tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post7831884616684389528..comments2023-11-03T04:24:05.324-07:00Comments on A Dwelling by The Sea: Who said life is a bowl of cherries?Kathy Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-84106940412888959632014-05-15T18:56:14.955-07:002014-05-15T18:56:14.955-07:00at least it's getting to be stone-fruit time. ...at least it's getting to be stone-fruit time. rain and hail to the east, scorching heat to the west, and melting ice caps. oy... ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-52616250874152951882014-05-15T18:12:17.677-07:002014-05-15T18:12:17.677-07:00Yes indeed... having just lived through a hailstor...Yes indeed... having just lived through a hailstorm a few nights ago that took a tree down in our front yard... I was struck the next day by how beautiful the weather was, life always goes on, the energy swirls and reswirls... a lovely write!mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-79145395285889932672014-05-15T11:32:22.919-07:002014-05-15T11:32:22.919-07:00I love this. What a beautiful view of life - real...I love this. What a beautiful view of life - realistic but balanced with humor, sensitivity and spirit. Life - a bowl of cherries. I'll never view this as a shallow cliche.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-26358083092611879452014-05-15T07:38:05.741-07:002014-05-15T07:38:05.741-07:00hail can certainly put on quite the show...and the...hail can certainly put on quite the show...and the noise it makes, beating down on the roof! Great analogy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-83630267023438106262014-05-15T06:11:50.285-07:002014-05-15T06:11:50.285-07:00Caught between storms and paradise indeed, and I l...Caught between storms and paradise indeed, and I like your perspective from a higher vantage-point - how puerile our frantic rushing about and self-importance and problems must seem.Marina Sofiahttp://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-86650855990900296662014-05-15T03:27:11.815-07:002014-05-15T03:27:11.815-07:00Beautiful Kathy - for me the core of the poem is t...Beautiful Kathy - for me the core of the poem is this:<br /><br />"It's value is from a sacred place,<br />the center of the heart of everything, <br />a safety net of love, <br />where nothing is forgotten..." Or ever lost? Inspiring and heartfelt writing - thank you With Best Wishes Scott xxxscotthastiepoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266153714529613752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-48882413769037583462014-05-15T01:45:39.187-07:002014-05-15T01:45:39.187-07:00Life can indeed be storm one day and paradise the ...Life can indeed be storm one day and paradise the next. We need to learn to navigate between these two poles so we can enjoy life to the fullest. Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-79741263566715850762014-05-14T21:30:25.106-07:002014-05-14T21:30:25.106-07:00Life with all it's up and down,, sometimes we ...Life with all it's up and down,, sometimes we just have to enjoy the ride. The imagery of the joyful hail was very nice.. brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-64391590996961829262014-05-14T18:50:55.626-07:002014-05-14T18:50:55.626-07:00I love the reflections specially the last stanza o...I love the reflections specially the last stanza of energy & water ~ And yes, life is just a bowl of cherries, smiles ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-44903514778529276092014-05-14T17:35:44.621-07:002014-05-14T17:35:44.621-07:00I like the progression in this...and the message. ...I like the progression in this...and the message. Yes, live and laugh at it all is the way to go.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-36067402822658715282014-05-14T17:19:44.761-07:002014-05-14T17:19:44.761-07:00This is quite beautiful. You've gone with perf...This is quite beautiful. You've gone with perfect metaphors and the allusion to the fiddler on the roof was a joy, only now some of those songs will be playing in my head! Not bad ones to entertain I suppose.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-39775461788623247012014-05-14T16:41:42.696-07:002014-05-14T16:41:42.696-07:00but when all is said and done,
we are caught in l...but when all is said and done, <br />we are caught in life, <br />it seems to me,<br />between storms and paradise<br /><br />Love this, love itDebi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-60656455468991814962014-05-14T16:28:54.817-07:002014-05-14T16:28:54.817-07:00live, and laugh, and love - and take shelter when ...live, and laugh, and love - and take shelter when the hailstones fall. This was full of energy and zest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-32515531149666389382014-05-14T14:42:22.318-07:002014-05-14T14:42:22.318-07:00so true in how we recycle our wisdom...and life is...so true in how we recycle our wisdom...and life is a stream of storms....the calm in between we can enjoy, but it is about endurance on some level...the storms bring rain which nourishes growth as well...& at the center of the heart is everything...true that as well...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-63072154247503170042014-05-14T11:23:51.260-07:002014-05-14T11:23:51.260-07:00haha... yes.. hail can put on quite a show... love...haha... yes.. hail can put on quite a show... love the fiddler dancing image... and all has value... i agree... the sunshine days and those with the downpours... i've been getting wet a lot those last days - but then - it has some cleansing power as wellClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com