tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post8573998901816156913..comments2024-03-29T10:45:39.020-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: To the museGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-5666311711730622802016-09-25T03:47:55.227-04:002016-09-25T03:47:55.227-04:00Oh Grace, this is heartbreaking. You have conveyed...Oh Grace, this is heartbreaking. You have conveyed such gut-wrenching emotion and a feeling of helplessness in your poem. I remember my dad being left with:<br />'Another knot<br />Another scar'<br />and the agony of trying:<br />'...to smooth over <br />So you will talk to me<br />and listen to my journey <br />See my knots, still untangled<br />See my scars, still fresh'.<br />This poem really spoke to me.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-90908769854659895892014-12-18T21:09:42.752-05:002014-12-18T21:09:42.752-05:00Very sad and human--wonderful. k. (Blogger is no...Very sad and human--wonderful. k. (Blogger is not letting comment!) (Manicddaily.) Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-59113070375112665232014-12-17T04:03:31.109-05:002014-12-17T04:03:31.109-05:00something about your voice, Grace - at once darker...something about your voice, Grace - at once darker, but more intimate, deeper, even, on a personal level. peace ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-72352723563143569072014-12-16T23:02:25.030-05:002014-12-16T23:02:25.030-05:00Oh, this is heartbreaking, Grace. Heartbreaking t...Oh, this is heartbreaking, Grace. Heartbreaking to watch one go through such "darkness."Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-88131351143699366542014-12-16T06:41:45.193-05:002014-12-16T06:41:45.193-05:00Very emotional, the pain of extended illness is wh...Very emotional, the pain of extended illness is what I see, and the problems it creates. Well written.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-9222122578063250872014-12-16T04:51:38.234-05:002014-12-16T04:51:38.234-05:00touching and emotional piece of work!! MERRY CHRIS...touching and emotional piece of work!! MERRY CHRISTMAS & A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR:))adhi dashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945609464117886294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-30808663616171018082014-12-15T10:15:50.096-05:002014-12-15T10:15:50.096-05:00I so admired the extended metaphor Wright used in ...I so admired the extended metaphor Wright used in the poem To The Muse. Such an original and startling image. You have written a bold response to that piece. Very moving poetry.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-81179845483717636622014-12-15T08:42:39.638-05:002014-12-15T08:42:39.638-05:00the image of the greying butterfly is awesome.love...the image of the greying butterfly is awesome.lovely lines.Abin Chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534639363132246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-65964666279132815812014-12-15T06:23:21.485-05:002014-12-15T06:23:21.485-05:00Death is Reality -all must face...yet the separati...Death is Reality -all must face...yet the separation is painful...we know the place...touching loving tributeAnjum Wasim Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252859337697790445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-50070693328167007712014-12-15T05:27:30.801-05:002014-12-15T05:27:30.801-05:00Death is often a greater test for the living than ...Death is often a greater test for the living than those on the journey there.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-81041782009011508312014-12-15T03:48:02.516-05:002014-12-15T03:48:02.516-05:00Beautiful expression of the pain we oft bear. A f...Beautiful expression of the pain we oft bear. A fine tribute.<br />AnnahyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-56234278062451325952014-12-15T01:30:08.478-05:002014-12-15T01:30:08.478-05:00I think when "the dying" goes on and on ...I think when "the dying" goes on and on it has the effect of tying everything in knots - even the long ago past is, often, not exempt. An achingly powerful and intense write.Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-13121682739943053022014-12-14T23:07:30.055-05:002014-12-14T23:07:30.055-05:00Somehow we find strength even when we say we canno...Somehow we find strength even when we say we cannot take it anymore..somehow we try to make it..Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-235132164868998782014-12-14T18:14:17.599-05:002014-12-14T18:14:17.599-05:00This reaches into my well of tears where my grief ...This reaches into my well of tears where my grief overflows from the loss of my parents. This is so beautiful Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-4654586778784727862014-12-14T17:53:32.327-05:002014-12-14T17:53:32.327-05:00We always want to be heard by others, esp. by clos...We always want to be heard by others, esp. by close ones...~ great expression...and an answer to J.Wrighthumbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-4370499965142553742014-12-14T17:34:11.667-05:002014-12-14T17:34:11.667-05:00This is truly heart-rendered, Grace...beautifully ...This is truly heart-rendered, Grace...beautifully emotive and powerful. Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-47615152692977466412014-12-14T17:15:03.140-05:002014-12-14T17:15:03.140-05:00i have read this last night but i forgot to commen...i have read this last night but i forgot to comment. <br /><br />i reread it again this morning and the picture of the depressed butterfly still haunts me. <br /><br />especially in our culture, we will always be a part of our family and we are always living witnesses as they agetotomaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805083472267649276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-18571448291408405252014-12-14T16:58:50.073-05:002014-12-14T16:58:50.073-05:00Beautiful poem Grace.Beautiful poem Grace.ScottlBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147326078011352857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-10576179698430533772014-12-14T14:44:26.729-05:002014-12-14T14:44:26.729-05:00Wow, Grace. This is a killer piece! So powerful, s...Wow, Grace. This is a killer piece! So powerful, so moving. It comes from a deep place. You capture how we rush to assauge what cannot really be comforted. The image of the "depressed butterfly, graying the corners of the room" is so vivid and says so much. Brilliantly written. Wow.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-88568084452883034382014-12-14T10:04:56.122-05:002014-12-14T10:04:56.122-05:00I like the way you conveyed your pain and interrog...I like the way you conveyed your pain and interrogations, mixing your words and those of James Wright. It is not easy to see our parents age and grow frail, I agree.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-34505894673818905312014-12-14T10:01:18.701-05:002014-12-14T10:01:18.701-05:00We don't know what we can live through until w...We don't know what we can live through until we have toPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-60804023499923134702014-12-14T10:01:16.041-05:002014-12-14T10:01:16.041-05:00A very rich, but painful poem, Grace. The truth of...A very rich, but painful poem, Grace. The truth of life is not easy. I do think sometimes we 'lie' to those who are failing...not because we wish to lie to them perhaps (as I do think THEY know) but because we lie to ourselves because we want to believe (with all our hearts) that they ARE doing fine. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-83202687456383575482014-12-14T09:46:57.771-05:002014-12-14T09:46:57.771-05:00Beautiful Grace!!Beautiful Grace!!Gloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-47704165979067234362014-12-14T08:56:37.099-05:002014-12-14T08:56:37.099-05:00Wow! Excellent tribute/ with respect to JW
ZQWow! Excellent tribute/ with respect to JW<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-25428075787790554232014-12-14T08:36:14.296-05:002014-12-14T08:36:14.296-05:00I like this so much how you address the poem by Ja...I like this so much how you address the poem by James, adding your own voice and blending with his. To live with a selfie muse is really hard.. And I'm glad she talks to you again ;-)brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com