tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post2091692984108859181..comments2023-04-22T22:45:48.091-04:00Comments on Just A Thought: The Final Goodbyerebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-43369340898486913232012-03-15T11:05:54.137-04:002012-03-15T11:05:54.137-04:00A powerful story and yes Death often comes cruelly...A powerful story and yes Death often comes cruelly and sometimes we just have to relent.<br /><br />Beautifully written.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-8032838032138109232012-03-15T07:26:10.369-04:002012-03-15T07:26:10.369-04:00A moving story. Very beautifully written by you.A moving story. Very beautifully written by you.A Walk In My Hearthttp://awalkinmyheart.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/come-into-the-light/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-5450628429977015522012-03-14T15:27:20.824-04:002012-03-14T15:27:20.824-04:00but she dies in her own room, surrounded by her me...but she dies in her own room, surrounded by her memories, not in some hole, lost and cold!! and the family got to say goodbye<br /><br /><a href="http://zongrik.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/depth-of-field/" rel="nofollow">depth of field</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-18906246907884343062012-03-12T01:02:38.921-04:002012-03-12T01:02:38.921-04:00Wow. This is so good. So very very good. The emoti...Wow. This is so good. So very very good. The emotions are so strong here. Left me with tears at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-34360707578497697462012-03-10T10:46:09.224-05:002012-03-10T10:46:09.224-05:00This is way too hear wrenching. But I had to read ...This is way too hear wrenching. But I had to read it through. Its way, way too close to home for me, as I am dealing with an aging mom, not on the brink of death, but struggling at the end of her life. It is too close to what I imagine her own end might be, our own final goodbye. I don't know whether to thank you or curse you!:) but I just might follow you:) found you via the writing hop.Sandra Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191775335774130719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-42872980662971527932012-03-10T10:21:58.427-05:002012-03-10T10:21:58.427-05:00Chilling, clean, beautiful and vivid.
The beast j...Chilling, clean, beautiful and vivid. <br />The beast just hanging out in an old lady's room is such a vicious image, his patience is befuddling. Like he's willing to play fair, not rush things, as long as he gets fed eventually.<br />Such great imagery. <br />This is fantastic.<br />Came from the LALB linkup.Kim at Let Me Start By Sayinghttp://www.letmestartbysayingblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-77085851475529035282010-09-01T22:02:27.826-04:002010-09-01T22:02:27.826-04:00Extremely powerful. Stark yet full of truth. Very,...Extremely powerful. Stark yet full of truth. Very, very well described.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-51330032002285700452010-09-01T05:44:57.603-04:002010-09-01T05:44:57.603-04:00This is probably how it really is, a truly sad pas...This is probably how it really is, a truly sad passage - leaving memories and love behind in a home soon to be empty.<br />Well done.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-62001634978547742462010-08-31T12:35:17.400-04:002010-08-31T12:35:17.400-04:00Rebecca.. such a powerful portray of thoughts befo...Rebecca.. such a powerful portray of thoughts before the final departure.. So beautifully crafted emotions of mother and daughter.. especially mother.. It only brings tears to my eyes.. very powerful indeed. I dread this moment in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-90233966633841248692010-08-31T11:51:26.200-04:002010-08-31T11:51:26.200-04:00this was so well written...so sad. Very real!this was so well written...so sad. Very real!Catyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13203872150946002183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-34215581516895567532010-08-30T10:20:23.241-04:002010-08-30T10:20:23.241-04:00Thank you everyone for your kind words and comment...Thank you everyone for your kind words and comments. Though the piece is fictional - and it hit many readers on a personal level -the grief is culled from a real life experience. The feeling of hopelessness that one feels when watching a loved one die is something that stays with you forever and is a universal emotion that we can all relate to. My deepest condolences to those who have just gone rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248554235709475320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-81406957785289227662010-08-29T21:20:45.281-04:002010-08-29T21:20:45.281-04:00nicely written.....and hits home here with recent ...nicely written.....and hits home here with recent passing....sad...but i fell sadness can be very beautiful if you just let it BE...take careWayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-54746501239435047662010-08-29T04:08:15.562-04:002010-08-29T04:08:15.562-04:00As for many others who've posted their reactio...As for many others who've posted their reactions, this hit very close to home for me. Your writing, so sensitive, seems to have been wrenched from you, and we can feel the grief. A very brave piece of writing, and I thank you for sharing it.<br />ViVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-91791479714925532272010-08-28T23:12:22.550-04:002010-08-28T23:12:22.550-04:00This really touching and sad, your words sparked a...This really touching and sad, your words sparked and took us into a wonderful journeyRiikaInfinityyhttp://riikainfinityy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-72722227132007427892010-08-28T18:19:41.161-04:002010-08-28T18:19:41.161-04:00Excellent writing!
PamelaExcellent writing!<br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-65163524910097016472010-08-28T17:08:03.252-04:002010-08-28T17:08:03.252-04:00I hope that my final hour will not be so grim, tho...I hope that my final hour will not be so grim, though she did at least have someone there who loves her. And it sounded as if she had led a full life. Thanks for your very kind comments at my blog, and for the invitation here!Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-28908794244999290952010-08-28T10:41:03.809-04:002010-08-28T10:41:03.809-04:00waiting or watching... it all is very hard...wonde...waiting or watching... it all is very hard...wonderfully writtenKathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-64579216292285057402010-08-28T04:06:56.866-04:002010-08-28T04:06:56.866-04:00It's hard to comment when left speechless. And...It's hard to comment when left speechless. And even if I did think of something, it would echo many of the other's sentiments.<br /><br />Very powerful. Beautifully crafted.J.C. Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681137099755243041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-54013910999024575932010-08-28T00:58:34.224-04:002010-08-28T00:58:34.224-04:00This is so powerful and so well written. I have te...This is so powerful and so well written. I have tears in my eyes just from reading this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489264697266150220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-49519073620461116222010-08-27T23:31:15.189-04:002010-08-27T23:31:15.189-04:00you write a beautiful sadness here...so moving a m...you write a beautiful sadness here...so moving a magpie...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-12053092539748069912010-08-27T22:02:35.032-04:002010-08-27T22:02:35.032-04:00Every detail, sense, smell, touch - beautifully wr...Every detail, sense, smell, touch - beautifully wrought. It does make me sad, though, that her experience of transition is sad. I remember a friend whose mom had been ill for a long time. At the end, her family gathered round and sang her over to the other side. Isn't that beautiful? I have no fear of the next part of my journey - we all do it - and I hope that there will be some joy for me Rose - Watching Waveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753071639280850781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-47512747346108786422010-08-27T14:35:30.722-04:002010-08-27T14:35:30.722-04:00Rebecca this is beautifully written. I feel her, f...Rebecca this is beautifully written. I feel her, feel what she is feeling...you have captured the parting from "here" to what ever comes next with sensitivity and grace. Well done.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-68715164280766057502010-08-27T13:38:34.796-04:002010-08-27T13:38:34.796-04:00Rebecca,
You paint this picture with the finest de...Rebecca,<br />You paint this picture with the finest detail. To read it is to be present at that final moment and to breath a sigh of sadness and shed a tear.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting the microscope and saying howdy!<br />relrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-35793017397024331372010-08-27T13:28:22.427-04:002010-08-27T13:28:22.427-04:00Beautifully moving; congratlations.Beautifully moving; congratlations.Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704414648493587005.post-33915393730527319022010-08-27T10:07:26.593-04:002010-08-27T10:07:26.593-04:00Wow. This is a chilling characterization of death....Wow. This is a chilling characterization of death. Well done.Tina L. Hookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780807680745838371noreply@blogger.com