I Walked The Walk Comments

i especially enjoyed: ......from fingertips To faces, different religions let Alone our races.................faces/races [but then: No, I said, that we Are not the same, so why do you persist? ...............i think 'lose the comma after said.] ha ha. favorite lines so far: Departing this journey with less than that With which he entered in this life, despite His rage, petitions, pageantry and wealth. Dissolving in the furnace flame of death, He leaves his shrinking ego seen within The mist of his evaporating self. BUT: All monuments to him are gone; His life a tale one takes from history books Which lie upon the dusty shelves of time.............Lynn, the black man says this and more (before this) . he seems, in a few breaths, to say all is gone of a person when the person dies (except a soul i believe) , but he ALSO says that a person may be recalled in a tale. and, how true this is! ! ! ! for some at least. even 'men' who predated written accounts of their lives, live on to some degree when their bones or other artifacts from their lives are revealed by anthropologists. and now, with electronic gizmos, the 'sky is the limit' as to what future generations may learn about departed humans. SOME humans. ok, i haven't finished reading. what will that black man say next? and what shall be I 's response? ? ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Look past this manifest illusion, flesh And tell me if the truth be seen or not.' .........manifest illusion? ? i'm not sure i catch the man's drift here! finally, a word i wanted to check on, using Google, of course: manifest man·i·fest1 ˈmanəˌfest/ adjective adjective: manifest 1. clear or obvious to the eye or mind. the system's manifest failings synonyms: obvious, clear, plain, apparent, evident, patent, palpable, distinct, definite, blatant, overt, glaring, barefaced, explicit, transparent, conspicuous, undisguised, unmistakable, noticeable, perceptible, visible, recognizable his manifest lack of interest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i hope you parted friends! or at least equals. bri :) Lynn, if i remember to, i'll put into a showcase. even though i think almost no one reads them. :) :)