tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post9211461373170980780..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : The Struggle at the End of JoyMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-53850549767699988642015-01-20T19:59:38.991-05:002015-01-20T19:59:38.991-05:00Oh terribly sad--so sorry--thanks, Margaret. k. Oh terribly sad--so sorry--thanks, Margaret. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-72873609635590737252015-01-20T11:29:32.914-05:002015-01-20T11:29:32.914-05:00This is raw and brilliant. Important for people to...This is raw and brilliant. Important for people to read I think...puts a voice to the mysterious face of mental illness. Your image is beautiful and I'm so glad that she found joy in her horse...a beautiful bond. Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-71442564636217558472015-01-20T08:11:57.369-05:002015-01-20T08:11:57.369-05:00What a sad & tragic story ~ I feel her loss &...What a sad & tragic story ~ I feel her loss & struggle ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-14569113214257887502015-01-19T19:55:11.542-05:002015-01-19T19:55:11.542-05:00I am so sorry for your loss. Your poem speaks to h...I am so sorry for your loss. Your poem speaks to her pain and despair. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-31356696844150284992015-01-19T12:12:17.803-05:002015-01-19T12:12:17.803-05:00As others have said, the metaphor of the china spe...As others have said, the metaphor of the china speaks volumes, and it's by seeing the beauty in the shattered that we are able to continue--I know melancholy and despair have chemical links, but I also see them as the failure of imagination. When you can no longer imagine joy, then the world is a grim place indeed. hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-47073896815925935242015-01-19T12:01:28.252-05:002015-01-19T12:01:28.252-05:00This is incredibly beautiful, Margaret.This is incredibly beautiful, Margaret.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-75669711246273044592015-01-19T08:51:09.140-05:002015-01-19T08:51:09.140-05:00i am sorry for the loss of your friend.i am sorry for the loss of your friend.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-62517752127307882592015-01-19T08:39:16.272-05:002015-01-19T08:39:16.272-05:00Your title is very intriguing. I am sure it must h...Your title is very intriguing. I am sure it must have been very hard for you to write about this tragedy, but I think you did a splendid job. I was riveted by every line, the mosaic image is strong throughout, and the photo you chose is perfect.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-28152074198671171222015-01-19T00:50:17.040-05:002015-01-19T00:50:17.040-05:00The shattered China is a brilliant metaphor - a sa...The shattered China is a brilliant metaphor - a sadness so deep when you cannot outrun the shadows any longer.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-70457664071481795012015-01-19T00:36:05.939-05:002015-01-19T00:36:05.939-05:00You have so poignantly captured the mind of a trou...You have so poignantly captured the mind of a troubled soul. May she now be at peace.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-68831947322450136582015-01-18T23:22:55.673-05:002015-01-18T23:22:55.673-05:00The first stanza is a poem all by itself. Sometime...The first stanza is a poem all by itself. Sometimes, the only remedy is complete change... so sad her change was so drastic and final. May her soul find the rest and peace her mind was searching for.<br /><br />Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.com