tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post1214539946772655452..comments2023-10-31T07:32:08.400-07:00Comments on humid tea and dry pines poetry: AuthenticityRob Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04982759910079119392noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-79811548356757141952019-11-08T20:46:59.951-08:002019-11-08T20:46:59.951-08:00Oh so true.. very well said...true of people and l...Oh so true.. very well said...true of people and lives too!Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-75995052625520716492019-11-08T18:40:10.160-08:002019-11-08T18:40:10.160-08:00The true house
is sometimes
only visible
after the...The true house<br />is sometimes<br />only visible<br />after the years <br />have worn away<br />the facade.<br /><br />That is the reality of the present times. They don't make them the way they did before. Accurate observation, Rob!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-90948427545176726492019-11-08T04:10:03.392-08:002019-11-08T04:10:03.392-08:00And those old houses, or people, can have so much ...And those old houses, or people, can have so much beauty, finally revealedRosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-34074806393497438402019-11-07T16:50:09.350-08:002019-11-07T16:50:09.350-08:00An old house shows it's battle scars as well a...An old house shows it's battle scars as well as its flaws that bare to haunt. Let's hope that the battle scars win out.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-20335362991201149262019-11-07T11:59:50.035-08:002019-11-07T11:59:50.035-08:00Unfortunately I have to agree. Thanks for the comm...Unfortunately I have to agree. Thanks for the comment.Rob Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982759910079119392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-62157934805808574762019-11-07T11:59:26.451-08:002019-11-07T11:59:26.451-08:00I think you are creating another follow up poem. W...I think you are creating another follow up poem. What if weather and stress accelerate the decay of the facade? And yes, can it be repaired, and do we want it to be? Thank you!Rob Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982759910079119392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-36910462426247921322019-11-07T11:58:02.624-08:002019-11-07T11:58:02.624-08:00Yes, thank you!Yes, thank you!Rob Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982759910079119392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-23125220699699394032019-11-07T11:57:47.922-08:002019-11-07T11:57:47.922-08:00I was hoping that point would come through. Thank ...I was hoping that point would come through. Thank you!Rob Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982759910079119392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-15630086598830580242019-11-07T11:56:52.940-08:002019-11-07T11:56:52.940-08:00Hah! There's another poem in your story. Thank...Hah! There's another poem in your story. Thank you!Rob Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982759910079119392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-49339513467375052282019-11-07T11:56:02.971-08:002019-11-07T11:56:02.971-08:00Yes and thank you!Yes and thank you!Rob Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982759910079119392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-91762412043422380112019-11-07T11:55:40.003-08:002019-11-07T11:55:40.003-08:00Yes, it appears so. Thank you!Yes, it appears so. Thank you!Rob Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982759910079119392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-82277831961272859472019-11-06T19:35:06.518-08:002019-11-06T19:35:06.518-08:00Sometimes the facade falls away and sometimes it l...Sometimes the facade falls away and sometimes it lasts forever. A very good metaphor you created here.Joel (@Stranded Tree)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00088694600301047120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-44575702220036281172019-11-06T17:59:51.657-08:002019-11-06T17:59:51.657-08:00"The true house
is sometimes
only visible
aft..."The true house<br />is sometimes<br />only visible<br />after the years <br />have worn away<br />the facade."---Most of the time this happens. Appearance rules the world. Beautifully put.<br />Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-83038561058267750232019-11-06T16:44:05.770-08:002019-11-06T16:44:05.770-08:00Our den is paneled in oak - the thick real kind, n...Our den is paneled in oak - the thick real kind, not the thin cheap stuff. My mother in law said the room would be much brighter if we painted over it. 20 years later, the oak remains unpainted. My husband and I said, bah.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299970145155468689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-25772908036117162882019-11-06T16:13:34.109-08:002019-11-06T16:13:34.109-08:00Love the wise last part
The true house is sometim...Love the wise last part <br />The true house is sometimes only visible after the years have worn away the facade.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-85242291692109284102019-11-06T13:59:58.911-08:002019-11-06T13:59:58.911-08:00So true. It can be the same with humans, too. Smil...So true. It can be the same with humans, too. Smiles.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-70538788259523266072019-11-06T13:52:17.496-08:002019-11-06T13:52:17.496-08:00A true thought about, papering over the cracks...N...A true thought about, papering over the cracks...Nothing is as it seems..Eileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-89284796537470232422019-11-06T13:40:31.793-08:002019-11-06T13:40:31.793-08:00Brilliant use of metaphor here!❤️Brilliant use of metaphor here!❤️Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-42793792224125089972019-11-06T11:02:37.295-08:002019-11-06T11:02:37.295-08:00Nicely done! The metaphor truly works for me, and...Nicely done! The metaphor truly works for me, and leads me to think: What if this house was battered by storm? What would I need first to build it up again--exactly what now lies hidden. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4337036001455928562.post-89680242475321255022019-11-06T10:49:45.993-08:002019-11-06T10:49:45.993-08:00As the house you described, i guess authenthicity ...As the house you described, i guess authenthicity is receding more and more in our modern world<br />Happy Wednesday Rob<br /><br />Much🌼loveGillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830061733849775594noreply@blogger.com