tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post677319873618603807..comments2024-03-05T06:55:21.597-05:00Comments on Dori Reads: Poetry Friday: My Journey: AllisonDorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-89283610189483213482013-04-28T20:57:32.655-04:002013-04-28T20:57:32.655-04:00Dori--Thank you for sharing this with us. It is sh...Dori--Thank you for sharing this with us. It is shattering. My MIL lost her firstborn to full-term stillbirth, and I feel like I have shared something of her pain, too, along with yours. Hugs.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-76933048955503241652013-04-27T02:00:51.550-04:002013-04-27T02:00:51.550-04:00Ooops...Dori...no E :-)Ooops...Dori...no E :-)April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-89388794236886286182013-04-27T02:00:29.474-04:002013-04-27T02:00:29.474-04:00Dear Dorie, Did you mean to link April 26, 2013 P...Dear Dorie, Did you mean to link April 26, 2013 Poetry Friday to this post? April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-40934288264363980212013-04-26T21:42:18.692-04:002013-04-26T21:42:18.692-04:00So, so beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. Tha...So, so beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. That last stanza is just stunning....Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-60802474680510790802013-02-23T14:05:03.049-05:002013-02-23T14:05:03.049-05:00Oh. This made me cry. I didn't read it the d...Oh. This made me cry. I didn't read it the day you posted it, but I've been going back over your last few posts after reading yesterday's. So painful and so beautiful. <br /><br />I had a miscarriage between my two children, and I started trying to write about it a few years ago, and couldn't. This makes me think that maybe some day I will be ready to write about it. Thank you for sharing this amazing poem. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-29297246126866390762013-02-07T21:40:51.772-05:002013-02-07T21:40:51.772-05:00Dori--so beautiful.
Your "perfect but for br...Dori--so beautiful.<br /><br />Your "perfect but for breath" caught me, as did "the milky tears" and the photo of the pieta.<br /><br />I think of each death in war and how every death creates circles and circles of grief like a pebble dropped in a pond. <br /><br />Thank you for your generosity--sharing grief is a generous act.<br />April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-39976927317491169842013-02-03T10:31:03.525-05:002013-02-03T10:31:03.525-05:00Thank you, Steve. There is something truly miracul...Thank you, Steve. There is something truly miraculous about seeing the world from that high place. Miracles come in all shapes and sizes, and often in the most unlikely places. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-90895036026955145752013-02-03T08:01:43.143-05:002013-02-03T08:01:43.143-05:00Thank you for such a powerful poem and story that ...Thank you for such a powerful poem and story that precedes the poem.<br /><br />You wrote these amazing words. I can see that you have climbed to that high place, and continue the climb even higher. <br /><br />Thanks for telling of the journey.<br /><br />A high place<br />demands she climb the face,<br />risk an uncertain step,<br />scale the crag,<br />shout her name to the wind,<br />reach out her hand,<br />spread her fingers,<br />grasp the ribbon of cloud,<br />claim the mountain.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793183473454298123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-55950839935537900052013-02-02T14:02:24.135-05:002013-02-02T14:02:24.135-05:00That's good, Mary Lee. I'm so glad this ha...That's good, Mary Lee. I'm so glad this has given some understanding. My heart goes out to your friends. Rejoice with the one. Grieve with the other. Just having friends present is important. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-16043644173485097112013-02-02T13:58:01.901-05:002013-02-02T13:58:01.901-05:00I've only seen pictures of the pieta. I can im...I've only seen pictures of the pieta. I can imagine that I would be speechless standing before it. I have long loved Holman Hunt's painting, "The Light of the World". When we were in London a few years back, I saw it in St. Paul's Cathedral. That was exactly my response. I just had to sit and absorb it. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-30351707715566779362013-02-02T13:53:32.483-05:002013-02-02T13:53:32.483-05:00You know the thing that has surprised me over the ...You know the thing that has surprised me over the years? It's just how many women have suffered miscarriages. So many. Again, that quiet grief that we so often do not share. Thanks for reading, Violet, and for you kind comments. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-54788106624456910872013-02-02T10:12:43.264-05:002013-02-02T10:12:43.264-05:00As Bridget commented, the pain in this is palpable...As Bridget commented, the pain in this is palpable. The middle of the poem is the hardest to read and feel, but the healing that comes is a small relief.<br /><br />My teaching partner is expecting any day now. She told about a moment of panic when she couldn't feel movement. A close friend had a full-term stillbirth. After reading your poem, I can better understand their feelings.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-21815241012826699802013-02-02T08:24:40.427-05:002013-02-02T08:24:40.427-05:00I saw the pieta in Rome and was moved to tears. Y...I saw the pieta in Rome and was moved to tears. Your poem moved me too. What a mix of pure sadness, raw grief, and bitter anger. Thanks for sharing. I'm sure your willingness to share your grief must help others deal with their own. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-79381060304295547112013-02-02T00:21:41.480-05:002013-02-02T00:21:41.480-05:00This poem took my breath away. You have dug deep!...This poem took my breath away. You have dug deep!<br /><br /> #3 especially resonates in how the smells and sights and tasks of home are all affected by this great sorrow and the grieving. Someone else mentioned the the moved cradle. That struck me too.<br /><br />Also in #4:<br /><br />"like a childless mother<br />who cups her breasts,<br /><br />hands taut against fevered glands<br />that run with milky tears."<br /><br />...brings back memories of my own miscarriages (though not full-term). <br /><br /><a href="http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Violet N.</a>Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-15852274553710082342013-02-01T19:43:55.657-05:002013-02-01T19:43:55.657-05:00Pain, redeemed and healed, is something to treasur...Pain, redeemed and healed, is something to treasure. Thanks for reading. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-21632957059533373762013-02-01T19:43:09.638-05:002013-02-01T19:43:09.638-05:00Thanks, Tara, for reading.Thanks, Tara, for reading.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-37698435524316838882013-02-01T19:42:31.288-05:002013-02-01T19:42:31.288-05:00Matt, thanks for telling me that. I am usually car...Matt, thanks for telling me that. I am usually careful not to talk about this with expectant parents. It can be easy to plant a seed of fear. It didn't even occur to me here as I was writing. Go home and rejoice in the miracle of that little one growing in the womb. Pray over her and bless her, or him. She will hear. Blessings to you and your family. Precious life!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-58684938967514619392013-02-01T19:39:26.717-05:002013-02-01T19:39:26.717-05:00I would love to hear about your project. Will emai...I would love to hear about your project. Will email. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-38348778249991461872013-02-01T19:38:55.297-05:002013-02-01T19:38:55.297-05:00Thank you, Renee. Thank you, Renee. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-24268692401717220142013-02-01T19:38:28.986-05:002013-02-01T19:38:28.986-05:00Jama, I went and found Auden's poem. I don'...Jama, I went and found Auden's poem. I don't think I've ever read it. Such beauty in the sadness. I love that we can do that with words. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-21093876770332602612013-02-01T18:25:24.185-05:002013-02-01T18:25:24.185-05:00Wow, the sorrow is palatable. Amazing use of your ...Wow, the sorrow is palatable. Amazing use of your loss to create something so moving. Thank you for sharing it with us today.Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-83876893682107351112013-02-01T16:11:01.171-05:002013-02-01T16:11:01.171-05:00So beautiful, so sad, and so evocative of a partic...So beautiful, so sad, and so evocative of a particular type of grief - how brave you were to write this, Dori...thank you for sharing it with us today.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-30931611975690365172013-02-01T15:01:06.533-05:002013-02-01T15:01:06.533-05:00What a powerful, touching, and sad poem...I'm ...What a powerful, touching, and sad poem...I'm sorry for your loss, and I suppose this hits me harder than it might otherwise, because my wife & I are currently expecting - so this has an extra impact on me. Thank you for sharing.Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-18919831274295607592013-02-01T14:30:42.167-05:002013-02-01T14:30:42.167-05:00Dori, the phrase "Someone moved the cradle&qu...Dori, the phrase "Someone moved the cradle" struck me. It is quiet, but speaks to the isolation and loss that mothers feel in this unimaginable situation.<br /><br />I am working on a book (for adults) about a late term stillbirth that affected my family. If you ever feel up to it, please contact me at mrspoems@gmail.com and I will tell you more about the project.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-40765130181911310792013-02-01T14:04:46.765-05:002013-02-01T14:04:46.765-05:00So beautiful, Doraine. I really have no words. Tha...So beautiful, Doraine. I really have no words. Thank you so much for sharing this journey with us.Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.com