Comments on: Acquainted with the White http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:55:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: camojack http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9348 camojack Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9348 <B>DirtCrashr:</B><BR/>Tales of Brave Ulysses? Cool. I was <A HREF="http://geniusondanet.blogspot.com/2005/12/mele-kalikimaka.html" REL="nofollow">swimming with turtles</A> a few weeks ago.<BR/><BR/>No, really! At <I>least</I> twice... DirtCrashr:
Tales of Brave Ulysses? Cool. I was swimming with turtles a few weeks ago.

No, really! At least twice…

]]> By: Ymarsakar http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9349 Ymarsakar Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9349 What if Frost was born with a name like Brimestone? How might that have affected his poetry... What if Frost was born with a name like Brimestone? How might that have affected his poetry…

]]> By: DirtCrashr http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9350 DirtCrashr Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9350 I agree about the snow on Mauna Kea - while tiny purple fishes ran laughing through my fingers, <A HREF="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3638/507/1600/Napili_Turtle02A.jpg" REL="nofollow"> swimming with turtles </A> I forgot all about the hard land of the winter. ;-) I agree about the snow on Mauna Kea - while tiny purple fishes ran laughing through my fingers, swimming with turtles I forgot all about the hard land of the winter. ;-)

]]> By: Goesh http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9351 Goesh Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9351 In anticipation and preparation for the White....<BR/><BR/>Haiku For Autumn<BR/><BR/>An old alley cat<BR/>sharpened his claws on a tree<BR/>then pissed on brown leaves In anticipation and preparation for the White….

Haiku For Autumn

An old alley cat
sharpened his claws on a tree
then pissed on brown leaves

]]> By: Anonymous http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9352 Anonymous Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9352 Knowing Neo<BR/><BR/>I used to think her name was prob'ly Cleo<BR/>Her name would rhyme to show a poet's class <BR/>And so it just makes sense that she'd choose Neo.<BR/><BR/>But Sunday morn when I walked out of Mass<BR/>I search the sky and then began to think.<BR/>A rhyme like that was surely much too crass.<BR/><BR/>She has the kind of guts to face the brink<BR/>She pulls no punches, says what's on her mind<BR/>The name she chose was just to make us think.<BR/><BR/>If nothing else we know she's truly kind<BR/>She doesn't write like one who'd drop a bomb<BR/>Her virtue is she has an active mind.<BR/><BR/>She writes for us with knowledge and aplomb<BR/>I think she may be just a loving Mom.<BR/><BR/>Mark Knowing Neo

I used to think her name was prob’ly Cleo
Her name would rhyme to show a poet’s class
And so it just makes sense that she’d choose Neo.

But Sunday morn when I walked out of Mass
I search the sky and then began to think.
A rhyme like that was surely much too crass.

She has the kind of guts to face the brink
She pulls no punches, says what’s on her mind
The name she chose was just to make us think.

If nothing else we know she’s truly kind
She doesn’t write like one who’d drop a bomb
Her virtue is she has an active mind.

She writes for us with knowledge and aplomb
I think she may be just a loving Mom.

Mark

]]> By: Harry Mallory http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9353 Harry Mallory Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9353 Some people say I shovel it out pretty good.<BR/><BR/>I dont think they were talking about the snow though. Some people say I shovel it out pretty good.

I dont think they were talking about the snow though.

]]> By: Sissy Willis http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9354 Sissy Willis Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9354 The white is a difficult thing to change?<BR/><BR/>Beautifully done. I'm shivering with pleasure. Thank you for inviting us inside and fixing us a treat. The white is a difficult thing to change?

Beautifully done. I’m shivering with pleasure. Thank you for inviting us inside and fixing us a treat.

]]> By: camojack http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9355 camojack Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9355 I prefer the snow on Mauna Kea; nice to look at, and <B>I</B> don't have to shovel it... I prefer the snow on Mauna Kea; nice to look at, and I don’t have to shovel it…

]]> By: ExPreacherMan http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9356 ExPreacherMan Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9356 Neo, your poem is beautiful and much more articulate than mine... but my poem is warmer, is warmer, is warmer.. Hat tip to Gertrude Stein.<BR/>----------------------<BR/>Y'all take the snow, cold winds that blow,<BR/>we'll fish our lake till sundown red. <BR/>We'll watch the Ocean eb and flow, <BR/>and slap a 'skeeter on our head.<BR/><BR/>Are skeeters better than frozen ears,<BR/>or tiny broken, crystal tears?<BR/>We'll take the year-round cozy days,<BR/>and pray you out of that icy maze...<BR/><BR/>ExPreacherMan in South Florida. Neo, your poem is beautiful and much more articulate than mine… but my poem is warmer, is warmer, is warmer.. Hat tip to Gertrude Stein.
———————-
Y’all take the snow, cold winds that blow,
we’ll fish our lake till sundown red.
We’ll watch the Ocean eb and flow,
and slap a ’skeeter on our head.

Are skeeters better than frozen ears,
or tiny broken, crystal tears?
We’ll take the year-round cozy days,
and pray you out of that icy maze…

ExPreacherMan in South Florida.

]]> By: Jamie Irons http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9357 Jamie Irons Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9357 Neo,<BR/><BR/>You have pinpointed exactly why, thirty-six years ago, I decided not to go to Dartmouth (Medical School), and instead headed for California, and have never regretted the decision!<BR/><BR/>A lovely poem. <BR/><BR/>Nel mezzo del camin di nostra vita<BR/>mi ritrovai per una selva oscura<BR/>ché la diritta via era smarrita.<BR/><BR/>Ahi quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura<BR/>esta selva selvaggia ed aspra e forte<BR/>che nel pensier rinova la paura!...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Jamie Irons Neo,

You have pinpointed exactly why, thirty-six years ago, I decided not to go to Dartmouth (Medical School), and instead headed for California, and have never regretted the decision!

A lovely poem.

Nel mezzo del camin di nostra vita
mi ritrovai per una selva oscura
ché la diritta via era smarrita.

Ahi quanto a dir qual era è cosa dura
esta selva selvaggia ed aspra e forte
che nel pensier rinova la paura!…

Jamie Irons

]]> By: Nikolaides http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9358 Nikolaides Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9358 This made me smile, Neo -- thanks! This made me smile, Neo — thanks!

]]> By: Goesh http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9359 Goesh Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9359 -rather nifty -rather nifty

]]> By: Van http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9360 Van Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2006/01/30/acquainted-with-white/#comment-9360 A very nice poem. I'm certain that the words have a deeper meaning, but for now I just want to remember the snow, the harsh cold of winter, and the reward of warmth.<BR/><BR/>I love my home in Florida, but my heart is still in the Mid Hudson Valley region on New York. A very nice poem. I’m certain that the words have a deeper meaning, but for now I just want to remember the snow, the harsh cold of winter, and the reward of warmth.

I love my home in Florida, but my heart is still in the Mid Hudson Valley region on New York.

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