| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 05/25/07 at 04:12 PM Brilliantly written. I can feel the loneliness. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 05/25/07 at 05:41 PM "the water in our back ditch
flows and soaks
with languid ease
and sends a deep
and satisfying message" is my favorite stanza. Beautiful Kristina.
to our seeds
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| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 05/25/07 at 06:23 PM Although this is a very personal poem, I'm sure its message will haunt any and all who read it as it did me. Well done Kris. |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 05/26/07 at 10:30 PM Cognitive dissonance here - wistful air of deprivation nurtures instant breath of gratification...you expire and inspire. |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 05/27/07 at 12:37 AM The analogy of a nourishing earth around you in contrast to the void left from loss of human contact is so vivid and eloquent. Beautifully written. |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 05/27/07 at 12:37 AM The analogy of a nourishing earth around you in contrast to the void left from loss of human contact is so vivid and eloquent. Beautifully written. |
| Posted by Don Matley on 09/08/07 at 03:32 PM A very nice work. I ave no idea what russn olives are like but this stanza is very sentient and beautiful. I also enjoyed the last stanza's conclusion.
Absence may make the heart grow fonder,but lost love is so emptying and suddenly final. |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/09/09 at 03:09 PM I can feel the lonliness and the sadness- very well expressed Good work (as usual) |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 11/11/09 at 03:41 AM Silence is so powerful. It bears a thousand poems, but yours pierces the heart and begs a sweet antidote of silent listening and loving. Quite a poem, Kristina. Thanks. |
