tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post4232720658090509211..comments2023-10-31T09:13:27.144-07:00Comments on The Cat Box: Song of the PeacockCatherine Viberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-86749469200432530852009-10-29T10:47:51.452-07:002009-10-29T10:47:51.452-07:00Cat,
This one hit me deeply! I know I feel that ...Cat,<br /><br />This one hit me deeply! I know I feel that way more times than I care to admit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-11469330986046372592008-12-10T04:07:00.000-08:002008-12-10T04:07:00.000-08:00Jason, Judith, and everyone here good insights and...Jason, Judith, and everyone here good insights and excellent discussions. I thank you all for such a great dialogue.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-80941898936999923992008-12-09T08:26:00.000-08:002008-12-09T08:26:00.000-08:00Catvibe, that's clearly an area in which I need to...Catvibe, that's clearly an area in which I need to grow. One-sided love feels like an untenable situation to me. Resolution must come one way or another--common ground, or an end to the feelings. I think you're right, though. I need to explore where those emotions can be reshaped and seen as a positive force.<BR/><BR/>Judith, you're welcome. :) Thank you for the dialogue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-56688749632171984942008-12-09T03:28:00.000-08:002008-12-09T03:28:00.000-08:00Rick, it's a common mistake. Since the moniker is...Rick, it's a common mistake. Since the moniker is also on my license plate, people almost always make the assumption that I am a cat lover. I usually just say yes, and leave it at that.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-35499484671073170692008-12-08T21:10:00.000-08:002008-12-08T21:10:00.000-08:00You know, I can't believe you had to explain "Catv...You know, I can't believe you had to explain "Catvibe" to me! (thanks for doing it, though). Now I have to run pipe cleaners in one ear and out the other to get the gunk out of my brain.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-79761262124001128392008-12-08T16:59:00.000-08:002008-12-08T16:59:00.000-08:00Jason - Thank you for your response. Is there eve...Jason - Thank you for your response. Is there every a moment without thought? We are thoughtful beings, even the visceral evolves out of something. It is with poetic license that we ascribe understanding and feelings to the peacock, for we could not say with certainty that the peacock wants this or that. But it is this license that makes the arts meaningful; expression is the life of art. Again, thanks.Judith Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-41012769378497381892008-12-08T11:40:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:40:00.000-08:00Excellent insights Jason, I would expect no less f...Excellent insights Jason, I would expect no less from you. I don't agree however, that one sided love fails, at least not in the overall sense. Since it is bound to happen to everyone from time to time, there is much self growth to be learned from one sided love if one is willing to do the learning, it helps not to take one's self too seriously, in fact it helps to laugh out loud often as you watch your antics! Also, there is much to be found as fodder for the creative imagination in those unrequited situations. History has shown how art and literature love a good muse. <BR/><BR/>In the proper perspective, failures and dashed dreams become inspiration, personal growth and creative expression.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-23941241466164590352008-12-08T10:41:00.000-08:002008-12-08T10:41:00.000-08:00Judith, I've thought about your question, and I th...Judith, I've thought about your question, and I think your feeling about the "no" turning to a "yes" is after reflection and thought. I was thinking about the initial reaction. The immediate, visceral one before thought. As Catvibe points out, the peacock is beautiful. We're drawn to it. Our interpretation of it reflects who we are and what we desire. It could be its colors, its confidence, its evolution. Our love for it is an expression of our needs. That "yes" to love becomes a "no," however, when we realize, as the objective observer, that the peacock wants love for itself. It has drawn us in, true, but we have imposed the satisfaction of our own needs on it rather that delve deeper to discover the love the peacock wants in return. We erroneously believe that all the peacock wanted was to receive the love we instinctly give. Unfortunately, the peacock intended that to be the beginning point, not the end point.<BR/><BR/>The one-sided love fails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-87237985950888397282008-12-08T03:50:00.000-08:002008-12-08T03:50:00.000-08:00Hi Leon, Welcome, your publishing credentials and ...Hi Leon, Welcome, your publishing credentials and professional sites are very impressive for someone of your age! Despite your article in regards to the dumbing down of society, I'd have to say that you are an exception to the argument you made. I hope you'll return!Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-30937897053546584972008-12-07T20:50:00.000-08:002008-12-07T20:50:00.000-08:00Oh, most definitely!Oh, most definitely!Leon1234https://www.blogger.com/profile/12707501065021550093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-22963440403103432092008-12-07T17:22:00.000-08:002008-12-07T17:22:00.000-08:00Hi Cynthia, your new blog is lovely. I await The ...Hi Cynthia, your new blog is lovely. I await The Epiphany with great excitement.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-80548638861089734552008-12-06T20:55:00.000-08:002008-12-06T20:55:00.000-08:00Simple and elegant. Those colorsare truly awesome....Simple and elegant. Those colors<BR/>are truly awesome.<BR/><BR/>Please visit my latest chapter:<BR/><BR/>http://poemflesh2.blogspot.comCynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256391836026637655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-5704207894452788832008-12-06T03:48:00.000-08:002008-12-06T03:48:00.000-08:00Hi Fida, yes indeed we are!Hi Fida, yes indeed we are!Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-59719989141357412232008-12-05T19:15:00.000-08:002008-12-05T19:15:00.000-08:00There's nothing really I can ad to that great disc...There's nothing really I can ad to that great discussion! Aren't we all 'that' peacocks at times?Fidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870521870676612316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-27241093691634867292008-12-05T14:51:00.000-08:002008-12-05T14:51:00.000-08:00Hello Aine, I could not have said it better myself...Hello Aine, I could not have said it better myself...Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-60575366701391649762008-12-05T12:10:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:10:00.000-08:00I agree with your comment about intent being the d...I agree with your comment about intent being the deciding factor. <BR/><BR/>Just showing one's colors will not make another love you, it only results in love for the colors. Love comes from caring, sharing, and understanding.Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402176500997528105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-77803963625060273352008-12-05T04:48:00.000-08:002008-12-05T04:48:00.000-08:00Oh, forgive all my typos in that last comment. I'...Oh, forgive all my typos in that last comment. I'm not in editing mode yet today.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-31939237661469107722008-12-05T04:47:00.000-08:002008-12-05T04:47:00.000-08:00Vesper glad to see you floating around over here o...Vesper glad to see you floating around over here on that warm little underground stream! Writing is a green leaf of hope I think. As far as your comment, I agree. Who asks, and for what purpose...<BR/><BR/>I just had another thought question about this poem. If a person is spending all their time showing you their colors in order to win you over, do they seeing you at all? In my experience, no, because all of their attention is going toward their own display. You are merely an object to them at this point, something they want to get and keep. I saw they, but I've been guilty of this behavior myself on more than one occasion, hence the poem. It is me laughing at my own neurosis. :-)Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-72778900916884057842008-12-05T04:22:00.000-08:002008-12-05T04:22:00.000-08:00What an interesting question...The answer is proba...What an interesting question...<BR/><BR/>The answer is probably yes and probably no. It so much depends on who asks and who answers...<BR/><BR/>The photo is amazing!Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-65227363626929967642008-12-05T04:00:00.000-08:002008-12-05T04:00:00.000-08:00Hi K, that's a beautiful thought! And yet, even t...Hi K, that's a beautiful thought! And yet, even then I think it depends on the intent for the showing. If we are showing our colors in order to win someone's attention whom we desire, or are trying to win their affections in some way, then our showing is not authentic, and I believe that inauthentic attempt is sensed and naturally disliked. <BR/><BR/>However, wearing our colors authentically and without a hidden agenda is always beautiful, at least I think so.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-55449334464304621832008-12-04T19:12:00.000-08:002008-12-04T19:12:00.000-08:00Very poignant, Cat. An interesting question posed...Very poignant, Cat. An interesting question posed. I want to say, yes,- if "colors" are synonymous with kindness, goodness, compassion, benevolence, consideration, gentleness, sympathy, etc. <BR/><BR/>Beautiful Haiku. ;)K.Lawson Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204234196229710524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-86813841986593016012008-12-04T16:42:00.000-08:002008-12-04T16:42:00.000-08:00Some years ago backstage at the Metropolitian Oper...Some years ago backstage at the Metropolitian Opera in New York I met the great soprano Leonytne Price. She looked at me and said, "You must be a singer." I agreed. "Jump on in," she said, with the warmest southern accent, "the water's fine." Wade in the water.Judith Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-70066023273910461922008-12-04T15:56:00.000-08:002008-12-04T15:56:00.000-08:00J, Thank you so much for such kind words! I have ...J, Thank you so much for such kind words! I have to give credit to the 'source' of which you speak, usually I feel like 'I' am just getting in the way of that constant flow of water from something much much greater than what I can possibly comprehend.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-84992980300141605372008-12-04T15:00:00.000-08:002008-12-04T15:00:00.000-08:00Cat, I would imagine that with your gifts of poetr...Cat, I would imagine that with your gifts of poetry and photography, not to mention music, others will see you and command you to create, if only through their very existence alone. You undoubtedly draw from the source of many wells. This is apparent in your photos, words and music and I have been blessed by both.Judith Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065576345622223007.post-27909386618760448642008-12-04T14:52:00.000-08:002008-12-04T14:52:00.000-08:00Judith, Absolutely he is, splendid when on display...Judith, Absolutely he is, splendid when on display.<BR/><BR/>And thank you my friend.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.com