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• 9/22/2010 8:28 AM Elena wrote:
  Without communication love dies...poetry that doesn't communicate also is meaningless.
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  1. 9/22/2010 2:42 PM Jesus Crisis wrote:
     I daresay all poetry communicates.  Sometimes a broadcast might be a little fuzzy.  Other times the receiver may be inadequate for a particular poetic broadcast.  I'd also argue that there's no such thing as a meaningless poem.  If one thinks a poem is meaningless, someone else might find plenty of meaning in it.  Some meanings may be found only within the reader, some only in the poet, and some in both.  But there is always meaning.  Nevertheless... recall Archibald MacLeish:  "A poem should not mean / But be."
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• 9/22/2010 8:51 AM Heather Ann Schmidt wrote:
  Love it!
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  1. 9/22/2010 2:42 PM Jesus Crisis wrote:
     Thank you!
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• 9/22/2010 9:59 AM Frankie Metro wrote:
  love of the many faces, a question? an answer, if love has so many faces to begin with, so many shades and tones, how do you distinguish the love for someone who is multi-faced? which side do you love the most? do you love any? this stirred many questions for me. excellent
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  1. 9/22/2010 2:45 PM Jesus Crisis wrote:
     Thanks, Frankie!  I like multi-faced - I was also thinking multifaceted, like a diamond.  And "The Stranger" by Billy Joel also comes to mind: "Well, we all have a face that we hide a way forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone is gone."
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• 9/22/2010 10:08 AM chris wrote:
  love has many faces... sometimes it gets crowded.
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  1. 9/22/2010 2:49 PM Jesus Crisis wrote:
     Love has many facets like a diamond.   So do each of us, I think.   I wonder if the facets of a certain gem perceive themselves as crowded.  And is the gem as beautiful or valuable if it's left as a plain flat-sh rock with no faces to catch and reflect/refract the light?  Of course this poem is all about a dream.  Most of my poems lately have been inspired by dreams.
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• 9/22/2010 3:16 PM chris wrote:
  Then your dreams are very pregnant with inspiration Mr. B . And that's a good thing.
  
  I often get inspiration from my dreams.. sometimes just a phrase.. but often that one phrase or idea is enough to start a landslide.
  
  Good sign you are getting enough sleep to dream.... happy harvest.
  
  I like your thought about the facets of a gem and whether they perceive one another, whether they know of each others existence, whether it feels crowded in there? Or...whether there is just one image within... undivided and whole that only appears divided as you say because of the facets that are carved artificially without?
  
  Funny the image that came to mind reading your comment is the Shiva trimurti and the four faces of
  Brahma.
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  1. 9/22/2010 3:27 PM Jesus Crisis wrote:
     A swami I once studied under said we're all faces of God.
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• 9/23/2010 6:54 AM Elena wrote:
  When one knows the poet for many years the meaning, even if a jumble of words, takes on significance. Our lives are our history, our friendships and loves are part of this history. Even if poetry is fictitious creativity it reflects the stream of consciousness of the one who writes the poem. It does reflect some reality of inner thoughts of the poet and even if not understood by others some phrases and words stand out and since language is meant to communicate it can do just that with a certain tone of voice when read aloud or even contemplated silently alone by the reader. We certainly don't hide our emotions when writing poetry. Anger, love, frustration, hurt all come out in the words. Even humor and sadness can be present in a poem. Why does a poet want to be published and not just keep the poetry to himself? Because he wants to be known and hopes his poetry has meaning for others as well.
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• 9/23/2010 8:37 AM Tara wrote:
  I love this poem, John. I daresay it's a favorite. It struck a chord with me. Something going on in my life that I totally related to what you are saying. The best part is that it left me with so many questions. I want to know more about your inspiration for this. What made you write this. Maybe because I understood it the first time I read it through which doesn't always happen with your poetry It's quite seductive, this one.
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