tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post7682674393089006087..comments2024-01-02T17:11:24.498-07:00Comments on Catnip: WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIANTimoteohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-86537180344744330892011-03-08T09:21:36.852-07:002011-03-08T09:21:36.852-07:00Ditto all that!Ditto all that!JamieDedeshttp://musingbymoonlight.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-74755890944980759622011-02-04T18:09:53.071-07:002011-02-04T18:09:53.071-07:00Solid cry to (non-)arms. Good piece.Solid cry to (non-)arms. Good piece.Steve Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162341357622058518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-16319705439631830222011-02-04T16:38:20.500-07:002011-02-04T16:38:20.500-07:00Claudia,
I would run for office, but then I'd ...Claudia,<br />I would run for office, but then I'd have to move everything from this office to the other office!<br /><br />JamiDedes, Marousia, PattiKen, Millie, Louise, Guatami, Pete, Kavita, Belinda...you are freedom loving folk!!!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-38747970362699923172011-02-03T14:22:22.025-07:002011-02-03T14:22:22.025-07:00Yes!!! I join you, Timoteo, in this walk with the...Yes!!! I join you, Timoteo, in this walk with the Egyptian people to end all oppressive acts. Love the resoluteness in your deeply passionate poem!Belindahttp://thehalfwaypoint.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-15409946142045532662011-02-02T14:14:08.122-07:002011-02-02T14:14:08.122-07:00wow timoteo - this makes me wanna grab the flag an...wow timoteo - this makes me wanna grab the flag and walk for freedom and liberty and love and...<br />excellent!! you should go into politics!!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-25126311653475884652011-02-02T14:05:12.469-07:002011-02-02T14:05:12.469-07:00Oh... brilliant stuff, Tim!! And a great motto to ...Oh... brilliant stuff, Tim!! And a great motto to live by! <br />Intense and powerful, this poem was packed with pride and honor...<br />Yes... LOVED IT!!!Kavitahttp://kavisionz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-1432356974665036382011-02-02T09:46:06.060-07:002011-02-02T09:46:06.060-07:00with you on this...excellent and well said..petewith you on this...excellent and well said..peteMarshyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029232967141290634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-51526878262804349342011-02-02T09:02:38.336-07:002011-02-02T09:02:38.336-07:00BRAVO!
tears of the sky fall to the groundBRAVO!<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2011/02/tears-of-sky-fall-to-ground.html" rel="nofollow">tears of the sky fall to the ground</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-44156503413582580402011-02-02T00:24:34.644-07:002011-02-02T00:24:34.644-07:00A powerful and timely write - great poem!A powerful and timely write - great poem!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216734722467789412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-86654716782210458722011-02-01T20:20:07.499-07:002011-02-01T20:20:07.499-07:00Wonderful! It truly is a time for all these excit...Wonderful! It truly is a time for all these exciting events. Hopefully, it will be more peaceful.Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006587172860502932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-69527766305359192132011-02-01T19:14:25.908-07:002011-02-01T19:14:25.908-07:00Wow. Tim, this is awesome. People have the power t...Wow. Tim, this is awesome. People have the power to bring change. They need only exercise it. (This is me, fist pumping in the air.)PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-21258735277127999722011-02-01T19:09:40.925-07:002011-02-01T19:09:40.925-07:00Excellent one shot - so timelyExcellent one shot - so timelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-57151489265769540002011-02-01T18:07:59.003-07:002011-02-01T18:07:59.003-07:00Bravo, bravo. Very good. Big smiles here. Thank y...Bravo, bravo. Very good. Big smiles here. Thank you!<br /><br />Power to the People. Let's hope for peace.JamieDedeshttp://musingbymoonlight.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-5519455258956686352011-02-01T16:31:03.133-07:002011-02-01T16:31:03.133-07:00ARLENE,
You got it! And we can all do that Egyptia...ARLENE,<br />You got it! And we can all do that Egyptian walk that The Bangles popularized...as long as it's for a noble cause!<br /><br />CIANPHELAN,<br />Thanks for your thoughtful take on this--and for taking the time to write it. We must never underestimate the power of the people to effect change...whether in the U.S. or anywhere else in the world.<br /><br />LAURA X,<br />Your comments always move me...thanks!<br /><br />HEDGEWITCH,<br />Trusting the wolf to guard them...I like that.<br /><br />JRM, MAUREEN, REPRESSED SOUL, DUSTUS, BRIAN, SHORT POEMS...thanks for your remarks, they are well appreciated!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-4215923976151052492011-02-01T16:09:49.801-07:002011-02-01T16:09:49.801-07:00Beautifully written, love it :)Beautifully written, love it :)Short Poemshttp://marinelareka.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-66788714595946935972011-02-01T16:06:36.934-07:002011-02-01T16:06:36.934-07:00Well said. Things that have lain dormant finally s...Well said. Things that have lain dormant finally stir, and the people can sleep and trust the wolf to guard them no longer. "..Walk to demonstrate that the people have given too much of their power away...."hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-11531637565457201902011-02-01T16:04:02.229-07:002011-02-01T16:04:02.229-07:00clap clap clap clap...excellent social commentary....clap clap clap clap...excellent social commentary...great one shot.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-87482665911541566752011-02-01T15:53:02.322-07:002011-02-01T15:53:02.322-07:00well done...you are a lorax...speaking from your h...well done...you are a lorax...speaking from your heart of justice.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-77571783309370895182011-02-01T15:45:55.625-07:002011-02-01T15:45:55.625-07:00I'll never listen to The Bangles the same way ...I'll never listen to The Bangles the same way again. thanks for writing this one. Bravo.dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-19835732385511618382011-02-01T15:31:56.060-07:002011-02-01T15:31:56.060-07:00Extremely topical and well written. Let's hope...Extremely topical and well written. Let's hope the people find the freedom and strength they so deserveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-57681757455715344132011-02-01T15:25:19.054-07:002011-02-01T15:25:19.054-07:00Pleased to see you took up the subject, which stil...Pleased to see you took up the subject, which still feels a bit too close yet for me to write about. I've been watching Al Jazeera coverage, which is so much better than our own stations'.<br /><br />Interesting structure, with your stanza lengths increasing as you come to the point of violence. Like the use of the refrain. It has an authority about it.Maureenhttp://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-41815112935984948792011-02-01T15:23:09.801-07:002011-02-01T15:23:09.801-07:00Yes! So glad to see some of the One Shotters this ...Yes! So glad to see some of the One Shotters this week taking up the banner and the image of the Egyptian struggle to poetics. Been following and writing and updating about those events all week...<br /><br />Witty, inspirational - would that we all would start taking steps forward instead of back. Would that all the world would work as the Egyptians are working. You've brought here a rallying cry to some powerful, moving goals - and while many might say the goals are out-of-reach, the world seems oft too-quickly willing to forget that we will never know until we try...and a potent ending point too: we must not let ourselves get caught up in the moment, either. Often, the power tempts, and those that started with good intentions allow themselves to fall victim to the same thing they were once fighting against...Well-written piece, with some great sentiments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-80485203799552038692011-02-01T15:09:06.841-07:002011-02-01T15:09:06.841-07:00Interesting take! I like it! Here's mine at ww...Interesting take! I like it! Here's mine at www.WorkspaceWritings.com http://tinyurl.com/4h9eqzgJRMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458154764468578067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-64829065013463292532011-01-31T23:43:01.186-07:002011-01-31T23:43:01.186-07:00Like others I especially like your last line about...Like others I especially like your last line about the oppressed not becoming the oppressors. I also like the refrain of "walk like an Egyptian" which I remember as a somewhat making-fun-of-the-stereotypical-"them" refrain in a teeny bopper little ditty. Very very nice. Inspired and inspiring.ArleneWKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442303488097811495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052731808587837031.post-8870481051041259392011-01-31T15:41:16.170-07:002011-01-31T15:41:16.170-07:00SHERRY.
Let's take to the streets together...o...SHERRY.<br />Let's take to the streets together...only thing, we'll have to decide WHICH streets!<br /><br />MAGYAR,<br />I can always count on you for a great quote!<br /><br />LORRAINE,<br />Thank you, my sweet!<br /><br />SELMA,<br />So great to hear from you again!<br /><br />TERI, THINGY, JINGLE, REFLECTIONS, BENDED SPOON, TASITHOUGHTS... Thanks y'all...I'm coming to visit you now!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.com