Intertwined (Aka: The Meaning Of Life) Comments

I like the practical outlook expressed here, Nika. It reminds me of a Carl Sandburg poem, Happinees, which I think you’ll like. -Glen

You write an earlier poem inspired by Hemon's novel which made me buy a copy, I have it next to my computer. Alas, I did not finish reading it - but I liked what I read! Your two poems are clearly from your creativity but Hemon's spirit must be deeply embedded in you. And what comes forth in your poem is a spiritual strength, even confidence which I find very moving. It is so clearly the result of deep thinking, or perhaps it's better to say, thoughts from deep inside shaped your poem. The essence of your poem is in the notion of things intertwined and recognizing one thread leads to another, to another.Our collected poems are mysteriously connected in this way and contain things even we who wrote them have to search for, pull out to understand.

sounds like a really good way to look at Life, Nika. It's a very good poem and I like the way you have given the background in detail. You are a wise young lady.

A mature view on life! Life is an inexorable puzzle..... hard to be explained with mysteries never solved! As you have put it, it is a river in perpetual flow....! We can hardly direct its course. What we need do is 'keep on paddling '