Comment from Selina Stambi

Excellent

Hello Bev, my dear,

I do respect your power to opine! Love this gentle, cogitating mood.

So glad I popped in!

Hugs and love,

Sonali

p.s. Am spending a quiet month alone in Sri Lanka with my Dad. xx

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

Thanks very much, Sonali. I'm sure your Dad is very happy to have you home with him during this time of solitude following your mother's passing. I hope it is beneficial for you both.

Much appreciate the review, my friend.

Hugs, Bev

Comment from LisaD123

Exceptional

This is a well-executed, original and thought-provoking poem which was also a very entertaining read. The opening verses clearly show contrast and the ideas are cleverly presented with an interesting use of imagery and a precise choice of language. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

Hi, Lisa

Thank you very much for your most generous and encouraging review. I appreciate your specific insights--always so helpful.

Warm regards,

Bev

Comment from Pearl Edwards

Exceptional

As if - this is just freestyle musings, it is a beautiful, thoughtful write about life and beyond and a very unique way you have styled this write. A lovely read, and gorgeous artwork by Eileen.

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

Hi, Pearl. Thank you so very much for taking time to read and review my post so generously. The encouragement is really appreciated!

I loved the artwork, too. Though one reviewer thought it didn't fit. But you can't please everyone.

:) Bev

Comment from Dawn Munro

Exceptional

Wow, Bev, what a profoundly different way of looking at life! I especially liked this - "As if we can change a minute of the years flung away or knit our actions into a proper suit..."
I see this as a spiritual poem; your meaning being that there is a higher power...
"As if justice has any connection with supernovas or exploding suns..."
We need to be fair in our actions, to look for truth; to seek to level what is not level (the world). That is how I interpret this stanza - that there is nothing spectacular about living in such a way...
I might be way off base, but I could interpret every stanza in this same light - the conclusion -
Cell regeneration - miraculous, in and of itself, and happening with no input or even awareness from us...as if! (we had anything to do with it!) Bravo, my friend! Brilliant!

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

Hi, Dawn. You are right on the money, my friend. I think people want to own the 'source' of many of life's miracles. They want to identify, deify and ultimately control these outcomes. I think Jesus spoke specifically to this issue when he said every hair on your head is counted. As you say here so well, 'there is nothing spectacular in living such a way.'

I really appreciate your wonderfully supportive and encouraging review, Dawn.

Hugs, Bev

Comment from Natalie Walker

Excellent

This is a great poem. I especially think "as if an urge to hate determines our fate" is relevant to what is going on in the world right now. I'm not quite sure I understand what you were talking about as far as bodily regeneration and a singular cell, though. That part went over my head a little. But, I still really like the poem.

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

Thank you, Natalie. I appreciate your very kind and generous review.

I feel that we try to push the ideas of miracles happening to certain people following certain rituals. When in fact, we have a constant miracle every 24 hours when our body completely regenerates on a cellular level. Hope that helps!

:) Bev

Comment from Cry the Vile Rebel

Excellent

This is not a piece that one can do justice to with a single reading. So much to pondered here, not the least of which is your simple use of the phrase' "as if." I really admire the gentle flow of these lines you have penned. Well done.

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

Thank you so much, C. I really appreciate your taking time to read my post. Your words are both encouraging and supportive.

:) Bev

Comment from Jay Squires

Excellent

Well you should know by now your thoughts resonate with me. A deep, complex mind penned this poem, Bev--one who knows that not only does she not have all the answers, but in the deepest sense there aren't any answers because the questions keep changing as we ignorantly transmogrify through our cells. Or are we all compositely a part of the changing Cosmic cell?

This is certainly one of the best things you've written, Bev.

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

Hi, Jay

Ah, of course you would get this, Jay. We do often think along the same lines I think. I hope I never become callous to the stunning potential within my brain and running through my veins. I love the idea 'we are all compositely a part of the changing Cosmic cell!

Great to hear from you, and your support/encouragement is always so appreciated.

:) Bev

Comment from Word Junkie

Exceptional

Hello Writingfundimension,

I bookcased this, because it's instructive, and because it's so profound that I'd like to return to it repeatedly. I think that each read will reveal a new insight, or trigger a new and/or different train of thought.

Wow. This is fantastic!

Keep writing,
Lana

 Comment Written 27-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

Hi, Lana

Thank you very much for this wonderful review. I'm so glad that something I wrote has meaning for you. Reading the poetry of others has been very helpful to me. I have books on books!

Your support and encouragement are so very much appreciated, as is your generosity.

Heartfelt thanks,

Bev

Comment from Liberty Justice

Excellent

Lovely as if poem. One of endurance and strength. Speak of justice. Death is a doorway for some. Some see this as way to escape their struggles and strife. A great poem if convictions. liberty justice

 Comment Written 26-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

Hi, Liberty Justice. Thank you very much for taking time out to read my poem. I appreciate your insights and encouragement!

:) Bev

Comment from DonandVicki

Excellent

This writing sure resonated with me, I have known that the body that we inhabit is not the same body cell for cell that we had seven years ago. Every day our cells die and are replaced. Well done author with this poem.

 Comment Written 26-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 27-Mar-2016

I'm so glad this poem resonated with you, D. Science has often been vilified as being at odds with faith. For me, the more I learn of this miracle within which I reside and its vast untapped potential, the more awed and humbled I am. Thanks for your great review and for 'getting it'.

:) Bev