tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post885813776029175329..comments2024-03-29T00:37:50.644-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry FridayTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-84074014492023631732009-05-31T18:09:53.726-04:002009-05-31T18:09:53.726-04:00Just wrote down these Leonard Cohen lines yesterda...Just wrote down these Leonard Cohen lines yesterday (From Boogie Street)<br /><br />"...my friends be not afraid<br />so lightly we are here<br />it is in love that we are made<br />in love we disappear..."tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651702526007175517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-40805174626705143282009-05-30T08:19:26.867-04:002009-05-30T08:19:26.867-04:00Love the poem. Good reminder to stay in the momen...Love the poem. Good reminder to stay in the moment, love the world we have, and sing our loss rather than wail it.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-12480522578011534612009-05-29T22:25:33.803-04:002009-05-29T22:25:33.803-04:00I'm glad to see you back, Tricia ("...Some -- gone...I'm glad to see you back, Tricia ("...Some -- gone patient long -- at length, renew their smile...." -Emily Dickinson) and with such a lovely poem by Orr. Thanks.Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-32524401802657186012009-05-29T20:40:31.565-04:002009-05-29T20:40:31.565-04:00I find this comforting too... to think that leavin...I find this comforting too... to think that leaving is a natural part of life... you know, it IS.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-81340250743272139872009-05-29T15:11:34.902-04:002009-05-29T15:11:34.902-04:00The after-death time is a season. It's nice to hav...The after-death time is a season. It's nice to have companions like this poem to walk with you through it. (It was similar for me when my mum died three years ago.)Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-29444580160504417602009-05-29T11:09:02.790-04:002009-05-29T11:09:02.790-04:00I have read him before. Glad to see this posted. T...I have read him before. Glad to see this posted. Thank you.Color Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-91959275070786862962009-05-29T09:32:56.318-04:002009-05-29T09:32:56.318-04:00I love those last two lines! So glad you are back ...I love those last two lines! So glad you are back in PF with us - I missed you last week!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-59756547197762848922009-05-29T06:33:18.892-04:002009-05-29T06:33:18.892-04:00I've just about finished Gregory Orr's The Blessin...I've just about finished Gregory Orr's The Blessing but I have not read any of his poetry. Thank you for the introduction!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.com