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Faramir doesn't believe the darkness will endure. (without_glory) wrote in valarnet,
@ 2014-03-06 20:32:00

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anna of arendelle, aveline de grandpre, azula, boromir, eleanor bartowski, faramir, hanna, pansy malfoy, samwise gamgee, thor odinson

Hello, I'm Faramir. My older brother, Boromir, has already posted an introduction, earlier today. I've been on the network for only a little while, but I've been quiet. I prefer books and reading, rather than the public limelight. I'll leave that to Boromir, instead. I can assure you all that he's a person of good character and that he means well, and that he will make for an excellent representative should he be elected.

As for myself, I'm currently a community college teacher (philosophy, poetry) at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. I teach three days a week and volunteer for my brother's campaign, as well as various other causes.

I'm afraid I'm not as interesting as my brother is. I simply thought it would be rude to continue lurking on the network and never post anything.

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	the_mighty 2014-03-07 05:12 am UTC (link)
	Welcome! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	without_glory 2014-03-07 06:33 am UTC (link)
	A warm welcome. Thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	the_mighty 2014-03-07 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Your profession is an under appreciated one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	bloodnotspent 2014-03-07 05:14 am UTC (link)
	Come now, you're interesting enough! And single, for any ladies who might be peeking in. I know of no man more gentle and kind, even if he is frustratingly liberal. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	without_glory 2014-03-07 06:36 am UTC (link)
	That is usually a matter of perspective and you are biased, because we are related. Thank you as well for the kind words. Ladies, please note that my brother is noble, loyal, and steadfast, and is also in need of companionship. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bloodnotspent 2014-03-07 06:48 am UTC (link)
	I am in need of no such thing. You, however, are in need of someone to complete you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	adapt_or_die 2014-03-07 05:26 am UTC (link)
	What type of poetry do you like? (Reply to this) (Thread)

without_glory
2014-03-07 06:42 am UTC (link)

I like all forms, actually. I do have my favorites, such as 'The Happiest Heart' written by an American poet, John Vance Cheney:

Who drives the horses of the sun
Shall lord it but a day.
Better the lowly deed were done,
And kept the humble way.

The rust will find the sword of fame;
The dust will hide the crown,
Aye, none shall nail so high his name
Time will not tear it down.

The happiest heart that ever beat
Was in some quiet breast
That found the common daylight sweet
And left to Heaven the rest.

That's only one example out of many. Do you like poetry, also?

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	adapt_or_die 2014-03-07 06:49 am UTC (link)
	I like poetry, and also fairy tales! That is a beautiful one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	bornoffire 2014-03-07 05:27 am UTC (link)
	You sound like a wuss. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	without_glory 2014-03-07 06:39 am UTC (link)
	~~I've heard far worse assessments from my own father. This is nothing.~~ It's a pleasure to meet you too. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	liberatrice 2014-03-07 05:46 am UTC (link)
	Your manners do you credit. Bonjou ak Byenveni; hello and welcome. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	without_glory 2014-03-07 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Thank you for the kind welcome, in two languages. It's always good to see that there are still people on the internet that aren't attempting to constantly troll one another. ~~Like the woman above.~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	liberatrice 2014-03-07 06:48 am UTC (link)
	I only am rude to those who deserve it. And my native language is Creole; it always feels more sincere to me to welcome people in it. My name is Aveline. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	master_gamgee 2014-03-07 05:49 am UTC (link)
	~~Both of you? I guess you're not as bad as he is.~~ Welcome to Valarnet. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	without_glory 2014-03-07 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Thank you very much. I have heard that this is a good social network to join and it seems like it's very active. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	elatedorgassy 2014-03-07 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	I've been trying to figure out what to study in college. I really have no idea! Poetry sounds really great! I mean, the reading part. Not the writing part. Definitely not writing for me! (Reply to this) (Thread)

without_glory
2014-03-07 10:10 pm UTC (link)

It helps if you have things you love to do as hobbies and can further expand them into that which you have a desire to study, followed by something which is job worthy. I had a great love of reading and writing, so the decision seemed a natural one.

Poetry is quickly becoming a lost form of art. If you really don't like writing, I might suggest that you start with an intro course. There's a lot of writing papers involved, when delving into the meaning of the poems. I've also considered it as an online course, which means there would be more writing involved.

What college are you enrolling in?

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elatedorgassy
2014-03-13 03:39 pm UTC (link)

I love reading. Is there a job where they can pay me to read? Or look at art all day? Those are my favorite things.

Maybe Art History?

Papers I could likely do. And talking about the meanings of the poems... but I don't think I could write a poem. It feels like it'd be a slap in the face to ee cummings or Emily Dickenson if I did.

I haven't quite decided? Probably the nearest community college.

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	pansymalfoy 2014-03-07 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	There's nothing wrong with lurking. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	without_glory 2014-03-07 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	True and I know there's not anything wrong with it. On one hand, I can only speak for myself, in so much as I thought it wouldn't be right if I continued reading and not contributing. On the other hand, it is a social network and, to my thinking, it defeats the purpose of being social if I'm signed up and not doing so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pansymalfoy 2014-03-07 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	You sound like a dude who does a lot of thinking. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	ellieawesome 2014-03-13 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	Hello, Faramir. I'm new around these parts, too. Who's your favorite poet? Or what's your favorite poem? (Reply to this) (Thread)

without_glory
2014-03-14 12:51 am UTC (link)

I didn't catch your name (I suppose it's listed in your valar net profile?), but it's a pleasure to meet you. A favorite is one that I posted in a comment, above, which can be found here, but I'm happy to post another, by William Blake:

Awake, awake, my little boy!
Thou wast thy mother's only joy;
Why dost thou weep in thy gentle sleep?
Awake! thy father does thee keep.

'O, what land is the Land of Dreams?
What are its mountains, and what are its streams?
O father! I saw my mother there,
Among the lilies by waters fair.

'Among the lambs, cloth?d in white,
She walk'd with her Thomas in sweet delight.
I wept for joy, like a dove I mourn;
O! when shall I again return?'

Dear child, I also by pleasant streams
Have wander'd all night in the Land of Dreams;
But tho' calm and warm the waters wide,
I could not get to the other side.

'Father, O father! what do we here
In this land of unbelief and fear?
The Land of Dreams is better far
Above the light of the morning star.'

I have far too many favorite poets to ever possibly list, in one place. For starters? Szymborska, Sexton, Eliot, Cummings, Angelou, Frost, Blake, Neruda, Patten, Dickenson, Whitman, Plath, Parker...so many poems, written and translated from other languages, from the hands of countless other poets, all from various points in time.

I honestly can't say that I haven't run into a poem or poet that I haven't liked, even when the content is dark or questionable. Each one is unique in it's wording, and presents or conveys their own unique point of view. Art, in all of it's innumerable forms, is always subjective.

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ellieawesome
2014-03-15 05:17 am UTC (link)

Sorry, Ellie's my name. Ellie Bartowski. I should have mentioned it.

I actually took a class on Baudelaire in college. Les Fleurs Du Mal. That's about as far as I delved into the realm of poetry, though I have to admit that everything you've linked here is wonderful.

I remember my father used to recite a poem while he worked about the gold rush in Alaska...? The Creamation of Sam McGee? It always made me smile.

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