tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post799562618687439482..comments2023-10-28T04:53:32.505-07:00Comments on View From The Northern Wall: How To Spend Memorial Daychristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-17553210078873059012011-11-10T06:15:07.633-08:002011-11-10T06:15:07.633-08:00Being a New England girl, I found your intro inter...Being a New England girl, I found your intro interesting. We have wandered through the old cemeteries by the Meeting House in Rockingham, VT, and in Stockbridge, MA, although most N.E. towns have their own little fenced area of fascinating history.<br /><br />I found your poem quite poignant but true. A cemetery is a symbol. No cemetery is necessary as long as we still remember in our thoughts and hearts.Ginny Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298060016652737538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-80577910411655551672011-11-08T13:23:00.078-08:002011-11-08T13:23:00.078-08:00Memories live best in our hearts.
Anna :o]Memories live best in our hearts.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-50998102988679381362011-11-08T11:03:12.920-08:002011-11-08T11:03:12.920-08:00I said to my dad I'd walk among unnamed graves...I said to my dad I'd walk among unnamed graves one day. He spoke of them often. I may let him down on this one, sadly. I don't travel well. <br /><br />It was a very moving piece.Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624358351019582774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-41586891738436880882011-11-07T15:30:44.413-08:002011-11-07T15:30:44.413-08:00Your Magpie is beautiful, heartfelt.Your Magpie is beautiful, heartfelt.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-73238691830900874212011-11-07T13:10:00.391-08:002011-11-07T13:10:00.391-08:00Lots of good feeling in this one. I'm all for ...Lots of good feeling in this one. I'm all for cremation, but it's the lack of a marker that worries me, as I explore in my Magpie this week, <a href="http://drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2011/10/plot-both-great-and-grand.html" rel="nofollow">A Plot Both Great and Grand</a>.Roy Schulzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574135323022831091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-60435620468492853252011-11-07T08:01:18.925-08:002011-11-07T08:01:18.925-08:00The only place remembrance needs a marker, is insi...The only place remembrance needs a marker, is inside each one of us, wherever we are. Thank you for this heartfelt post.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-28908820110679891432011-11-07T07:58:12.569-08:002011-11-07T07:58:12.569-08:00planting the dry leaves is a great touch to this b...planting the dry leaves is a great touch to this bringing it personal...also the day of rest at the end is stirring...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-51711437141381743452011-11-07T07:43:14.183-08:002011-11-07T07:43:14.183-08:00You have shared some personal moments here and ver...You have shared some personal moments here and very tender memories too!!Nankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428694673909046094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-65302434830050908872011-11-07T06:21:08.122-08:002011-11-07T06:21:08.122-08:00That was a very moving post, even before I reached...That was a very moving post, even before I reached the poem.<br />I visited the WW1 graves in France once. That was stunning, absolutely stunning. So many, so many un-named except to God.<br />JamieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-51581582186325500002011-11-07T01:00:03.144-08:002011-11-07T01:00:03.144-08:00your poem was beautiful and the introductory lines...your poem was beautiful and the introductory lines very moving. I am always interested in what we do for others that is necessary for ourselves.Isabel Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974989548030799086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-10782775572852985082011-11-06T19:11:09.631-08:002011-11-06T19:11:09.631-08:00I too like the idea of planting 'our dry live...I too like the idea of planting 'our dry lives/ as seeds of dissolution,' and also the 'reservation of the dead' A very thoughtful piece. Thank you for sharing the personal background for this.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-66007238884640234692011-11-06T19:01:34.610-08:002011-11-06T19:01:34.610-08:00Thank you all. I am glad to be a participant in t...Thank you all. I am glad to be a participant in the Magpie world.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-5988042652303500972011-11-06T18:19:33.090-08:002011-11-06T18:19:33.090-08:00So touching. A very beautiful piece.So touching. A very beautiful piece.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903678715925613725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-54818208236958550792011-11-06T16:28:05.639-08:002011-11-06T16:28:05.639-08:00Very deep feelings here as I feel this loss so ev...Very deep feelings here as I feel this loss so evoked in your words. The rivetting passage; "as seeds of dissolution"; very much a spiritual journey. Thank-you!chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-26913842247061815402011-11-06T16:03:06.578-08:002011-11-06T16:03:06.578-08:00We plant our dry lives as seeds of dissolution. T...We plant our dry lives as seeds of dissolution. This is just beautiful beautiful as is the rest of the poem. K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-62274529405939648012011-11-06T15:32:04.686-08:002011-11-06T15:32:04.686-08:00My favorite. I've often wondered...My favorite. I've often wondered...Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-55476509598275577782011-11-06T14:29:01.187-08:002011-11-06T14:29:01.187-08:00Thoughtful writing about death and life....great m...Thoughtful writing about death and life....great magpieC.M. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936560662110633442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-71554295865533382282011-11-06T13:48:51.703-08:002011-11-06T13:48:51.703-08:00I too have found power and healing in cemeteries, ...I too have found power and healing in cemeteries, but life really is for the living. We don't dishonor those who have passed on by resting and nourishing our living bodies.Ann (bunnygirl)http://www.ampino.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-17550040201811189372011-11-06T13:26:25.235-08:002011-11-06T13:26:25.235-08:00"We plant our dry lives as seeds of dissoluti..."We plant our dry lives as seeds of dissolution" also drew me. As did the shift from depicting the cemetery, with its marble stubs and painted wood, in an almost pagan way toward the Ecclesiastes feel of a time to visit, a time to rest. Nicely crafted.Kathy Bischopinghttp://drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2011/11/moored.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-61580819837703317662011-11-06T11:58:18.554-08:002011-11-06T11:58:18.554-08:00I like that you started this well written piece o...I like that you started this well written piece on a personal note.The Blog of Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650938872732748697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-14793649881058069672011-11-06T11:00:54.611-08:002011-11-06T11:00:54.611-08:00I like the notion of planting our dry lives like a...I like the notion of planting our dry lives like a seed...nice write...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-49856615320436664622011-11-06T09:07:52.299-08:002011-11-06T09:07:52.299-08:00Both power and beauty in your words.Both power and beauty in your words.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-60490058613049932722011-11-06T08:56:50.488-08:002011-11-06T08:56:50.488-08:00Such time for resting.......
;)Such time for resting.......<br />;)Mimi Foxmortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572725659728049534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377252801421681569.post-53007807705440057002011-11-06T08:51:51.172-08:002011-11-06T08:51:51.172-08:00lots of beautiful lines in this... love it!
JJRod...lots of beautiful lines in this... love it!<br /><br />JJRod'zJJ Roa Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501127870785148555noreply@blogger.com