tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post5334010353308376748..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: The WidowDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-16173508517746892852013-02-25T16:11:03.954+00:002013-02-25T16:11:03.954+00:00Perfect prompt and perfect poem.Perfect prompt and perfect poem.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-17389229338610097992013-02-25T12:11:47.485+00:002013-02-25T12:11:47.485+00:00aprille
Thank you. Wonderful, wonderful remark re...<b>aprille </b><br />Thank you. Wonderful, wonderful remark re jaunty!<br /><br /><b>Mantez </b><br />Thank you so much. Greatly appreciate this.<br /><br /><b>S and J </b><br />Good to know you thought this. Thanks.<br /><br /><b> Brian</b><br />As always, thanks for a most helpful comment. <br /><br /><b>Claudia </b><br />I think you so right about our ability to mourn - and the necessity for it.<br /><br /><b>anthonynorth </b><br />Thank you.<br /><br /><b>Kelvin </b><br />Thank you. Your comment makes a lot of sense to. There is much perception in it, I think, as there was in your art work which I found inspirational.<br /><br /><b>Wolfsrosebud </b><br />True. At times it seems it's THE thing to do!<br /><br /><b>Manicddaily </b><br />Sincere thanks for both observations!<br /><br /><b>Heaven </b><br />Thank you. Especially good to know how readers felt about those lines.<br /><br /><b>Carl </b><br />As always, most helpful. Thank you.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />Thank you Mary. These words very much appeciated. Indeed, will try to be there Tuesday!<br /><br /><b>Ygraine </b><br />I am dead certain that she's not a future you! Much thanks for the gracious response.<br /><br /><b>Optimistic Existentialist </b><br />Thank you. Useful to know that you felt this.<br /><br /><b>A Cuban in London </b><br />I felt a real empathy for the woman in the picture. Your comments, as always, are most valuable.<br /><br /><b>Tommaso </b><br />Very reassuring to hear this! Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Fred </b><br />Thanks a lot for this, Fred. Appreciated.<br /><br /><b>haricot </b><br />Yes indeed. Well put.<br /><br /><b>Hank </b><br />This puts it exactly, I think.<br /><br /><b>Cloudia </b><br />Thank you for saying so.<br /><br /><b>The Elephant's Child </b><br />Exactly the sort of thing it is useful to hear. Thank you.<br /><br /><b>rumoursofrhyme </b><br />Thank you for such a generous comment.<br /><br /><b>hyperCRYPTICal </b><br />Thank you so much.<br /><br />Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-43121410766841993962013-02-25T11:47:27.441+00:002013-02-25T11:47:27.441+00:00"Her mourning
is a work in progress still&quo..."Her mourning<br />is a work in progress still"<br /><br />Well captured words that echo the haunting image Dave.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40224148432334192872013-02-25T10:31:19.910+00:002013-02-25T10:31:19.910+00:00"Her mourning
is a work in progress still&quo..."Her mourning<br />is a work in progress still"<br /><br />Those lines will live with me for a very long time - and hopefully they will enrich my work in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-46314555321042702572013-02-25T06:54:17.021+00:002013-02-25T06:54:17.021+00:00'uncomprehending pain' is the phrase which...'uncomprehending pain' is the phrase which best sums up unexpected grief to me. Thanks Dave, your summation of the ugliness of grief and particularly new grief is truly effective and therefore beautiful.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-70268181289838441462013-02-25T02:31:51.191+00:002013-02-25T02:31:51.191+00:00coracle resting on the beach of her head. . . . th...coracle resting on the beach of her head. . . . the waves of hair....says much without 'saying' it. Nicely<br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Waikiki<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> ~ > < } } ( ° > <3Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-92008012715252447882013-02-25T01:16:58.723+00:002013-02-25T01:16:58.723+00:00Her mourning
is a work in progress still.
The eyes...Her mourning<br />is a work in progress still.<br />The eyes stare straight ahead<br /><br />That's how we see it when people are sad. They're emotional and there's no immediate finality! Nicely Dave!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-79814666494777141682013-02-25T00:35:13.859+00:002013-02-25T00:35:13.859+00:00These expression of mourning are reverse of her lo...These expression of mourning are reverse of her love for her husband, and in this<br />sense her emotion is very beautiful. haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-85892548352598860052013-02-24T19:48:22.659+00:002013-02-24T19:48:22.659+00:00nice verse Dave. Really like the tending to the e...nice verse Dave. Really like the tending to the emotions in your response, nice interpretation. ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885047796180529498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-31844624815310482062013-02-24T19:42:01.863+00:002013-02-24T19:42:01.863+00:00Splendid portrait.
The coracle image, unforgettabl...Splendid portrait.<br />The coracle image, unforgettable.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-82578954311159766822013-02-24T19:06:12.949+00:002013-02-24T19:06:12.949+00:00I loved the last lines: "Her mourning
is a wo...I loved the last lines: "Her mourning<br />is a work in progress still.<br />The eyes stare straight ahead.<br />Only the mouth speaks clearly of<br />uncomprehending pain.<br />All else about her<br />seems too spare."<br /><br />It feels almost as if she didn't want to be a widow, didn't ask to be one. Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-7600337885266793142013-02-24T18:51:49.748+00:002013-02-24T18:51:49.748+00:00This one was powerful and sad...but the sadness ma...This one was powerful and sad...but the sadness made it even more powerful. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-84419205172900622952013-02-24T15:48:27.011+00:002013-02-24T15:48:27.011+00:00You've captured the agony of widowhood so eloq...You've captured the agony of widowhood so eloquently that it almost breaks my heart.<br />I can FEEL this poor woman's pain, hear her unspoken hopelessness.<br />I can only hope she isn't a future me!!<br />A deeply moving and memorable write, Dave. :)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-37914235300706619492013-02-24T14:30:58.107+00:002013-02-24T14:30:58.107+00:00Dave, you have really looked closely at this widow...Dave, you have really looked closely at this widow. I like the description of the hair has a dark ball of wool. And yes, one definitely can see the pain in her mouth! <br /><br />(See you on Tuesday~)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-26233611027559380212013-02-24T14:25:56.480+00:002013-02-24T14:25:56.480+00:00Only the mouth speaks clearly of
uncomprehending p...Only the mouth speaks clearly of<br />uncomprehending pain.<br /><br />Just brilliant Dave. I felt I know this person.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-5744411301673276462013-02-24T14:05:55.499+00:002013-02-24T14:05:55.499+00:00I love this line: Her mourning
is a work in progr...I love this line: Her mourning<br />is a work in progress still ~ Perfect Dave ~ Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-86680051697374132502013-02-24T13:46:08.313+00:002013-02-24T13:46:08.313+00:00You have absolutely risen to the prompt here, thou...You have absolutely risen to the prompt here, though poem stands well on it's own. K. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14232520086793289612013-02-24T12:49:44.578+00:002013-02-24T12:49:44.578+00:00i like how you took this a step farther... hiding ...i like how you took this a step farther... hiding grief is such a common thingWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-15645585767446605482013-02-24T12:49:35.533+00:002013-02-24T12:49:35.533+00:00i like how you took this a step farther... hiding ...i like how you took this a step farther... hiding grief is such a common thingWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-53715819562780887712013-02-24T12:28:05.020+00:002013-02-24T12:28:05.020+00:00...her mourning is a work in progress... perfect s......her mourning is a work in progress... perfect sir... i really like that line ... letting go / moving on / recovery --- all quite too long to fulfill & will def take some time or even forever to fully achieve... too hard to be in a disposition wherein you have to say goodbye to someone who has left you a lot to remember... i like the description you make about her hair... absolutely a great read & share... smiles...kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116213800655914273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-9788762879689653972013-02-24T12:21:04.180+00:002013-02-24T12:21:04.180+00:00Brilliantly depicted.Brilliantly depicted.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-21865404439679320132013-02-24T12:16:51.055+00:002013-02-24T12:16:51.055+00:00her mourning a work in progress...i love this..thi...her mourning a work in progress...i love this..think nowadays many of us have lost the ability to really mourn but it's so important..love how you describe her..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61413443731746499612013-02-24T11:49:21.112+00:002013-02-24T11:49:21.112+00:00the thought of the mourning being a work in progre...the thought of the mourning being a work in progress...as if a project...is interesting...i see as you though...i can feel her in looking at her...well described sir...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52092192705806538062013-02-24T10:33:02.227+00:002013-02-24T10:33:02.227+00:00overwhelming and sad.overwhelming and sad.S and Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417934974170964971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-55099166612959013292013-02-24T10:16:17.031+00:002013-02-24T10:16:17.031+00:00Captured brilliantly - i especially like -
Frame...Captured brilliantly - i especially like - <br /><br />Framed by the waves<br />the shocked complexion<br /><br />Well written with a forlorn essence <br />alan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.com