the id, the ego, & the single misfiring brain cell - Latest Comments on now i remember

admin [Member] in response to: now i remember

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:45:05 +0000

That was brilliant, Peachy. I miss you deeply, my friend.

And YES.

Peachy [Visitor] in response to: now i remember

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:13:20 +0000

Existence is a bitch, ain’t it? Unless you learn to live in the moment, that is, which is tougher to do as an adult than as a child.

When we were children, enjoying life was intuitive. We didn’t have to work at it. We just were and effortlessly drifted from one moment to the next.

As adults, though, we often have to make an extra effort–planning our daily activities with the precision of a military operation–to actually revel in our being. And then we’re surprised and dumbfounded when we don’t.

So, throw out the plan. Stop, breathe deeply, and just be. You might also want to work on liking yourself as well. Learn these tricks now, because existence only gets worse when you don’t have the distractions of work, school, children, etc filling your time for you and you’re just left with yourself.

admin [Member] in response to: now i remember

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:53:16 +0000

What a beautiful poem. Thanks for that, Mila!

…in this single hour I live
All of myself and do not move.
I, the pursued, who madly ran,
Stand still, stand still, and stop the sun!

Mila [Visitor] in response to: now i remember

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:20:00 +0000

Reaching out instead of giving up is too difficult a step for many. I’m very far away in kilometers, but I think I’m close in states of mind.

I liked this one:

http://www.elabs7.com/functions/message_view.html?mid=1264215&mlid=499&siteid=20130&uid=83d4c1cd32

admin [Member] in response to: now i remember

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:07:32 +0000

Thanks, Dave. I see you, too. ;)

Aunt Bann, Stevie Smith was an English poet. For more of her work, check here: http://www.poemhunter.com/stevie-smith/

She was brilliant.

Hinermad [Visitor] in response to: now i remember

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:28:39 +0000

Diana,

Yes. This. Thank you. You described it perfectly.

I see you. I can’t reach you, but I see you.

Dave

Aunt Bann [Visitor] in response to: now i remember

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:12:06 +0000

Thanks for the poem, even if it was someone else’s instead of your own. But I don’t think I’ve read much poetry from you, if any, have I?

This one does have a harsh reality, of sorts. Is this Stevie Smith someone you know personally, or just the person who wrote the poem and you liked it? It does sound a little like something you would write, though.

Thanks for posting, Diana. I come to this site every day (sometimes more often) to see what you (or your readers) have posted. Keep up the good writing—-and thank you for you service!