Dawn's Favorite Poems, Vol. 4
Viewing comments for Chapter 15 "Amethyst Is Hard; So Is Life"eclectic poetry favorites from 2017 & 2018
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Comment from Y. M. Roger
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the way it is according to the Lady of the Canadian North! :) Seriously, though, Dawn, this is a very well rhymed statement of 'the way it has to be' between friends...because you will not let yourself be a pawn or a doormat -- all I've got to say is:
You GO girl!! :) :)
wink, wink
Yvette
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the way it is according to the Lady of the Canadian North! :) Seriously, though, Dawn, this is a very well rhymed statement of 'the way it has to be' between friends...because you will not let yourself be a pawn or a doormat -- all I've got to say is:
You GO girl!! :) :)
wink, wink
Yvette
Comment Written 09-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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*winking back at you* -- wait 'til you read what I posted next... (hahaha!) It is called, "Where Is The Love?" Just in case you DON'T get time to read it, let me give you a 'spoiler-alert' -- it is not somebody else I'm whining about. (LOL)
Thank you so much, my friend!
Comment from Ulla
Hi Dawn, I'm so sorry that you've had this kind of treatmeant and experience. What I don't get is how a person whose supposedly a believer can behave like that. A good person don't have to go to church to prove it. Warm regards. Ulla x
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Hi Dawn, I'm so sorry that you've had this kind of treatmeant and experience. What I don't get is how a person whose supposedly a believer can behave like that. A good person don't have to go to church to prove it. Warm regards. Ulla x
Comment Written 09-Feb-2020
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
You should print this poem out and pin it on the church board. The person who did that needs to listen to the sermons being preached, not go to church to try and upset people. There are too many hypocrites in Church as it is. I'm sorry that you had to go through all that unhappiness, Dawn, more so because it wasn't your doing. Why are people like that? Take care, my friend. Lots of hugs, Sandra xxx
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You should print this poem out and pin it on the church board. The person who did that needs to listen to the sermons being preached, not go to church to try and upset people. There are too many hypocrites in Church as it is. I'm sorry that you had to go through all that unhappiness, Dawn, more so because it wasn't your doing. Why are people like that? Take care, my friend. Lots of hugs, Sandra xxx
Comment Written 09-Feb-2020
Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca
I cant believe you kept this excellently done monorhyme piece going and it flowed so well as you did. Thank you for the author's notes allowing us to understand the story behind it.
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I cant believe you kept this excellently done monorhyme piece going and it flowed so well as you did. Thank you for the author's notes allowing us to understand the story behind it.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2020
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written heartfelt poem. I think I can understand your feelings about being treated like a sixteen year old when you are beyond your fifties. We amethystites can sense when others are not sincere.
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A very well-written heartfelt poem. I think I can understand your feelings about being treated like a sixteen year old when you are beyond your fifties. We amethystites can sense when others are not sincere.
Comment Written 09-Feb-2020
Comment from damommy
I'm so sorry you had this experience, but you've written a lovely poem about it, so there's your upside of it all. Forgive me, but I don't what month is your birthday. Mine is September, and my birthstone is the sapphire. I don't know if it matches yours in strength.
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2020
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I'm so sorry you had this experience, but you've written a lovely poem about it, so there's your upside of it all. Forgive me, but I don't what month is your birthday. Mine is September, and my birthstone is the sapphire. I don't know if it matches yours in strength.
Comment Written 08-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2020
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February -- the 1st.
Google -- "On the hardness scale (also known as the MoHs), the purple sapphire scores 9 out 10. The only gem that is stronger than a purple sapphire is a diamond. The amethyst is significantly softer -- it only comes in at a 7."
Thank you, Yvonne. But I think given the choice I would have preferred to do without the poem. :)
Comment from Joan E.
Happy birthday--I wish my birthstone were amethyst since it is so lovely and durable. I am sorry you had this negative experience at your church, but I admired your cleansing yourself by writing this poem and I found your rhymed quatrains quite appealing. I hope you can purge the jealousy and be friends again. Continue to be a forgiving amethyst! Sighs- Joan
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2020
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Happy birthday--I wish my birthstone were amethyst since it is so lovely and durable. I am sorry you had this negative experience at your church, but I admired your cleansing yourself by writing this poem and I found your rhymed quatrains quite appealing. I hope you can purge the jealousy and be friends again. Continue to be a forgiving amethyst! Sighs- Joan
Comment Written 08-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2020
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Ah, but we were not friends, and she is making it very difficult with others who ARE friends -- as if we could not ALL be friends, she is jealously guarding pretty much everyone else. But she is going too far, and it is being noticed, I think... *sigh*
Thank you, Joan.
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I hope the situation is resolved soon. More sighs- Joan
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Thank you, my friend. I'm not holding my breath though... :( I'M the "newbie", even though I've been attending over 7 years... She's on the council, etc. etc... *sigh* GAH!!!
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Ouch--I'm sorry that she has "seniority"! But you know your own self-worth. Take good care of yourself- Joan
Comment from Sugarray77
Dawn, I love the beauty of the amethyst and the clarity and color always please my eye. I can see how you compare yourself to this gem. Great story in your notes that support and enhance your verse!
Melissa
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2020
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Dawn, I love the beauty of the amethyst and the clarity and color always please my eye. I can see how you compare yourself to this gem. Great story in your notes that support and enhance your verse!
Melissa
Comment Written 08-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2020
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Thank you -- I love it too. :) Perhaps it sounds a bit puffed-up to compare myself to it, but it just seemed like a good analogy, since it IS hard and my birthstone (another level of metaphor).
Again -- thanks very much!
Comment from Drew Delaney
There are boundaries in everyone's lives that are not to be crossed. Some people have little or no respect and therefore seem to cause even more issues by sharing with others. Good for you that you apologized, even though ... !
Drew xx
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2020
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There are boundaries in everyone's lives that are not to be crossed. Some people have little or no respect and therefore seem to cause even more issues by sharing with others. Good for you that you apologized, even though ... !
Drew xx
Comment Written 08-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2020
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There was no "sharing"-- she simply decided in her own mind that I was offended because I flinched slightly, and she does not like my sweet friend. It gave her the opportunity to 'lecture' someone who has a disability/mental challenges. (My friend was behind me -- kissed my neck/shoulder -- she doesn't know/did not know any better. I was not offended at all -- just surprised by it.)
I would have handled it MUCH differently. In fact, I DID. I explained a hug,or a kiss on my cheek when I know it's coming is okay, and she understood!!! But it was later, when I "apologized profusely" that her feelings were hurt -- the following Sunday after service (when my friend wouldn't speak to me. I pushed to find out what was wrong -- THAT was when I discovered what had happened.
Her feelings were NOT hurt at the time, only when Ms. Busybody told her because she saw the interaction. The nosy woman was sneaky too, because she made sure I did not witness her telling my friend, or I would have spoken up immediately.
I get so fed up with people sometimes, I swear...!!! And THAT was just ONE incident caused by this woman.
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I know. I have become a hermit to some extent. Went to my granddaughters hockey game today, though. I went to a friend?s celebration of life last Saturday and visited with some old friends. This week one day, I got a phone call from a fellow in his early 80?s, telling me how great I looked and if I would basically meet up with him. He was there with his third wife. I was sick about it to the point where I didn?t answer the phone the rest of the week. How sick is that? Men!
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I know. I have become a hermit to some extent. Went to my granddaughters hockey game today, though. I went to a friend?s celebration of life last Saturday and visited with some old friends. This week one day, I got a phone call from a fellow in his early 80?s, telling me how great I looked and if I would basically meet up with him. He was there with his third wife. I was sick about it to the point where I didn?t answer the phone the rest of the week. How sick is that? Men!
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Oh, I am SO sorry! I am only now gaining my feet under me again (somewhat!). I WAS a recluse--for a VERY long time. Tempted to become one again at times... And I am talking going nowhere I did not absolutely have to... *sigh* For over a dozen years...
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Sorry to hear that. I am not a total recluse but I would rather stay home when I do have to go out. Somehow I feel like I don?t fit anywhere. My church suffered a major split about ten years ago and I haven?t gone back since. I don?t even go to visit my kids. I wait for them to come.
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:( Sounds to me like you are probably someone I'd like to know in 'real-time'. :)There ARE a few of us, just hard to find 'cuz we lock ourselves away. LOL.
