george - i haven't the gift of language that you do, but i will try and
answer clearly. your first message irritated me. i don't have a profile,
so i could see raising a point about that. but your post sounded like a
challenge and perhaps an invitation to argue. i could think of no response
that would address my concerns without a good possibility of provoking.
i felt that alexa and penni had covered the issue well and acknowledged
that. however, your second post caused me to reread all of them from your
perspective and reevaluate my thoughts. however, you do seem to be
antagonistic. at the moment i don't know how i feel about that.
having entered si in the middle of a fray, i've found it tiring and not
much fun. there have been moments and certain exchanges that have kept me
trying for the time being. much time has been spent ducking my head and
trying to close my mind to ugly, hateful words being slung back and forth.
so mostly, george, i am in no mood for a fray, rational or otherwise.
i had hoped on this thread to find a place to exchange and talk about poetry.
without criticism(sic), politics, the enviroment, or anything else getting in
the way. perhaps that is not possible. with all due respect, i will now retire
to my bunker.
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