tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post8877859709920850174..comments2023-11-16T05:28:50.241-05:00Comments on Sunflower Roots: One Single Impression -- Fading Memoriessgreerpitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07764262558160301061noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-54346780162062084982009-01-31T00:51:00.000-05:002009-01-31T00:51:00.000-05:00mmmm- That last stanza choked me up. I was already...mmmm- That last stanza choked me up. I was already caught in the moments and memories you described in your intro. What a glorious day in history. Enjoyed your perspective looking back as a proud child beside her dad and that poignant sadness regarding the reality of your mom's dementia.<BR/>Glad I stopped by for OSI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-29835510779144639662009-01-20T17:03:00.000-05:002009-01-20T17:03:00.000-05:00full and overflowing of beautiful insights...full and overflowing of beautiful insights...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-68037419962124911952009-01-19T17:49:00.000-05:002009-01-19T17:49:00.000-05:00Sue, this is so meaningful to me and beautiful to ...Sue, this is so meaningful to me and beautiful to anyone regardless of their politics, I would hope. A wonderful witness to hope and history. I will be sitting in spirit with him and you watching tomorrow's dream.Quiet Pathshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758542150832581706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-71183304164973394062009-01-19T13:23:00.000-05:002009-01-19T13:23:00.000-05:00Oh my gosh, this was so moving and beautiful. Than...Oh my gosh, this was so moving and beautiful. Thank you for sharing...Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-14550868216882460332009-01-19T06:58:00.000-05:002009-01-19T06:58:00.000-05:00I am so glad he got to see this happen. Bet he enj...I am so glad he got to see this happen. Bet he enjoys watching tomorrow, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-70967214021871421172009-01-19T00:46:00.000-05:002009-01-19T00:46:00.000-05:00First para, simply beautiful. Conjures up wonderfu...First para, simply beautiful. Conjures up wonderful imagesJeeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059095696768768954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-54815352620803487982009-01-18T22:48:00.000-05:002009-01-18T22:48:00.000-05:00I am teary....for the distance age has created bet...I am teary....for the distance age has created between your mom and dad and for the strange and solitary joy of this victory as experienced by one who fought hard and long.<BR/><BR/>All I can say is Amen. And I wish your parents peace.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-90322867235881017972009-01-18T22:13:00.000-05:002009-01-18T22:13:00.000-05:00Just stopping by to give you a big hug Sue. I know...Just stopping by to give you a big hug Sue. I know what you are going through and what is to come (in a measure). It is so hard, it is so sad... Wonderful take on this prompt. You've captured the emotions very well.Geraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-83841172139792325792009-01-18T20:54:00.000-05:002009-01-18T20:54:00.000-05:00dear sue--this one stung my eyesyour father's pass...dear sue--<BR/>this one stung my eyes<BR/>your father's passion, still<BR/>mirroring your mother's presence, fading<BR/>beautiful.<BR/><BR/>I also loved the thought of you marching with your father, taking in, on a profound level, his grief and passion to make it right...<BR/><BR/>thank you for sharing these intimate, universal thoughts.Beth P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02621990661878989356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-86427482541657303312009-01-18T18:54:00.000-05:002009-01-18T18:54:00.000-05:00a sweet slice of life, full of positive and encour...a sweet slice of life, full of positive and encouraging sightsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-11645744796787645352009-01-18T18:20:00.000-05:002009-01-18T18:20:00.000-05:00As an aged senior...I can well relate at this time...As an aged senior...I can well relate at this time in my life as to how many recent memories will not be retained in my mind as much as happenings from many years ago.<BR/>Todays memories come and go ... I laughed as a good friend of mine told me I have "select memory" ... I told her my mind is like a computer hard drive and at times it crashes because of over-load.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023472067047797430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-58153135766826465172009-01-18T17:12:00.000-05:002009-01-18T17:12:00.000-05:00Excellent piece. Though I had no vote in your coun...Excellent piece. Though I had no vote in your country's future, he was the one I'd have chosen too. How good to see it from this perspective. Thank you.Rachel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-30405679593335896132009-01-18T17:05:00.000-05:002009-01-18T17:05:00.000-05:00Hi Sue -- Your father's memory isn't fading, at le...Hi Sue -- Your father's memory isn't fading, at least not much. But your memory sure is not fading! Not a bit, it was like yesterday for you.<BR/>..<BR/>Last night we watched the movie, The Notebook, again. The wife there had Alzheimer's, you may remember it.<BR/>..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-87315824491682515692009-01-18T13:46:00.000-05:002009-01-18T13:46:00.000-05:00It's odd the way memories fade. My mother hasn't b...It's odd the way memories fade. My mother hasn't been able to remember things in the recent past for some time. Now she seems to only be able to remember a very long time ago. It seems that your mother has also lost chunks of her past. You've used fading memories to write a powerful poem about your father. Why not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-15288902883822580312009-01-18T12:09:00.000-05:002009-01-18T12:09:00.000-05:00Lovely and yet poignant.Lovely and yet poignant.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-76255615558396443052009-01-18T11:19:00.001-05:002009-01-18T11:19:00.001-05:00blipvertcurtains of grey lightripple through the s...<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blipvert" REL="nofollow">blipvert</A><BR/>curtains of grey light<BR/>ripple through the smoky haze;<BR/>vinyl pads smolderBruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820133295308884414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-10371006200331517802009-01-18T11:19:00.000-05:002009-01-18T11:19:00.000-05:00..thank u for sharing ur thoughts & for writin.....thank u for sharing ur thoughts & for writing this sensitive poem_it already contains the comments i would like to make..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743114179042835419.post-55282696649894184012009-01-18T11:05:00.000-05:002009-01-18T11:05:00.000-05:00Getting to know folks online is a wonderful thing....Getting to know folks online is a wonderful thing. Joining commonalities are great .. but looking at life, past and present, though your father's eyes, and your mother's surprise -- in such a precious poem is amazing. Thank you!Amias (ljm and liquidplastic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14722413697537828830noreply@blogger.com