've tried to take certain poems and just or write out possible ideas. Do you think on that stuff every?? Have a great day.
I am on both counts. But the project is slow going. I'm constrained by work, time and money. Studio time isn't free, musicians need to make a living, and I need to work to pay for it all... so off to work I go. I hope to be up and launched sometime in late summer. But there is a ton of work that needs to be done to get there. BTW - was just practicing that song you said I should write about epiphanies at county fairs... and it's hilarious. Thanks for that. Would have just sailed past had you not said that! But it's definitely a live number, only to be bootlegged by people weird enough to like it!
The last line—brilliant, Paul.
Thank you, Diane!
Whew; that's saying a lot with a little! Bam, zap, zowie! I totally appreciate this, Paul.
Thanks, Don—Your comment means a lot to me
That is wonderful
Thanks, Mark — and Thanks for restacking, too!
“He lent his hand in empathy
and never once stood idle,
his eyes could read another’s pain.
but he could not read the Bible.”
I wish you could write it across the sky.
I can’t write it across the sky but I can share it on Substack—Thanks, Lor.
I believe empathy is inborn. A lovely poem with a deep message.
I’m with you, Maureen!
I adore the spark of jouissance this poem has. Thank you for sharing
You are welcome, Pollyanna—Thank you for reading and commenting.
Beautiful rhythm and rhyme, Paul. And I love the message that we don't even need words, let alone religion, to feel empathy.
Thanks, Mike—I appreciate your comment. Of course, we do need words to at least tell of it.
Yes, very true. I appreciate how your words point us to nonverbal things—deep and powerful things—here and in many of your poems!
God given in its most natural and uninterrupted form ❤️
Beautiful. Innate.
Thanks for reading & commenting, Deborah.
The thoughts here are profound. That last line got me, Paul. Thank you for this.
Thanks, Steve, bit of a surprise there, I think.
Absolutely! So much there to ponder, to wrestle with, to explore deeper.
Ezekiel 28:22, '. "Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will manifest my glory in your midst. And they shall know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in her and manifest my holiness in her.”. That would be a trip. Joke aside. That could be a fabulous short story. 22 pages tops. Escape story, friendship, tragic ending, the dude dies. 🤷🤷🤷. I'm just sayin'! It gave me very good Ray Bradbury vibe. I know I've tried to take certain poems and just or write out possible ideas. Do you think on that stuff every?? Have a great day.
Thanks, Daniel. I don't write out ideas so much as let them marinate in my mind until they have something they can tell me. You have a great day, too!
ah yes, "organized" religion and its bible. In my opinion, the single greatest scam ever perpetrated on man by his fellow man.
Thanks, Wes — Hope you and yours are enjoying Spring in France?
We certainly now that our health is back. thanks
And I can share it with one friend. And so starts the chain reaction.
Thank you, Lor!
A gesture, empathy. A moment noted. Soft music heard and recorded by another the touch that closes the bond between people.
Thank you, Richard!
An arrow of a poem. Beautiful.
Thank you, Patris - I love your description!
How it struck, Paul - powerful!
I am on both counts. But the project is slow going. I'm constrained by work, time and money. Studio time isn't free, musicians need to make a living, and I need to work to pay for it all... so off to work I go. I hope to be up and launched sometime in late summer. But there is a ton of work that needs to be done to get there. BTW - was just practicing that song you said I should write about epiphanies at county fairs... and it's hilarious. Thanks for that. Would have just sailed past had you not said that! But it's definitely a live number, only to be bootlegged by people weird enough to like it!
I hope I’ll hear that sometime!
PK…I’ll check the box on you as being weird enough!
Weird enough puts you in good company. It’s an elite group!
Short and simple and sweet but sooooo impactful! Thanks Paul 💝
Thank you, Mohika.