tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post6997328541833558837..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: The God Abandons AntonySarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-83642310516515529762008-07-27T12:43:00.000-04:002008-07-27T12:43:00.000-04:00BTW I don't know if you know this Leonard Cohen so...BTW I don't know if you know this Leonard Cohen song based on the poem.<BR/>Alexandra Leaving http://www.poemhunter.com/song/alexandra-leaving/MmeThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943569473245835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-17461010651860479002008-07-27T08:37:00.000-04:002008-07-27T08:37:00.000-04:00Hi Sara, I nominated you for an award: http://writ...Hi Sara, I nominated you for an award: http://writer2b.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/awards-ceremony/<BR/><BR/>:-) writer2bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-46692070780124861162008-07-26T16:38:00.000-04:002008-07-26T16:38:00.000-04:00Love the tone of the poem. Thank you for sharing i...Love the tone of the poem. Thank you for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-74353481492620583502008-07-26T07:49:00.000-04:002008-07-26T07:49:00.000-04:00When I go, I definitely want to "go firmly to the ...When I go, I definitely want to "go firmly to the window."Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-83530588751770340742008-07-25T16:37:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:37:00.000-04:00I can see why this would be a favorite. It is like...I can see why this would be a favorite. It is like a benevolent hand pushing you forward, making you face whatever it is you need to face with grace. I thinnk this might become one of my favorites, too.MmeThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943569473245835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-45119474836506512412008-07-25T13:42:00.000-04:002008-07-25T13:42:00.000-04:00Oh, the part about not fooling yourself, not sayin...Oh, the part about not fooling yourself, not saying anything was a dream or a mistake, but saying <I>it's OVER</I>, that is SO HARD. <BR/><BR/>Words worth keeping. I think a bracelet etched with the words "Graced with courage" might be a good reminder.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-41538233537180357232008-07-25T13:32:00.000-04:002008-07-25T13:32:00.000-04:00I like Cavafy's poem about Ulysses... That's the o...I like Cavafy's poem about Ulysses... That's the only Cavafy poem I know, but this one affects me in a similar way. Like the others have said, I like its courage, its poise come what may.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-80440614774136309962008-07-25T08:26:00.000-04:002008-07-25T08:26:00.000-04:00OH! This one took my breath away. I'm going to tat...OH! This one took my breath away. I'm going to tattoo "As one long prepared, and graced with courage" on the back of my hand. THAT is how I'd like to face disappointment, how I'd like to live.eishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309571088586091875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-28389930056161621372008-07-25T07:51:00.000-04:002008-07-25T07:51:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing this poem. Its exquisite music ...Thanks for sharing this poem. Its exquisite music is sad and haunting.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-71514874399908267722008-07-25T06:44:00.000-04:002008-07-25T06:44:00.000-04:00"go firmly to the window" Sara this sounds so much..."go firmly to the window" Sara this sounds so much like you! I could just keep reading this poem over and over. It inspires courage.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.com