tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post3713657790790477965..comments2024-03-29T08:01:55.910-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: Giant hands, little feetGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-17751275192940147732017-01-11T14:35:41.269-05:002017-01-11T14:35:41.269-05:00I'm amazed at your power of recall from 5..suc...I'm amazed at your power of recall from 5..such a vivid piece of writing.I struggle to connect with any memories that young.Paul John Dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976172444697072142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-81690301328004861712017-01-11T07:38:38.337-05:002017-01-11T07:38:38.337-05:00Oh my! That would have been a terrifying experienc...Oh my! That would have been a terrifying experience! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126230685516232230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-20139163680488365522017-01-11T06:17:09.219-05:002017-01-11T06:17:09.219-05:00yes, the fear witnessed by young eyes makes it har...yes, the fear witnessed by young eyes makes it hard to trust them to close againMarcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-91486152883033665382017-01-10T19:20:14.076-05:002017-01-10T19:20:14.076-05:00Wow, Grace--I had a similar experience growing up ...Wow, Grace--I had a similar experience growing up in the foothills of L.A. (when there were unpopulated foothills). My grandpa carried me off the hill down to a neighbors.<br /><br />Your haiku is just stunning.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-34537912334226910242017-01-10T15:06:57.961-05:002017-01-10T15:06:57.961-05:00This is so vividly recalled! My house caught on fi...This is so vividly recalled! My house caught on fire when I was a child but it was not as scary as your experience sounds. Your last line is stellar...ties it up so brilliantly.C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-63710892102408786632017-01-10T13:55:32.884-05:002017-01-10T13:55:32.884-05:00What a frightening experience for a child, you rea...What a frightening experience for a child, you really capture the sounds and images in your haibun and the 'ashes of yesterdays'is very poignant.Xeniahttp://www.whippetwisdom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-79520160151230797422017-01-10T12:26:55.910-05:002017-01-10T12:26:55.910-05:00Oh so frightful for a child..the memory forever et...Oh so frightful for a child..the memory forever etched in your psyche ..to only be reminded of many times later in life....nice one, Grace.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-31501011251834834332017-01-10T04:45:19.103-05:002017-01-10T04:45:19.103-05:00Interesting how the subconscious picks up the word...Interesting how the subconscious picks up the word 'hands' for the flames - as if that experience made you aware that hands are not only for holding and caressing you, not only symbols of care and gentleness, but can also turn vindictive and dangerous.Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-66906629739538905562017-01-10T02:08:03.323-05:002017-01-10T02:08:03.323-05:00fire terrifies me...glad you survived.fire terrifies me...glad you survived.Alison Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215158863724691355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-29846747615350464792017-01-10T01:03:37.540-05:002017-01-10T01:03:37.540-05:00such an experience, Grace... brilliant writing :)such an experience, Grace... brilliant writing :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-23108618599353510952017-01-09T22:43:36.080-05:002017-01-09T22:43:36.080-05:00Somehow, fire seems an especially horrifying trage...Somehow, fire seems an especially horrifying tragedy when out of control. I can imagine the fear your felt, Grace, and it's no wonder you couldn't sleep alone for a good while. Beautiful haiku that let's us see how that experience has still affected you.Gayle Walters Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-3897410245809271832017-01-09T21:19:35.454-05:002017-01-09T21:19:35.454-05:00Such a powerful - and yet tenderly rendered - piec...Such a powerful - and yet tenderly rendered - piece, Grace. "ashes of yesterdays" is an evocative and mesmerizing image (especially given the prompt and the personal history). The way you were able to harken back to details of what must have been a very traumatic experience is the stuff of brilliant writing!<br /><br />Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-5889716576281232212017-01-09T21:18:27.073-05:002017-01-09T21:18:27.073-05:00Frightening tale indeed. Frightening tale indeed. Arcadia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632127814188649845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-36974544816295243902017-01-09T21:15:24.122-05:002017-01-09T21:15:24.122-05:00Trauma at age five, the effects so long-lasting. I...Trauma at age five, the effects so long-lasting. I can only imagine the terror. Glad that life got better.......Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-39868825079178305522017-01-09T21:06:18.142-05:002017-01-09T21:06:18.142-05:00Can remember fires of many kinds, friend Grace ......Can remember fires of many kinds, friend Grace ... including love and hate ... Always, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-38367225864616964402017-01-09T20:52:27.236-05:002017-01-09T20:52:27.236-05:00You are clearly safe now. Awesome write.
ZQYou are clearly safe now. Awesome write.<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-49469068603374707802017-01-09T20:48:24.213-05:002017-01-09T20:48:24.213-05:00Fires can be terrifying. I can imagine how your p...Fires can be terrifying. I can imagine how your parents were trying to decide what best to do.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-5443798367429056142017-01-09T20:01:35.635-05:002017-01-09T20:01:35.635-05:00Beautifully done. Not something I would like to re...Beautifully done. Not something I would like to remember. Happy days writing.Elsie Hagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378282310003510289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-52682072417248349802017-01-09T19:23:15.466-05:002017-01-09T19:23:15.466-05:00A blaze set in a life-time.
Gives meaning to a tr...A blaze set in a life-time. <br />Gives meaning to a treasureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-67649618056373942192017-01-09T18:11:26.328-05:002017-01-09T18:11:26.328-05:00Wow Grace but that is a terrifying memory....I can...Wow Grace but that is a terrifying memory....I can appreciate your sleeplessness....Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512953735819338268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-35103320629711843002017-01-09T18:03:47.463-05:002017-01-09T18:03:47.463-05:00The pieces of childhood memories that stick are fa...The pieces of childhood memories that stick are fascinating. That you were carried to the window seems an odd thing both for a parent to have done and for you to remember, but it's the piece of information that ties this together for me.AnotherFearlessYear.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189052349065089513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-29868095804661726502017-01-09T17:41:53.088-05:002017-01-09T17:41:53.088-05:00whew. what a terrifying memory. especially being w...whew. what a terrifying memory. especially being woken for it. our minds go a bit crazy in the darkness of night. thinking of what might be there. especially when attached to a reality such as the fires.<br /><br />i remember waking after seizures. surrounded by so many faces, many i did not know.brian millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488242566080883756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-38013985567648774342017-01-09T17:02:49.772-05:002017-01-09T17:02:49.772-05:00Vivid and frightening experience well captured. Th...Vivid and frightening experience well captured. The end haiku is just superb.paul mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053458852523674877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-82560279789107360912017-01-09T16:50:39.002-05:002017-01-09T16:50:39.002-05:00How traumatizing - the things that shape, make or ...How traumatizing - the things that shape, make or break.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-63924598361778747732017-01-09T16:30:29.480-05:002017-01-09T16:30:29.480-05:00make me think of my mother's descriptions of f...make me think of my mother's descriptions of fleeing during the Japanese occupation in China, during WW2.<br /><br />Happy new year, Grace ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.com