tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post1057874633262558440..comments2024-03-18T20:52:31.671-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Powerful Connections In MemoriesLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-55115068498493350762013-04-24T14:55:39.322-06:002013-04-24T14:55:39.322-06:00Thank you Jen. This touches me that someone shoul...Thank you Jen. This touches me that someone should see the need for writing and capturing the moments. I love that you do that too.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-72588891182021903112013-04-24T13:14:14.544-06:002013-04-24T13:14:14.544-06:00This leaves me nearly speechless, and fearful of s...This leaves me nearly speechless, and fearful of saying something stupid. :) I have experienced a lot of loss, and wish I had moments like this - documented, recorded, timeless and priceless - something to hold on to. My greatest fear around those I have lost is not honoring them well, not honoring the feelings that I had for them, the vivid memories fading... your poem is such a strong reminder of why I now write so vivaciously about times I spend with loved ones... in hopes that if I ever need to, the memories will be there for me to hold onto without the fear of wondering how accurately I am pulling them back into my mind. Thank you for sharing such beauty. jenb.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02474903426683085763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-36031232583249913362013-04-24T06:41:37.652-06:002013-04-24T06:41:37.652-06:00You're welcome, Ramona. I appreciate your wor...You're welcome, Ramona. I appreciate your words!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-80332715803484818652013-04-23T23:32:59.599-06:002013-04-23T23:32:59.599-06:00Linda, thank you for sharing these difficult momen...Linda, thank you for sharing these difficult moments with us. A painful moment, but one made richer by your realization to treasure it! And you captured it so well in these few words.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-54761819799717707122013-04-23T21:28:32.425-06:002013-04-23T21:28:32.425-06:00Thank you Beverley. Yes, it is a gift I think to ...Thank you Beverley. Yes, it is a gift I think to be able to say goodbye at the end. I did with both my mother and my stepdad. This is a different kind of goodbye really. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-41066359106900601292013-04-23T21:26:44.625-06:002013-04-23T21:26:44.625-06:00Thank you Jennifer. I appreciate the response ver...Thank you Jennifer. I appreciate the response very much.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-8514275277382184492013-04-23T21:26:05.103-06:002013-04-23T21:26:05.103-06:00It touches me that it touched you, too, Maureen. ...It touches me that it touched you, too, Maureen. Those feelings are very real, and seeing that 'going away' is the tough part. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-91002824502907011922013-04-23T21:24:08.558-06:002013-04-23T21:24:08.558-06:00You're very welcome, Margaret.You're very welcome, Margaret. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-51713666923672166962013-04-23T21:23:33.043-06:002013-04-23T21:23:33.043-06:00Thank you Stacey. It does seem to help to remembe...Thank you Stacey. It does seem to help to remember. I know some think it's too painful, but to me it isn't-it's lovely that we did have such a happy life.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-66656503321706642352013-04-23T21:22:04.331-06:002013-04-23T21:22:04.331-06:00You are welcome, Robin. It does help to try to ex...You are welcome, Robin. It does help to try to express my feelings through words, trying to come to some terms with what has happened, is happening. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-17158021560363297852013-04-23T21:20:53.973-06:002013-04-23T21:20:53.973-06:00Thanks Tara. I'm so late, had a lo-ong school...Thanks Tara. I'm so late, had a lo-ong school meeting this evening! I appreciate the way you described it-so right!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-68395614076932777122013-04-23T20:35:22.136-06:002013-04-23T20:35:22.136-06:00Your poem so captured love and loss and memories a...Your poem so captured love and loss and memories and need. You grabbed my emotions so deeply. I can't imagine living with this on a daily basis. My mom had memory loss but still knew us til the end.<br />Simply beautiful.Beverley Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973073253078139054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-90423149732621906132013-04-23T19:30:49.681-06:002013-04-23T19:30:49.681-06:00Oh Linda, your poem is heartbreakingly beautiful. ...Oh Linda, your poem is heartbreakingly beautiful. I don't really have any more words to say to you, but know that I feel for you and I love reading your words.JenniferMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603450967368808356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-387441454815251002013-04-23T19:12:21.733-06:002013-04-23T19:12:21.733-06:00So beautiful and so sad. I know this dread - with ...So beautiful and so sad. I know this dread - with my mother. It must be so much more painful when you have it for your spouse. "You would soon be gone." Such a tough and vivid line.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404917167112072640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-71841665538462152352013-04-23T19:10:35.964-06:002013-04-23T19:10:35.964-06:00"I need the book of you." so true, so sa..."I need the book of you." so true, so sad, so real. Thanks for sharing your ups and downs with us. The connections are special.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-14413392700796692052013-04-23T18:58:21.506-06:002013-04-23T18:58:21.506-06:00I cannot imagine walking in your shoes, Linda. So...I cannot imagine walking in your shoes, Linda. So much love and loss... it must feel like it's too much to bear sometimes. <br /><br />What a beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing it with us. It filled me with sadness, but also with love since only great love can produce feelings like the ones you're having.Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-55156255174004268702013-04-23T18:27:58.402-06:002013-04-23T18:27:58.402-06:00There is a sense of eminent sadness lurking at the...There is a sense of eminent sadness lurking at the edges of the beautiful scene. It's almost haunting. This poem touched my heart Linda. Thank you. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132042235993262800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-68713237838301181282013-04-23T18:04:53.153-06:002013-04-23T18:04:53.153-06:00Beautiful, Linda. And thank you for sharing the p...Beautiful, Linda. And thank you for sharing the process of coming to terms with love, loss, and the way our memory turns to the past even as it prepares for the future.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-37008423539944281952013-04-23T11:27:03.839-06:002013-04-23T11:27:03.839-06:00Thanks Nancy. It's nice to hear you know what...Thanks Nancy. It's nice to hear you know what I mean. I'm sorry about your mom, too.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-28821547296459807402013-04-23T11:08:40.329-06:002013-04-23T11:08:40.329-06:00I love when you said that you 'needed the book...I love when you said that you 'needed the book of you'. It is such an line with grief attached. I often feel that when I am with my mom these days...so hard. xo nancNanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135130889558068676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-10005596866307522272013-04-23T09:57:58.366-06:002013-04-23T09:57:58.366-06:00What wise words, Terje. It's a new way for me...What wise words, Terje. It's a new way for me to think of this. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-23022410915402915032013-04-23T09:36:44.038-06:002013-04-23T09:36:44.038-06:00Universe is vast and endless. We often would like ...Universe is vast and endless. We often would like to think of our lives and the lives of our dear ones as vast and endless. You have caught the truth of human life in your lines of poetry. Beautiful and sad at the same time.Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-41338330578855719122013-04-23T08:37:26.935-06:002013-04-23T08:37:26.935-06:00Thanks Elsie. I appreciate your words. It has ma...Thanks Elsie. I appreciate your words. It has made me so aware to do all I can in the day, because one doesn't know what's coming tomorrow.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-76810157268700215092013-04-23T08:06:00.733-06:002013-04-23T08:06:00.733-06:00It is so sad to realize that the person who has be...It is so sad to realize that the person who has been such a vibrant part of your life is slowly slipping away. Your poem reflects that. Beautiful, Linda.elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-20788760394509160592013-04-23T07:22:32.832-06:002013-04-23T07:22:32.832-06:00Thank you so much Donna. I actually try not to sh...Thank you so much Donna. I actually try not to share often, but this time the moment rather threw me & I wanted to. It has been such a journey. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com