Comments on: questions from a worker who reads http://www.runoverbythetruth.com/2009/04/19/questions-from-a-worker-who-reads/ Sun, 09 May 2010 10:13:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: red http://www.runoverbythetruth.com/2009/04/19/questions-from-a-worker-who-reads/comment-page-1/#comment-37 red Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:29:42 +0000 http://www.runoverbythetruth.com/?p=220#comment-37 Probably also worth noting the difficulty of finding online pics of Babylon - many times demolished - that have not been snapped by US or UK soldiers, participants in some recent demolition work... Probably also worth noting the difficulty of finding online pics of Babylon – many times demolished – that have not been snapped by US or UK soldiers, participants in some recent demolition work…

]]> By: red http://www.runoverbythetruth.com/2009/04/19/questions-from-a-worker-who-reads/comment-page-1/#comment-36 red Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:24:25 +0000 http://www.runoverbythetruth.com/?p=220#comment-36 Thanks for that. The poem had been in my pocket for a slightly different reason... but your comment reminds me of the fact that I'm often inclined to look at big buildings - it was Battersea Power Station that first triggered the thought - and wonder how many people worked building it and how many died. I've always been cheery like that. The partial destruction of the building - <a href="http://www.batterseapowerstation.org.uk/press/press_release_02.06.08/press_release_02.06.08.html" rel="nofollow">thanks Margaret Thatcher</a> - made me think of the long ago builders. I think my other thought about people who built things is going to be a separate post... Thanks for that. The poem had been in my pocket for a slightly different reason… but your comment reminds me of the fact that I’m often inclined to look at big buildings – it was Battersea Power Station that first triggered the thought – and wonder how many people worked building it and how many died.

I’ve always been cheery like that. The partial destruction of the building – thanks Margaret Thatcher – made me think of the long ago builders.

I think my other thought about people who built things is going to be a separate post…

]]> By: Queenie http://www.runoverbythetruth.com/2009/04/19/questions-from-a-worker-who-reads/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Queenie Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:26:55 +0000 http://www.runoverbythetruth.com/?p=220#comment-35 Absolutely LOVE this poem. Terrific choice Red. Reminds me of being a kid & hearing "And then Pharoah built the pyramids" and marvelling "On his own?!" & the teacher saying "No no, that means he ordered them to be built" & me thinking "But you said..." It has never quite sounded natural when people describe enormous acts like invasion or building or transforming & attributing them to a handful of individuals. The names of kings indeed. So many questions... yes. I'm going to read the poem again now. It's ace on stilts. Thanks Red. Absolutely LOVE this poem. Terrific choice Red.

Reminds me of being a kid & hearing “And then Pharoah built the pyramids” and marvelling “On his own?!” & the teacher saying “No no, that means he ordered them to be built” & me thinking “But you said…” It has never quite sounded natural when people describe enormous acts like invasion or building or transforming & attributing them to a handful of individuals. The names of kings indeed.

So many questions… yes. I’m going to read the poem again now. It’s ace on stilts. Thanks Red.

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