tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post114842753123518292..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: Lives of the AnimalsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1150040704524361622006-06-11T16:45:00.000+01:002006-06-11T16:45:00.000+01:00Glad you enjoyed the poem, folks, and for your int...Glad you enjoyed the poem, folks, and for your intersting thoughts.<BR/>Thanks for the lion story, Aisha - a sad tale in many ways.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1149615382627581192006-06-06T18:36:00.000+01:002006-06-06T18:36:00.000+01:00Trust you to find a poem like this.It is amazing.T...Trust you to find a poem like this.<BR/>It is amazing.<BR/><BR/>Thought of you and the lion-tamer poem when I read this on BBC World today:<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5047464.stm<BR/><BR/>"Zookeepers in India set up the country's first "care home" for ageing and infirm lions."Aishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939230653024473666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1149066014530647932006-05-31T10:00:00.000+01:002006-05-31T10:00:00.000+01:00Sorry for the unrelated comment;I am looking for w...Sorry for the unrelated comment;<BR/><BR/>I am looking for writers' opinions about blogging and the growing social input and collaboration that the web allows. There are a few initial questions in the blog post but any input would be great.<BR/><BR/>Please pass this on to anyone that you think might be interested.<BR/><BR/>- thanks for your time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1148893965773005022006-05-29T10:12:00.000+01:002006-05-29T10:12:00.000+01:00Just wanted to thank you, Rob, for posting the poe...Just wanted to thank you, Rob, for posting the poem and the link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1148691108173357902006-05-27T01:51:00.000+01:002006-05-27T01:51:00.000+01:00I remember Animal Farm (George Orwell) in prose. A...I remember Animal Farm (George Orwell) in prose. Animals are all God's creature and sometimes we need to "share" their views and "touch" their minds. I think that is what has been done by many authors. In Malay literature (Malaysia) there are so many stories (in poetry too) depicting animals as human beings.ufukhatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883978381850950194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1148567385049727082006-05-25T15:29:00.000+01:002006-05-25T15:29:00.000+01:00Sold!Thanks for posting this Rob - really excellen...Sold!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this Rob - really excellent writing, as you say. I read this as man refusing to take a step into his real nature - the simpler and purer power of the bear that experiences pleasure (and life) in the moment. Instead of that, he prefers to stay within the fence, think of the rose in terms of a silly game rather than the wonder of its natural beauty, and not to identify the bird. I love that he returns to the bear and observes that it is a rare bear that will jump into the 'false' world within the fence, immediately making the reader think that it is a rare man who will leap outside of it.<BR/><BR/>My Amazon basket and I thank you :o)Messalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973149790071270448noreply@blogger.com