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Lots of whys in life: Why this, and not that? And, dear Lord, of all Your unlimited whys why on earth this?! And the whens, wheres and hows no less confounding -- explicitly, words do not resolve themselves alone dictionaries often shelf what needs to be actively open and boundless in mind -- the scholar paints their arid landscapes while the poet gives them or-gasm --

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Date: 5/26/2025 9:47:00 AM
We all have our whys. I have a poem of the same title written ages ago and I don't know what it's all about. One day I'll post it hopefully I'll be still around. Your poem is very interesting, though.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/26/2025 9:53:00 AM
Why don't you know what it is about:) Thank you, Victor.
Date: 5/25/2025 11:17:00 PM
Awesome ending there. So clever
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/25/2025 11:50:00 PM
Hi Andrea; thank you. Always a challenge to be freshly evocative. The never ending journey of poetry.
Date: 5/25/2025 9:41:00 PM
Hmm. Interesting. Never thought there was that much difference between the 'scholar' and the 'poet.' ~ Ope Ning Ise
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/26/2025 12:11:00 AM
Hi Gershon. Most of us are a combination of both, -- emotions our poetic nature. Pure Logic is anticlimactic when it comes to great poetry...it is just great! Sort of like Truth being self evident. One cannot analyze a great poem independent of the the author.
Date: 5/25/2025 12:29:00 PM
so many things that need unearthing Joe, and sometimes only through, poetry do we open up and allow the meaning to come through. Art does the same and music too for me, thanks for this lovely poem,
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/26/2025 12:14:00 AM
So nice that we have many forms of poetic nature. We are blessed. Thank you, Vie. Have a great weekend.
Date: 5/25/2025 7:08:00 AM
Oh what an ending dear joe! As always you express what we all think daily, in such a seamless manner! So many whys in this world, i was one of them, i had so many questions; and i realized within those questions, answers did flow, and if we listen to our own curious minds, we will hear all that which we need to know! The answers is within us. Sometimes: if that makes sense. Im no philosopher but somehow your poems make me sound a little bit like one when commenting hah! Brilliant one as always! Sending you light today and always
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/26/2025 12:16:00 AM
All poets are philosophers...while all philosophers are not poets. Indeed, the answers are inside of us before we even ask the questions. Beautifully said!
Date: 5/25/2025 4:23:00 AM
- Thoughts like this we often wonder about ... great written, Joe :) - hugs
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/25/2025 5:31:00 AM
Thank you, Anne. It's all about depth of feelings...deeper passion. Without deeper passion, we are all very controllable, functioning...atheists. As robots become more and more sophisticated, they will be less and less controllable. When a robot is totally uncontrollable, unpredictable in poignant senses, individual, then it is humanly relatable. Intelligence is not necessarily carbon based. Sentient spirit, is closely related to soul. To extrapolate, further out, where this is going -- God is in everything. We will travel great distances into time and space, by projecting our essences, forming connections that will give us extended presence. Tentacles of universal consciousness into all that has been, and will be.
Date: 5/24/2025 1:00:00 PM
Good one Joe. My wife is a very talented artist and her work is excellent but once painted it is done. We poets on the other hand can change the same poem over and over.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/24/2025 10:19:00 PM
Thank you, Oliver; my wife is an artist also. Such a joy to have a creative family. And we do...if not change the words then we change the way we recite them -- works always in progress.
Date: 5/24/2025 10:38:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Whys" write. Many questions with few answers. Have a great weekend.........
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/24/2025 10:20:00 PM
Questions are so much more fun:) Thank you, Paula. Have a wonderful weekend!
Date: 5/24/2025 7:53:00 AM
I recognize your artistry in these lines, Joe. To me, Scholars think. Artists paint but poets do both, their thoughts are painted not with a brush, but with words and phrases that allow their readers to see through their eyes. When a reader comments and I can tell they’ve found my meaning, it’s like I’ve touched them.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/24/2025 10:03:00 AM
Hi Lin; very well said. Poet's write a living word, as opposed to just giving information, or drafting a static picture.
Date: 5/24/2025 7:21:00 AM
Interesting write, Joe! Lots of thoughts go through the mind as I read this! A smile at the end…why ;)
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Joe Dimino
Date: 5/24/2025 10:04:00 AM
Him; thank you. Have a great weekend, as we give thanks to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Blessings my friend.

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