tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005479.post115888586816861509..comments2023-05-28T04:34:00.429-06:00Comments on Hawk Circle: The Blessing of Small ExplosivesPatrick M. Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366666601869757080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005479.post-1159387981559837702006-09-27T14:13:00.000-06:002006-09-27T14:13:00.000-06:00Hey everyone,Thanks for writing in. I'm fine, no ...Hey everyone,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing in. I'm fine, no injuries or psychic damage. Just a commentary on our weird world. I appreciate your comments, and I sould be posting another one pretty soon, if I don't get swallowed up completely by the work monster this week.<BR/><BR/>M. Shahin, <BR/><BR/>I appreciate your words, and hope to see you back again! I looked at your site briefly, and it's quite an impressive layout.<BR/><BR/>David Hodges,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for leaving a comment. I always welcome "new" people with enthusiasm. I post about once per week, so I hope to see you back.<BR/><BR/>--PatrickPatrick M. Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366666601869757080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005479.post-1159361266370223352006-09-27T06:47:00.000-06:002006-09-27T06:47:00.000-06:00Well done. The matter-of-fact tone lends the story...Well done. The matter-of-fact tone lends the story a quiet power.David Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376682716083883793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005479.post-1159066628628372602006-09-23T20:57:00.000-06:002006-09-23T20:57:00.000-06:00You really made me feel like I was there. And yes,...You really made me feel like I was there. And yes, we are desensitized to violence because the news media and movies glorifies violence and uses tragedies to sell things.<BR/><BR/>How very sad...but your poem is great, and it reveals this dullness we have to others afflictions.<BR/><BR/>Hope to read more of your poetry :-)M. Shahinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393257894148037599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005479.post-1158963579308407562006-09-22T16:19:00.000-06:002006-09-22T16:19:00.000-06:00I guess I'm not yet inured. I find this stunning. ...I guess I'm not yet inured. I find this stunning. And if it's true in the sense of something that happened to you, I'm glad you are safe.MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005479.post-1158936272879339502006-09-22T08:44:00.000-06:002006-09-22T08:44:00.000-06:00I read this in very much the same way Marilyn did....I read this in very much the same way Marilyn did. The idea that we have become inured to the thoughtless acts of violence is disconcerting to say the least. It shouldn't have to take "...real blood..." to sound our moral alarms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005479.post-1158896418253993922006-09-21T21:40:00.000-06:002006-09-21T21:40:00.000-06:00"-From true events"Your description of this situat..."-From true events"<BR/>Your description of this situation makes me feel as though I were there, too. You're right. We have become desensitized to these kinds of reports, but your words bring many hidden concerns to the surface.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com