tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post9018719069452032630..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Past PerfectGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-57620698040356746812014-01-17T00:06:25.409-08:002014-01-17T00:06:25.409-08:00We do not remember. We fail to learn many times fr...We do not remember. We fail to learn many times from the deeds of the past. Mistakes are forgot because we tend to forget many things. It may well be an instinct to protect us from the burdens of them.<br />May be it is good to forget.<br /><br />Thought-provoking and thoughtful writing.HAhttp://howanxious.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-76322398914098199872014-01-16T21:20:10.800-08:002014-01-16T21:20:10.800-08:00memory is a false god we worship until it fades be...memory is a false god we worship until it fades beyond our graspbillgncshttp://bwfiction.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-9575019071136426812014-01-16T20:17:40.195-08:002014-01-16T20:17:40.195-08:00There are lots of questions asked of ourselves. On...There are lots of questions asked of ourselves. One often confuse them in terms of priority. Things not of material consequences get priority and mess up one's time management. Happens most times.Brilliant take Glenn!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-45299336294370232032014-01-16T19:03:52.759-08:002014-01-16T19:03:52.759-08:00Thanks Victoria; the quotes are sought out after I...Thanks Victoria; the quotes are sought out after I determine the title, choosing from like a dozen web sites that feature quotes of all types; always fun to find the quote that fits the poetics. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-64779074837614965442014-01-16T17:19:59.029-08:002014-01-16T17:19:59.029-08:00This is one power-packed poem, Glenn, that totally...This is one power-packed poem, Glenn, that totally disproves a point I claimed--that passive voice is ineffective. It works so well in this, I think because of the choice of verbs, the subject and the variation of word choices. You are such a good writer. Where do you find the quotes you use as lead-ins, if I may ask?Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-52817407461444071492014-01-16T17:13:29.976-08:002014-01-16T17:13:29.976-08:00Oh superb Glenn - we remember what is comfortable,...Oh superb Glenn - we remember what is comfortable, what we deem noteworthy. We are what we remember or what we choose remember...<br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-73145243682592012842014-01-16T17:00:15.411-08:002014-01-16T17:00:15.411-08:00that sieve like memory is the part of the psychic ...that sieve like memory is the part of the psychic apparatus that keeps us sane...this is really good Glenn.Ron Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906697750712674256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-87902641165983686052014-01-16T16:40:24.612-08:002014-01-16T16:40:24.612-08:00Our memories are selective yet it so to protect ou...Our memories are selective yet it so to protect our ego & emotions if we are weak and unable to accept the harsh reality ~ Good one Glenn ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-33566489735212407422014-01-16T15:54:04.174-08:002014-01-16T15:54:04.174-08:00Loved this: " mere illusions wove
from fallen...Loved this: " mere illusions wove<br />from fallen memories"<br /><br />I think we learn just a painful slow process, inching toward someone new. We never get to be as perfect as we think we should be but a lot of people manage to live a life we can stamp good enough.Nara Malonehttp://www.passionatereads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-15985518764601018882014-01-16T15:06:18.569-08:002014-01-16T15:06:18.569-08:00Very powerful and thought provoking. Memories can...Very powerful and thought provoking. Memories can be our masters or our companions. It is all in how we view and process them. It's all about perception as well which is always flavored by our own personal experiences. Wonderful read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-58956319548439711142014-01-16T14:22:14.651-08:002014-01-16T14:22:14.651-08:00Remembrance, emotion, the depths of the mind, i lo...Remembrance, emotion, the depths of the mind, i love how this is formed, a bit to frightening for me, but it really is very powerful. Brave and bold. alan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-6045231678682791132014-01-16T12:50:39.433-08:002014-01-16T12:50:39.433-08:00truth slain is a great verb early on in this g.......truth slain is a great verb early on in this g....like the nod to bond in there as well...our past, our history def can get a hold on us and determine our lives if we let it...getting caught in the moment....i like drawn from accuracy as well....hewn...another great one...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-58050403391026193852014-01-16T12:40:09.693-08:002014-01-16T12:40:09.693-08:00Glenn, interesting. I believe the past is what we ...Glenn, interesting. I believe the past is what we make of it the further away from it we get. >KBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-57040134772105308402014-01-16T12:25:37.193-08:002014-01-16T12:25:37.193-08:00I guess that sometimes forgetting things can be fo...I guess that sometimes forgetting things can be for the better. It keeps us sane. Can you imagine if we remembered all the things that have happened to us?Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-36330932470641174222014-01-16T12:11:25.383-08:002014-01-16T12:11:25.383-08:00We definitely filter what we remember ... and unfo...We definitely filter what we remember ... and unfortunately we don't always recall the important but fill our mind with trivialities.. And friend, today you are almost writing form... and so many great rhymes, when I have left them totally out.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-48368442191259826402014-01-16T11:57:11.991-08:002014-01-16T11:57:11.991-08:00i've learned that we remember best when things...i've learned that we remember best when things were connected with heavy emotions...either good ones or bad ones... those are the things i remember to the tiniest details...others i just forget because of their average nature.. let two people tell about the same moment and you will hear two different stories...even more with memories.. really...police officers can sing their own song about that..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-59330231094921478592014-01-16T10:52:09.621-08:002014-01-16T10:52:09.621-08:00I think there is a lot that we don't recall. ...I think there is a lot that we don't recall. Sometimes even intentionally, as it is sometimes convenient to forget. Sometimes apathy is rampant, and sometimes there is just too much too keep track of, and sometimes our memories are different than others' memories and we end up wondering just who is right!! Somewhere in there is truth, but often it is buried deep!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com