I have been down this road at the Sony site and so I do have experience of the consequences of such discussions. :x I do have strong views on this and it is difficult for me to not respond. I do not wish to be lured into such topics as religion that lead to pointless and fruitless arguement. Did yo...

degenerated to a defence of the god business. Everyone has the right to their own viewpoint Here the topic is poetry. Okay? Further pursuit of 'Religion' or 'God' as a topic here may find that I follow David with his decision. That was the only thing I tried to express. I didn't want to argue. I ju...

A wonderful Passover to you, Leonard, and to everyone who celebrates!

Love, Susanne

Sufficient to say Nature is the mystery and that is all that is needed for a poet inspire or be inspired. Any entry into a monotheisic dogma is a step back into the past and an acceptance into having the mystery explained away. That's your personal opinion, and the way you express it sounds very pe...

I particularly like Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon solo and Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam.

Love, Susanne

Re "Morning has Broken", What's ironic about that? "Morning has Broken" is a song which praises God's Creation! BTW This song wasn't originally a Cat Stevens song. Cat arranged and performed it but the words are from Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965), a writer of tales and poems for ch...

Witty Owl, I don't interpret Cat's lyrics in a pantheistic sense, which equates nature with divinity. I think Cat regards nature and Creation as a revelation of God in a monotheistic sense - in contrast to 'a god', that is, a deity or an idol. In "God is the Light" (1997) Yusuf Islam also ...

Hi (or G'day?) Witty Owl, That's an interesting topic! Those lines by Neil Finn really are of unadorned beauty. He seems to be a very sensitive and insightful songwriter. I love these lines from "Longer Boats" by Cat Stevens, they touch my heart - 'I don't want no god on my lawn, just a fl...

I'm AGAINST the war!
God bless all those innocent lives that are its victims!

May peace come soon ...

- Susanne

John, I'm glad you've posted that, and I fully agree with you and all the others who don't want those animosities. Let's keep this forum a peaceful microcosm, a place where people from many parts of the world can discuss like friends and talk to each other with fairness, tolerance and respect, in sp...

I chose "halfCrazy" because I am!
But this wasn't the only reason -
Leonard captivated me with "Suzanne", the first song of his I ever heard, and I loved it at first listening - of course, I felt addressed immediately, as my name is Susanne.

- Susanne

to form a poem of our times

Thanks, Georges, for answering my curious questions!
And thank you for your nice welcome!

-Susanne

Elizabeth, Thanks for your interest! :) Unfortunately I didn't have a video recorder yet in the '80s! But I can remember that Leonard appeared on "Wetten, dass ... ?" in 1985, an entertainment show featuring unusual bets, international talk guests and music. He sang 'Hallelujah' - a great ...

Hi Margaret and Linmag, I think there are three of us now! :wink: I really can understand you, and I often feel just like you! Hi Tom, Elizabeth and Georges and Shwmae John, Thank you for all your kind words! It's wonderful to get such nice welcomes! :) Elizabeth, it seems Leonard's 'Suzanne' has ha...