tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post1246002629300223345..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: Invictus by William Ernest HenleyDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-25716154723930282282020-07-22T13:28:14.297-05:002020-07-22T13:28:14.297-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-48493534357717110562020-07-22T12:33:22.833-05:002020-07-22T12:33:22.833-05:00Once again you found the perfect poem!Once again you found the perfect poem!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-48730292225063978272020-07-19T18:18:34.925-05:002020-07-19T18:18:34.925-05:00He was the definition of greatness.He was the definition of greatness.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-7101520557005889172020-07-19T16:34:54.578-05:002020-07-19T16:34:54.578-05:00RIP, John Lewis. Your work is done. Rest well. ...RIP, John Lewis. Your work is done. Rest well. I watched the video of him crowd surfing on Stephen Cobert's show when Lewis wsa 76 years old. Greatness.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-34757249576549663932020-07-19T10:15:58.174-05:002020-07-19T10:15:58.174-05:00It could have been written about him.It could have been written about him.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-26351118213418903462020-07-19T10:15:33.066-05:002020-07-19T10:15:33.066-05:00I read that it was a favorite of his, as well as o...I read that it was a favorite of his, as well as of Nelson Mandela's and I can see why it would have appealed to both of them. It personifies their indominatable spirits. John Lewis was a particular hero of mine and, as you say, we are privileged to have shared this Earth with him.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-60836401663073612492020-07-19T10:00:29.187-05:002020-07-19T10:00:29.187-05:00That poem is a perfect tribute for a great man.That poem is a perfect tribute for a great man.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-68705782011456733332020-07-19T05:12:50.904-05:002020-07-19T05:12:50.904-05:00Thank goodness we have all had the privilege of kn...Thank goodness we have all had the privilege of knowing a man like John Lewis in our lifetime. He personified courage, dignity and strength and never wavered in his commitment to social justice. The same will never be said of the current occupant of the White House. Thanks for finding this poem that fits the occasion so well, Dorothy. You do it for us every Sunday.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com