tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post7627124709709568791..comments2023-06-02T15:46:37.487+02:00Comments on JOURNEY INTO ELDERHOOD: "Love After Love"Grandmother Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-23853983456356108602011-04-19T22:29:55.893+02:002011-04-19T22:29:55.893+02:00Lisa, Loving ourselves is hard but what's the ...Lisa, Loving ourselves is hard but what's the alternative?<br />Nancy, I think you're right. We can only love others when we let us love ourselves.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-51300956763421648082011-04-19T17:32:01.517+02:002011-04-19T17:32:01.517+02:00I have to admit to not having poetry in my daily l...I have to admit to not having poetry in my daily life, but I love reading it when I visit blogs such as yours. I do like the idea of finally loving yourself. Can we ever love anyone else without loving ourselves first?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-73051697259142550042011-04-19T00:23:01.163+02:002011-04-19T00:23:01.163+02:00Caring for myself comes so darn hard. This line in...Caring for myself comes so darn hard. This line in particular resonates: "You will love again the stranger who was your self." This is beautiful. I needed this. Thank you!Lisa@GrandmasBriefshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118045229896169387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-30583493079945246432011-04-16T16:46:44.510+02:002011-04-16T16:46:44.510+02:00Patti, I like your perspective.Patti, I like your perspective.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-49447079112345849022011-04-16T15:51:52.727+02:002011-04-16T15:51:52.727+02:00This lovely poem could be named Maturity. It all l...This lovely poem could be named Maturity. It all lies within, often to our surprise when we finally think to look there.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-74309333716098329452011-04-15T15:00:36.515+02:002011-04-15T15:00:36.515+02:00Lou, It is cool- "Sit. Feast on your life.&qu...Lou, It is cool- "Sit. Feast on your life."Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-70198262484410655312011-04-15T14:44:17.547+02:002011-04-15T14:44:17.547+02:00That really says it - what it's like when you ...That really says it - what it's like when you finally find yourself. Cool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-81197355974027483902011-04-15T12:35:01.654+02:002011-04-15T12:35:01.654+02:00Lauren, Vero.
Sally, Prego.
Lynne, I think you'...Lauren, Vero.<br />Sally, Prego.<br />Lynne, I think you're right. How perfect.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-56998423520957603112011-04-15T12:08:36.442+02:002011-04-15T12:08:36.442+02:00The poems you have been posting feel like they are...The poems you have been posting feel like they are directed directly to me, so this must be the beauty of a poem that everyone feels the same. They speak to all and everyone, and touch each person intimately.The Cranky Crone, she lives alone!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18008449764395110002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-49878115453845022912011-04-15T01:38:25.854+02:002011-04-15T01:38:25.854+02:00I posted this poem on my blog in December of 2009....I posted this poem on my blog in December of 2009. I am going to repost it because it speaks to me again of the importance of self care. Thanks for the reminder.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-65969626799113684832011-04-15T01:05:51.974+02:002011-04-15T01:05:51.974+02:00Thank you for this one! Perfetto!Thank you for this one! Perfetto!Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-61777604143935988592011-04-14T22:23:26.381+02:002011-04-14T22:23:26.381+02:00Rosaria, Your welcome. Our hearts need a good talk...Rosaria, Your welcome. Our hearts need a good talking to every once in awhile.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-61411701768805584642011-04-14T22:21:07.457+02:002011-04-14T22:21:07.457+02:00TB, Lovely sonnet to revisit. I'm glad you enj...TB, Lovely sonnet to revisit. I'm glad you enjoy the blog- I'm loving this blogging world. And Italy is great fun. It's opening a whole new world for me and my Honey.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-77843001177360318702011-04-14T17:58:26.847+02:002011-04-14T17:58:26.847+02:00Wow! Yes, the poem speaks directly to the heart. T...Wow! Yes, the poem speaks directly to the heart. Thanks for sharing it with us.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-36900668271452538622011-04-14T15:51:52.951+02:002011-04-14T15:51:52.951+02:00A long time ago a very dear friend of mine dedicat...A long time ago a very dear friend of mine dedicated a book of his poetry to me with the words from Shakespeare's Sonnet 30 which begins:<br /><br />"When to the sessions of sweet silent thought<br /> I summon up remembrance of things past,"<br /><br />and ends:<br />" But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,<br /> All losses are restored and sorrows end."<br /><br />This is one of the most complimentary things to ever happen to me and throughout the many years since I have often had cause to read and reread that sonnet.<br /><br />I so enjoy reading your blog -- my son lives in the Veneto and my husband and I always look forward to spending time anywhere in Italy!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-10297500321065672692011-04-14T11:30:22.077+02:002011-04-14T11:30:22.077+02:00Ruth, Exactly! I wasn't really sure I could co...Ruth, Exactly! I wasn't really sure I could come alive again after heartbreaking loss but his poem gave me hope that maybe… Blows me away as well; how can words from one heart speak so directly to another? Poetry does that for me, including yours. Do you have a book?Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-53148590987476308722011-04-14T10:59:45.092+02:002011-04-14T10:59:45.092+02:00Oh, Mary. Isn't it beautiful? The poem, the th...Oh, Mary. Isn't it beautiful? The poem, the thought of it, the photograph. The hope and possibility that come after loss. The capacity of the human to recover and come alive again just blows me away.<br /><br />I got to hear Walcott read at my university one year, and my poetry mentor Diane Wakoski introduced him. She made us laugh because his name and poetry volumes usually come right after hers on library and bookstore shelves.<br /><br />Happy Poetry Month! We're halfway through.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com