Comments on: digging in

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:17:18 +0000

Oh, thanks, Michelle.

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:13:49 +0000

Thanks, Angie … and for the encouragement, too!

By: Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:05:45 +0000

Your funeral observations are great. This poem is definitely earthy. You’ve taken the prompt and made it your own. Hope all is well.

By: rob kistner

rob kistner — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:05:24 +0000

Deb – after reading this part 2, I had to read part 1. Very moving. This is a topic thread worth your continuing — very engaging. Somber and pensive, though not dark.

Excellent imagery, I was especially caught by:
“As dirt knocked hollow on pine
Two shovels and sifted soil”

I could hear the sad sobering sound, as though graveside – well written…

…rob

By: angie

angie — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:09:14 +0000

beautiful. each word is perfect in its place.

I really like the dual images of the grave and the road and all that is implied.

finish the series… ;)

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:04:48 +0000

Thanks for reading them both, Nicole! Glad they make sense. So far ;-)

By: Nicole Nicholson

Nicole Nicholson — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:00:35 +0000

I get a sense of endings, of death, here. I read your first part and the two together make sense. I’d like to see the next installment.

-Nicole

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:28:31 +0000

I’m glad you found the uplift, Gautami. Thanks for reading.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:28:03 +0000

Thanks, Dave. And me, too. It’s an interesting and difficult subject. Personal and universal. The most difficult kind of thing to dig into. Or to create meaningful work from.

By: gautami tripathy

gautami tripathy — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:08:04 +0000

Sad yet it is uplifting somehow. Maybe we wish for everything normal. static of the radio bustles at me