Thanks, Dave! How are you? So nice to hear from you!

@@nllleonard I'm sitting in my caravan listening to the sea and the wind (all our ferries are cancelled today as it's too stormy). I'm not working today as I am now working part-time and loving it. I've just been out racing around on my bike in the wind...great fun. Nobody else was cycling today. I had to stop at one point as I was about to be blown off the bike 😁 I will make time for singing soon, regularly. I hope you are doing well also

Hi Linda! And he bought a new pencil...two days before he died... Still having things to write about...things to draw....things to capture and pass along.... Because we can never exhaust the possibilities or see it all! That sense of wonder and that insatiable curiosity... and the delight and joy with which he seamlessly moved into whatever comes next... I hope I can channel that perspective and attain that level of bliss and celebratory transition. Yes, the singing was lovely. Thank you dear Linda! I'm really glad you made a happy connection here!

@@nllleonard Such a happy connection! Thank you for that, Nancy! I now want to read the book that contains this essay.:)

@@turtledrum7386 I hope you will, Linda.

🤣 It's the only way to say it, don't you think? Thanks very much for coming over, Janet. Yes, he surely must have been eccentric, but in the best way... such that he was interesting and great fun to be around. He seems to have had a real love of life, a magnificent imagination and a fearless spirit. I'm glad you enjoyed the reading about Mr. Blake! Thank you!! NAncy

Thank you so much, Kat. Very sorry you have been sick! We are okay. We got the water out of our basement and no trees down...but they are still falling around here because of the very wet ground. I hope you found something good to watch on tv to relax and really hope you are feeling better! Thank you so much for prayers. I am definitely praying for all of the folks who have lost so much. Love you, friend!!!

@@nllleonard love you too Nancy! Be careful around all those trees ! Sounds dangerous. Big hugs!

Hi Joseph! Thank you for coming to listen. I wish it was not too long to share the written words. I am so glad to share with you and hope it will be understandable. My favorite little bit of of a Blake poem, so you get a taste: “To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.”

Well, first think I can say is, I am lucky to have worked with 35 american teachers ( in Korea), so it helped me to understand better english, héhé. I thank you for this beautiful spiritual poème . The words ' Grain of sand' reminds me of a Bob Dylan song: I will share with you the George Harrison's version ( he did together with Bob), because this version is much shorter, but I love also the original one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnLEhnmLjMxno9E

Hi Jim! Blake appears to have been blessed with a lifelong “surge of energy.” Thank you for coming to listen, friend. Yes, he seems to have moved “to the next room” joyfully.

Thank you, Robert! You are very kind.

Indeed! Thank you, my friend!

Thank you for listening, Nissi! I've wanted to share it since I first read it. I always liked William Blake "the artist" but these details about his life make him seem so much more interesting and real.

@@nllleonard Yes you are right! The way you have presented this should be used in university courses - I think it would spark even greater interest in his work because it makes him three dimensional in your mind! Perhaps you could make it into a small book or lesson plan. 🩷

You are so sweet, Kat! I thought it was such a good story, I really wanted to share it. I'm glad you liked it too! THanks so much for listening! Hope all is good with you there!

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Dan! William Blake was so interesting and and I was happy to learn something about his wife, too, and how sweet they were together. I would have invited him to my party and encouraged him to dance and sing his poems! We came through the storm better than the forecasters expected mostly....here in metro Atlanta. There were trees down and flooded places in our area, but I was fortunate that we just lost power for one day and our basement flooded. Clean up isn't fun but we didn't lose our house or any trees. I am very thankful. Thank you!

So glad you enjoyed it, Ron! Thanks for listening!

Thank you, B! His art and his story bring me a lot of joy. I so appreciate you listening again!

Beautiful mystery, all of it.

Willpower goes a long way.

His own lullabyes.

Thank you so much, Mark! I want you to share your 11th October again. That one is very special.

Thank you very much, Lisa! Are you still in Florida and if so are you safe??

@@nllleonard, 😊we were lucky. How about you ?

I’m really glad, Lisa! Yes, I’m in Metro Atlanta and was very fortunate. Our basement flooded and power was out for a day, but no trees down and my family, all over the Atlanta area, are all safe. Thank you!

Infinite, this is gorgeous

Thank you, precious friend! I am really happy that you liked it, too! I thought it was wonderful!

I felt the same. I always liked William Blake very much but the little details and personal glimpses from Brian Doyle made him that much more real and special. THanks, MIchael. I know not everyone will want to listen to me reading but I appreciate your patience and kindness!

your soft voice and patina of care and delight, made listening very pleasurable

Thank you so much for listening, Andreas!

Hi, Janet! I have missed you! I hope you have taken some wonderful trips and are doing alright! I really appreciate you thinking of me. We were nervous here in metro Atlanta; the storms overnight were rough for some hours with torrential rains and winds. My girls and I went through a tornado hitting our home years ago, so I am especially watchful when it is like that. I feel very fortunate that my whole family (spread out over the metro area) came through okay and the extent of our damage is a flooded basement and no power until this evening. Lots of folks here and other places have really suffered. Good to hear from you, friend! Thank you!

@@nllleonard I had no idea you’d been through a tornado hitting your home years ago, very resilient you are. Sorry that your basement flooded this time, bad enough, but I’m glad your relatives and you are safe. I’ve been watching and reading some heart breaking stories out there. Hope everything improves regarding your basement, glad the water only hit there. Here’s to better days ahead, Southern Sis. :)

Thank you, Andi.

Thank you! God bless you too, friend.

Thanks very much, Daniel. I'm glad it connected with you in a positive way. I appreciate you listening and thank you for such a kind comment!