tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post3975956849403384899..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: I Know NotJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-26447036116634254892008-03-10T18:32:00.000-05:002008-03-10T18:32:00.000-05:00Lindy, thank you. No, we don't know. It would be...Lindy, thank you. No, we don't know. It would be dull if we knew, don't you think? It could be scary, too.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-43181222483109254222008-03-10T17:46:00.000-05:002008-03-10T17:46:00.000-05:00This is beautiful. We don't know... so much we ca...This is beautiful. We don't know... so much we can't tell.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful poem Grandmère Mimi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-13371874717565980342007-07-29T23:13:00.000-05:002007-07-29T23:13:00.000-05:00Serena, you're welcome.I want a cat, but my dog ha...Serena, you're welcome.<BR/><BR/>I want a cat, but my dog hates cats and goes after them to do harm, so I can't have one now. The stress of keeping the two separated would be too much.<BR/><BR/>I believe what you say about them is true.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-90851892484222783072007-07-29T22:52:00.000-05:002007-07-29T22:52:00.000-05:00Poem is truly beautiful. Thank you. And, being a...Poem is truly beautiful. Thank you. <BR/><BR/>And, being a cat officianado (sp?) I can tell you that Oscar is not the only one with this kind of sensitivity to the human condition. Those who have not been abused and have been loved, are very good chaplains/pastors.Rev SShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661507940053055640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-69435287485155890002007-07-29T18:39:00.000-05:002007-07-29T18:39:00.000-05:00Thank you, all (blushing).Johinieb, don't expect. ...Thank you, all (blushing).<BR/><BR/>Johinieb, don't expect. I expect that each little ditty will be the last.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-43887370088454098822007-07-29T17:47:00.000-05:002007-07-29T17:47:00.000-05:00Big hugs. Your poem is not morbid in the least! I ...Big hugs. Your poem is not morbid in the least! I felt a kind of excitement in it, myself. It wouldn't be any fun if we knew exactly what was going to happen to us.pjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263601584230477201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-72886837258690715752007-07-29T17:40:00.000-05:002007-07-29T17:40:00.000-05:00Elegantly put, grandmere mimi (me, too, Jan), but ...Elegantly put, grandmere mimi (me, too, Jan), but we expected that.johniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-12839101829012315212007-07-29T10:45:00.000-05:002007-07-29T10:45:00.000-05:00good poetry, Mimi. really.good poetry, Mimi. really.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-63523378074892599042007-07-29T09:01:00.000-05:002007-07-29T09:01:00.000-05:00Jan, one of my commenters said that I'm everyone's...Jan, one of my commenters said that I'm everyone's grandmother. That's fine with me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind word about the poem.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-73068481605498073782007-07-29T08:19:00.000-05:002007-07-29T08:19:00.000-05:00Grandmere Mimi (I love calling you this), the poem...Grandmere Mimi (I love calling you this), the poem is bittersweet, as Allen said. But it is a poem for each of us--we need to accept that we "know not." <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to Allen's granddaughter--babies are such a blessing.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-73787467498299456182007-07-29T08:15:00.000-05:002007-07-29T08:15:00.000-05:00Allen, Cynthia, thank you. I put my poems up in f...Allen, Cynthia, thank you. I put my poems up in fear and trembling, with no idea whether they are any good at all.<BR/><BR/>If any of you want to see a pretty baby, go see pictures of Allen's new granddaughter <A HREF="http://allenmellen.blogspot.com/2007/07/amanda.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-53063670996970701082007-07-29T07:43:00.000-05:002007-07-29T07:43:00.000-05:00I love your poem, Mimi, especially its simplicity....I love your poem, Mimi, especially its simplicity. You have a talent for the pithy.<BR/><BR/>I too have heard of Oscar--read about him in a CT paper yesterday. I once worked in a hospice whose cage of parakeets would make noise when a patient was near dying. I would much prefer Oscar to a bunch of squawky birds.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189485834914559162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-74017143323314991852007-07-29T06:49:00.000-05:002007-07-29T06:49:00.000-05:00A lovely poem, Mimi. It's bittersweet, not morbid...A lovely poem, Mimi. <BR/>It's bittersweet, not morbid at all. <BR/>My thoughts have been tending that way too, recently. Especially as I expend quite a bit of time, energy, and even money in anticipation of living another twenty or more years.Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082981127553205332noreply@blogger.com