tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post7035699207791274587..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: Ampliative InductionGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-38734871360522925962017-05-16T15:50:22.024-07:002017-05-16T15:50:22.024-07:00Thank YOU, for reading my essay. So glad you like ...Thank YOU, for reading my essay. So glad you like Masaoka Shiki. He was always sending his thoughts across voids --time, distance, outer space and human feelings. Your comment got me reopening the Rexroth book for 2 examples of Shiki's skill. He could fascinate:<br /> "Fresh from the Void<br /> The moon<br /> On the waves of the sea."<br /><br />He could get silly:<br /> "Shitting in the winter turnip field<br /> The distant lights of the city."<br /><br />And if, on a "spring night A flute player Passes by. " in your dreams or imagination, it is probably Shiki.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-3296312769001012502017-05-16T10:05:39.379-07:002017-05-16T10:05:39.379-07:00I am a little afraid of poetry; not reading it but...I am a little afraid of poetry; not reading it but trying to write it. And I'm in awe of people who write poetry. That said, there is poetry all around us, and poets can capture that with precise words and powerful images that slam us. William Blake is one of my favorites, and you remind me that I should spend more time reading poets. Poets have an ability to express complex thoughts in spare words.<br /><br />I took a course in philosophy once (a full year's course), and although I managed a B in the course, I was more or less lost. I found my niche in geology, and though I don't recall ever hearing the term "ampliative Induction," I was constantly practicing it in geology. Of course, I had to google the term, but that's one of the things I enjoy about your blogs ~ you push my mind into areas I typically don't go.<br /><br />I think gardeners are amazing people because they create poetry in their personal landscapes. And some also create poetry with words and art!<br /><br />I would argue that Norma creates poetry with light.<br /><br />I have a broad personal definition of poetry, as you can see.<br /><br />And the naturalist in me came to a full stop when I read Masaoka Shiki's brief poem on the maple leaf. In seven short words he lasers our focus on something so small and simple, yet profoundly lovely. Thank you for introducing him to me! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-28426164215611322422017-05-05T21:51:51.473-07:002017-05-05T21:51:51.473-07:00Jolly good.Jolly good.The Countesshttp://susiesalom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-39626774612624352212017-04-27T20:18:11.727-07:002017-04-27T20:18:11.727-07:00Delightful Suze, I'm pleased to encounter you ...Delightful Suze, I'm pleased to encounter you anywhere.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-16924043186441260492017-04-27T18:56:32.969-07:002017-04-27T18:56:32.969-07:00Something in me
Leaps further inward.
I meet you t...Something in me<br />Leaps further inward.<br />I meet you there.The Countesshttp://susiesalom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-72800303050340570362017-04-27T17:22:00.625-07:002017-04-27T17:22:00.625-07:00The leaf will be there, Jenny, has always been the...The leaf will be there, Jenny, has always been there. The connection can't be unmade.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-58771674041514875662017-04-27T17:17:42.187-07:002017-04-27T17:17:42.187-07:00We all have that mechanism in us that distills rea...We all have that mechanism in us that distills reality, Tom, without which we wouldn't recognize ourselves.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-2298068802799864462017-04-27T17:15:17.648-07:002017-04-27T17:15:17.648-07:00Dear Arleen, A most generous compliment. Thanks.Dear Arleen, A most generous compliment. Thanks.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-25466971419772394332017-04-27T11:34:40.797-07:002017-04-27T11:34:40.797-07:00You are a gardener AND a poet, Geo.
I love all of...You are a gardener AND a poet, Geo.<br /><br />I love all of these poems, and the metaphor within your second one.<br /><br />If I see a maple leaf frozen in snow or ice, the jostle will be there in my mind too. And I will try to take a photo. Too late this winter (I think) but, never fear, this is the kind of thing that sticks in my mind, while what I needed at the grocery store falls completely out.<br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-63958821765345787372017-04-26T23:20:52.908-07:002017-04-26T23:20:52.908-07:00Indeed you try, and successfully. Discussing this ...Indeed you try, and successfully. Discussing this blog or Gardening with Geo I refer to you as a poet. You have a poet's perspective and an expressive and imaginative way with words. We visit these environs with great appreciation.Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-27871277901524597042017-04-26T22:33:07.902-07:002017-04-26T22:33:07.902-07:00Geo, you see things in objects that only a poet...Geo, you see things in objects that only a poet's heart can. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-52217025753892064462017-04-26T17:18:18.636-07:002017-04-26T17:18:18.636-07:00Thanks, Mike, and as the song says,"Who could...Thanks, Mike, and as the song says,"Who could ask for anything more?".Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-71777276062476570152017-04-26T17:06:46.253-07:002017-04-26T17:06:46.253-07:00From a writing I found in years past, circa 69.......From a writing I found in years past, circa 69....<br />"On a train to Osaka<br />You got's rhythm"Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-3343131515965613502017-04-26T14:30:46.376-07:002017-04-26T14:30:46.376-07:00Kind Jon, a little sumi painting kit is a gift fro...Kind Jon, a little sumi painting kit is a gift from Daughter. Good for journals. I learn something every time I use it.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-63352613603914742542017-04-26T13:53:36.400-07:002017-04-26T13:53:36.400-07:00There is exquisite poetry in the smallest things a...There is exquisite poetry in the smallest things and a deceptively complex beauty. It reflects the enormity of the scheme of things - - and the fragility of ourselves.<br /><br />Lovely poems and a wonderful "doodle" of Masaoka Shiki.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-90262458683084539112017-04-26T12:34:58.550-07:002017-04-26T12:34:58.550-07:00They are good moments, Emma. Thank you.They are good moments, Emma. Thank you.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-6986934962552449262017-04-26T06:56:22.039-07:002017-04-26T06:56:22.039-07:00You reach a poetic moment whenever you see the who...You reach a poetic moment whenever you see the whole of beauty in one small detail. Can life be any better?Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.com