[stylist] Amazing poem

[Barbara Hammel]

But there is the problem of not all our actions being considered holy.  And 
a few of the things he mentions are definitely on that list.
Let's just beg to differ on that part of the poem and we'll both agree that 
for the most part, it's a beautiful poem.  (Or is this how critiquing 
someone's work works.)
I'm not saying his work is bad, I'm just saying that some of it bothered me. 
That's all right, though, because everyone's writings are not to please only 
me.  I may have a poem in my collection of other people's work that I may 
absolutely love but you'd agree that most of it is good but one line or 
stanza just bugs you.
Barbara




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-----Original Message----- 
From: Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 4:07 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: [stylist] Amazing poem

Barbara,

I think you're taking it too literally, and is not God's creation holy?
Should we not view what He created- nature, cosmos, people, etc.- as
holy? I don't understand why this would be distracting because, once
again, no matter personal beliefs, if you believe in the Christian God,
would you not view the entire world as holy? Due to my background and
experience, I've had the opportunity to not only study numerous
Christian denominations, but experience them first-hand. Pretty much
across the board, God's creation, all of it, is considered holy. It's an
extension of Him, as are humans, though we're flawed and imperfect, but
as a creation created by God, the idea of us is holy.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/

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The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:16:47 -0600
From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
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You are right but it would have been a perfectly good poem without the
part
about what he thought was holy.  To me that kind of detracted from the
grand
picture of when love ends here we'll go into space as stars or comets.
I
did love that part of the poem.
Although I do understand if one finds the part about what he thinks as
holy
very intense, it was like the storm finally breaking.
Barbara


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