tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post114326908726388665..comments2023-07-22T06:42:24.121-04:00Comments on One foot in front of the other: The threatMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-1143521308371789442006-03-27T23:48:00.000-05:002006-03-27T23:48:00.000-05:00Thank you, g. The scene that greeted me on that co...Thank you, g. The scene that greeted me on that country road that misty morning forms a vignette that is among my fondest memories of Japan.<BR/>The road was desolate. There wasn't a sign of another person. There was just me, that road and that sunlight.<BR/>Thanks for your thoughts!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-1143471024444864072006-03-27T09:50:00.000-05:002006-03-27T09:50:00.000-05:00Thanks, Jean, for your wonderful comments. I truly...Thanks, Jean, for your wonderful comments. I truly appreciate your visits to my blog and the kind words you leave behind.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-1143462760168600802006-03-27T07:32:00.000-05:002006-03-27T07:32:00.000-05:00Breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you. Yes, I unders...Breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you. Yes, I understood it at once in both the senses you mention in comment above. Your photos make me want to visit Japan, Michael, as I never have before. They are also a visit in themselves, though, to a fascinating land.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-1143411233504211382006-03-26T17:13:00.000-05:002006-03-26T17:13:00.000-05:00Hi Mike, Great to hear from you! I hope you're en...Hi Mike,<BR/> Great to hear from you! I hope you're enjoying your respite. <BR/>I wrote this poem half as a statement of intention, half as a metaphor for death. So, in both senses, I guess we're all pretty much walking single-file down the same path.<BR/><BR/>Hi Michael,<BR/>Thanks for your comments, and welcome.<BR/>The path leads down into a valley not far from where I lived in Japan. This road is one of a rabbit warren of little farm roads that lead into and through the valley. <BR/>I woke up at 5 a.m. to reach this spot by 5:30 to take the photo. <BR/>In a sense, I'm still walking down that road and don't plan to stop. Besides, I couldn't if I tried.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-1143395878722184742006-03-26T12:57:00.000-05:002006-03-26T12:57:00.000-05:00I believe you, Michael, I believe you. Good for yo...I believe you, Michael, I believe you. Good for you. Go for it. One foot in front of the other. Countless millions of us are right behind you.Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-1143386913457311062006-03-26T10:28:00.000-05:002006-03-26T10:28:00.000-05:00That looks like an inviting walk. I want to see wh...That looks like an inviting walk. I want to see what's around the corner.michael.offworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288740006736803513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-1143330908082542982006-03-25T18:55:00.000-05:002006-03-25T18:55:00.000-05:00Thanks, qaminante!Thanks, qaminante!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133620064728357184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19108210.post-1143328163201598412006-03-25T18:09:00.000-05:002006-03-25T18:09:00.000-05:00Beautiful imageEarly light shines through old tree...Beautiful image<BR/>Early light shines through old trees<BR/>Country road at dawnqaminantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480202401626754981noreply@blogger.com