To look beyond these things

Hello Brian, hope your Solstice was warm & pleasing. Yes I have little time to visit Neo & that will get worse into January, but I love it none the less There is no bum, (but ta for the chivallry) it is a general reflection on choosing not to let the shadows or judgements or negativity of others land on hearts that prefer a brighter view of life... As I mention, there's enough hell that occurs in life without creating more. Hope 2010 is a brilliant shining year for you Barry. xx Oh almost forgot... yes, this is a little awkward as a write since it felt like a song I could hear it as I wrote, it even has a chorus, but the focus was poetic, so it is a hybrid & I can understand your response. I will try to hone that when I make more time in February after things settle I hope. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Dear Arrow, I always feel so blessed when you visit my work & I drink the comments & don't waste a drop, you make me reflect so clearly, I can see you have done a good deal of teaching in it's true sense (one that is too commonly obstructed by pompous, hierarchical, institutionalized banality), whereas you explore the heart of things, from the heart & so often show me perspectives only glimpsed or vague until that moment. I will spend some time revising this work.. immediately the only word that comes to mind (spurn, I don't think I have ever used this word seriously before) is too dramatic to replace deny (I like deny for different reasons, but am happy to take your point). It is always good to read another's interpretation, & yours are always full of treasures. The denial for me was about a definite choice (as you correctly suggest) to disallow the absorption of negative or detractive (that's probably not a word but feels better than others I can think of, subtractive doesn't have the same oomph! & detrimental is a little more than what I am aiming for) input or presence in my life, how we can all make this choice, though it often doesn't feel that way. Dear Arrow you picked my best line I think (about the fractal unfolding of life) & I love your small thesis around it, such a joy to read, that is exactly as I had the scene play & the very essence of what I hoped to express. I agree, it gets lost among the rest of the poem & I feel perhaps I do that a lot, lines stand out & the most precious jewel I embed in them become obscured, a good thing for me to look at. Yes I need to be more aware of the message that reaches from my words, it's what you are left with that flavours the read, thank you. I am sorry you are weary, I hope you are refreshed next time yo visit, I will be relatively absent for a couple of months, but always hope to hear from you... I shall away to see what you have written in my absence. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

My goodness, I had missed all of these until I got a message from our wonderful new critic, with her fabulous hunger for progress & exploration... & here you are! Hammer on the nail as usual, I agree with all that... It has taken so much of my life to learn how to let the water flow off the proverbial ducks back, I had the theory in my head, but the practice took an awful long time to become easy (& sometimes I struggle with it still... always more to learn, no matter how wise we think we might get... in fact, what's that saying, the wiser I get, the more aware I am of how much wisdom I have yet to develop... or was it... the more I know, the less I know I know!!!! Maybe I just made those up anyway, but I'm sure they've been said by some wise ones, & I certainly feel like that. This must have been ages ago... Hope you are feeling better every day. xxx Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Yep Matey, they do say that sometimes... can't believe you wrote that over New year & I am only just stealing some time to respond... miss you dear one... You & your wonderful imagery. I must away to wrap presents for the wee otter (Glenn is cooking a gorgeous cake for her while I rest (hmmm), been a big day). Much love to you... how I wish we were close, I feel I would wrap myself in your brilliant wildness... I know you are tame, but there is a wildness I know we share, I feel it in you, nature is the constant pull & joy, solace & power. It has been hot but there have been such majestic storms, how you would love it I think... If I was rich I'd fly you here on a whim, wouldn't it be lovely. We could go for walks around the lake & in the bush. Prezzie time now xxx Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Thanks Nathaniel, lovely to hear from you, how I miss Neo time. Dying to see what you've been up to... I got my email seen to yesterday & am almost back on line with more ease, just got a billion too many things going on for a while... all good, but hard to give up writing which has always been such a constant companion & can't be for a while. I hope you are well & writing lots, I will look asap. Did I say I loved your observations, made me feel like you got inside the style & understood... I think writers might often feel like they are not "seen" so often... you know, understood at a different level than most people generally function... You have always seemed to reside in that place from my observations, here in any case, it is a relief & a joy. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Hi Aireal, thanks, that's a nice reflection, I'm afraid I get so busy especially of late & forget to come back & tweak, new ones come up & they stay rough & raw too often... I am looking forward to putting some time into revising works in a month or so. Hope you're enjoying Neo. I will come visit as soon as I can. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Thanks Seabhac (I am intrigued as to your name?). You leave such lovely, gentle & thoughtful comments, I was happy with that line... that sentiment really, glad you liked it. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Ahh, my gorgeous winged sister, how lovely to see you here, it is a rush visit (so I will return to explore the deny/defy exchange & more), I didn't realise I had missed all these lovely messages & such a rare one from you. I do hope it is all going beautifully for you my dear friend of the pink boots. Huge love to you & Omi & the other winged one... excited you know!!! xxxx Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Dale, this is such a beautiful comment & you honour me so indulgently I feel very humbled by it you know, You paint such a marvelous picture of me-ness, I hope I don't fall off the pedestal! But you do elaborate so beautifully on the essence of what I was communicating, it is actually like dancing with YOU, & you graceful &eloquent on the floor. & thanks for your warm wishes, I return them with abundant warmth & sentiment, may your year be filled with goodness, peace & fulfillment. ... & for the record, you are right, for the most part that's what I manage to do even in the face of the worst, though, I do fall on occasion, I aim to balance as we all do. But here I am having a very happy year despite the squeeze of space & time, we all seem to be thriving in our way, thank you. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Dear Sophie, I saw your comment & felt compelled to respond, but found a myriad of comments I had not realised were here, now I must go prepare a meal, but I will come back to do some explaining... I think it's good that you ask, it will bring you more perspective every time... In short this write is about finally finding the grace,courage & skill to allow adverse commentary or perspectives to just be that & not let them upset me or distress me... I spent so much of my life wanting to heal & repair everything. I'm finally getting that I need not feel bad if someone chooses to take the wrong angle or misinterpret & be angry or just take an opositional stance... it's ok for us all to have our own perspective. I don't like to be attacked, but we all seem to be on occasion, no matter how much we aim to avoid it, or aspire to live peacefully. Anyway, gotta run, will look up your work as soon as I can. Cheers Anni~ "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet.