tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post1938331676555862359..comments2023-11-03T07:57:36.350+00:00Comments on Sarah's writing journal: Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-13727737754312691832009-05-17T13:58:00.000+01:002009-05-17T13:58:00.000+01:00So sorry to hear this. Beautiful poem.So sorry to hear this. Beautiful poem.Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-46003795021708258042009-05-16T17:40:00.000+01:002009-05-16T17:40:00.000+01:00Thank you all for these comments. I wondered wheth...Thank you all for these comments. I wondered whether to post anything, but I'm glad I did now. And yes, a beautiful poem.Sarah Salwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-71252149810765352452009-05-15T21:24:00.000+01:002009-05-15T21:24:00.000+01:00The Summer Day is such a beautiful and profoundly ...The Summer Day is such a beautiful and profoundly wise poem to turn to at times of terrible loss. Mary Oliver does know how to say things beautifully - but your post was also beautiful and wise. There is great loss where there has been great love and I believe we have to hold on to that love so that we don't get too scared to love. May the peace of a grasshopper on a summers day be with you.Mariannehttp://www.zenpeacekeeping.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-65214138757694451562009-05-15T19:51:00.000+01:002009-05-15T19:51:00.000+01:00I've been to a few of those too - as you say, some...I've been to a few of those too - as you say, something none of us should have to. But good to remember with love.jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181038873568527264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-26363802462440647572009-05-15T15:14:00.000+01:002009-05-15T15:14:00.000+01:00Sorry to hear this, Sarah.
DSorry to hear this, Sarah.<br /><br />DDouglas Brutonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12625886640338360592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-38835405879761251692009-05-15T12:49:00.000+01:002009-05-15T12:49:00.000+01:00It's the worst thing, the funeral of a young perso...It's the worst thing, the funeral of a young person. All that potential, unfulfilled, and the awful loss for family and friends.<br />Thanks for posting the poem, Sarah, typically generous and thoughtful of you - it made me stop, think, offer thanks. xxxCatherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-60156405189598051012009-05-15T12:23:00.000+01:002009-05-15T12:23:00.000+01:00As Sue's said, really there's nothing anyone can s...As Sue's said, really there's nothing anyone can say. Very sad, but I'm glad to hear that the sharing of love helped. And that is a terrific poem.<br /><br />NikNik Perringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426321804560400335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-8876506704975357382009-05-15T10:06:00.000+01:002009-05-15T10:06:00.000+01:00Oh God, how awful. There is nothing I, or any one ...Oh God, how awful. There is nothing I, or any one can say, although Mary Oliver comes the closest. xoSue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-14267090271670475662009-05-15T09:38:00.001+01:002009-05-15T09:38:00.001+01:00Sarah - my heart goes out to you, this is somethin...Sarah - my heart goes out to you, this is something we have done too often, and my daughter, like yours, is grieving for a recently-lost friend. The pain we feel for young friends is acute, which makes one too aware of how unimaginably hard it is for families who have lost a teenager.<br /><br />I don't know the work of Mary Oliver, this poem is a lovely evocation of living in the moment, which is all you can usefully do<br /><br />Thanks for sharing<br />Hugs<br />JoannaJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-68264315965877515652009-05-15T09:38:00.000+01:002009-05-15T09:38:00.000+01:00What a beautiful poem. xWhat a beautiful poem. xKathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03100413586341334127noreply@blogger.com