Just Like King David's Blues
Am I bitter? The grass will grow, though the fields now sleep in snow, and the fragrance of flowers will collect again. Yet I am bitter, and tomorrow is no cure. The past will not go away. Be noble,...
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Excellent as always Mark. I'm sure we all feel like this - after all we are human and there is so much to make us bitter. Those who do evil and get away with it! I love this Pub - it is very...
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Mark," the sages,say it in every language, but my own"Those lines write a book, set a tone,speak a history. They hold the anguishof imperfection and the yearning forhealing of a troubled world. What...
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There is comfort in travelling the right path, but 'tis a hard thing turning the other cheek in the face of the relentless onslaught of wickedness. Superb piece of writing.
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Mark, I wrote a novel about King David(unpublished and likely to remain so) and I did a lot of reading about him. he, like the voice in your poem, had every right to be depressed now and then (people...
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Mark, The speaker is torn so visibly - how can one expect to shake such memories and their effects? The language and tone is perfect, asking the readers to search their hearts to understand the...
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Jean,Well, the title wasn't an allusion to anything specific other than my sense of some of the vibes of the Psalms. But I searched it to and found a specific reference to Psalm 42 being referred to...
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Enjoyed this very much, Mark. "The past will not go away. Be noble, all the books say it, the sages, say it in every language, but my own." Wonderful lines. Probably not what you meant to bring to...
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Nothing wrong with being bitter, no matter what "they" say. If we see or hear of injustice what are we supposed to do, smile and say, oh that's just the way it goes. I remember from my Sunday School...
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Mark - Tom Thumb might be angry...Leonard Cohen could be annoyed...I, on the other hand, see a still-sharp quill wielded by a steady hand. You don't seem a bit nervous! PeaceGene
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BFB, You got the Tom Thumb reference right (connected with Ms. Rotolo's former lover). Not sure of the connection with Cohen. I'm a mess, but "nervous"? Nope. Faux, Not sure what you're talking about...
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FP - Cohen's current comet, "Halleluia" contains a few references to King David (although I haven't yet figured out what the whole thing means. He's sometimes obscure..like some sonneteers I know)...
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