tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post2691634224884913344..comments2024-03-14T00:10:30.777-07:00Comments on A Net Full of Butterflies: The Slow Dance of ProgressCarrie Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-58972323249379602352010-08-26T11:59:15.003-07:002010-08-26T11:59:15.003-07:00Oh how I love that last stanza. That said it all....Oh how I love that last stanza. That said it all. So very, very true. Beautiful.<br /><br />Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving your lovely words on my blog....rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-25522677167775334732010-08-24T11:18:16.734-07:002010-08-24T11:18:16.734-07:00Oh, how lovely. Just lovely. I had to read it twi...Oh, how lovely. Just lovely. I had to read it twice, so delicious were your words. And true. Nice magpie!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-16670170985235444462010-08-23T17:02:28.526-07:002010-08-23T17:02:28.526-07:00Hi Stafford you snuck up on my when I wasn't l...Hi Stafford you snuck up on my when I wasn't looking....:-)<br />I will have to think on that...and I will sing it to you on you blog one day when I comment back...:-) la la la la la la la I can't sing:-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-56911988179058981242010-08-22T14:45:47.359-07:002010-08-22T14:45:47.359-07:00Lyrics for a Joan Mitchell song! But that's li...Lyrics for a Joan Mitchell song! But that's life, so what are you doing today that is about life, my friend Carrie Burtt! :-)Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-69743665731813412002010-08-19T05:26:56.486-07:002010-08-19T05:26:56.486-07:00Mary you have made my morning...thank YOU! :-)
Hi...Mary you have made my morning...thank YOU! :-)<br /><br />Hi Weasel, you always are so encouraging...thank you. :-)<br /><br />Hi Shay, i agree with you...sometimes it seems progress, is not really progress at all, but digression.Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-40585388711207379422010-08-18T19:13:16.988-07:002010-08-18T19:13:16.988-07:00Isn't that the truth! A little less "prog...Isn't that the truth! A little less "progress" would be okay with me, Carrie.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-72735196069072632432010-08-18T17:28:26.946-07:002010-08-18T17:28:26.946-07:00Much to keep the reader thinking =). Excellent pos...Much to keep the reader thinking =). Excellent post, and wonderfully written magpie!<br /><br />-WeaselWeaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467584502095433332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-5620673382558393252010-08-18T17:24:12.105-07:002010-08-18T17:24:12.105-07:00Carrie, and thank YOU for reading my blog as well....Carrie, and thank YOU for reading my blog as well...and for your comments on my most recent poem I really DO enjoy reading your blog too.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-24785227922173051982010-08-17T18:55:32.684-07:002010-08-17T18:55:32.684-07:00Mary you really captured the heart of my message i...Mary you really captured the heart of my message in your comment...and I agree completely...thank you for stopping by and reading it...i really have enjoyed reading your blog. :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-6249994680925004082010-08-17T18:43:18.279-07:002010-08-17T18:43:18.279-07:00Carrie, your poem gives me food for thought. My f...Carrie, your poem gives me food for thought. My favorite lines are:<br /><br />"But in the gradual process of moving forward, pipes get rusty and foundations sway.<br />What we will not salvage, we choose to tear down and replace."<br /><br />So true, and so often we replace structures that should be salvaged....unlike in some parts of the world where they have more a sense of preserving old structures...in the name of history.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-73932672254340906752010-08-17T15:35:37.462-07:002010-08-17T15:35:37.462-07:00Hi Kathew, you are so very right about that, thank...Hi Kathew, you are so very right about that, thank you for stopping by and reading my prompt. :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-78298126990858386312010-08-17T15:26:53.031-07:002010-08-17T15:26:53.031-07:00so very true- once you change the land it's da...so very true- once you change the land it's damn hard if not impossible to put it back the way it was....nicely done!Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-73998976774940616732010-08-17T12:07:29.846-07:002010-08-17T12:07:29.846-07:00Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments, th...Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments, they have made my day! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-89964951458039884372010-08-17T04:37:44.286-07:002010-08-17T04:37:44.286-07:00Oh woman, how do you do it?
A shame what we humans...Oh woman, how do you do it?<br />A shame what we humans do to our planet...<br /><br />In the end, the cost a rusty pipe...<br /><br />Loved it ;)Dulçe ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/14958592985938279356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-9166377573010866222010-08-17T01:13:00.446-07:002010-08-17T01:13:00.446-07:00Beautiful. I love it!
"The true struggle of ...Beautiful. I love it!<br /><br />"The true struggle of progression is where all of nature pays the ultimate cost.<br />For in all that man strives to gain, there is always something lost."<br /><br />I think so often we over look the things we've lost in the midst of progression.redprismahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162378348239531979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-9240574495803723682010-08-16T17:23:22.765-07:002010-08-16T17:23:22.765-07:00very true, and so well written! great magging!very true, and so well written! great magging!Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-30447738261072871242010-08-16T17:05:28.143-07:002010-08-16T17:05:28.143-07:00a lovely poem and so very true, if only we could l...a lovely poem and so very true, if only we could learn to maintain a balance. :)Bernadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021888144880072183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-75333825085491836902010-08-16T15:51:04.571-07:002010-08-16T15:51:04.571-07:00There is gain, loss, and...pain...so true.There is gain, loss, and...pain...so true.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-1982057788339911092010-08-16T13:48:14.313-07:002010-08-16T13:48:14.313-07:00Very true, nothing in the life is free, everything...Very true, nothing in the life is free, everything is cause and effect. A wise, poignant and beautiful write.Sam Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014838954712295981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-59994893547821891972010-08-16T11:50:22.454-07:002010-08-16T11:50:22.454-07:00Powerful piece - timely wisdom - I love the way yo...Powerful piece - timely wisdom - I love the way you tied this.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-6753148020595061372010-08-16T10:47:30.653-07:002010-08-16T10:47:30.653-07:00Poignant ... and true (sadly.)Poignant ... and true (sadly.)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-41214866629242109502010-08-16T10:37:39.343-07:002010-08-16T10:37:39.343-07:00Such a powerful last line!
~ WendySuch a powerful last line!<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-14512828734083651422010-08-16T09:58:30.780-07:002010-08-16T09:58:30.780-07:00Hi Brian thank you for your kind comments. :-)Hi Brian thank you for your kind comments. :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-23582672524413786252010-08-16T09:38:29.815-07:002010-08-16T09:38:29.815-07:00Thank you ~T~ and Steviewren for stopping by and r...Thank you ~T~ and Steviewren for stopping by and reading it...:-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-9226710316225493022010-08-16T09:36:58.675-07:002010-08-16T09:36:58.675-07:00oh so hauntingly true...there is always a price......oh so hauntingly true...there is always a price...and what are we left with but rust...nice mag!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com