tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post3869780883012233098..comments2023-10-26T01:28:26.326-06:00Comments on Daily Spirit: MOTHERMyrna R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-39101999181141481582013-10-01T18:59:23.948-06:002013-10-01T18:59:23.948-06:00I'm so sorry Myrna, it has been a long road, I...I'm so sorry Myrna, it has been a long road, I know. I'll say a prayer for peace for all of you this evening.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-58611373881232202872013-10-01T03:50:46.304-06:002013-10-01T03:50:46.304-06:00Darlin it's so long since I've been in the...Darlin it's so long since I've been in the blogosphere...so sorry your family is going through this difficult time...your poem is exquisite....Chrisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954004833710064612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-49243134574984644462013-09-30T19:40:25.212-06:002013-09-30T19:40:25.212-06:00What a difficult time. My heart goes out to your ...What a difficult time. My heart goes out to your husband.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-39887641917361687402013-09-30T14:09:56.877-06:002013-09-30T14:09:56.877-06:00A very beautiful and moving response to the pictur...A very beautiful and moving response to the picture. Very poignant words. Wishing you all God's blessing at this difficult time.ND Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510971525209549921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-75373897387442735932013-09-30T13:32:00.080-06:002013-09-30T13:32:00.080-06:00slowly, silently she's learning how to fly
.....slowly, silently she's learning how to fly<br /><br />...and somehow we learn too. A very poignant, soft, patient poem.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-30506526164134020672013-09-30T10:22:32.122-06:002013-09-30T10:22:32.122-06:00Love and care that is all one can do. At least you...Love and care that is all one can do. At least you are there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-54176780911920225002013-09-29T17:54:05.861-06:002013-09-29T17:54:05.861-06:00It's sad Myrna! Been through this a few times ...It's sad Myrna! Been through this a few times before. The seeing of life slowly wasting away and it involved my loved ones. One can only feel for them through sympathies and loving care at times when close by them. Great take, so poignantly written!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-19086191915130351802013-09-29T16:01:45.486-06:002013-09-29T16:01:45.486-06:00Myrna,
A sad place to be with the care and the co...Myrna,<br /><br />A sad place to be with the care and the considerations of treatments for a much loved one. A difficult position with one's choices and tasks ahead...<br />I wish your family well during these difficult times Myrna.<br /><br />EileenEileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-63129905328574170142013-09-29T13:09:15.713-06:002013-09-29T13:09:15.713-06:00Myrna, this is a fabulous and wise poem. I am so s...Myrna, this is a fabulous and wise poem. I am so sorry for this passage, so difficult for loved ones, but love that she is now "listening to a silent speaker teach" and that she is learning to fly. She is getting ready to lift off for a most glorious voyage. The harder journey is that of those left behind. I send you a hug, and feel free to pass it on to your husband.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-91656227306036373322013-09-29T13:01:34.177-06:002013-09-29T13:01:34.177-06:00Oh goodness me. I have been there. Watching, waiti...Oh goodness me. I have been there. Watching, waiting, wishing, all the 'if onlys' and 'what might have beens', worrying, waiting, waiting... I know. I thought about my dad, learning to let go, silently, behind closed eyelids. He went, eventually, just after I had whispered to him that it was OK to let go, we would be OK. This is an absolutely beautiful poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-55912963671035697012013-09-29T12:18:35.455-06:002013-09-29T12:18:35.455-06:00Beautiful poem, Myrna - good luck with all. k. Beautiful poem, Myrna - good luck with all. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-44026137457959224042013-09-29T12:17:50.240-06:002013-09-29T12:17:50.240-06:00A very personal and poignant poem to thus painting...A very personal and poignant poem to thus painting Myrna! "Slowly, silently she's learning/how to fly." I like this gentle line.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-39329064276988231892013-09-29T12:04:56.047-06:002013-09-29T12:04:56.047-06:00beautiful, caring & powerful write - I was rem...beautiful, caring & powerful write - I was reminded of my mother's final days, the silent communion between her and myself as she readied herself to goruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16012181529786952855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-74441324007211384612013-09-29T11:50:38.202-06:002013-09-29T11:50:38.202-06:00It's hard to capture the waiting. You give mot...It's hard to capture the waiting. You give motion to the art of letting go, --J.lynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-44673351496897986062013-09-29T11:34:42.929-06:002013-09-29T11:34:42.929-06:00sad, very moving yet very comforting too specially...sad, very moving yet very comforting too specially for the one who is leaving as she's surrounded by the dear ones.......a sight becoming a rarity these days......and such loss can offer no solace for those left behind........Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-19928795812921099532013-09-29T10:40:55.067-06:002013-09-29T10:40:55.067-06:00That closing is heartrending...and yet if at the e...That closing is heartrending...and yet if at the end we do sprout wings...Debi Swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255928985823418669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-58655254914209582462013-09-29T07:03:48.728-06:002013-09-29T07:03:48.728-06:00A moving and heartfelt moment ~ Learning to let g...A moving and heartfelt moment ~ Learning to let go, learning to fly, we are humbled by these lessons ~<br /><br />Sending hugs to your family ~ <br /><br />GraceScarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-10816008506309881192013-09-29T06:24:34.193-06:002013-09-29T06:24:34.193-06:00First read, I didn't see just sorrow and death...First read, I didn't see just sorrow and death, but rebirth. After reading your note, I still appreciated the hope in learning to fly!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-3395621597191798692013-09-29T04:05:30.623-06:002013-09-29T04:05:30.623-06:00Myrna, this is very sad; but it really gives a viv...Myrna, this is very sad; but it really gives a vivid picture of the 'letting go' process of both the one passing & the one who is left behind. Losing a mother is hard. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-20176461553757300122013-09-29T03:25:51.992-06:002013-09-29T03:25:51.992-06:00This was very touching... and I read it several ti...This was very touching... and I read it several times just to get how well you captured the feeling of waiting for a dear one to depart. Especially the ties of that first stanza to the picture is so good. brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-88744422653531856402013-09-29T01:10:14.232-06:002013-09-29T01:10:14.232-06:00oh heck myrna...this one brought me to tears... so...oh heck myrna...this one brought me to tears... so tough but so beautifully expressed..hugs to you and your husbandClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-68916224665509507352013-09-29T01:07:15.543-06:002013-09-29T01:07:15.543-06:00A good ascension, devoutly desired.
AlohaA good ascension, devoutly desired.<br /><br /><br />AlohaCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-14447733455717878352013-09-29T00:41:36.145-06:002013-09-29T00:41:36.145-06:00This is beautiful and so evocative - the image ca...This is beautiful and so evocative - the image captured in word form.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-39153012310050599692013-09-28T21:18:32.887-06:002013-09-28T21:18:32.887-06:00Kind of a sad story, illness is hard to capture in...Kind of a sad story, illness is hard to capture in verse. You have done a good job.Waltermarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619428258264938946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773948027407820171.post-41316976670234546002013-09-28T21:05:35.005-06:002013-09-28T21:05:35.005-06:00This is beautiful. Sending peace and comfort to y...This is beautiful. Sending peace and comfort to your, your husband and his mother.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com