| Author | Message | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 6141 Registered: 11-1998 |
Today would have been my late husband's 53rd birthday. As a birthday gift, I'm posting this poem. For all the laughs you gave me, babe, here's one in return. I thought you might enjoy the chuckle. Thank you . . . for everything. We've Grown Rather Tame, Mr. Natural _________________________________________________
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| Deborah P Kolodji
Valued Member Username: dkolodji Post Number: 165 Registered: 04-2005 |
I love the way this reads when I read it aloud and the way you follow the paper images all the way through the poem. Thanks for sharing this. Debbie Deborah P Kolodji www.livejournal.com/~dkolodji www.kolodji.com Editor, Amaze: The Cinquain Journal Amaze: The Cinquain Journal | ||
| R D McManes
Advanced Member Username: mac Post Number: 268 Registered: 03-2001 |
a wonderful tribute M, not bad for a paper pusher on the edge. mac Mac | ||
| LJ Cohen
Moderator Username: ljc Post Number: 3664 Registered: 07-2002 |
Well done, M. So much evoked here in so few words. Brava. best, ljc http://ljcbluemuse.blogspot.com/ | ||
| Lazarus
Intermediate Member Username: lazarus Post Number: 576 Registered: 10-2005 |
This poem just tumbles into you and grows a smile. It's great to grow old and have memories to choose from and compare our states of being. I enjoyed this past trip very much! “Something sacred, that's what they want” -Jim Morrison. From the movie “The Doors.” | ||
| Zephyr
Senior Member Username: zephyr Post Number: 3553 Registered: 07-2003 |
I'll bet he would enjoy this tribute M,a smooth read, fun too. Wrap up warm and take care.  | ||
| Bren
Advanced Member Username: bren Post Number: 1243 Registered: 12-2001 |
ah M you hit us with rolled Mentho-Lyptus and sealed humor. This is better than finding Black Cohosh under the tree! "such is life for a paper pusher on the medicated edge of menopause." Bren PenShells | ||
| KA
Advanced Member Username: kerryann Post Number: 115 Registered: 10-2002 |
Medicated edge of menopause made me howl with laughter, M! I'm sure that's not the reaction you wanted from a reader but I couldn't help it. My mother is going through menopause and oh good gawd will I survive? It's a touching tribute. I enjoyed this, thanks very much. | ||
| Lil
New member Username: lil Post Number: 7 Registered: 10-2001 |
M-ster, Whooeee! This part was way fun to read: "I forego the obsessive-compulsive paper picking, daringly . . ." Nice, woman! :-)* Lil | ||
| karen
Valued Member Username: trig Post Number: 218 Registered: 09-2005 |
'trying my damnedest to peel off the wrapper that has molecularly bonded with the medicated tablet' LOL great, my fave bit | ||
| Morgan Lafay
Advanced Member Username: morganlafay Post Number: 1180 Registered: 08-2005 |
I know your husband would have liked this. Great humor! Enjoyed all the poem, but the last sentence got me good! | ||
| Kathy Paupore
Senior Member Username: kathy Post Number: 2838 Registered: 12-2003 |
M, enjoyed. Thanks for sharing. K | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 6174 Registered: 11-1998 |
Thank you all very much, dear friends, for reading and responding. Glad I could make you all smile and laugh -- you made me smile really big in return with your comments. I'd have to say that the most important thing to my late husband was humor. He lived to make people laugh. So, I'm sure he's reading this and chuckling. Thanks for helping me make his birthday a happy one. It's the best gift we could all give. | ||
| M. Kathryn Black
Senior Member Username: kathryn Post Number: 2938 Registered: 09-2002 |
M, this just clutched at my heart. Another excellent poem dear MJ. Best, Kathryn | ||
| Karen L Monahan
Intermediate Member Username: klhmonahan Post Number: 446 Registered: 08-2004 |
M, I missed a whole group of poems some how.. this is just one of them. What a terrific poem and a wonderful way to share the love you obviously have for your late mate. Thank you for the sweet laughter. (((smile))) Karen | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 6214 Registered: 11-1998 |
Dear Kathryn and Karen -- thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment. I am most honored by your praise! Love, M | ||
| jennifer vanburen
New member Username: annaswirls Post Number: 22 Registered: 10-2005 |
Touching poem inviting us in to eavesdrop on the real language of lovers. I love poetry that pulls me along between emotional states, and this one did that well. The things that take us back! The sucking of cough drop paper image is one that will stick! ~Jennifer www.mannequinenvy.com | ||
| Dorothy Doyle Mienko
Advanced Member Username: dorothea Post Number: 62 Registered: 04-2003 |
darling M, he was wonderful- I miss him too. I think so often of the letters he sent me and wish I knew then what I know now about saving things love the poem- I do dorothy | ||
| Dorothy Doyle Mienko
Advanced Member Username: dorothea Post Number: 63 Registered: 04-2003 |
I wanted to say too, in these beautiful colors of you, how lovely the Wild forum is now. your amethyst petals are everywhere<: | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 6335 Registered: 11-1998 |
Dear jennifer -- so sorry I was so long in responding. I didn't realize you'd left a comment. I'm glad to know that you found this intimate and emotionally engaging. Thank you for telling me your thoughts. Sweet Dorothy -- yes, he was a force, wasn't he? There are just some people born larger than life -- he was one of them. As to the letters, just say what you wish in your head. He will hear and respond. With me, it's mostly through music. I nearly always get an answer if I listen closely enough. So, he's still writing letters; he's just using other people's words now. I believe he knows those who loved him are perceptive enough to understand the meaning. He communicates now as much as he ever did, just in a different way. He loved you so very much. Yes, the new Wild colors and format are most soothing, aren't they? Please give the majority of the credit to steve. He was the one who tried dozens of alternatives before we settled on this one. The man is tireless and very patient with me! *grin* Love Written on River Rocks, M |
