tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post8212942829596631788..comments2024-03-28T12:15:53.050-07:00Comments on Imagine: Lift-off Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-24211131623005406922013-03-05T23:14:30.515-08:002013-03-05T23:14:30.515-08:00Powerful verse, and a fitting companion to that wo...Powerful verse, and a fitting companion to that wonderful image.Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-17067140200714483002013-02-25T09:43:29.914-08:002013-02-25T09:43:29.914-08:00Mothers of all species know this...Mothers of all species know this...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-86821604701949665492013-02-25T02:24:44.212-08:002013-02-25T02:24:44.212-08:00The line- newly minted orphanhood - really got to ...The line- newly minted orphanhood - really got to my heart. You've written a beautiful poem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318991328136593536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-33213745832337348892013-02-24T17:19:48.771-08:002013-02-24T17:19:48.771-08:00What a fantastic write - and poignant vignette - I...What a fantastic write - and poignant vignette - I love it that the children saw their grandma taking off.......and that there was so much love there.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-78687261296442309132013-02-24T16:05:54.573-08:002013-02-24T16:05:54.573-08:00oh Pearl this is so sad and beautiful all at once....oh Pearl this is so sad and beautiful all at once. Perhaps I wasn't young enough when my grandmother died to experience her passing that way... it wasn't peaceful.. but she made it clear she was on her way.... kept calling out my grandfather's name saying she was coming. I was eleven.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-84324766759985104402013-02-24T16:04:31.412-08:002013-02-24T16:04:31.412-08:00This is very dear Pearl and not so far off, I'...This is very dear Pearl and not so far off, I'm thinking - at least some of the time - and I do believe children are often privy to things adults are not ... well told.<br /><br />http://thepoet-tree-house.blogspot.ca/2013/02/patience-for-angel.htmlS.E.Ingrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135141369161538082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-14197337485861938112013-02-24T15:41:17.540-08:002013-02-24T15:41:17.540-08:00This is a great post and does show how important i...This is a great post and does show how important it is for children to be aware of the circle of life. It is important too that children understand there is a part of their parents and grandparents still within them.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-82506417380983774532013-02-24T13:59:00.313-08:002013-02-24T13:59:00.313-08:00Pearls
This is beautiful and trans-formative :DPearls<br />This is beautiful and trans-formative :DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-66695548305425783242013-02-24T13:54:22.184-08:002013-02-24T13:54:22.184-08:00This is kinda magickal! :)This is kinda magickal! :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-64355421556236396032013-02-24T11:45:25.229-08:002013-02-24T11:45:25.229-08:00You've told a lovely story in your poem, the e...You've told a lovely story in your poem, the end of which I read through my own blurry eyes. Sweet use of the prompt.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-26064754262603390682013-02-24T11:15:36.795-08:002013-02-24T11:15:36.795-08:00Really beautifully written Pearl, and very hard to...Really beautifully written Pearl, and very hard to read for me, (too many passings these last few years). We all smiled bravely too. Veronica Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288280932510764014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-6493893530292230492013-02-24T10:03:43.634-08:002013-02-24T10:03:43.634-08:00I wish there was the ability here in this little c...I wish there was the ability here in this little comment box to reach through cyberspace and give you all a big thank you humble-hug. Please accept my appreciation for stopping by and the lovely comments I've read this morning :) <br />Thank you so very very much.Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-42106197583991575612013-02-24T09:32:06.696-08:002013-02-24T09:32:06.696-08:00There's a big lump in my throat, Pearl. What ...There's a big lump in my throat, Pearl. What a wonderful evocation of a passing you have wrought from that miscellany of words.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-37238810800618670232013-02-24T09:26:36.674-08:002013-02-24T09:26:36.674-08:00This is so beautiful and uplifting... what a wondr...This is so beautiful and uplifting... what a wondrous gift the children received and the reader as well... this was like an unexpected kiss.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392855237259808500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-46449733220139469122013-02-24T08:38:02.708-08:002013-02-24T08:38:02.708-08:00Oooh what a lovely comment posted on FB
Nurit Is...Oooh what a lovely comment posted on FB<br /><br /><br />Nurit Israeli A truly beautiful depiction of the ongoing narrative of endings and beginnings... Evoking powerful memories... I particularly love the smooth transition: "And as the end approached on slippered feet and gently walked into the present..." And the "Lift-off"... And the smile -- in spite of the tears... Such depth...<br />2 hours ago · Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-43906183291445569412013-02-24T06:11:00.862-08:002013-02-24T06:11:00.862-08:00What a beautiful piece..i love the freedom the chi...What a beautiful piece..i love the freedom the children our allowed to fly with..Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-59639619790583548942013-02-24T06:00:28.950-08:002013-02-24T06:00:28.950-08:00Wow, this is such an emotional piece and so wonder...Wow, this is such an emotional piece and so wonderfully written. I love how the grandmother passed, may we all have the hands of our children near. Beautiful.Judy Roneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-2980395683209634972013-02-24T05:52:39.156-08:002013-02-24T05:52:39.156-08:00They know how to say 'goodbye'...They know how to say 'goodbye'...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-86753273872930474002013-02-24T05:51:57.072-08:002013-02-24T05:51:57.072-08:00This is beautiful, Pearl. You really did capture ...This is beautiful, Pearl. You really did capture something about those moments before death. I like the idea of the end walking into the present. Whew! A 'papyrus hand' is truly inspired! One can hope that Grandma took off to a better place! <br /><br />Thank you, Pearl, for participating in Poetry Pantry!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-28890155235820742822013-02-24T04:28:01.414-08:002013-02-24T04:28:01.414-08:00wow. beautifully described. the light, closeness, ...wow. beautifully described. the light, closeness, papyrus.lucychilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519163424062626658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-69749508558465497532013-02-24T04:24:41.433-08:002013-02-24T04:24:41.433-08:00Thanks Magic - hoping so - always surprised to see...Thanks Magic - hoping so - always surprised to see where the wordle words take me :)Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1819558801520044413.post-51263084596137105902013-02-24T04:18:12.722-08:002013-02-24T04:18:12.722-08:00You've capture the story of a passing well, Pe...You've capture the story of a passing well, Pearl. I find it both poignant and joy-filled. (Can it be both at once?)<br /><br />Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.com