tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post5017575917803299007..comments2024-03-08T11:49:58.622+00:00Comments on Alias Jinksy: What's It All About?Jinksyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-52433733752069435262013-04-08T02:18:39.292+01:002013-04-08T02:18:39.292+01:00I feel our journey actually ends when we stop ques...I feel our journey actually ends when we stop questioning, stop seeking. But answers do come, settle deep within ... but yes, it takes sooo long, and so many wrong turns. (I have a feeling you already know all this) <br /><br /> Do our infant minds<br />stagger through blind alleys without help<br />or guidance from another's hand?<br /><br /><br />That is the million dollar question :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-57075278814468274672013-04-05T05:34:52.764+01:002013-04-05T05:34:52.764+01:00Jinksy, I love the way you explained the QUESTIONS...Jinksy, I love the way you explained the QUESTIONS of existentialism. In our church (UCC, Congregational), we pray that we love our questions as well as our answers. I'm right in line with any path that allows questions to be posed! <br /><br />Your poem sounds almost like someone adrift, but still grounded in expression. Thanks, AMyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-73505922749661893432013-04-04T18:14:08.382+01:002013-04-04T18:14:08.382+01:00Admirable response to the prompt. So many telling ...Admirable response to the prompt. So many telling lines, not least among which is:<br /><br />like gleaning grains of wheat from fields of chaff,<br /><br />You've set out the essentials of existentialism very neatly indeed.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-43203935418285356072013-04-04T16:49:23.795+01:002013-04-04T16:49:23.795+01:00I enjoyed working the opposites with your lines, e...I enjoyed working the opposites with your lines, especially "like gleaning grains of wheat from fields of chaff"!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-1229947507192872352013-04-04T09:19:25.164+01:002013-04-04T09:19:25.164+01:00Would you believe, the image is part of my photo o...Would you believe, the image is part of my photo of bubbles in <a href="http://havantaclue.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/an-ordinary-day.html" rel="nofollow"><b> my washing up bowl?!</b></a> Deep in a different way. LOLJinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-18535652548234060612013-04-04T04:50:36.673+01:002013-04-04T04:50:36.673+01:00Great image, Is satisfaction ever to elude our gr...Great image, Is satisfaction ever to elude our grasp, a mirage shimmering upon a far horizon - the one true destination only death? Perhaps we humans were born to always be seeking...never really knowing the answers. You gave me much to think about.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-55196343122987398612013-04-03T23:18:06.379+01:002013-04-03T23:18:06.379+01:00Love the image...fabulous and goes well with your ...Love the image...fabulous and goes well with your words!! Love it<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-439577049445289162013-04-03T23:16:59.725+01:002013-04-03T23:16:59.725+01:00Well done, Jinksy! Not so much doleful as deep.
KWell done, Jinksy! Not so much doleful as deep.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-3989024906801473712013-04-03T20:28:55.302+01:002013-04-03T20:28:55.302+01:00Is satisfaction
ever to elude our grasp, a mirage
...Is satisfaction<br />ever to elude our grasp, a mirage<br />shimmering upon a far horizon -<br />the one true destination only death?<br /><br />A real existentialist statement! Loved this!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-26410820583231706212013-04-03T18:49:40.685+01:002013-04-03T18:49:40.685+01:00For me, satisfaction lies deep inside ~~ however, ...For me, satisfaction lies deep inside ~~ however, it took many years to realize that. Far too long it was a mirage. Nice write!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-77272324874617411462013-04-03T17:06:24.524+01:002013-04-03T17:06:24.524+01:00Wow, this is existential for sure. You rose to the...Wow, this is existential for sure. You rose to the challenge most ably.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-1980804183163841482013-04-03T16:45:32.635+01:002013-04-03T16:45:32.635+01:00yep, there it is. i like that wheat/chaff line, to...yep, there it is. i like that wheat/chaff line, too.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-87908148228855593982013-04-03T16:12:55.006+01:002013-04-03T16:12:55.006+01:00And, that is the question!And, that is the question!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-8400321186297090442013-04-03T14:03:16.189+01:002013-04-03T14:03:16.189+01:00I like your thoughts on this question,I especially...I like your thoughts on this question,I especially like the lines<br /> "To learn from each experience is slow,<br />like gleaning grains of wheat from fields of chaff," This is so true,,Elleceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049386448865741626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-50998372046113396072013-04-03T13:06:06.281+01:002013-04-03T13:06:06.281+01:00Well constructed blank verse. I like the way you h...Well constructed blank verse. I like the way you have posed the question without attempting an answer. Doctor FTSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052101566471519778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-82232932449014439092013-04-03T11:34:56.941+01:002013-04-03T11:34:56.941+01:00Just for you - I've now added an image! :)Just for you - I've now added an image! :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-54862434841982661632013-04-03T11:28:57.893+01:002013-04-03T11:28:57.893+01:00Do our infant minds
stagger through blind alleys w...Do our infant minds<br />stagger through blind alleys without help<br />or guidance from another's hand?<br /><br />This poses the existential question in a very poetic way. Thanks for sharing these thoughts, Jinksy. They left me with something to think about.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-1926744526001764922013-04-03T11:14:26.438+01:002013-04-03T11:14:26.438+01:00LOL...well done girl! But you need an image to go...LOL...well done girl! But you need an image to go with!! Ha<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-10294587551029282352013-04-03T10:10:48.910+01:002013-04-03T10:10:48.910+01:00Maybe you'd need to add a link, Emma? I can...Maybe you'd need to add a link, Emma? I can't find your opposite debate... But please note - the viewpoint I expressed here is not necessarily the one I hold myself! LOLJinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6865161235932309213.post-52558941267924001432013-04-03T10:02:19.423+01:002013-04-03T10:02:19.423+01:00I think we've written the exact opposite sides...I think we've written the exact opposite sides of the same debate LLM Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199375981896229914noreply@blogger.com