tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post9016384200162629898..comments2024-02-14T13:15:22.900-05:00Comments on The Word Mechanic: The MiracleThe Grandpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-56086780230319916262008-12-21T09:39:00.000-05:002008-12-21T09:39:00.000-05:00Thank you, LAdyFi. I truly apreciate the comment.H...Thank you, LAdyFi. I truly apreciate the comment.<BR/><BR/>Hi, Expat, and thank you. You are welcome here any time.The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-63726668641162427412008-12-21T09:32:00.000-05:002008-12-21T09:32:00.000-05:00That's beautiful!Thank you for following. You have...That's beautiful!<BR/>Thank you for following. You have a very interesting blog, to say the least. I'll be back!Bella@That damn expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441537825845749674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-33756689520971700062008-12-21T06:17:00.000-05:002008-12-21T06:17:00.000-05:00It's gorgeous and breath-taking! Only the wind thr...It's gorgeous and breath-taking! <BR/><BR/>Only the wind through the choir loft — and my breath.<BR/>All was as it had been, and I, the only one<BR/>To see it, stood alone as at my own death.<BR/><BR/>Profound, moving. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-87054927889119763242008-12-20T14:56:00.000-05:002008-12-20T14:56:00.000-05:00Thank you, Sandee. I really appreciate your saying...Thank you, Sandee. I really appreciate your saying that. And I hope you too have a wonderful weekend and a very merry Christmas.The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-52215346283440860612008-12-20T14:48:00.000-05:002008-12-20T14:48:00.000-05:00You really write very, very well. This post is no...You really write very, very well. This post is no exception.<BR/><BR/>Have a terrific weekend and a very Merry Christmas. :)Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-60180017309889936882008-12-20T07:30:00.000-05:002008-12-20T07:30:00.000-05:00Hi, Dave. Whether it's based on fact or not, I thi...Hi, Dave. Whether it's based on fact or not, I think it's good when a poem evokes a willing suspension of disbelief. Thank you for granting it that. And thank you for being moved.The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-8117825110107396102008-12-20T05:12:00.000-05:002008-12-20T05:12:00.000-05:00I'm not sure about the statue, but I found the poe...I'm not sure about the statue, but I found the poem strangely moving. I was willing to believe it an actual experience... was it?Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-10948590931882556072008-12-19T23:28:00.000-05:002008-12-19T23:28:00.000-05:00Thanks, Rene. Seems a lot of us have had experienc...Thanks, Rene. Seems a lot of us have had experiences with the statues. I have to agree, blinking would freak me out too. Interesting what we'll tolerate in a poem. Sorry to say, I don't really buy the whole Satan thing any more. (People are bad enough on their own.) Don't know if I really ever bought it, although, it gave me a lot of sleepless nights when I was younger.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Braja (although I'm going to start calling you Ms Jewel, per my earlier comment). I do have a sonnet with a coda so it doesn't end when you might expect it too. I'm thinking of posting that one eventually.The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-91785947414242028472008-12-19T20:12:00.000-05:002008-12-19T20:12:00.000-05:00Beautiful Grandpa...now that is truly evocative (a...Beautiful Grandpa...now that is truly evocative (and sometimes that word is overused). I wanted more...it finished too soon, perfect timing.♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-44557864843475745872008-12-19T19:41:00.000-05:002008-12-19T19:41:00.000-05:00Beautiful. Like Lilly, when I was small I used to ...Beautiful. Like Lilly, when I was small I used to having staring contests with the statues at church.<BR/><BR/>They always won. But if they would have blinked I think I would have freaked out!<BR/><BR/>I agree, the Lord wouldn't deceive you with visions but I wouldn't put it past Satan.<BR/><BR/>Love your poetry.<BR/><BR/>Peace - ReneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-42375836270774856822008-12-19T19:20:00.000-05:002008-12-19T19:20:00.000-05:00Thanks, Amy. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I like shari...Thanks, Amy. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I like sharing my poetry.The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-82667728606010254872008-12-19T18:09:00.000-05:002008-12-19T18:09:00.000-05:00Grandpa, I really, really loved this one... so bea...Grandpa, I really, really loved this one... so beautiful and iridescent in its imagery. Thank you for sharing another piece of yourself with us.Amy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137265140715548518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-23927863718540003462008-12-19T15:43:00.000-05:002008-12-19T15:43:00.000-05:00Hi, Lilly. Your site's so good, it seems idiotic t...Hi, Lilly. Your site's so good, it seems idiotic to try to choose a favorite "type" of post. (Well, maybe Des's posts :0)) But I truly enjoy the Messages from your Mother. They're why I got hooked, I think.<BR/><BR/>I knew a few nuns I think thought the statues actually talked to them. (:0))The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-52039921088138746432008-12-19T15:20:00.000-05:002008-12-19T15:20:00.000-05:00Awww Grandpa - I just noticed my blog was under yo...Awww Grandpa - I just noticed my blog was under your spotlight. I am excited, thank you!! Its a Miracle!! <BR/><BR/>I used to spend lots of times in an empty church as a child cleaning candelabras and tidying up (I used to love to help the nuns at my school). I talked to the statues all the time. No, they never answered back. Oh I think God is deceiving and has lots of tricks up his sleeve too...in a good way of course.Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.com