tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post819349433883858441..comments2023-11-03T04:24:05.324-07:00Comments on A Dwelling by The Sea: Can you hear me?Kathy Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-3395089582593603202014-11-06T13:48:11.551-08:002014-11-06T13:48:11.551-08:00I love the tenderness, and the details by which he...I love the tenderness, and the details by which he tells her she may find him.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-91439292786974873222014-11-06T08:03:05.565-08:002014-11-06T08:03:05.565-08:00While he frees her to love again, he anticipates t...While he frees her to love again, he anticipates their reunion. my uncle is buried between his two wives--very different women. one hopes they get along.vb holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042714310345407971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-56838039278527257102014-11-06T05:44:26.461-08:002014-11-06T05:44:26.461-08:00sweet closer and hope for the future... loved the ...sweet closer and hope for the future... loved the blue jean lineWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-5054752602109582272014-11-05T19:20:17.277-08:002014-11-05T19:20:17.277-08:00love permeates through every word touching the hea...love permeates through every word touching the heart...beautifully written :)Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-54752921362067474442014-11-05T18:21:09.003-08:002014-11-05T18:21:09.003-08:00I am glad that you chose first person narrative - ...I am glad that you chose first person narrative - I like it. "combine my ashes with / cinders of incense" beautiful effect you have in here. ..Abhrahttp://www.abhrapal.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-42995623151409053632014-11-05T17:49:43.969-08:002014-11-05T17:49:43.969-08:00Kathy, I especially like the little detail--the je...Kathy, I especially like the little detail--the jeans, the toadstool, the sweater--a home-y juxtaposition to the enduring love.<br /><br />janetjanethttp://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-83191034758254728612014-11-05T15:03:52.916-08:002014-11-05T15:03:52.916-08:00I like the way 'your' dead man wishes to b...I like the way 'your' dead man wishes to be remembered, Kathy. I also like the wistful tone of your poem.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-5007078653256912942014-11-05T13:55:38.871-08:002014-11-05T13:55:38.871-08:00You captured the longing of two lovers separated b...You captured the longing of two lovers separated by death so well. It has sadness but also has hope. Well done.Justin Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540827237593614818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-54730216930232068782014-11-05T09:47:24.764-08:002014-11-05T09:47:24.764-08:00Romantic, pragmatic, sweet, loving, sad--all in th...Romantic, pragmatic, sweet, loving, sad--all in the poetic stew today, K. Nice to be reminded that time is our own invention, & does not exist on the other side of the veil. This one feels almost like an Ode, in essence not form. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-88799456849769726842014-11-05T08:47:47.975-08:002014-11-05T08:47:47.975-08:00the big question... who is she with in the after-l...the big question... who is she with in the after-life....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-21234588462348207522014-11-05T04:22:38.792-08:002014-11-05T04:22:38.792-08:00great write on love, hope and waitinggreat write on love, hope and waitingKathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-68998285854196939722014-11-04T22:32:35.089-08:002014-11-04T22:32:35.089-08:00This is certainly a sweet dream of a lover.. who d...This is certainly a sweet dream of a lover.. who decides to never ever.. truly go away...<br /><br />and hope and love.. and life and death.. where death holds no weight..<br /><br />over hope and love...<br /><br />as <br /><br />life..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-55930111642332160302014-11-04T21:09:08.302-08:002014-11-04T21:09:08.302-08:00time is something we can't get back, but also ...time is something we can't get back, but also something we shouldn't pay all of our attention to. So there are moments when time should be meaningless... And that 1st stanza really grabbed me--telling her not to cry and the part about the ashes... great writeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-55063428932732300102014-11-04T18:34:50.141-08:002014-11-04T18:34:50.141-08:00Time is definitely a tool of the living... I kind ...Time is definitely a tool of the living... I kind of find comfort that in whatever afterwards there is, it won't be such a bully.mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-62502106033762732072014-11-04T15:57:02.059-08:002014-11-04T15:57:02.059-08:00I like the image of him sitting on a toadstool in ...I like the image of him sitting on a toadstool in blue jeans and his fave sweatshirt. Me, too!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-54120619456075809622014-11-04T15:52:32.365-08:002014-11-04T15:52:32.365-08:00Yes...we should always take the road less traveled...Yes...we should always take the road less traveled...lovely poem.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-61116820215409396232014-11-04T15:37:44.793-08:002014-11-04T15:37:44.793-08:00I like the advice: Remember to take
the road les...I like the advice: Remember to take<br />the road less traveled<br /><br />And the waiting in familiar clothes ~ Love this Kathy ~ Thanks for playing along ~<br /><br />Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-66295184326185815682014-11-04T13:44:41.804-08:002014-11-04T13:44:41.804-08:00Indeed.. time has no meaning.. then why not wait f...Indeed.. time has no meaning.. then why not wait for.. and where better to sit than on a red-spotted toad-stool... There is a sweetness of death like that,,, brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-48575217149107738812014-11-04T13:21:50.455-08:002014-11-04T13:21:50.455-08:00that reminded me of the movie forest gump where he...that reminded me of the movie forest gump where he says to his boy that he's gonna wait for him til he's back from school and then literally sits down and waits for him...somehow that moves me... it is a comforting thought - esp. in our fast-paced and quickly-forgetting timeClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-10176422627788970332014-11-04T04:54:01.271-08:002014-11-04T04:54:01.271-08:00I often wonder if the dead can see those who are s...I often wonder if the dead can see those who are still living. I sometimes picture death as a one-way window. They can see us but we cannot see them. Probably not true, but at times I'd like to think that those on the other side look at my life now and smile....as they wait for the eventuality of all. The advice, by the dead, to take the road less traveled is wise.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245293878341271115.post-50496151656612169762014-11-04T04:25:39.687-08:002014-11-04T04:25:39.687-08:00if time has no meaning i wonder if it would seem l...if time has no meaning i wonder if it would seem like forever or just a blip until you joined them on the other side...there is something comforting to the thought that they are there waiting on us when our time comes...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com