tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post4040311147794607937..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): Life After DeathRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-76499222191484117992015-03-24T13:21:57.627+11:002015-03-24T13:21:57.627+11:00A sorrow song that talks of hope.A sorrow song that talks of hope.Gen Giggles https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744815023509063722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-64013843072477926502015-03-24T07:30:51.772+11:002015-03-24T07:30:51.772+11:00this was very intriguingthis was very intriguingSuyashJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332045821743367072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-56976744012976571372015-03-24T04:12:19.536+11:002015-03-24T04:12:19.536+11:00Ah, Rosemary...it is very evocative...it was painf...Ah, Rosemary...it is very evocative...it was painful to read....gratefulness for love, love by itself - what can be better.... 'Life after death<br />is the life you lived,' ~ crying with you....hugshumbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-73874168933873384592015-03-24T01:53:27.595+11:002015-03-24T01:53:27.595+11:00Oh, Rosemary, this resonates so powerfully for me ...Oh, Rosemary, this resonates so powerfully for me right now in my life. And it is so very true...when we have lost someone we loved deeply and powerfully, death is no match for what draws us to them, them to us, and we see them everywhere still and life goes on after death in ways that brings them to our awareness tangibly. This is such a lovely poem.C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-27749843509056845952015-03-24T00:39:19.711+11:002015-03-24T00:39:19.711+11:00What a fine poem. Thank you. As someone already sa...What a fine poem. Thank you. As someone already said, the dead swoop by, visiting us. We are grateful.Rob Schacknehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03472139702551957034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-64095775300275143502015-03-24T00:12:27.090+11:002015-03-24T00:12:27.090+11:00Such specific descriptions can only be made throug...Such specific descriptions can only be made through empirical evidence, and every one of your observations, familiar to you, triggering memories of moments shared, rejuvenates those experiences, so that they are everlasting in life.<br /><br />So true are your words, and so consoling.<br /><br />PoppyPoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980323586402386609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-30041267928080194112015-03-23T11:53:16.142+11:002015-03-23T11:53:16.142+11:00What wonderfully thoughtful and understanding comm...What wonderfully thoughtful and understanding comments from you all! Thank you.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-72563510515880016272015-03-23T06:52:07.124+11:002015-03-23T06:52:07.124+11:00Well done !!! *****
ZQWell done !!! *****<br />ZQZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-57372971431294916562015-03-23T06:35:36.853+11:002015-03-23T06:35:36.853+11:00Loved this, Rosemary!! So much truth. Sometimes we...Loved this, Rosemary!! So much truth. Sometimes we do need the comfort at night when we think too much. I think the tears are great reminders of how much we love. That's something good to think of. At least I like to think so :)Toriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10570179609915990220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-74680407428527102212015-03-23T05:33:23.181+11:002015-03-23T05:33:23.181+11:00Oh! This was so touching! Moved me to tears... ins...Oh! This was so touching! Moved me to tears... inspired!<br /><br />www.adashofsunny.comSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-69955779995003691622015-03-23T04:05:14.454+11:002015-03-23T04:05:14.454+11:00A beautiful thought,
'It's this tree, tha...A beautiful thought,<br /><br />'It's this tree, that star,<br />the endless ocean,<br />the wind across the mountain,<br />the earth we dig.'<br /><br />I can relate today.Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-87637817081646890012015-03-23T03:50:11.847+11:002015-03-23T03:50:11.847+11:00What a wonderful poem, I like the part they only e...What a wonderful poem, I like the part they only emerge at night when you need them most. After a long draining day that comfort is most needed.ScottlBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147326078011352857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-61968607743563469072015-03-23T00:57:35.523+11:002015-03-23T00:57:35.523+11:00Life after death
is the life you lived,
the moment...Life after death<br />is the life you lived,<br />the moments that stay<br />in other memories...<br /><br />Profound words!Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-26191546093399984592015-03-23T00:39:34.423+11:002015-03-23T00:39:34.423+11:00Oh Rosemary! This poem resonates with me and bring...Oh Rosemary! This poem resonates with me and brings me tears after a moment of all my living dead swooping by to say hi! I will keep it forever to remind me that the intangible can be spoken ever more deeply. Thank you.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-61873845654172128822015-03-22T22:01:04.034+11:002015-03-22T22:01:04.034+11:00Others have mentioned lines and images that linger...Others have mentioned lines and images that linger - I agree with them all..and add that it is the totality of these fragments, flashes and flickers that gather to create and continue life after death and poetry that lasts...Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-66777041739779958032015-03-22T21:53:39.857+11:002015-03-22T21:53:39.857+11:00Life after death... the living will always have th...Life after death... the living will always have the memories of their loved ones. An honour, a tribute. The poem is very poignant in the sense we all experience loss at least once in our lifetime...totomaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805083472267649276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-19763591379174558852015-03-22T20:47:24.864+11:002015-03-22T20:47:24.864+11:00I think you have captured perfectly how the world ...I think you have captured perfectly how the world keeps moving and yet reminds us that someone we cared for is still present if no longer with us...perhaps life never really ends so long as we have memories to keep alive...Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-90790182314177520622015-03-22T20:04:33.909+11:002015-03-22T20:04:33.909+11:00A beautiful and moving tribute...A beautiful and moving tribute...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-82726885331097765102015-03-22T19:37:25.761+11:002015-03-22T19:37:25.761+11:00What a wonderful poem and tribute to those we have...What a wonderful poem and tribute to those we have loved in our lives and a part of them is with us always.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-44907780962205926512015-03-22T19:30:01.702+11:002015-03-22T19:30:01.702+11:00Rosemary, your homage to this wonderful man truly ...Rosemary, your homage to this wonderful man truly & humbly touched my heart. Perhaps, the poet is not dead. He continues to live through the words he generously shared to the world, and the likes of you makes him immortal for sure. Thank you for writing this beautiful poem.<br /><br />- ksmkelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02591849636814413110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-74321375521973978462015-03-22T18:42:35.798+11:002015-03-22T18:42:35.798+11:00yes, Rosemary, this is the way it is. nice!
graci...yes, Rosemary, this is the way it is. nice!<br /><br />graciasMarcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-16761710195983441582015-03-22T18:17:07.033+11:002015-03-22T18:17:07.033+11:00I so love this poem.. The image of how the dead st...I so love this poem.. The image of how the dead stay on as real as they are flesh and blood (which is really is where it starts with the vampire).. The brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-79324222671114860772015-03-22T10:48:57.837+11:002015-03-22T10:48:57.837+11:00What a beautiful and moving poem. Love how it move...What a beautiful and moving poem. Love how it moves from vampires to the truth of life after death. Wonderful.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-76218144717686558802015-03-22T10:15:14.384+11:002015-03-22T10:15:14.384+11:00Wow, Rosemary, this poem blows me away with its be...Wow, Rosemary, this poem blows me away with its beauty and its truth. I, too, love "life after death is a song you wrote"......we hope our poems will continue to live after us among our kin.......and I was also struck by the lines Grace quoted too. So very beautiful. A stellar gift of a poem. It soars.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-8757925513607644832015-03-22T09:39:22.414+11:002015-03-22T09:39:22.414+11:00Very moving and I specially love this part:
It...Very moving and I specially love this part:<br /><br />It's this tree, that star,<br />the endless ocean,<br />the wind across the mountain,<br />the earth we dig.<br /><br />Love this remembrance with gratitude ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.com