tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post4907549482953342600..comments2023-09-15T02:19:08.480-07:00Comments on I'd Like To Say: Brian's GiftsJudy Roneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-56318533719159794682011-04-13T22:56:43.626-07:002011-04-13T22:56:43.626-07:00never be afraid to live. and live with joy and hop...never be afraid to live. and live with joy and hope.<br />this was simply incredible.<br /><br /><br />Luna<br /><br /><br />http://lunawitch15.wordpress.comMiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020367854093199247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-41902358957650876642011-04-12T06:50:56.920-07:002011-04-12T06:50:56.920-07:00This is beautiful, Judy.
'Never will I be af...This is beautiful, Judy. <br /><br />'Never will I be afraid to travel,<br />get out into the world, live my life loud,<br />fly, drive, sail away on adventures.'<br /><br />Great lines to live by. :-)<br /><br />PaulPaul Andrew Russellhttp://www.paulandrewrussell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-43409362927674260772011-04-11T23:20:07.283-07:002011-04-11T23:20:07.283-07:00I like the bravery in this poem. And the way each ...I like the bravery in this poem. And the way each stanza is shorter than the one before, circling in on the reason you reveal in the last stanza: his gifts. Lovely.Mr. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507517064398624652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-80207725394144855802011-04-11T17:11:44.604-07:002011-04-11T17:11:44.604-07:00Wow - Judy! This is just beautiful. Even with th...Wow - Judy! This is just beautiful. Even with the pain and the grief, it's beautiful.RJ Clarkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018296461199649445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-64760995782616895942011-04-11T09:27:08.033-07:002011-04-11T09:27:08.033-07:00Judy, this is amazing. You ran the full gamut of e...Judy, this is amazing. You ran the full gamut of emotions here. I was thinking "a computer, canvas, living loud...works for me." But then you hurled me into loss. Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-80624743165275631112011-04-11T07:00:09.644-07:002011-04-11T07:00:09.644-07:00Another beautiful poem, Judy - so poignant. The g...Another beautiful poem, Judy - so poignant. The gifts of grief are many - courage, creativity, comfort - if only you allow yourself to look for them in the silver lining. <br /><br />Thank you for sending me the link :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-17088567908740245202011-04-11T04:16:33.684-07:002011-04-11T04:16:33.684-07:00What if you didn't draw or write ? Wouldn'...What if you didn't draw or write ? Wouldn't that be terrible.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699334655995053320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-15812186750903231092011-04-11T03:48:05.421-07:002011-04-11T03:48:05.421-07:00Judy
You found a strength you did not know you had...Judy<br />You found a strength you did not know you had and your gifts of art and words bloomed..finding gifts in the midst of unbearable sorrow..incredible to me<br />CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-20152610577438755012011-04-10T22:21:34.721-07:002011-04-10T22:21:34.721-07:00Judy, loss is indeed a way toward a new life. But...Judy, loss is indeed a way toward a new life. But still, it's so sad to lose a loved one. This was touching. <br /><br />Amy (Here's my "never again")<br />http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/finale/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-49425006608488772732011-04-10T20:02:58.044-07:002011-04-10T20:02:58.044-07:00Wow! I did not see the ending coming. Very strong,...Wow! I did not see the ending coming. Very strong, as others have said.Agnijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252180663413868400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-30540829436065843782011-04-10T18:16:20.741-07:002011-04-10T18:16:20.741-07:00Stron Judy, as you are strong, turning pain into a...Stron Judy, as you are strong, turning pain into art and still acknowledging the pain, the loss. It is "and both" still, the blessing with the sorrow, at least when we make it so.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-60115024488911933012011-04-10T17:16:26.381-07:002011-04-10T17:16:26.381-07:00Nicely written!Nicely written!Andy Sewinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023449074796269533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-23063499483321392162011-04-10T14:11:08.429-07:002011-04-10T14:11:08.429-07:00Grief as creative spur...although it's been do...Grief as creative spur...although it's been done before, your approach, here, of solid resolution / affirmation before the exposition of the impetus gives this piece a unique freshness. Well done.Ron.http://rlavalette.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-80645295211719722892011-04-10T12:57:27.465-07:002011-04-10T12:57:27.465-07:00Thank you Judy. Few ever see the gifts that grief ...Thank you Judy. Few ever see the gifts that grief can bring, in their rush to put it behind them, closing the door on a life that wants only to find connection again. Beautifully stated.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-84795711623544250552011-04-10T11:56:09.357-07:002011-04-10T11:56:09.357-07:00Go for it!Go for it!Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-77800022196978156572011-04-10T09:42:34.764-07:002011-04-10T09:42:34.764-07:00Bittersweet, {{{{Judy}}}Bittersweet, {{{{Judy}}}Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144768922185244207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-39951153596373347292011-04-10T09:27:09.774-07:002011-04-10T09:27:09.774-07:00Judy, we have a wealth of creative outlets availab...Judy, we have a wealth of creative outlets available to us, as you have stated here. Nicely said.<br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096598557803378399.post-6784766396478117012011-04-10T08:23:07.462-07:002011-04-10T08:23:07.462-07:00Judy, This is a beautiful tribute. The last line ...Judy, This is a beautiful tribute. The last line opens the poem to a new and hopeful idea. Gifts run through us and beyond. Lovely poem.<br />~Brendabrenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.com