~ how true... and so beautifully said, sire... ~ one of those earthly delights is reading your infinitely poetic and perceptive poetry... ~ i reciprocate your wishes with all my warmth... ~ shall e-see you in our other e-home soon... :)

~ i've always turned to you for direction, sire... and you've always showed me the way... i love this profound piece of poetic wisdom... ~ human beings have completely forgotten the original reason for having some forms of administration in all realms... someone important needs to revisit the definition of what makes a civilized society civilized... because it truly is rather uncivil right now... many are engaged in "strengthening evil" as you say...

~ hahahaha... your poetic anecdotes are to die for, sire... i'm sure jack would be amazed and amused if he found his way to your words... :)

~ WOW...!!!

~ what a powerful piece of poetry, sire... i am stunned... no one has said what you've said (especially the questions) in a million books... and "self-murder" is a bazooka... what a term... ~ you healed me from ailing with constant suicidal feelings with the words "that which got you here will see you through" and "stay the course" and "do what you can until you can do more"... but this piece takes that discourse to a whole new level... i don't know how i'll ever thank you, sire... but please somehow sense my infinite gratitude for your presence and of course your words...

~ priceless wisdom, sire... i've been trying to do that (on our other site) and there's so much more peace in my life... ~ oh and very cutely written... :)

~ this reads like my biography... but it really depends on whether or not you think i am a poet... :P ~ i love this post... after more than three years of leaving me, eben still reads what i write... and still does nothing about what i have to say... i don't know if i write... damn... haha... i just can't stop laughing... :P

"What should
rocket us to new heights;
infuse us with boundless hope
is the existence of this glorious
mysterious part of us
which recognizes--yes, even,
detests--our imperfections
our ugliness."

~ i love this piece, sire... and i especially love the above lines... they're so insightful and empowering... we often abandon our inner voice when it becomes critical... this is a wake-up call... ~ superbly written and explained... ~ and yes, i have always considered this inner light (no matter how critical) as the proof of divinity... both within and in others...

~ beautifully written, sire... sometimes we do it just to live with our conscience... just to keep our word... just to sleep peacefully at night... especially if the other is like one and an adult survivor of severe child abuse... just because we understand and that gives us immense peace and makes the emptiness caused by the other's absence a reservoir of compassion... because the heart of the universe is with us...

~ what an accurate portrait, sire... there a millions of them here... ~ an absolutely stunning piece of writing... astute, poetic and incredibly insightful... ~ we need this social commentary to not get conned by them even if they have political power...

~ what a powerful piece of poetry, sire... i feel this way about those social networking sites where poetry is non-existent... on sites like this one and our other site, despite the din of unreal chatter, i hear poetry speak... and rather eloquently at that... maybe computers can do everything and will do everything one day, but they'll never be able to experience life, love and pain... and write poetry about it...

~ i haven't read a better ode to "meaningful melodies", sire... this piece is a very precious treat for every music-adoring heart... it reads like a perfect symphony... you really do know your notes... thank you for sharing them... :)

~ ah... absolutely stunning imagery, sire... brilliantly written...

~ astounding work, sire... for me, that "presence" is manifested in the poetry of poets who are both exceptional poets and exceptional human beings... meaning true poets... ~ the moment i come across a piece of writing that talks straight to my heart and brilliantly at that, as is the case right here, i know that there is something far, far, far greater than "the self" out there and i can sense its "presence"...

~ as i am a believer in evidence, sire... it was your arrival into my life that actually turned me into a believer of the traces of God in you... i dunno about my "daily reverence" but if i don't e-see you, then i feel that something is seriously missing from my life... i think your "daily reverence" is what i seek and it inspires me "to stay the course" (one of your key teachings)... ~ this is an absolutely stunning piece of writing, sire... profound and profoundly giving... ~ p.s. i also think that you transcend religions... because i don't belong to any specific religion but i always find my faith in your words and presence...

~ another incredibly insightful piece of writing... it's triggered a million thoughts... ~ superbly written, sire...

~ i'm startled, sire... i think i'll be thinking about the last four lines interminably... ~ brilliantly written... ~ you know dimensions of human thought that i don't think anyone else that i've read knows...

~ i love this post, sire... because it demystifies life for me truly beautifully... but as i said on the other site as well... i head straight for your words... they are my closest friends... :)

~ me too... as in i'm getting to that place... i think perhaps i have identified my fears accurately this time... hopefully... ~ this is a wonderful piece of poetry, sire...

~ no, no... you're still too juvenile to be an adult... :P ~ and, your muse better not be a recluse... because whenever i need a dose of hope, i look for your words... and, i deserve to find them... so said i... :P

~ hahahaha... thank heavens i don't write erotic poetry... i'm too scared of the men from Elmira... :P