tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post4119878536961664768..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Too SoonFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90223907801746945512010-07-23T21:24:24.278+01:002010-07-23T21:24:24.278+01:00I appreciate this poem. It is true that when we w...I appreciate this poem. It is true that when we write from this deep well our words have tender power.<br /><br />The last stanza leaves me breathless, reminding me that Love never leaves us.Laura Paine Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062656101856415850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20487046246106628252010-07-23T17:33:32.087+01:002010-07-23T17:33:32.087+01:00Thank you all for your kind words in reply to this...Thank you all for your kind words in reply to this rather amateur effort.<br />I don't think there is a name for the scansion 5-5-2, Vicki; not one I know, anyway.<br /><br />We have had rather a lot of funerals at Valley's End this month; in a small community like this, one knows the people involved and there is always a close friend one would rather have staying for a while longer.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38119917793938060162010-07-23T15:34:06.734+01:002010-07-23T15:34:06.734+01:00Much left undone, much
Left unsaid.
But you'v...Much left undone, much<br />Left unsaid.<br /><br />But you've managed to say it all, Friko in this heartfelt poem.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54623236445682698922010-07-23T04:40:29.241+01:002010-07-23T04:40:29.241+01:00Beautifully said. We are never ready.Beautifully said. We are never ready.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-760461383804070382010-07-23T02:53:45.635+01:002010-07-23T02:53:45.635+01:00This is so beautiful and so true.This is so beautiful and so true.Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74289443513653175642010-07-23T00:00:25.044+01:002010-07-23T00:00:25.044+01:00Thus wasted are the ranks of men-
Youth, Health, ...Thus wasted are the ranks of men- <br />Youth, Health, and Beauty fall; <br />The ruthless ruin spreads around, <br />And overwhelms us all. <br /><br />Robert Burns.Jimmy McPheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337642943929263638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62956685487779731142010-07-22T21:59:16.252+01:002010-07-22T21:59:16.252+01:00A poem so many of us can identify with. Friko the ...A poem so many of us can identify with. Friko the words are so profound and beautiful.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3045917325666901152010-07-22T00:52:33.449+01:002010-07-22T00:52:33.449+01:00Thank you for the simplicity of words expressing s...Thank you for the simplicity of words expressing such profound feelings. I feel blessed to have been a witness as a hospice volunteer and know that "I am so sorry for your loss" is often all we can offer.Cloudhandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410355458758984407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29445821891054103752010-07-21T20:53:28.188+01:002010-07-21T20:53:28.188+01:00der Mensch mit seinem Denken schadet sich sehr, ab...der Mensch mit seinem Denken schadet sich sehr, aber gerade diese Last kann Ausserordentliches schaffen...<br />Den geliebten Menschen mit der Seele mit sich tragen, kann man wohl und so bleibt er immerzu, aber dies richtig zu tun, mit stillen Gedanken und ruhigem Herzen, ist wohl unendlich schwer, zumindest am Anfang...<br />RenéeRenéenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49252361833870108222010-07-21T17:09:27.623+01:002010-07-21T17:09:27.623+01:00So poignantly stated, yet the holes in the line re...So poignantly stated, yet the holes in the line replacing those bright lights that shown in times past. All too familiar and as the holes add up, it becomes more difficult to bridge the side by side spaces left in the line.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655163868990155242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36778944971110491132010-07-21T14:54:16.897+01:002010-07-21T14:54:16.897+01:00Wonderfully put.Wonderfully put.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66546843252877579782010-07-21T12:30:46.792+01:002010-07-21T12:30:46.792+01:00Beautifully crafted words, nothing spare or wasted...Beautifully crafted words, nothing spare or wasted but so profound.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-15450376956806822222010-07-21T10:21:37.188+01:002010-07-21T10:21:37.188+01:00Lost a dear blogger and this was the feeling that ...Lost a dear blogger and this was the feeling that gave me.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-43001700967016637712010-07-21T10:17:09.046+01:002010-07-21T10:17:09.046+01:00Writing in times of deep emotion taps a well of cr...Writing in times of deep emotion taps a well of creative expression. Perhaps your poem came from such a moment - and even if it didn't, it is fine, fine thing. <br /><br />For the one you lost, I am sorry.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54053522446131198052010-07-21T08:01:56.826+01:002010-07-21T08:01:56.826+01:00Nancy has beaten me to it but - Wow.Nancy has beaten me to it but - Wow.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75693818839892318432010-07-21T04:29:07.157+01:002010-07-21T04:29:07.157+01:00These are poignant words - especially since my 29 ...These are poignant words - especially since my 29 year old nephew just stepped out of the line and leaves behind many grieving loved ones. Death is most difficult on those still in line.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42998678511393920632010-07-21T04:13:05.245+01:002010-07-21T04:13:05.245+01:00and so we dance 'nieth the moon!
Aloha fro...and so we dance 'nieth the moon!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Waikiki <br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45209101550537045802010-07-21T03:10:36.470+01:002010-07-21T03:10:36.470+01:00Thus far, none of my friends have 'stepped out...Thus far, none of my friends have 'stepped out from the line' but my son has felt that loss a number of times as friends and acquaintances have fallen in Afghanistan. I don't know how I'll deal with the gaping hole when the time comes, as it must. I'm not afraid for myself, but I dread the being left behind.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-60267671062167784362010-07-21T02:55:05.730+01:002010-07-21T02:55:05.730+01:00All is in time, as it should be... it is only thos...All is in time, as it should be... it is only those who are left who mourn. Those who have passed know the truth.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49781156719080590592010-07-21T01:49:29.187+01:002010-07-21T01:49:29.187+01:00Beautiful poem, Friko! Is there a name for this p...Beautiful poem, Friko! Is there a name for this particular 5-5-2 scansion?Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23209234333626039402010-07-21T00:15:05.965+01:002010-07-21T00:15:05.965+01:00Tender, beautiful words about a stark reality. If...Tender, beautiful words about a stark reality. If this is happening to you now, I send my condolences.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-61743593549944108312010-07-21T00:12:42.951+01:002010-07-21T00:12:42.951+01:00Wow.Wow.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-52430573286156896542010-07-20T23:38:08.807+01:002010-07-20T23:38:08.807+01:00Ready or not, friends step out from the line...
W...Ready or not, friends step out from the line...<br /><br />Well said, Friko. Poignant words.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.com