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1. Being just human I don’t understand this one, but I think it means we should all look after each other, sounds good!

   Comment by Art and Poetry— November 11, 2008 #

2. Helped on his way with a swig of rum for dutch courage, perhaps? Leaps of faith… would we ever take them without encouragement and would the whispers urging us to ‘jump, jump’ be friend or foe, or people too scared to grab their own balls? Hmmm,

   lots of rhyme, lots of momentum to the splash, hey ho on we go.

   Comment by Narnie— November 11, 2008 #

3. i reached from Art and Poetry’s blog.
   Something in the title struck a chord —

   Good one, agree cent percent..:-)

   wishes
   devika

   Comment by devika— November 11, 2008 #

4. Hello, Devika. Thankyou Narnie. Art and Poetry, thankyou. I just wanted to say I edited the line breaks and did a few little tweaks, I think it’s better now.

   Comment by Paul— November 11, 2008 #

5. NO one says it like you do..NO ONE.

   Comment by nectarfizz— November 11, 2008 #

6. Forget the waiting – I want to leap. I NEED to leap!

   Comment by Selma— November 11, 2008 #

7. The only thing we can be certain about is that the world is, indeed, filled with uncertainty.

   We must all “leap away …”

   Comment by Fitch— November 12, 2008 #

8. yes we expect you to take that leap of faith

   you can swim can’t you?

   we’ll pull you out lickety-split, won’t we?

   all together now!

   Comment by artpredator— November 12, 2008 #

9. stunning, to me this poem speaks of freedom realized in the flow of experience and opportunity
   by simple choice broadening perspective (tao)

   Comment by tipota— November 12, 2008 #

10. Sometimes the boat that we leave behind is heading down a waterfall; man overboard sounds better, as long as it was a personal choice, this leap of faith. Without faith we cannot even drink water; and faith doesn’t have to be blind.

    I am really sorry I couldn’t submit for that music-photograph-link-thingy you had mailed me for. I have been quite busy, many drastic changes in my life; in the process of initiating a grassroots level global movement for change. I hope you’ll be a part of it if it survives the delivery room turbulences…

    Comment by Sumedh— November 12, 2008 #

11. particularly excellent poem, these kinds are my favorite

    Comment by mrs. sarah ott— November 12, 2008 #

12. I like the last stanza especially — “we may conclude when graced / by sudden summer squalls” is beautiful.

    Comment by Tenley— November 12, 2008 #

13. I beg to differ-I say shout Geronimo and quickly try to grow some gills, but that’s just me. Beautiful Poem BTW

    Comment by Paul— November 12, 2008 #

14. OH how I’m like a child opening gifts on Christmas morning! Thank you so much for your comment at my site – and thank you even more for leading me here. What a vibrant community it seems you’ve created! I can’t wait to swim into your work.

    Comment by poeticgrin— November 12, 2008 #

15. The eternal paradox, I guess.

    Do we wit for eternity or do we leap blindly into the unknown?

    Comment by Crushed— November 12, 2008 #

16. Very thoughtful and precise.

    Comment by cocoyea— November 14, 2008 #

17. NICE :)!! Faith is the need of the moment

    Comment by Mental Mist— November 17, 2008 #

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