tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post2431435070283637028..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Morality Poems--SocietyJason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-49138270989630453232007-06-13T00:00:00.000-04:002007-06-13T00:00:00.000-04:00Terri, you're close. Retribution is involved. Th...Terri, you're close. Retribution is involved. The word I was looking for was "empathy." It occured to me that righteous anger arises when we stop listening, when we can't appreciate the other person's position. There is very little in life that wouldn't benefit from being open to the other person's point of view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-36644916892779884932007-06-12T14:30:00.000-04:002007-06-12T14:30:00.000-04:00I'm like a dog with a bone here - is the first one...I'm like a dog with a bone here - is the first one 'retribution' perhaps?Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158421102740382411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-37033373621296920552007-06-10T20:48:00.000-04:002007-06-10T20:48:00.000-04:00Dara, the message certainly isn't delicate, is it?...Dara, the message certainly isn't delicate, is it? As for "fundamentalism," you're getting warmer.<BR/><BR/>Angel, thanks. :) They definitely have an archaic feel. That's probably what draws me to them.<BR/><BR/>Steve, that's a good guess, but not correct. Here's a hint: I'm juxtaposing "hears and weighs" against "blindly."<BR/><BR/>Bhaswati, good to see you! Terri got the second one, "hypocrisy." We have a tendency, at least in this country, to condemn in public the very things we do in secret. Life would be far less complex if we were more open.<BR/><BR/>Canterbury Soul, sorry, not politics. See my reply to Steve above for a hint. :)<BR/><BR/>CJ, thanks for the visit and the kind words! I will definitely be stopping back at your blog. Feel free to visit anytime.<BR/><BR/>Onipar, you're getting warmer too. Here's another hint: what do the righteous lack if they are acting blindly? Great to see you, by the way. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-12172067418569248392007-06-10T12:47:00.000-04:002007-06-10T12:47:00.000-04:00Stumped on that first one. Very cool post though....Stumped on that first one. Very cool post though. I can't wait to find out what that is (I suck at riddles, even though this isn't really a riddle).<BR/><BR/>Oh wait...how about "punishment," or "law"?Anthony Rapinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581208296144295224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-15272063046355480442007-06-10T10:27:00.000-04:002007-06-10T10:27:00.000-04:00First chance I've had to shoot over and check out ...First chance I've had to shoot over and check out your blog. I do so enjoy your writing and the content is brilliantly different, with the atmospheric photos you've got the perfect mix! Will be checking out you archives over the next little while. Thanks for the visit...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594666378619690489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-50304222491852546242007-06-10T00:16:00.000-04:002007-06-10T00:16:00.000-04:00tough. a shot in the dark. politics?tough. a shot in the dark. politics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-80380248767069833492007-06-09T23:54:00.000-04:002007-06-09T23:54:00.000-04:00Nice take on the style, Jason. The second one baff...Nice take on the style, Jason. The second one baffles me. Please shed some light?<BR/><BR/>Good to be here after a while. :-)Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-76397021464344870302007-06-09T08:15:00.000-04:002007-06-09T08:15:00.000-04:00I would guess the first is Capital Punishment, but...I would guess the first is Capital Punishment, but that's two words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-25573039909065491932007-06-08T17:43:00.000-04:002007-06-08T17:43:00.000-04:00those new england poem thingies are rather odd...y...those new england poem thingies are rather odd...<BR/>yours are definitely worth mulling over- especially the second one!AngelConradiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423318903817661244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-56818536334370203602007-06-08T16:23:00.000-04:002007-06-08T16:23:00.000-04:00The claim to be teaching the kids how to read is c...The claim to be teaching the kids how to read is clearly a cover for teaching them values. And, on a related note, if I were to hazzard a guess, I'd say that your first couplet is "Fundamentalism."darahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-68077629878811111622007-06-08T14:53:00.000-04:002007-06-08T14:53:00.000-04:00Dara, I didn't even notice that!! Quite right. I...Dara, I didn't even notice that!! <BR/>Quite right. I would say that there's no "I" in Puritan, but that would be wrong, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Michele, I'll take "obscure and thought provoking" as a huge compliment. Thanks! I'm afraid one of those words isn't what I'm looking for to describe the first rhyme. Thanks for guessing, though. :)<BR/><BR/>Terri, yes! You nailed that one. One down, one to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-66834450857762570762007-06-08T12:20:00.000-04:002007-06-08T12:20:00.000-04:00I'm guessing the second one is Hypocrisy?I'm guessing the second one is Hypocrisy?Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158421102740382411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-8209446595861815212007-06-08T12:01:00.000-04:002007-06-08T12:01:00.000-04:00I've heard of the Primer but never bothered to fin...I've heard of the Primer but never bothered to find more about it. Obviously a greivous oversight on my part.<BR/><BR/>Is the first one bigotry or Predjudice? I'm guessing here.<BR/><BR/>Interesting post Jason. You always have the most obscure and thought provoking topics.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573730655117969888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-18143657941763503922007-06-08T11:03:00.000-04:002007-06-08T11:03:00.000-04:00I'm a little perturbed that the primer doesn't hav...I'm a little perturbed that the primer doesn't have an entry for "I." It's not really teaching kids their ABC's if it skips an inconvenient letter.darahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.com