tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post3453497741229233493..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: “Parting Ways”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-90081884038659317382012-04-13T11:37:01.388-07:002012-04-13T11:37:01.388-07:00hkatz, i adore you a little more every time you co...hkatz, i adore you a little more every time you comment. i hadn't thought of that. i had always concentrated on the fact that certainty showed up by surprise, when i was least expecting him. i was a little wary of him & he had to explain who he was & such, but i probably should have required a bit more convincing. i think you may be right that they are both there all the time....like the angel and devil from old cartoons, hanging out on your shoulders. i think it's easier to find certainty if you have strength and pride, but i don't think that makes him automatically appear.<br /><br />thanks for commenting....you've given me a lot to think about. :)<br /><br />thank you john. i think we're always switching off between the two of them unfortunately. here's hoping that your times with certainty are much longer journeys. :)barbie angellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708541834042912457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-4064069229255823992012-04-12T23:07:23.020-07:002012-04-12T23:07:23.020-07:00Hi HKatz: Thanks for your thoughtful comment. For ...Hi HKatz: Thanks for your thoughtful comment. For myself, I find that Uncertainty is never far away, but the times I can walk with Certainty are the happiest times. I'll be curious to read what Barbie says!<br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-51467479627228918872012-04-11T12:32:23.610-07:002012-04-11T12:32:23.610-07:00We had always seemed quite close
and it seemed it ...<i>We had always seemed quite close<br />and it seemed it wouldn’t change.</i><br /><br />Does it ever change? I wonder... It feels like I've got Uncertainty at my elbow even when I'm heading down what seems to be a clear path. In fact when Certainty shows up in your poem and knows exactly where to go, I didn't trust him at first, just like I have a wariness towards people who seem to have All the Answers or people who tell you that <i>they</i> know what's best for you. So it's interesting, the mixed up feelings your poem stirred up in me. Maybe Uncertainty is at one elbow, Certainty is at the other, and they sort of try to find a way to balance each other out in me. Maybe Strength and Hope can be possible companions to Uncertainty, if you learn to live well with it, riding out the unsteadiness.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for sharing this thought-provoking poem :)HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-80451437294450652082012-04-10T21:45:39.167-07:002012-04-10T21:45:39.167-07:00Hi Cheryl: I agree on both counts!Hi Cheryl: I agree on both counts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-16485589959187712242012-04-10T16:13:39.856-07:002012-04-10T16:13:39.856-07:00cheryl, thank you so very much. :) i really appre...cheryl, thank you so very much. :) i really appreciate that.barbie angellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708541834042912457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-78410162923547038222012-04-10T11:10:48.758-07:002012-04-10T11:10:48.758-07:00Very nice poem & the drawing is wonderful.Very nice poem & the drawing is wonderful.Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.com