tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post863221489433025637..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : IGWRT's Wednesday Challenge "Susan"Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-1078904598137217342012-12-03T12:51:02.779-05:002012-12-03T12:51:02.779-05:00The serendipity of this post leaves me...speechles...The serendipity of this post leaves me...speechless.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-41567412896643004032012-12-01T01:10:23.538-05:002012-12-01T01:10:23.538-05:00Truly, I send each of you a heartfelt "thank ...Truly, I send each of you a heartfelt "thank you". Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-16845673130728998332012-11-30T23:34:26.705-05:002012-11-30T23:34:26.705-05:00I am speechless from emotion. The pictures are im...I am speechless from emotion. The pictures are impossibly awesome. I smile at you too from out of the same name.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-23245581789098000102012-11-30T03:55:49.247-05:002012-11-30T03:55:49.247-05:00Good to have mementos :)Good to have mementos :)Cadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16184350413033668517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-5265048971828196822012-11-29T03:00:12.701-05:002012-11-29T03:00:12.701-05:00Oh this was so heartfelt one.....such good images ...Oh this was so heartfelt one.....such good images too.....Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-24909600151177792642012-11-29T02:50:17.807-05:002012-11-29T02:50:17.807-05:00Such a beautiful poem, and your reading of it is s...Such a beautiful poem, and your reading of it is so touching. I believe your sister is with you, and passed her gift of art on to your daughter..Love has such strong bonds.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-47114327521769731362012-11-29T00:02:09.359-05:002012-11-29T00:02:09.359-05:00A lovely poem and such great photos and images. I...A lovely poem and such great photos and images. It is wonderful you have her art, and then you are making art. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-88312763333802905142012-11-28T20:35:28.398-05:002012-11-28T20:35:28.398-05:00What a beautiful tribute to your sister. You'...What a beautiful tribute to your sister. You've developed a wonderful metaphor in the poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-60542880880025149142012-11-28T20:06:43.375-05:002012-11-28T20:06:43.375-05:00This is beautifully poignant. I don't know how...This is beautifully poignant. I don't know how people survive such a thing, but I am happy for you that you feel your sister's presence still in your life.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-7916479910221445022012-11-28T18:34:34.557-05:002012-11-28T18:34:34.557-05:00Wonderful connection to a sister you never knew. H...Wonderful connection to a sister you never knew. Her death must have left a big hole in your family.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-9002038890286865212012-11-28T16:06:05.005-05:002012-11-28T16:06:05.005-05:00Wow.... the connection between you sister and your...Wow.... the connection between you sister and your daughters art is unmistakable.. amazing.<br />Awful to lose any child, especially one so young. She sounds as if she would have been a wonderful older sister to you too. I'm sure she does smile when she sees you and your family too.Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139175719967937843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-56104591698498877512012-11-28T16:01:25.363-05:002012-11-28T16:01:25.363-05:00Special to have those keepsakes still. Remembered ...Special to have those keepsakes still. Remembered and treasured. And reincarnated in a way.Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-11016198830861567292012-11-28T15:03:51.397-05:002012-11-28T15:03:51.397-05:00A beautiful connection, not without grief, but sti...A beautiful connection, not without grief, but still, I think, luminous. I especially like these lines:<br />'...some things<br />must be carressed with the/heart.'<br /><br />hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-74837672247308595462012-11-28T14:52:36.445-05:002012-11-28T14:52:36.445-05:00I'm crying and smiling at the same time. It...I'm crying and smiling at the same time. It's wonderful that you can see some of your sister in your daughter. I like to think that our loved ones spirits live on that way. A lovely poem and beautiful artwork. Thank you for sharing.Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-66160108024821355562012-11-28T14:17:13.139-05:002012-11-28T14:17:13.139-05:00I can barely see through the blur to type...Margar...I can barely see through the blur to type...Margaret this breaks my heart...I'm so sorry that she was taken. Thank you so much for sharing these precious memories of her with us. ♥Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-24207353149023892612012-11-28T13:42:26.490-05:002012-11-28T13:42:26.490-05:00Yes .. Margaret, your poem will create buckets of ...Yes .. Margaret, your poem will create buckets of tears. I am so sorry your family had to lose her. Like my schoolmate, Vernon ... gone too soon. <br /> <br />I was quite impressed with Susan's artwork and the paper doll clothes. My paper doll was named 'Millie' ... though I was older and already into the 'mature' designs. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-53468555154573752092012-11-28T12:48:16.381-05:002012-11-28T12:48:16.381-05:00Wow. That was really beautiful Margaret. Choked on...Wow. That was really beautiful Margaret. Choked on my breath as i read it.<br />I love the artwork too.<br />Some things can't be forgotten, or remembered well enoughFar Beyond The Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05854741339081490896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-67970083885300459412012-11-28T12:47:53.948-05:002012-11-28T12:47:53.948-05:00Okay, now you made me cry. Okay, now you made me cry. Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-88423495127476705852012-11-28T12:47:07.631-05:002012-11-28T12:47:07.631-05:00ooooh how profoundly and simply precious and sad. ...ooooh how profoundly and simply precious and sad. i'm so sorry for your loss. her presence and your loss must impact you strongly. i'm so glad you shared this. xoMarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-60735529472366806692012-11-28T12:19:34.008-05:002012-11-28T12:19:34.008-05:00What a grounded, assured little girl she was, her ...What a grounded, assured little girl she was, her feet planted so solidly on the ground. How sad a loss to your family. I love it that you cherish her art and her memory - and that the daughter who bears her name is artistic. Life is quite wonderful in how it distributes - and redistributes - its gifts.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-68302118548115787952012-11-28T12:08:33.205-05:002012-11-28T12:08:33.205-05:00Margaret, the feelings you have expressed here are...Margaret, the feelings you have expressed here are so brutally honest, and expressed in the simple terms of the cherry red rose, they strike to the heart of the reader. I was in tears before I reached the end - and that is a testament to terrific writing: taking what hurts and turning it into art.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-2889687697296326482012-11-28T11:57:58.069-05:002012-11-28T11:57:58.069-05:00Photographs have a language all their own - able t...Photographs have a language all their own - able transmit feelings in a unique way.<br /><br />I don't like you today. You are making me cry. Sorry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-66871275282180846902012-11-28T11:43:17.209-05:002012-11-28T11:43:17.209-05:00oh, i'm so sorry. she was an adorable one. i&#...oh, i'm so sorry. she was an adorable one. i'm glad you have a few of her things.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com