tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post4346032656695965521..comments2024-03-28T02:54:32.745-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry Friday - AnimalsTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-82205445219788824442014-01-21T21:06:20.376-05:002014-01-21T21:06:20.376-05:00I'm so sorry! I'm glad we have poetry in ...I'm so sorry! I'm glad we have poetry in times like these!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-59605441437072516402014-01-20T10:58:35.108-05:002014-01-20T10:58:35.108-05:00Tricia, I love how you combined the journal entry ...Tricia, I love how you combined the journal entry and the worth poem. A wonderful tribute. This stafford poem is one of my favorites:http://maclibrary.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/poetry-friday-old-dog-by-william-stafford/. At you hold on to those memories.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-86085301888090770062014-01-19T08:52:33.445-05:002014-01-19T08:52:33.445-05:00There is still a hole in my heart for our sweet do...There is still a hole in my heart for our sweet dogs Bess and Anna, and for our cranky old kitty, Jennyanydots. Knowing the pain of loss someday will be great cannot keep my from loving our big dog/cat Will with all I've got.<br /><br />This is a beautiful tribute post. I imagine there were tears streaming down your face as you wrote it. There were as I read it.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-78996290677778085722014-01-18T22:46:38.939-05:002014-01-18T22:46:38.939-05:00So sorry for your loss. Losing a dog is so hard. W...So sorry for your loss. Losing a dog is so hard. We lost our sweet puppy (she was 13) not too long ago. Loss is loss especially a companion who is always there for you with unwavering loyalty. Thank you for sharing your pain and the poetry that is helping you heal. Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-66659454871316897202014-01-18T22:27:46.042-05:002014-01-18T22:27:46.042-05:00Linda told me about your dog on my post today. I ...Linda told me about your dog on my post today. I am so sorry for your loss. I posted about the loss of my cat yesterday (Friday). It wasn't expected. A sudden illness of some sort, and we had to put him down. I could only read your post, not watch the video yet. I'll come back to it when there's more time passed. Don't think I could do it today. Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-60582691888795271712014-01-18T09:23:58.335-05:002014-01-18T09:23:58.335-05:00Again, my condolences, Tricia. I am glad you know/...Again, my condolences, Tricia. I am glad you know/found "Love that Dog" by Sharon Creech. Grief is grief and love is love. And without words, dogs tell us they love us and share in our lives, giving and giving and patient with us, too. I think posting and sharing is a "new" opportunity for remembering those we have lost and a good way to grow through the grief. Even or skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-69694172640057247872014-01-18T08:00:55.536-05:002014-01-18T08:00:55.536-05:00You are the good kind of crazy to honor and mourn ...You are the good kind of crazy to honor and mourn your lovely dog. Amy's Henry is right, we'd be different without our animals. Thanks for that Carson moment, too.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-84965411342610711232014-01-17T20:36:07.860-05:002014-01-17T20:36:07.860-05:00So sorry about your doggie, Tricia - and what a lo...So sorry about your doggie, Tricia - and what a lovely collection of poems you've collected to capture all the love and sense of loss .Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-67062725329894098422014-01-17T20:24:47.405-05:002014-01-17T20:24:47.405-05:00I think those 'sea changes' are marks in o...I think those 'sea changes' are marks in our lives, both lovely memories, and tough goodbyes-what a lovely poem Amy sent, Tricia. I'm sorry for your own goodbye and the loss and that feeling that Jimmy Stewart showed us beautifully. I can still imagine the feel of petting every one of my dogs and cats. It's a void that won't be replaced, yet you may find another head to pet. (Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-23207496612643789082014-01-17T15:15:32.295-05:002014-01-17T15:15:32.295-05:00I so know how you feel. My husband and I had to ha...I so know how you feel. My husband and I had to have our dog put to sleep after 15 years of loving him. He didn't have cancer, but he was at the end of his road, not eating, our wonderful ver walked us through the stages and told us when it was time. There is not a day we don't miss our dear pet. He was a real gift. And yes, our animals teach us about life, for sure.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-55040799828294759682014-01-17T13:45:21.435-05:002014-01-17T13:45:21.435-05:00Tricia, I am so sorry. A few years ago, our Henr...Tricia, I am so sorry. A few years ago, our Henry said, upon laughing at our pets wild play, "You know, we would be completely different people if we didn't have animals." That Jimmy Stewart poem really got me... xo, a.Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-6954029337459059302014-01-17T13:22:13.133-05:002014-01-17T13:22:13.133-05:00What a pretty girl she was. So sorry to hear about...What a pretty girl she was. So sorry to hear about your loss, Tricia. I dreaded putting my dog to sleep for two whole years (once she first started seeming really "old"), so I understand how difficult it can be to deal with a pet's passing. Hugs to you. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-68922505896799835722014-01-17T12:41:54.014-05:002014-01-17T12:41:54.014-05:00Oh, Tricia -- I am so sorry. I can never, ever thi...Oh, Tricia -- I am so sorry. I can never, ever think that anyone who loses a pet is silly to grieve - we don't choose who we love, and our pets love us as blindly and unconditionally as we don't deserve, which makes them all the more special.<br /><br /><i>Love That Dog</i> undoes me every time.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-26975450540299906872014-01-17T11:17:13.803-05:002014-01-17T11:17:13.803-05:00I look down at Mason lying on his back with his le...I look down at Mason lying on his back with his legs sticking up (Why do they do that?) and am hopeful we will have him for several more years. I will pet him a little longer today and take him for an extra long walk. Thanks for sharing all this. I know what a hard time it is for you. So sorry your family is smaller today.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-80286874933151843632014-01-17T11:00:29.781-05:002014-01-17T11:00:29.781-05:0016 years is a good, long time, and I know you have...16 years is a good, long time, and I know you have so very many good memories with Sydney. It's hard enough losing a beloved pet, but when the end comes so fast and sudden, I imagine it's even harder. Thanks for sharing the poems and video, which kind of illuminate the special bond between a boy and his dog, a man and his dog. Special love and hugs to all of you.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-76211470107323952792014-01-17T07:51:27.250-05:002014-01-17T07:51:27.250-05:00Tricia,
I'm so sorry about your loss. I've...Tricia,<br />I'm so sorry about your loss. I've said goodbye to three dear four-legged family members in the last few years, and it never gets any easier. I still miss rubbing the funny clump of hair behind Ramsey's ear, and Maggie's laughing spirit, and the way Jack would always insist on laying back to back against me on my bed, no matter how hot it was. May poetry comfort you Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.com