tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post3372544218685237894..comments2023-08-04T22:09:33.523+01:00Comments on The Sanctum of Sanity: James Rainsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12981399551842327691noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-72967880227943915742011-05-24T21:32:53.918+01:002011-05-24T21:32:53.918+01:00I always look forward to your take on the prompts....I always look forward to your take on the prompts. I particularly love the image of the hand reaching down to part the centuries to bestow a momentary flicker of wonder on one of us. I'll keep hoping...Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-26675964772870790392011-05-23T21:14:33.430+01:002011-05-23T21:14:33.430+01:00Exemplary, classy.Exemplary, classy.Steve Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162341357622058518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-41472302561074452982011-05-23T07:34:36.323+01:002011-05-23T07:34:36.323+01:00"tired and tarnished gods."
i've ne..."tired and tarnished gods."<br /><br />i've never considered gods getting tired. wonderful take on the prompt!<br />daniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-49177060341654655392011-05-23T05:32:51.852+01:002011-05-23T05:32:51.852+01:00"...Perhaps, in an ecstatic moment, some one ..."...Perhaps, in an ecstatic moment, some one of us<br />will feel your hand reach down and part the<br />centuries, feel you pass ghostlike through<br />the world, or see your flame, though flickering<br />dim, alight in a companions eyes ---------- then,<br />extinguished and forgotten; die..."<br /><br />Great lines, James! I love the classic feeling you infuse into it, grand yet full of regret so fitting a farewell to a god.Alegria Imperialhttp://jornales.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-28255602049010945942011-05-23T04:12:47.611+01:002011-05-23T04:12:47.611+01:00Like your sentiment penned here James. Poets do ho...Like your sentiment penned here James. Poets do hold onto the past do they not??<br /><br />Cheersmoondustwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848554806751678968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-83774410343797361602011-05-23T01:55:55.556+01:002011-05-23T01:55:55.556+01:00Beautiful take on the prompt. Mythical gods and he...Beautiful take on the prompt. Mythical gods and heroes had their share of flaws and were definitely tarnished -- loved the imagery of Apollo's hand parting centuries...awesome as always.Mystic Margaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043803636315553905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-46264774552442757822011-05-22T21:17:45.419+01:002011-05-22T21:17:45.419+01:00Interesting take on the classics James, tarnished ...Interesting take on the classics James, tarnished and tired gods, I think at this point in time they must beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-75786742276032849262011-05-22T18:11:03.849+01:002011-05-22T18:11:03.849+01:00Apollo is a compelling figure,one of the ultimate ...Apollo is a compelling figure,one of the ultimate symbols, and I think your poem expresses the void in our collective psyche that the death of that whole mythos has left us with. The feeling of sadness and loss is well conveyed.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-27111442420437683742011-05-22T16:57:14.435+01:002011-05-22T16:57:14.435+01:00gods come, gods go but we are left to make some se...gods come, gods go but we are left to make some sense of it. Like this perspective. The last lines are just great - what an image to take away from this poem.S and Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417934974170964971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-25856063731320723542011-05-22T16:50:03.032+01:002011-05-22T16:50:03.032+01:00Many faith and gods have come and gone in the mill...Many faith and gods have come and gone in the million years of Humanity's birth and those proud now will have a last as they had first believerJohn (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-64150355069040568022011-05-22T12:23:20.218+01:002011-05-22T12:23:20.218+01:00I knew this particular post would not disappoint! ...I knew this particular post would not disappoint! As I read your words, I felt my mind opening up as all your ideas poured in. Such a thought-provoking and intellectual piece. My imagination thrilled at this particular image:<br /><br />some one of us<br />will feel your hand reach down and part the<br />centuries...<br /><br />and what a grand conclusion.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-79803447756166741212011-05-22T12:21:58.951+01:002011-05-22T12:21:58.951+01:00Interesting to think that gods could be "tire...Interesting to think that gods could be "tired and tarnished", but you've painted exactly that, here. Well done as always.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-84085788800934285602011-05-22T12:04:38.456+01:002011-05-22T12:04:38.456+01:00I'd definitely class the figure in the image a...I'd definitely class the figure in the image as tarnished - or nightmarish! Not godlike in my eyes, but thank goodness your poem lent it a little beauty. :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053889559123595947.post-47604295622321664982011-05-22T12:00:47.646+01:002011-05-22T12:00:47.646+01:00well played james, we jump gods like ice cream fla...well played james, we jump gods like ice cream flavors these days depending on who is selling what...smiles. i imagine many of the dead ones rolling over in those graves, groaning...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com