tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post417611593917411457..comments2024-03-23T20:37:37.891-07:00Comments on First Known When Lost: PeaceStephen Pentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-56032880366160014552014-04-06T20:15:26.906-07:002014-04-06T20:15:26.906-07:00Julie: yes, the wood dove is nice, isn't it? ...Julie: yes, the wood dove is nice, isn't it? And I should have made clear that I don't claim to have attained either serenity or tranquility -- except in fleeting moments! As you say, they are best seen as goals.<br /><br />Thank you very much for visiting again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-26714727965035664872014-04-06T08:46:57.714-07:002014-04-06T08:46:57.714-07:00Stephen I like Hopkin's referring to peace as ...Stephen I like Hopkin's referring to peace as a wild wood dove; just seems perfectly fitting.<br />And your musings on happiness vs. serenity. Serenity and tranquility being a lifelong goal I will be happy to achieve. Said with a wink of course. <br />Enjoyed very much as well the work by Caverley. Julie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-61484425413306759002014-04-05T22:45:48.944-07:002014-04-05T22:45:48.944-07:00Mr Ashton: thank you for those thoughts. I have b...Mr Ashton: thank you for those thoughts. I have been visiting Hopkins's poetry after a commenter mentioned him here recently. In doing so, I realized that there is much that I have overlooked, including "Peace," which I agree is lovely. He can be hard to puzzle through at times, but it is worth the effort.<br /><br />Thank you very much for stopping by again.Stephen Pentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882220887712092005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010170380967519230.post-50382115986285683772014-04-05T00:54:12.916-07:002014-04-05T00:54:12.916-07:00Mr Pentz, your first three paragraphs say so succi...Mr Pentz, your first three paragraphs say so succinctly precisely what I would say myself.I concur entirely. I remember reading somewhere, and sadly I cannot recall where that one should have time in life for tranquility and fine discrimination. Serenity and contentment, even if they are not permanent, can hopefully permit time and space for both.<br />The Hopkins is lovely. Coincidentally as I was reading these same lines struck me as beautiful too " "And so he does leave Patience exquisite,/That plumes to Peace thereafter." <br />Thank you.John Ashtonnoreply@blogger.com