tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post545845775053118095..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: #652Jim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-91555794577304652892016-07-03T05:27:31.467+01:002016-07-03T05:27:31.467+01:00I'm glad you like it, Gwilym. I'm not sayi...I'm glad you like it, <b>Gwilym</b>. I'm not saying it's perfect but it's one of those poems that I can't think what I might change to make it better. I've always admired 'In a Station of the Metro' for the same reason. Not one word out of place.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-60938653994239404072016-06-30T19:54:00.436+01:002016-06-30T19:54:00.436+01:00I like this one very much. I like this one very much. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-72019335478799861782016-06-30T02:23:55.208+01:002016-06-30T02:23:55.208+01:00There is, of course, an apocalyptic subtext here, ...There is, of course, an apocalyptic subtext here, <b>Kass</b>. I grew up constantly conscious of the signs of the times—wars, famine, pestilence, signs in the heavens—and there’s even one school of thought that argues (and not unreasonably) that we’re living in the end of days; we’re experiencing Armageddon every day of our lives.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-3903033907969215382016-06-29T17:52:34.616+01:002016-06-29T17:52:34.616+01:00Lovely poem. It is nicely accompanied by Giacomett...Lovely poem. It is nicely accompanied by Giacometti's work and "pleasant silences."Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.com