tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post4562990713710600857..comments2024-01-28T03:56:39.351-08:00Comments on TOM CLARK: Re-admitting Eternity (Joseph Ceravolo: No Complaints)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-29532309927837130092015-07-15T22:46:38.900-07:002015-07-15T22:46:38.900-07:00You can say that again, Tom: Joe C.--He be the Man...You can say that again, Tom: Joe C.--He be the Man.vazambam (Vassilis Zambaras)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14515165428574974933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-21656679226215893202015-07-15T15:26:51.490-07:002015-07-15T15:26:51.490-07:00"... nothing strikes fear into the hearts of ..."... nothing strikes fear into the hearts of Sunni theocrats, Zionist colonialists and Republican NeoCons than the idea of possible peace."<br /><br />And let's not forget the arms manufacturers, the military and everybody else who's got a stake in WAR ALL THE TIME.<br /><br />On the other hand -- Joe C. For the ages.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-15013305482718331002015-07-15T15:17:39.382-07:002015-07-15T15:17:39.382-07:00Such a terrific, moving poem. And the dance betwe...Such a terrific, moving poem. And the dance between coal and designs is powerful. Here's what I wrote about the Iran deal:<br /><br />Why are the House of Saud, the Israeli ultra-right (i.e., the regime in power) and the Republicans so freaked out over the Iran deal. It's not because of the threat of nuclear weapons - which has been contained - but because Iran is a large country with a young, educated population, with oil and other natural resources, with a vibrant culture despite its theocracy, a country capable of becoming prosperous and great, and this threatens unchallenged Zionist and Sunni hegemony in the region. The opponents cry out about Iranian support for terrorism, and they forget the years of support the US gave to Saddam Hussein to invade Iran at the cost of millions and the use of poison gas; they forget the US-British engineered coup to overthrow a democratically elected government; they forget US-Israeli support for the occupation of the southern Lebanon and how the Shia population resisted through its militia Hezbollah, and on. For the Saudi and Israeli governments Iran is more of a threat than ISIS (especially for the Saudis, since they've done a lot to foster such groups as ISIS). They would rather attack Assad than ISIS in Syria, for example. What they want is war, to destroy Iran and prevent the Shia Persian threat of a powerful counterbalance in the region. So, the outcry will go on. The world powers have managed to move in the direction of peace and not war, and nothing strikes fear into the hearts of Sunni theocrats, Zionist colonialists and Republican NeoCons than the idea of possible peace.Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497545378045907642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-31285374452783417062015-07-15T15:00:18.071-07:002015-07-15T15:00:18.071-07:00Duncan, Sorry about that, what with Mutti coming i...Duncan, Sorry about that, what with Mutti coming into the picture here and all... but you see we've kept her safely sealed in the airtight box. Her function is to demonstrate the brilliantly advanced industrial micro-technologies nobody but her special friends can share. If her radiance causes everything to turn a bilious yellow, well, maybe that just means it's how things were meant to be, in that wonderful, airtight, vacuum-sealed world. <br /><br />But do you suppose Mutti cares a fig about Penrose patterns, or where and how and by whom they were first understood and employed?<br /><br />And if anybody is tempted to think the Iranians have enough centrifuges to produce a Penrose pattern, never fear; it'll be decades, at the least, before they'll be able to move into industrial production with it. So the Beebster's ranch should be safe from intelligent design, for a while longer at the least.<br /><br />Billoo, my bumbling among the Farsi translation tools yielded pretty much the same gist, though I believe your friend has a more poetic way of putting things than any translation tool -- and that's perhaps as it should be.<br /><br />I gather that Ali Reza Efkhetari has been something of an embattled figure -- "a scapegoat" as he puts it -- in his efforts to bring Iranian pop music into the present moment.<br /><br />More power to him, and to poetry and song, in any case.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-53902626568310491162015-07-15T13:39:23.099-07:002015-07-15T13:39:23.099-07:00Tom, I don't know Farsi either but a (Pakistan...Tom, I don't know Farsi either but a (Pakistani) friend roughly translated it for me as:<br /><br />My heart ! yearn for the Beloved , if you are a lover ...<br />Wait for the beloved at your door ,every day...<br />Open yourself, thine beloved is ready,<br />and be prepared with grace<br />No one knows when the beloved will appear...<br />But you ought to be ready for the union<br />with all that you have, everything at your disposal<br />please remain a friend with open eyes. <br />If you are attacked by the armies of sleep<br />You will fail...<br />if you want your life and love to remain alive<br />Be quiet and live with Attar and die with him...<br /><br />Will ask a friend for a proper translation.<br /><br />But I think it is in line with the poem you put up here insofar as if you are a lover, don't complain!billoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716970909272480118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-45989267519561576052015-07-15T13:34:52.958-07:002015-07-15T13:34:52.958-07:00Not for me
Those quiet and wholly good words of e...Not for me<br /><br />Those quiet and wholly good words of exception written with only those few words left. There's a lot of dreadful nonsense talked about the Spiritual. Whenever I read late Ceravolo I feel like I'm coming close to the heart of the matter.<br /><br />The shifts in the post - from the miners to the Nasr Ol Molk Mosque: the truth, shining and soiled, the oarsmen and the Sirens' song.<br /><br />The Hausfrau was a bit of a jolt though. I'll be a while washing the retinas in the sink.Mose23https://www.blogger.com/profile/01100756913131511440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-33941988185854140552015-07-15T12:52:29.642-07:002015-07-15T12:52:29.642-07:00Billoo, thanks, very beautiful, though beyond unde...Billoo, thanks, very beautiful, though beyond understanding that there are love and sweethearts involved, I'm afraid my Persian leaves a bit to be desired. Still a careful, completely mystified attention to the comment chain left me with the strong impression that this song has inflamed hearts, one way or the other...and where there is strong feeling, there is life.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWyteHk0uho" rel="nofollow">Ali Reza Efkethari: ey del agar aasheghi</a><br /><br />... and concurrently I see that there is<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/15/iran-police-tolerant-people-celebrate-deal-singing-dancing" rel="nofollow">a bit of song and dance also going on in Tehran</a>, and not the negotiating kind, for once.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-62125351148659519212015-07-15T12:02:06.922-07:002015-07-15T12:02:06.922-07:00Tom,
here's a song for you:
https://www.yout...Tom,<br /><br />here's a song for you:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWyteHk0uho<br /><br />Salams,<br /><br />b.billoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716970909272480118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-21475117937334703682015-07-15T11:00:43.728-07:002015-07-15T11:00:43.728-07:00Republicans hate the Iran nuclear deal because it ...<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/14/republicans-hate-iran-nuclear-deal" rel="nofollow">Republicans hate the Iran nuclear deal because it means we won't bomb Iran: Trevor Timm, The Guardian, 14 July 2015</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/14/jeb-bush-iran-nuclear-deal-appeasement" rel="nofollow">Jeb Bush denounces Iran nuclear deal as appeasement: Ben Jacobs in Washington for The Guardian, 14 July 2015</a>TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-79328470284510332332015-07-15T10:37:51.732-07:002015-07-15T10:37:51.732-07:00Yes, yes. And to think that now that Iran will per...Yes, yes. And to think that now that Iran will perhaps be permitted to update some of its Early Industrial Epoch machinery, acquire maybe a couple of new shovels, possibly a slightly less rusty wheelbarrow... who knows, let's not get ahead of ourselves here before the pinhead sages of the GOP have fired their totally predictable ignorance-laden salvos, but maybe even, Insh'Allah, a screwdriver for use in benign international humanitarian assistance projects -- frexample helping Bibi untangle his perpetually twisted knickers, bless his dark unhappy forever existentially threatened little heart.<br /><br />So then, now it comes out: there are actually humans in Iran. And guess what, they're happy!<br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/iranwiresite/status/620946894655725568/photo/1" rel="nofollow">Dove of peace at the window of the bunker, bearing an olive branch</a>TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-49344759826412894322015-07-15T10:13:30.176-07:002015-07-15T10:13:30.176-07:00The Israelis, Saudis and Republicans didn't li...The Israelis, Saudis and Republicans didn't like the deal. That means it has to be a good thing!billoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716970909272480118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-25655182236005708842015-07-15T09:42:33.150-07:002015-07-15T09:42:33.150-07:00Tom,
Yes, "I only ask for a little grace,
a ...Tom,<br /><br />Yes, "I only ask for a little grace,<br />a tear here and there<br />shed for the brotherhood of man and woman,<br />not for me."<br /><br />. . . those brutal coal miner photos, and then those glimpses of blue heaven . . .<br /><br />SteveSTEPHEN RATCLIFFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339481653546188412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-63884642778842055272015-07-15T08:43:45.924-07:002015-07-15T08:43:45.924-07:00Thanks very much, Michael -- and about stopping......Thanks very much, Michael -- and about stopping... my sentiments exactly.<br /><br />Remembering Joe... the sheer heartfulness, a one-off, standing out the more clearly apart, as the years pass.<br /><br />"...a tear here and there shed for the brotherhood of man and woman, not for me."TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915822857461178942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-52191043357899594222015-07-15T07:40:14.491-07:002015-07-15T07:40:14.491-07:00once again you pull together images and words to m...once again you pull together images and words to make connections beyond not just the headlines but the supposed analyses as well...what can I say Tom?...your output is ferociously enlightening and prolific...too late to stop now...(at least that's my wish...)Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.com