tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post355460565154705095..comments2024-03-27T22:12:01.201-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: wilted flowers Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-91296172980139866302018-04-09T09:03:04.273-04:002018-04-09T09:03:04.273-04:00
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Ther...As there is faith, hope springs in the heart!<br />There's spring in the air & in our hop & step :)Anita Sabathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-48853910339573513632018-04-06T10:41:30.881-04:002018-04-06T10:41:30.881-04:00Woven together,death, life and faith. Tied beautif...Woven together,death, life and faith. Tied beautifully with the haiku at the end. Mary Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528465484642169618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-28085955103443866282018-04-06T06:55:32.648-04:002018-04-06T06:55:32.648-04:00as cardinals hop, coloring
spring on bare garden
...as cardinals hop, coloring<br />spring on bare garden<br /><br />The signs of spring with movements of foliage and fauna on the ground clearly seen. Very much so Grace!<br /><br />Hank<br />kaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-22481733213485794202018-04-06T05:40:27.731-04:002018-04-06T05:40:27.731-04:00The opening view of the sky and ground were fantas...The opening view of the sky and ground were fantastic. On a humorous note, because the poem was religious, the word "cardinal" in the ending verse had me imagining a Roman Catholic Cardinal, all in holy red, jumping around a lawn. A good chuckle that I know you did not intend. Some look for gods and spirits in everything, I guess I look for humor.Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-85557609954356999722018-04-06T01:54:19.164-04:002018-04-06T01:54:19.164-04:00Lovely piece - reminded me of my childhood Sunday ...Lovely piece - reminded me of my childhood Sunday school - something about the dusty sunshine through the windows on a cold winter's morning. peterfrankiswrites.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550198156164655342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-2633690941965275462018-04-05T23:01:26.688-04:002018-04-05T23:01:26.688-04:00The solid scaffold of faith is evident and gives t...The solid scaffold of faith is evident and gives this haibun a soothing tone. I like the line about leaning on the prayers of childhood. D.Averyhttps://shiftnshake.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/contagious/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-87689966894905514132018-04-05T20:20:54.847-04:002018-04-05T20:20:54.847-04:00Beautifully expressed.Beautifully expressed.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-22453564913697658322018-04-05T19:13:46.220-04:002018-04-05T19:13:46.220-04:00"My mother's rosary beads are a steady ro..."My mother's rosary beads are a steady rope." Like a climber's rope, it sounds like a steady hold to raise you up Waltermarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619428258264938946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-74231751465984491812018-04-05T17:59:58.003-04:002018-04-05T17:59:58.003-04:00A beautiful faith haibun, Grace!A beautiful faith haibun, Grace!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990950149910900965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-74611042171692301392018-04-05T17:45:32.069-04:002018-04-05T17:45:32.069-04:00"My mother's rosary beads are a steady ro..."My mother's rosary beads are a steady rope." Great line!johttps://jowrites.aylard.ca/index.php/shh-dont-tellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-52030437387378831372018-04-05T16:34:33.388-04:002018-04-05T16:34:33.388-04:00Beautifully expressed !
rising as I evoke my fait...Beautifully expressed !<br /><br />rising as I evoke my faith - "Thy Will Be Done"<br />- faith and belief that it will.Neeraj Khankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120608182200335935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-63925644184419898242018-04-05T16:08:40.782-04:002018-04-05T16:08:40.782-04:00mesmerising. My mother used to take me to old chur...mesmerising. My mother used to take me to old churches too- we would go and light candles for people in need and this so reminded me of her. For me the part where you say I am just a brick is the most haunting.Alison Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215158863724691355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-66429418147195160802018-04-05T15:44:18.969-04:002018-04-05T15:44:18.969-04:00Brick by brick is what it takes to rise. Can't...Brick by brick is what it takes to rise. Can't rise with just one.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-41531198426333907642018-04-05T15:26:20.052-04:002018-04-05T15:26:20.052-04:00A beautiful haibun Grace, I especially love 'M...A beautiful haibun Grace, I especially love 'My mother's rosary beads are a steady rope. I kneel on the church pews and find comfort in the walls of red candles'Whippet Wisdom Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620315234749039013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-28265529522702720422018-04-05T15:25:44.377-04:002018-04-05T15:25:44.377-04:00"I am just a brick, one of the many bricks an..."I am just a brick, one of the many bricks and stones, rising as I evoke my faith"... love this. Poignant write, Grace 💖Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-29176242628017699992018-04-05T15:19:33.793-04:002018-04-05T15:19:33.793-04:00Yes, the cardinals do color spring's bare gard...Yes, the cardinals do color spring's bare garden. They do not live here, but I have seen them, and once seen, never forgotten.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-7810294189969826592018-04-05T15:14:36.180-04:002018-04-05T15:14:36.180-04:00I love the colours in your haibun, Grace: the numb...I love the colours in your haibun, Grace: the numbed grey, the red that kind of flashes up in the middle of the prose, the blue ink and implied colour of the cardinals in your gorgeous haiku. I also love the metaphor of the rosary beads as a steady rope - a spiritual umbilical cord.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-45934492805252418732018-04-05T15:10:44.362-04:002018-04-05T15:10:44.362-04:00Beautiful. i wish I had your faith. Just beautifu...Beautiful. i wish I had your faith. Just beautiful.<br /><br />Jane (lady nyo)Asobimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661326504398833746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-6815987566906471132018-04-05T15:05:25.687-04:002018-04-05T15:05:25.687-04:00There is a common denominator of Catholicism that ...There is a common denominator of Catholicism that is instantly recognisable :)Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-26005619258220092332018-04-05T15:05:03.603-04:002018-04-05T15:05:03.603-04:00Just beautiful, Grace. Rosary beads as a steady ro...Just beautiful, Grace. Rosary beads as a steady rope — a new vision of faith to me.Sarah Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548593069470592148noreply@blogger.com