tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post4892485154227825271..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: From Baltimore to AnacreonGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-82597756741387001052015-08-27T18:01:36.082-07:002015-08-27T18:01:36.082-07:00PS Couldn't get linky right; mine is here: ttp...PS Couldn't get linky right; mine is here: ttp://passionatecrone.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/who-come-waltzing-matilda-with-me.htmlRosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-54128643910604651362015-08-27T18:00:57.297-07:002015-08-27T18:00:57.297-07:00Yes, regardless of politicians indeed! :)Yes, regardless of politicians indeed! :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-9063091073907513362015-08-26T20:40:05.833-07:002015-08-26T20:40:05.833-07:00I love your poem, it paints such a vivid pic of Fr...I love your poem, it paints such a vivid pic of FrankKey (love that!) and I too still feel the love of country when I hear it played despite the state of politicks today (poly = many, ticks = blood sucking parasites of democracy). Out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-19713373014905005722015-08-26T14:06:41.013-07:002015-08-26T14:06:41.013-07:00I totally agree with your last point. We may live...I totally agree with your last point. We may live in different countries...but I, too, love my country...in spite of the politicians!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-11568283964204840172015-08-26T11:50:51.181-07:002015-08-26T11:50:51.181-07:00I enjoyed watching the ramparts with FrankKey; who...I enjoyed watching the ramparts with FrankKey; who, like you, is a patriotic poet extraordinaire!lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-40033449462332863452015-08-26T09:57:19.341-07:002015-08-26T09:57:19.341-07:00I did enjoy the history of the writing / adopting ...I did enjoy the history of the writing / adopting of the national anthem, Glenn. (If only it were more singable!) I love my country as well....and I second what Grace has said: Too bad we do not elect politicians who love the country.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-16078147806950816322015-08-26T09:29:15.405-07:002015-08-26T09:29:15.405-07:00Perhaps.. the country will be different IF
a requi...Perhaps.. the country will be different IF<br />a requirement for passing each grade<br />is to write an Anthem of PRAISE<br />or Disagreement about<br />the country<br />and discuss<br />it all at the<br />end of each<br />school year<br />with just<br />a satisfactory<br />grade of finishing<br />the task and attending<br />the freedom or prison seminar<br />of expression.. fully freedom's way..<br />but to me the most important<br />thing is someone writes their<br />own feelings down<br />and perhaps they<br />can be shared<br />in an <br />anonymous<br />way where the <br />students <br />randomly<br />read OUTLOUD<br />the REAL opinions<br />of anonymous<br />others as it<br />will be<br />easier on<br />kids that way...<br />Having requirements<br />for citizenship ongoing<br />in this way of discussing<br />patriotism seems reasonable to me..<br />yeah.. i kNow that is more than<br />13 words.. smiles.. no<br />surprise..huh..;)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-81690792641929463012015-08-26T08:39:07.202-07:002015-08-26T08:39:07.202-07:00that's all national anthems are about, loving ...that's all national anthems are about, loving the country and breathe unity...one may not include politicians in them... a nice haibun :)Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-79589732408120610492015-08-25T23:24:51.135-07:002015-08-25T23:24:51.135-07:00I don't go to any sporting events, so I hadn&#...I don't go to any sporting events, so I hadn't heard or thought about our anthem for a long time. I love how you mixed its words with yours. Thanks for the background of how the song came to be. And thanks for loving our country. Sometimes we forget that we criticize it, get mad at it because it's ours, and we love it.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-84709034368398599112015-08-25T19:53:49.513-07:002015-08-25T19:53:49.513-07:00There's a lot of history in the post. I never ...There's a lot of history in the post. I never knew most of it, thx!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-30120326978582977352015-08-25T19:07:54.695-07:002015-08-25T19:07:54.695-07:00Very interesting.. enjoyed this poem!Very interesting.. enjoyed this poem!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-89545627950459739302015-08-25T15:51:07.820-07:002015-08-25T15:51:07.820-07:00Loving the country is beautiful and doesn't ne...Loving the country is beautiful and doesn't necessarily equate to liking the politicians ~ It just a pity that we don't elect politicians who genuinely love our country ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-7681541070371703632015-08-25T14:39:51.861-07:002015-08-25T14:39:51.861-07:00The national Anthem belongs to the eighteenth Cent...The national Anthem belongs to the eighteenth Century. <br />In it you find us ordering God about to do our political dirty work.<br /><br />~George Bernard Shaw<br /><br />You've pulled us to your national anthem of truthfulness and hope.<br />Gosh! every line you delivered is outstanding and powerful.<br /><br /><br />P.S Stop by my page. I got a new poem up for you to read.<br />Might you, I created and made up 3 words. You'll be surprised. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-28652299542677487462015-08-25T13:50:46.154-07:002015-08-25T13:50:46.154-07:00I love this line: "When you pull the patrioti...I love this line: "When you pull the patriotic scab off of our colorful History,"....thank you for pulling the scab off for us....I did not know that bit about the drinking song.....such an interesting, and colorful indeed, piece of our history :-)C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-32647358296327082092015-08-25T12:54:07.974-07:002015-08-25T12:54:07.974-07:00Oh in many anthems there are things to love.. the ...Oh in many anthems there are things to love.. the nature and the people.. the pride of a nation.. it's when the glory and honor that comes I always see the darker side of it.. Actually I find it interesting how National Anthems always seems to be written to familiar melodies, the Swedish one was a folk song, and the poet writing the song was not very well known...brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-54658610348318104062015-08-25T12:34:23.274-07:002015-08-25T12:34:23.274-07:00Kind of following through on Bjorn's HAIBUN es...Kind of following through on Bjorn's HAIBUN essay yesterday, I just launch off into my own version of it, that changes up with every new poem. I did have some fun forcing the lyrics into both haiku & echo verse though. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-58728223946022851192015-08-25T12:19:45.467-07:002015-08-25T12:19:45.467-07:00it is good to love the own country cause a country...it is good to love the own country cause a country needs people that love it to come alive and flourish and to fill the words of the anthem with meaning<br />our anthem is mainly played on sporting events as well - i hummed it all day though today - smilesClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-11653685396787667022015-08-25T12:15:51.006-07:002015-08-25T12:15:51.006-07:00I am glad you found a positive spin to it. I took ...I am glad you found a positive spin to it. I took a bit of a different route through the poem/song. If you have not read the rest of the verses - i strongly recommend it. I like how you embedded the song at the beginning but with your own little additions. Its pretty funny to that the tune was based on a drinking song.<br />I wonder why it has been relegated to sporting events and school gyms though. You never hear it anywhere else.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.com