WHAT IS TIME?

In response to: "Lines...och nan och" 184 days old
by jkasper [Member]

Not so much a comment on this particular piece as for your work in general - I've read a dozen or so, so far, and have very much enjoyed them all. I'll try and make individual comments once I've had read a a few more. My God, you are prolific! more…

In response to: "prose poem" 319 days old
by kiki2u [Member]

HO HO HO :wave:
How are you?
Is everything OK?
Hope you have a nice Christmas :)
xx more…

In response to: "Home Thoughts From Abroad" 331 days old
by la_spice [Member]

Simply lovely...... more…

In response to: "The first noble truth" 339 days old
by lostjohnny [Member]

It is pleasing to see a fellow promoting this dharma. more…

In response to: "Cinderella in the English West Midlands" 340 days old
by kiki2u [Member]

Hi John :wave:
Did you write this poem?
Weldone :)
xx Kiki more…

In response to: "on reading an interview with Neil Young " 391 days old
by SeasideMan ^Pro

I've been a fan of his for 30 years now, and some of his music still moves me almost more than any other. His acoustic music resonates back into time, and his electric guitar speaks in the same way that Hendrix's did.

Tom. more…

In response to: "leonard cohen-music to commit suicide by?" 394 days old
by SeasideMan ^Pro

I've always liked Cohen and he has never sounded particularly depressing to me, unlike Radiohead for example.

Tom. more…

In response to: "sONG TO THE FUTURE LOVE" 436 days old
by subville [Member]

I really like this poem :yes: x more…

In response to: "HELP" 445 days old
by la_spice [Member]

ps - you may also wish to edit the time stamp - in which case go to edit and click on a little x marked "properties" and you can change the time. more…

In response to: "HELP" 445 days old
by la_spice [Member]

Click on "write" (as if you're doing a fresh post) then click on "edit" where you should find the post. Click on "edit" then change the status from "draft" to "everyone" or "friends" then "save" et voila!!! more…

In response to: "ON HEARING JOPLIN ON THE RADIO" 448 days old
by SeasideMan ^Pro

I think the blues goes a bit deeper than that. It's a scream from deep within the mind (or soul if you think there is such a thing) about injustices, a railing against all the wrongs in the world.

I am learning blues guitar myself at the moment, currently focusing on Mississippi John Hurt. It's far more varied and complex than just 8 more…

In response to: "The Second Noble Truth" 450 days old
by SeasideMan ^Pro

This is the bit that put me off Buddhism. Sensual pleasure is one of the truly great things in life and it is absolutely not a problem.

Tom. more…

In response to: "The first noble truth" 451 days old
by johnmacph6 [Member]

Well yes life can be shit. That is a blunt appraisal of facts
...we are all learning and i don't have all the answers. We are asked to evaluate through our own ability to reflect and reason on things. Thus the approach is experiential.Satisfaction is not found by clinging to either what was good in the past or what we visualise as bringing ha more…

In response to: "The first noble truth" 451 days old
by husbandorcat [Member]

The First Noble Truth is that shit happens.
The Buddha just put it slightly more elegantly.
Is satisfaction to be found by changing external circumstances, or by accepting what is? And if 'what is' has never been satisfactory in the past, how can we make things any different? more…

In response to: "The losing of the Lassie" 453 days old
by la_spice [Member]

Lovely :) more…

In response to: "for a friend" 458 days old
by johnmacph6 [Member]

my error shd be 26/07/08 thanks for pointing that out. Have amended the error. john more…

In response to: "for a friend" 458 days old
by The_Walrus ^Pro

26/8/08? I don't think we had that date yet! more…

In response to: "FOURTEENTH CENTURY WELSH POEM" 459 days old
by johnmacph6 [Member]

YES I WOULD SAY I ADAPTED IT RATHER THAN TRANSLATED STRAIGHT TRANSLATION DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK...JOHN more…

In response to: "FOURTEENTH CENTURY WELSH POEM" 459 days old
by SeasideMan ^Pro

Lovely poem. You translated that yourself?

Tom. more…

In response to: "le chant d'amour ...piaf" 459 days old
by SeasideMan ^Pro

Interesting challenge, and thanks for explaining. Have you heard Alex Harvey's rather fine version of Au Suivant as Next?

Btw if you reply to me rather than to yourself, I get an email to tell me that you've replied.

Cheers, Tom. more…

In response to: "le chant d'amour ...piaf" 459 days old
by johnmacph6 [Member]

well i sing brel in the original apart from "Amsterdam" in which i use the lyrics that bowie uses. i think that this serves the spirit of the song more since dutch and english are related languages. i am adapting brel to read more for the page than to fit accurately the distributionof words to music. it is all about awareness,bringing what is franc more…

In response to: "le chant d'amour ...piaf" 459 days old
by SeasideMan ^Pro

Yes, as I said, I noticed the lyrics were different.

Brel was a true artiste and incredibly influential. When you say you are "adapting" the songs, do you mean translating them into English or something else? Are you a musician and/or singer?

Tom. more…

In response to: "le chant d'amour ...piaf" 459 days old
by johnmacph6 [Member]

no le chant d'amour is a differnet song with a rolling piano behind it. the song yuo refer to starts with

the blue sky that holds us all around
and the earth is shaken to the ground
when yuo love me if you love then
then i, i do not care...that's an off head translation. i am working on adapting the songs of brel and more…

In response to: "le chant d'amour ...piaf" 459 days old
by SeasideMan ^Pro

When I saw your title I thought you were referring to this song:

"Hymne à L'Amour"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjR5xFZxZK8&feature=related

But I now see that you aren't as the l;yrics are completely different!

Tom. more…

In response to: "The new beginning?" 470 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]

Its lovely to fall in love when your older because we see it for what it is and avoid the hurt it can bring, so enjoy more whilst it lasts. more…

In response to: "The Depressed Lover" 473 days old
by la_spice [Member]

Hi John - you can edit your posts :yes:

Go as if to write a new post then click on the edit tab - change the text then "save"

Or easier still use the edit function at the foot of the posting you want to edit.

Marian more…

In response to: "The Depressed Lover" 473 days old
by johnmacph6 [Member]

another spelling mistake

eemd=seemed more…

In response to: "When a wife complains of her husband's improvidence..." 474 days old
by skip2468 [Member]

Yes, may tomorrow be even happier than today. Please feel very welcome to visit our blog. more…

In response to: "When a wife complains of her husband's improvidence..." 474 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]

me too,but cheer up who knows what tomorrow may bring. more…

In response to: "a nighean donn na buaile" 477 days old
by tylluanpenry [Member]

Lovely! :yes: more…