Poems and Prayers and Promises
A Soft Refection on Life7 total reviews
Comment from Jerome Goldberg
A very well written and insightful essay that definitely strikes a harmonious chord with met. I have never heard that John Denver song but I will try to find it. Thanks for sharing.
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A very well written and insightful essay that definitely strikes a harmonious chord with met. I have never heard that John Denver song but I will try to find it. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 03-Aug-2019
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2019
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Thanks, I appreciate your review.
Comment from zanya
Sometimes it's hard to share defining moment like these in our lives -but they bring with them wisdom and better understanding -the tone suggests gratitude amid the poignancy
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Sometimes it's hard to share defining moment like these in our lives -but they bring with them wisdom and better understanding -the tone suggests gratitude amid the poignancy
Comment Written 03-Aug-2019
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2019
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I agree. Thanks for reviewing this piece.
Comment from Roxanna Andrews
There comes a time when we all have to think about our life and what we've done with it. I always feel I'm going to have to leave a fund for paying off people to say nice things about me at my funeral. I do hope it won't be necessary but you never know.
I lost my youngest sister 6 yrs ago. There are 5 of us kids and she is the first go die, when the youngest dies, it's hard. She had cancer. I think of her every day. The rest of us are all still here. I am single, no kids so when I think of going I think of being a lone as I am now the youngest. But the Lord knows. He's taken good care of me and I'm sure He always will.
I'm sorry for the loss of your brother. Glad you have children and grandchildren. This is very well written, I saw no errors. I always liked John Denver. I wonder when he wrote that song if realized his life would be cut short. He was asked once on a talk show if he was happy and he answered, "No." I wonder did he ever find happiness.
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There comes a time when we all have to think about our life and what we've done with it. I always feel I'm going to have to leave a fund for paying off people to say nice things about me at my funeral. I do hope it won't be necessary but you never know.
I lost my youngest sister 6 yrs ago. There are 5 of us kids and she is the first go die, when the youngest dies, it's hard. She had cancer. I think of her every day. The rest of us are all still here. I am single, no kids so when I think of going I think of being a lone as I am now the youngest. But the Lord knows. He's taken good care of me and I'm sure He always will.
I'm sorry for the loss of your brother. Glad you have children and grandchildren. This is very well written, I saw no errors. I always liked John Denver. I wonder when he wrote that song if realized his life would be cut short. He was asked once on a talk show if he was happy and he answered, "No." I wonder did he ever find happiness.
Comment Written 02-Aug-2019
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2019
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I think John was in his mid-twenties when he wrote Poems and Prayers and Promises. It was one of those introspective moments in his life I guess. I have had more than a couple of those moments along the way. Life seems to afford us opportunities to take stock of things when someone close to us dies.
At such a young age, I'm not sure John would have had the foreknowledge that he would leave this world in his early fifties. As for him being happy, I think there were many things in his life that did bring him happiness. He was a passionate lover of nature and all creatures great and small. I know his life in later years was devoted to making this planet a better place to live. In many ways, he was an old soul and that reflected in the songs he wrote.
I love the first paragraph of your review. It shows that you have a great wit and that is a true gift. I can't imagine life without laughter and being able to find humor in this ever so temporary state we exist in. I thank you for your warm review, it is greatly appreciated.
Comment from Patty Palmer
How true your words are! I just turned 66 and I really don't mind the age. Ask me when I turn 70, I might have an attitude by then. Anyway, our kids are grown but we've raised our granddaughter since three days old. She will be 16 next month. I love life but lately I think about dying and it gets me It may be because my brother passed away this past December at 72 years old. My husband's brother passed away a month ago. I guess that's why I worry about it. So you're not out there alone. There are a lot of us on this boat with you!
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How true your words are! I just turned 66 and I really don't mind the age. Ask me when I turn 70, I might have an attitude by then. Anyway, our kids are grown but we've raised our granddaughter since three days old. She will be 16 next month. I love life but lately I think about dying and it gets me It may be because my brother passed away this past December at 72 years old. My husband's brother passed away a month ago. I guess that's why I worry about it. So you're not out there alone. There are a lot of us on this boat with you!
Comment Written 02-Aug-2019
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2019
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When someone close to us dies, especially a family member, it puts us in touch with our own mortality. I have been feeling that way since the passing of my brother. I am trying my best not to allow my age to get in the way of living my life. It is after all only a number. I don't want to waste valuable moments worrying about the time I have left.
I take comfort in knowing that there is a group of us on the same boat and I thank you for your thoughtful review of this piece.
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You're welcome, Marisa3! Yep, we feel better when we don't feel so alone, Misery loves company!
Comment from Teri7
This is a very interesting and well written essay about life. I like that you titled it poems and prayers and promises. I like you mentioning the song that John Denver wrote. You used very good descriptive words and very lovely imagery from the art work you used. Blessings, Teri
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This is a very interesting and well written essay about life. I like that you titled it poems and prayers and promises. I like you mentioning the song that John Denver wrote. You used very good descriptive words and very lovely imagery from the art work you used. Blessings, Teri
Comment Written 02-Aug-2019
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2019
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Thank you Teri, I am glad you enjoyed this piece.
Comment from Gail Denham
Oh I do love that song - and it does apply to us who've aged a bit. (I even have some cassettes of John Denver) - one of my very favorite singers - it speaks to me - calms me - encourages.
and we have more life to live - just as he wrote - it is a real shame he left this world too soon.
Good take on this subject.
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Oh I do love that song - and it does apply to us who've aged a bit. (I even have some cassettes of John Denver) - one of my very favorite singers - it speaks to me - calms me - encourages.
and we have more life to live - just as he wrote - it is a real shame he left this world too soon.
Good take on this subject.
Comment Written 02-Aug-2019
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2019
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John was a favorite of mine too. He put so much thought into his songs; he had the soul of a poet. It is a shame that we lost him so soon, but his legacy will live on through his songs and through his environmental work.
Thank you for reviewing this piece. I am happy you enjoyed it.
Comment from LisaMay
I really connected with what you have written here. I am clearly at a similar stage in my own life. I even have a John Denver CD, and am familiar with that lovely song. I too have lost my brother and am the last family member. (But I am totally on my own now because i don't have a partner or children, and therefore no grandchildren.)
Learning and new knowledge and enthusiasm and curiosity and laughter and self-awareness are all being added to in these later years, and all providing plenty of reasons to want to stick around for quite some time yet!
That Aldous Huxley quote is one I carry in my heart (it is carried by a child).
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2019
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I really connected with what you have written here. I am clearly at a similar stage in my own life. I even have a John Denver CD, and am familiar with that lovely song. I too have lost my brother and am the last family member. (But I am totally on my own now because i don't have a partner or children, and therefore no grandchildren.)
Learning and new knowledge and enthusiasm and curiosity and laughter and self-awareness are all being added to in these later years, and all providing plenty of reasons to want to stick around for quite some time yet!
That Aldous Huxley quote is one I carry in my heart (it is carried by a child).
Comment Written 02-Aug-2019
reply by the author on 03-Aug-2019
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It sounds like you and I are on similar paths. Being the last surviving member of ones family is a daunting feeling. It brings the full force of our own mortality to bear.
As I age I place more and more importance on the quality of time. Living in the moment and appreciating each day I have to still be here. I find that having a sense of humor helps to smooth out the rough spots and it keeps things in perspective. I think Aldous Huxley was so right that keeping the enthusiasm of a child for life itself is the true secret to a life well-lived.
I enjoyed your review and I thank you for taking the time to read this piece.
