Comments on: Manvotional: Call of the Wild http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Wed, 22 May 2013 03:50:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: rico567 http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-304797 rico567 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:53:39 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-304797 By all means, a copy of Service’s collected poems should be readily available, Ballads of a Cheechako if nothing else. Maybe he’s not one of the Big Boys, but he’s one of a kind:
“There are strange things done
In the Midnight Sun
By the men who moil for gold….”

]]> By: Mark Petersen http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-151203 Mark Petersen Thu, 12 May 2011 08:08:59 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-151203 The point of this poem being to encourage me to get off my computer and enjoy the wild creation where ever it may be. Mission accomplished Robert Service.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-151186 Ryan Thu, 12 May 2011 00:05:41 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-151186 Had an old timer quote some of this poem to some buddies and I while standing on top of a 14er in Colorado. The guy was in his early 70′s and still climbing, pretty inspiring. I had never heard of Robert Service until then, and I have loved his work ever since.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-151000 Daniel Mon, 09 May 2011 23:52:36 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-151000 This is one of my favorite Service poems; in fact, i just recorded a recitation of it on my youtube poetry site last month.
so far, Service is my favorite poet to read out loud. his rhythm and rhyme are just icing on the delicious cake of his imagery and stories.
http://youtu.be/ztThShnnTx0

]]> By: Kyle http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-150949 Kyle Mon, 09 May 2011 17:41:01 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-150949 Do you know where that picture was taken Brett?

…It looks an awful lot like the Deerborn river in Montana.

]]> By: Strong Man http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-150940 Strong Man Mon, 09 May 2011 16:36:05 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-150940 Hiking and especially backpacking in the wild is truly manly. One of the best ways to develop into manly responsibilities. Especially if you can do it in the winter or you manage though various weather conditions.

On a trip a few days ago we encountered two men who had hiked to the peak of an steep snow-covered mountain about 12,000 feet high, and had skied all the way down the other side from the peak, until they ran out of snow and hiked the rest of the way down!

Talk about manly skill and ambition!

]]> By: KJ http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-150939 KJ Mon, 09 May 2011 16:27:26 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-150939 Simply amazing. Makes me miss the time I spent in Arizona. What a magical place. Can’t wait to get back out west. This middle of the country stuff sucks.

]]> By: David http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-150919 David Mon, 09 May 2011 11:50:35 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-150919 Suddenly I want to go on a hike through the woods. Thanks Brett.

I will be checking out more of Robert Service’s poetry.

]]> By: Tom Harbold http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-150916 Tom Harbold Mon, 09 May 2011 10:47:15 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-150916 The Bard of the Yukon! I still get goosebumps and a strange lump in my throat every time I read that one, or many others of his… Thank you for sharing this, especially for the sake of the many who may never have read it before.

]]> By: Kerry http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/05/08/manvotional-call-of-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-150903 Kerry Mon, 09 May 2011 02:59:56 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=17098#comment-150903 Thank You Robert Service!

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