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Starward commented on: Footnote: My Mother's Burial by S74rw4rd-13d 3 years 20 weeks ago
Thank you for that comment. : Thank you for that comment.  I am amazed at the number of Poets who suffered parentally caused difficulties (from one or both parents) during their childhoods and adolescences.  
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djtj commented on: Footnote: My Mother's Burial by S74rw4rd-13d 3 years 20 weeks ago
Yes: Yes I know this Situation. Summed up in so few lines. As dismal as her best day Debbie  
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Starward commented on: Fanged illusions by Pungus 3 years 20 weeks ago
I like philosophical: I like philosophical poetry---primarily Wallace Stevens'---and I like your poem very much.
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Teytonon commented on: Godspeed, Allets by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
To paraphrase what Shakespeare said about Romeo,: To paraphrase what Shakespeare said about Romeo, 'When she shall die, take her, and cut her in little stars, and she will make the face of heaven so fine, that the world will be in love with night, and pay no worship to the garish sun'. I always learn something from your comments. Thank you.  
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Starward commented on: Godspeed, Allets by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
Thank you.  The great actor,: Thank you.  The great actor, Peter Cushing, a man very devout in his Faith (both as a metaphysical comfort and a code of conduct), believed that the seasons had been designed by God as a picture of the return of life and its entry into fullness.  Allets is a reverse spelling of Stella---which, in Latin, means star.  And, except along the equator and the poles, some stars become temporarily absent as the seasons change.  But they return.  And, to devices like the Hubble and the Webb, the stars are always present, because those devices are capable of looking toward any quadran of the celestian Heavens.  So I would extend Cushing's metaphor:  some stars, like Allets, are temporarily absent in this season; but always present to our Faith, which functions, metaphysically, like the Hubble and the Webb.  
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patriciajj commented on: Godspeed, Allets by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
I'm deeply sorry for the loss: I'm deeply sorry for the loss of your father, and now this sorrow. My heart goes out to you. Be well. 
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patriciajj commented on: Godspeed, Allets by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
Very wise words: reminding us: Very wise words: reminding us that her memory is a blessing. Take care. 
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patriciajj commented on: Godspeed, Allets by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
What a stirring tribute. God: What a stirring tribute. God bless you, fine poet. 
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Starward commented on: Godspeed, Allets by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
Allets was one of the: Allets was one of the outstanding Poets on this site; and the announcement of her passing is now made by another one of our outstanding Poets.  I cherish a PM she sent me, two weeks prior to her passing, in which she inquired after my health.  No mention of her own issues; no mention of the declining health that burdened her, simply a kind and compassionate inquiry about my own situation.  Even at that extreme point on the arc of her life, she maintained that kind of altruistic dignity.  The sovereign Grace of God, and the eternal ministry of God's Son, has brought her from this failing world into the eternal felicity of the better Kingdom. Starward
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Teytonon commented on: Godspeed, Allets by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
RIP Stella: Very sad to hear the news Always looked forward to what she had to say May her memory be a blessing 
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Teytonon commented on: come to my limbo by redbrick 3 years 20 weeks ago
Good day to you: I come to your limbo Arms akimbo What is my point? Your poems, they never disappoint Very creative, something daring Thank you very much for sharing!    
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crypticbard commented on: Godspeed, Allets by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
Oh no. That hits quite hard.: Oh no. That hits quite hard. And on my late dad's birthday as well. Now This year shall be marked by both their having passed on.
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patriciajj commented on: Please Live by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
I'm profoundly honored that: I'm profoundly honored that you took the time to read/listen to my work and leave footprints of splendor. Coming from such a gifted wordsmith, your comment means so much. 
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crypticbard commented on: Panic! by Sky 3 years 20 weeks ago
What a solidly transforming: What a solidly transforming experience. It read like an epic hero saga and yet retained a pristine personal journey shared with sincerity and vulnerable openness. Thanks for sharing!
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crypticbard commented on: Please Live by patriciajj 3 years 20 weeks ago
I have only gotten to this: I have only gotten to this gem now but it is beautiful as I imagine it ever was, from conception to inception to completion. My inner (head) narrator was not working up to par so I had it read by PC speaker through my headphones and that made it come alive. It is in its elegance transfixed now in time.
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