tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post9180280110894243480..comments2023-09-21T19:44:59.512-04:00Comments on Joy Leftow's Poetry Blog: ChangesJoy Leftowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700619411586350136noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-26805252710096641052008-12-12T02:29:00.000-05:002008-12-12T02:29:00.000-05:00Remember John Lennon's wisdom "Life is what happen...Remember John Lennon's wisdom "Life is what happens while you're making other plans," with your plan's wash with sea salt.<BR/><BR/>My plans went way south about five years ago. Luckily I've been thrifty awhile now. I'm still here where I want to live holding on tooth n nail biting.<BR/><BR/>I never thought I'd work at a food factory, the artist I am on hold, hostage for the rent. But the people I've met up with- wouldn't trade them for anyone else! I couldn't have ever concieved this in my plan!<BR/><BR/>There are blessings on every path, whether or not we choose it- we just prefer to have power over the choosing!Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-33496809065828614052008-12-09T18:05:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:05:00.000-05:00joy this is very real and I have to commend you on...joy this is very real and I have to commend you on your openness, if contemporary poetry is to have any substance at all it needs to be based on the real thing, what sticks out in the read for me is the attachment to the 'american dream (for e.g)' which maybe anticipates retirement but never anticpates everything after that point, the days start getting longer after Dec 21, patience is everything I think, great readBernard Alainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733113791456027217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-16915642368165292392008-12-09T12:51:00.000-05:002008-12-09T12:51:00.000-05:00That's amazing, Joy. Just to have a five-year plan...That's amazing, Joy. Just to have a five-year plan is quite mind-boggling: as somebody who can't do more than live day to day, I'm really impressed!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625335820965303770noreply@blogger.com