tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post7518694293557487822..comments2023-07-06T07:58:09.533-07:00Comments on Granny Smith: Dear GhostsGranny Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-21300512427657936682008-07-23T15:56:00.000-07:002008-07-23T15:56:00.000-07:00Oh, I love this poem as well as the old photograph...Oh, I love this poem as well as the old photograph. Trully wonderful post.becky aka theRAVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692913745808509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-49192732001463399532008-07-23T09:01:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:01:00.000-07:00Very touching. I feel all these feelings when I t...Very touching. I feel all these feelings when I think of my Grandpa, Great Aunt and Great-Grandmother. Thank you! :)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://texasblurummagesale.blogspot.com/2008/07/trunk.html" REL="nofollow">The Trunk</A>Pirate Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164956276371481421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-75014368659646678232008-07-22T16:04:00.000-07:002008-07-22T16:04:00.000-07:00our memories is what keeps them alive.... this was...our memories is what keeps them alive.... this was beautiful...rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-14600231053000087702008-07-22T04:42:00.000-07:002008-07-22T04:42:00.000-07:00very lovely your writing is always so moving and b...very lovely your writing is always so moving and beautiful.<BR/>Thanks for coming by my blog- the picture of the monarch butterfly is one I took myself:) I was very happy that she allowed me to photograph her. be wellTanya Gwen Minnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693382083314985157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-29883946898906080432008-07-22T02:40:00.000-07:002008-07-22T02:40:00.000-07:00This is wonderfully heart warming. Thank you.This is wonderfully heart warming. Thank you.Brad Frederiksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713307915563075835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-27227723263614868292008-07-21T21:16:00.000-07:002008-07-21T21:16:00.000-07:00Gigi, I really hope you go buy yourself a new came...Gigi, I really hope you go buy yourself a new camera before the wedding. They are cheap enough these days and YOU ARE WORTH IT!!<BR/>xoxo<BR/>p.s. our vacation photos are on the blog!<BR/>p.p.s. your comment was so cute!dariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748534952848725740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-79446893289827936652008-07-21T21:10:00.000-07:002008-07-21T21:10:00.000-07:00That was so beautiful and so moving. Sometimes I ...That was so beautiful and so moving. Sometimes I think we aren't looking, listening, and believing enough. That poem must have come straight from your heart!Nita Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763053063410716010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-52810209607570427492008-07-21T18:35:00.000-07:002008-07-21T18:35:00.000-07:00Granny, I love your poem. I sense that my Grandmo...Granny, I love your poem. I sense that my Grandmother is nearby every day. Lovely post!<BR/><BR/>Karen at CiderantiquesKaren ~ Cider Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786981151370983908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-39045478015180788402008-07-21T13:01:00.000-07:002008-07-21T13:01:00.000-07:00me again.... I gave you an award on my blog today....me again.... I gave you an award on my blog today. your blog is just plain fun to read!Christy Woolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748862572108653566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-32622978986717642982008-07-21T09:11:00.000-07:002008-07-21T09:11:00.000-07:00The chance and fleeting glimpses, stirrings, scent...The chance and fleeting glimpses, stirrings, scents in air, wisps in wind on skin such as you’ve described so well, do make the tangible, boxed and albumed memories pale. The chance spiritual encounter makes me vow to be more alert, to look for more, others, like a cat watching a mousehole. But how soon I forget to look, to watch, and how lovely it is to be that kind of surprised :-)<BR/><A>missalister</A>Miss Alisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657740513820420488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-32065001173624701452008-07-21T08:32:00.000-07:002008-07-21T08:32:00.000-07:00I love the way you used the prompt. I struggled wi...I love the way you used the prompt. I struggled with ghosts, but now I may use your idea to revisit ghosts in the family. I love memory poems. Thanks for the inspiration.Christy Woolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748862572108653566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-27889313139855992452008-07-21T02:37:00.000-07:002008-07-21T02:37:00.000-07:00I'm not saying anything that others havent already...I'm not saying anything that others havent already said, but I will say it anyway - Granny, this is simply the loveliest tribute I've ever read.Shammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-14106830538699125992008-07-21T02:30:00.000-07:002008-07-21T02:30:00.000-07:00Beautiful. Words forming an ethereal lace as surel...Beautiful. Words forming an ethereal lace as surely as the delicate threads you remember.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-40858988369534663652008-07-20T22:51:00.000-07:002008-07-20T22:51:00.000-07:00Wow--such tangible details. In those brief sensory...Wow--such tangible details. In those brief sensory details, you've evoked their ghosts for your readers.Overeducated Twithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884265731109021781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-57986059681018643682008-07-20T20:05:00.000-07:002008-07-20T20:05:00.000-07:00A lovely, heartfelt poem. I love the line, "But m...A lovely, heartfelt poem. I love the line, "But memories are not ghosts,<BR/>not the sudden sense of presence, however brief." We all have memories of those we have loved and lost; your poem helps me have a renewed appreciation for those memories.Beth Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682622561621269515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-42319876423158908722008-07-20T18:27:00.000-07:002008-07-20T18:27:00.000-07:00Granny,I love how each of your ghosts manifests it...Granny,<BR/>I love how each of your ghosts manifests itself through different senses and songs. Lovely.ChefDruckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581859830585809291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-11394598818802255362008-07-20T17:01:00.000-07:002008-07-20T17:01:00.000-07:00ummm, said as a gentle purrlovely poem, full of te...ummm, said as a gentle purr<BR/>lovely poem, full of tender memories and peace with their subtle visits.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-51315411871653580312008-07-20T15:29:00.000-07:002008-07-20T15:29:00.000-07:00How wonderful is this?! :)When I read the prompt '...How wonderful is this?! :)<BR/>When I read the prompt 'ghosts' I swear I thought of bedsheets with holes in them, I didn't remember how they could be beautiful presences in the world around us, in nature, in our loved ones. Splendid poem!<BR/>Perhaps they're shy but that only makes them even more special...?Devil Moodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083722657651175729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-13552154637868274732008-07-20T14:52:00.000-07:002008-07-20T14:52:00.000-07:00I can just see the back of her head disappearing i...I can just see the back of her head disappearing into the crowd. Her white hair shown in the sun.<BR/><BR/>bb+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-32766450747015714392008-07-20T13:32:00.000-07:002008-07-20T13:32:00.000-07:00I love this.There have been fleeting moments that ...I love this.<BR/>There have been fleeting moments that have brought me back to another place and time, where I could swear I can smell the scent of loved ones who passed years ago.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11599048382234757313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-56594624028592364622008-07-20T12:24:00.000-07:002008-07-20T12:24:00.000-07:00this is wonderfully touching! I agree...why don't ...this is wonderfully touching! I agree...why don't we hear from those spirits more often? Or maybe they are trying, but we're not listening...?!Jennifer Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351458993630972607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-24743644479817823782008-07-20T11:37:00.000-07:002008-07-20T11:37:00.000-07:00our sense of smell is the most evocative of memory...our sense of smell is the most evocative of memory, and sometimes those little glances of "something" out the corner of one's eye stir things in us - so many ways to be connected to those we loved in life and still yearn for when they are gone --- very nice verse!!!dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675797306131871129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-38944269021627913302008-07-20T11:15:00.000-07:002008-07-20T11:15:00.000-07:00Memories are fragile as time goes on and you wrote...Memories are fragile as time goes on and you wrote a beautiful poem to express that Granny. HUGTammy Brierlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-38677323002901635012008-07-20T09:59:00.000-07:002008-07-20T09:59:00.000-07:00So beautiful. It can be such a comfort to feel the...So beautiful. It can be such a comfort to feel them there, but at the same time it makes the loss so much more immediate.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626599073073459043.post-63348796682979127972008-07-20T09:16:00.000-07:002008-07-20T09:16:00.000-07:00That was beautiful. You have a wonderful way of re...That was beautiful. You have a wonderful way of remembering your loved ones.<BR/>-MyaMyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292778851852477299noreply@blogger.com