On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 8:38:48 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 7:15:24 PM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 6:56:31 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 12:03:18 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >> On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 10:01:43 AM UTC-4, Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > >> > On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 6:17:29 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >> > > Spam-I-Am wrote:
> > > >> > > > On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 1:30:05 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >> > > >> Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> > On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 7:33:47 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >>
> > > >> > > >> >> > On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 12:36:50 AM UTC-4, michaelmalef....@gmail..com wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 12:29:59 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 12:25:47 AM UTC-4, michaelmalef....@gmail.com wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 12:20:51 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 12:15:22 AM UTC-4, michaelmalef....@gmail.com wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 12:02:42 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > > On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 9:43:44 PM UTC-4, Zod wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > On Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 11:03:33 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > On Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 9:10:20 PM UTC-4, Zod wrote:
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > Insane Peace
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > I will lose the insanity
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > In the oaks
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > For a white shuttle
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > She might smile.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > While peace makers scowl
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > Over morning news
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > Might fly by night
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > Over the bird lands.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > Swords and shields
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > Ride interruptions
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > Volcano lust
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > Like a slow orgasm.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > --Zod
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > ***********
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > Keep up the great work, Zod.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > I thank you....
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > My honest opinion.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > 🙂
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> Cool...
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >>
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> > So, General... are you going to keep your promise and tell me what your poem is about?
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >>
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> > Enquiring minds, and all that.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> Yes, what questions do you have about the poem...?
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > > Who is the "she" who might smile?
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > My guess is that's probably Loretta.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > That's all you've got?
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > For starters.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > I know Loretta was often the subject of Zod's art and poetry during that time.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > That doesn't tell me much about the poem, does it?
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > Why might Loretta be smiling? What significance has her possible smile got in relation to the rest of the poem?
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > >
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > That doesn't tell me much about the poem, does it?
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > Why might Loretta be smiling at a white shuttle?
> > > >> > > >> >> >> > To be honest, I think it's either a sexual or drug reference, maybe both.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> How so?
> > > >> > > >> >> >>
> > > >> > > >> >> >> It doesn't remind me of either.
> > > >> > > >> >>
> > > >> > > >> >> > Okay, then like I said, figure the poem out for yourself, as I have.
> > > >> > > >> >>
> > > >> > > >> >> > HTH and HAND.
> > > >> > > >> >> >> If anything, I'm reminded of the ill-fated space shuttle disaster of 1986....
> > > >> > > >> >>
> > > >> > > >> >> I don't see that, my interpretation seems more likely to me.
> > > >> > > >> >>
> > > >> > > >> >> HTH and HAND.
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> >
> > > >> > > >> > All you've done was to guess at the identity of the woman alluded to in it
> > > >> > > >> I've also pointed out what appear to be drug and sexual refences in the poem, which is more than you've managed to do, Pendragon, you whining little monkey.
> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> 🙂
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > > Try to remember that you’re in a conversation,
> > > >> > > > not a competition, unless your intent is to insult
> > > >> > > > and argue, in which case go right ahead with what
> > > >> > > > you were doing, and disregard this response entirely.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Okay, I'll try to avoid that.
> > > >> > Similarly, I try to avoid threads that devolve into pointless
> > > >> > back and forth argumentation, which is why I no longer see
> > > >> > most of your posts. Nothing personal, no offense intended.
> > > >> None taken, of course.
> > > >>
> > > >> Better you should leave than be involved in all that.
> > > >>
> > > >> HTH and HAND.
> > >
> > > > I’m not leaving. I just don’t read you, or those who engage in
> > > > arguing with you, which is what happens on most threads you
> > > > start and contribute to. If the objective of writing is to be read,
> > > > I’d think you’d want people to read, rather than avoid your posts.
> > > This is a better situation than before, when almost all we did was argue.
> > >
> > > HTH and HAND.
> > If you think I’m better off not reading most of your
> > posts, then I certainly can’t disagree with you.
> It's not like I expect to change your mind.
>
> 🙂

I certainly can’t expect any more from you than you expect from yourself.