tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post8889418806662815437..comments2023-12-03T21:00:07.148-06:00Comments on Beachanny By The Sea: CondolenceBeachannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-48756449885299371812014-04-06T12:47:00.651-05:002014-04-06T12:47:00.651-05:00Oh, that is heart-rending. We read the few emotio...Oh, that is heart-rending. We read the few emotion-packed lines and sit back and let the implications sink it. This is so well done Gay.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-75167629454913532622014-04-05T03:09:56.575-05:002014-04-05T03:09:56.575-05:00Proof that we don't need a lot of words to con...Proof that we don't need a lot of words to convey strong emotions.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-58177891633149389252014-04-04T21:06:18.136-05:002014-04-04T21:06:18.136-05:00The power of this poem is in its simplicity. The power of this poem is in its simplicity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-17421661780058270642014-04-04T16:56:39.760-05:002014-04-04T16:56:39.760-05:00this is quite a touching and heartfelt write. so ...this is quite a touching and heartfelt write. so simple, yet so powerful.RMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054771419356465116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-5424948592593702762014-04-04T15:21:48.295-05:002014-04-04T15:21:48.295-05:00Gay, in so few lines, there is an outpouring of em...Gay, in so few lines, there is an outpouring of emotions. Lovely. Lovely. Lovely.ninotazizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491437553562159354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-8687653921784304352014-04-04T12:25:20.490-05:002014-04-04T12:25:20.490-05:00Layers of loss ... I feel for her!Layers of loss ... I feel for her!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-55944520266980512832014-04-04T07:46:39.278-05:002014-04-04T07:46:39.278-05:00Very adroitly done, Gay. Almost could be written ...Very adroitly done, Gay. Almost could be written on a flower card. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-78438433951880756402014-04-04T03:26:37.021-05:002014-04-04T03:26:37.021-05:00This note to an absent son packs to much in those ...This note to an absent son packs to much in those mums. So much unsaid, or unsayable, and the freight of a history that kept a son away from a dying father. And the mother between, trying to mediate even after death. Sometimes too great emotion can't find the words and needs a spare address. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-35173286910521447572014-04-04T00:14:51.310-05:002014-04-04T00:14:51.310-05:00how movinghow movingKamanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060837115120414803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-66835454698226871412014-04-03T22:22:49.129-05:002014-04-03T22:22:49.129-05:00sad gay....the missing of the child...of the dad.....sad gay....the missing of the child...of the dad...<br />the planting under the room that used to be theirs....<br />heart feltBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-76995057819270801952014-04-03T20:41:43.256-05:002014-04-03T20:41:43.256-05:00Aww... we just planted a gardenia bush in memory o...Aww... we just planted a gardenia bush in memory of my mom.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-45674555215539165462014-04-03T20:08:26.891-05:002014-04-03T20:08:26.891-05:00no matter how old we are when a parent dies, we ar...no matter how old we are when a parent dies, we are left feeling orphaned<br />this was concise and tight - very fineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-15624608239813463422014-04-03T19:16:33.406-05:002014-04-03T19:16:33.406-05:00Such a powerful poem..although at first I thought ...Such a powerful poem..although at first I thought it was a father with flowers for his daughter and she had already gone to college or away....her window would be a wonderful place for them so she could see them bloom every year.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-8690638113203583512014-04-03T19:12:49.635-05:002014-04-03T19:12:49.635-05:00Very strong emotions conveyed here and a very sad ...Very strong emotions conveyed here and a very sad episode. Well crafted for the prompt, Gay!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-65756460191192318272014-04-03T18:55:53.728-05:002014-04-03T18:55:53.728-05:00Sad...an estrangement suggested perhaps.Sad...an estrangement suggested perhaps.Cressida de Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781684841036567770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-25510370953749721162014-04-03T16:46:09.590-05:002014-04-03T16:46:09.590-05:00Such tight writing, which conveys so much. Yes, in...Such tight writing, which conveys so much. Yes, in deep grief, words disappear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-82052442152918045052014-04-03T16:17:03.676-05:002014-04-03T16:17:03.676-05:00How sad Gay ~ So well done with just a few lines ...How sad Gay ~ So well done with just a few lines ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-22426935215806803902014-04-03T15:47:27.646-05:002014-04-03T15:47:27.646-05:00Oh my, this speaks such volumes and is so open to ...Oh my, this speaks such volumes and is so open to so many interpretations. Perfect for this prompt, so sad and moving.mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-30654077618549883582014-04-03T15:37:58.860-05:002014-04-03T15:37:58.860-05:00Ah, chrysanthemums (forgot in Europe that's wh...Ah, chrysanthemums (forgot in Europe that's what a mother is called). They were the flowers he sent to the house in honor of his dad's death.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-87705974831285044462014-04-03T15:37:25.733-05:002014-04-03T15:37:25.733-05:00A very moving poem, Gay! No need for long lines an...A very moving poem, Gay! No need for long lines and numerous stanzas to convey much.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-73897475982468294902014-04-03T15:22:42.510-05:002014-04-03T15:22:42.510-05:00I like the verbal economy and discipline in these ...I like the verbal economy and discipline in these verses. But I am not sure I know what you mean by 'planting the mums'...Marina Sofiahttp://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-1504865687963259792014-04-03T14:57:25.515-05:002014-04-03T14:57:25.515-05:00I think in the deepest of sorrows the words leave....I think in the deepest of sorrows the words leave.. and we are left with the images of emptied rooms and simple flowers.. you used both prompts extremely wellbrudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-67516949771396717622014-04-03T14:57:18.676-05:002014-04-03T14:57:18.676-05:00Implied can be much more powerful and out loud, ca...Implied can be much more powerful and out loud, can't it?<br />BTW, I am glad you are giving advance notice of your prompt. I wish we could have that more often.avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-53340223523991784452014-04-03T14:44:59.247-05:002014-04-03T14:44:59.247-05:00A child, a mother? So much implied & included ...A child, a mother? So much implied & included in so few lines; something I never seem very good at; long-winded am I; as I am handing the Speaking Stick, I just feel the need to spin an intricate tale. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943152373837433678.post-41714951832754912782014-04-03T14:26:45.753-05:002014-04-03T14:26:45.753-05:00worst kind of grief.... powerful verses, Gay.worst kind of grief.... powerful verses, Gay.Aida Bodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545776005140933481noreply@blogger.com