Stripping Loneliness Comments

Akhtarda, WHY DID I, BRI, SEND A COMMENT ABOUT PAPPA! ? HA HA. IT IS IN REFERENCE TO MY USE OF PAPPA IN A PREVIOUS COMMENT WHICH I/OR PH LOST. bri ;) to MyPoemList, of course, though i'm not totally clear on the meaning. i'd use a capitalized Earth when referring to the/'our' planet. bri :)

(cont.) n. father,1680s, from French papa, from Latin papa, originally a child's word, cf. Greek pappa (vocative) o father, pappas father, pappos grandfather. The native word is daddy; first use of papa was in courtly speech, as a continental affectation, not used by common folk until late 18c.

P. P. S. OOPs! Papa, not Pappa, but i must have read pappa somewhere, here is what i found [maybe i spoke Greek in a past life? ? ! ] (cont.)

P.S. well, as has happened to me before now, when i've lost a comment, my replacement may be even better! besides i had nothing 'better to do' in one of the last hours of my long lifetime! ! ! bri :) hello, Loneliness, Baby! ! ! Come to Pappa! !

(cont.) but the last stanza baffles me. who/what is Sweetheart? ? it sounds like Sweetheart and Loneliness are NOT the same in the old person's mind. hmm? ? and please change striping to stripping or explain to me WHY you used striping/stripe. this is very poetic, but..... bri :)

(cont.) a favorite stanza: And when I looked in her starry eyes, In a pin drop silence heard heavenly rings, Being vanished in her magic arms, I found I can fly by using her wings, (cont.)

ok, the speaker is old and lonely and Loneliness is at first is VERY bothersome, but, with times becomes less so and eventually becomes pleasant to experience, perhaps due to senile imaginings about Loneliness being an alluring, 'sexy? ' being, taking the speaker to unknown heights of pleasure, stripping (not striping, i think!) , but NOT COMPLETELY. in other words Loneliness is somewhat of a tease(r) . (cont.) i'll try reconstructing more 'missing' comment.

(cont.) maybe enough ice cream would soothe my loneliness, but I'd blow up like a balloon, unless i became bulimic. i don't understand: : : Still there are few who break the silence, and last stanza puzzles me. who/what is Sweetheart? a very poetic poem, but i desire some clarification, please. bri :) to MyPoemList

(cont.) i guess, with the right frame of mind, and enough food, sleep, and good health, old (as well as young) people can find happiness in loneliness! but if i didn't have a people-presence, i'd at least have to have PoemHunter, friends to call, or a book to read. But THOSE are more or less people-presences! (cont.)

(cont.) i persisted, and think i submitted 4 partial comments, but none show up on this page, nor in the Member Area Postings list of my comments! ! i have saved some of my commenting, and shall try to submit it again now. (cont.)

Akhtar, i noticed on Hazel's site that she'd read this and liked it so i came to take a look. a few things 'bugged me', including PH always wanting to rush on to another poem before i could do what i was trying to do here! ! ! it happened even when i stopped the inconvenient 'time-line (i'll call it) under the fancy-boxed text above the 'real poem'. ; ( (cont.)

(cont.) maybe enough ice cream would soothe my loneliness, but I'd blow up like a balloon, unless i became bulimic. i don't understand: : : Still there are few who break the silence, and last stanza puzzles me. who/what is Sweetheart? a very poetic poem, but i desire some clarification, please. bri :)

(cont.) i guess, with the right frame of mind, and enough food, sleep, and good health, old (as well as young) people can find happiness in loneliness! but if i didn't have a people-presence, i'd at least have to have PoemHunter, friends to call, or a book to read. But THOSE are more or less people-presences! (cont.)

(cont.) a favorite stanza: And when I looked in her starry eyes, In a pin drop silence heard heavenly rings, Being vanished in her magic arms, I found I can fly by using her wings, (cont.)

(cont.) and the illustration still confounds me. is the poem saying that loneliness, like a mystical alluring figure is a comfort to old people? i read the topics: loneliness, old age. to MyPoemList [if stripping is correct]. (cont.)

does no reader but i feel Akhtar means stripping, as in taking clothing off oneself..or another, and not striping, as in making stripes, like in the U.S. flag's red & white stripes? ? ! or am i mistaken? OR is it a British English spelling? (cont.)

An outstanding write, when a negative can become a positive with your amazing creativity and imagination, loneliness never sounded so good, I have put this poem in my favourite poem list!

Loneliness is so charmed by you to reveal its rare grace of amazing beauty upon you. I have to read it few more time to indulge in its effect. Thank you for sharing Akhtarji.

Spread silky hairs on my restless thoughts, Loneliness! I love your ecstatic elegance, What a wonderful treatment of the charm of loneliness. Great imagery Rel beauty. Thanks.

An amazing write! I can feel proud that one of my poems has been the inspiration behind this! You have elevated Loneliness to an alluring mistress or lover here! Top marks!