tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post2538461987310118159..comments2024-03-04T15:47:04.422-07:00Comments on Somethings I Think About-Annell: Fathers and Such/Sunday's Whirligig #151annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-7262353907254875422018-03-05T09:42:13.306-07:002018-03-05T09:42:13.306-07:00I do this. Pack things away, such as memories. But...I do this. Pack things away, such as memories. But then fear that I will never come back to them. A good father is important.Rob Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982759910079119392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-18518512535768832342018-03-05T09:09:35.895-07:002018-03-05T09:09:35.895-07:00So nice that you have good memories of your father...So nice that you have good memories of your father.<br /><br /> The years pass<br />Yet the memories stay<br />Wrapped in linen cloth<br />Carefully put away<br /><br />These lines made me think of the boxes full of mementos that I have stored. When will I discard them?Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-89988146235709573352018-03-05T03:22:08.595-07:002018-03-05T03:22:08.595-07:00We will stop collecting on the day we die
Memories...We will stop collecting on the day we die<br />Memories will be passed to someone else<br /><br />It is a passion that prompts one to hoard things. The good of it is that there's no<br />necessity for explanations<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-57259446111447128432018-03-04T18:41:07.752-07:002018-03-04T18:41:07.752-07:00In the end, it's those beautiful memories that...In the end, it's those beautiful memories that will linger...and keep us going. Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-30120988831614287082018-03-04T18:34:43.704-07:002018-03-04T18:34:43.704-07:00There is a lot of depth of feeling in this ... a y...There is a lot of depth of feeling in this ... a yearning to 'hang-on' - somehow hang on (if only to the little bits and bobs, of what remains behind) after such a profound loss. A stunning piece of writing. Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-65952671806745736252018-03-04T18:18:24.397-07:002018-03-04T18:18:24.397-07:00i am writing about my father too. :)
yes, the year...i am writing about my father too. :)<br />yes, the years pass, but the memories stay. dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-87647319790308497792018-03-04T17:47:01.590-07:002018-03-04T17:47:01.590-07:00No, no! Not a bigger closet! I'm trying so har...No, no! Not a bigger closet! I'm trying so hard to declutter that a bigger closet would only undo all my efforts. How satisfying it is to dump junk out of the garage and out of my mind!Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-77444987529989617412018-03-04T15:50:48.319-07:002018-03-04T15:50:48.319-07:00The stuff left behind boggles the mind. The stuff left behind boggles the mind. colleen Looseleafnoteshttp://looseleafnotes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-61498128509746398562018-03-04T15:07:47.388-07:002018-03-04T15:07:47.388-07:00Fascinating reflections.Fascinating reflections.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-12644218491252489012018-03-04T12:58:51.286-07:002018-03-04T12:58:51.286-07:00Ah, the memories of fathers. It's a blessing t...Ah, the memories of fathers. It's a blessing to have good memories of a good, kind Dad. Good to write it down in a book maybe...to serve as a beacon to up-and-coming fathers. Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-78013851366139263522018-03-04T10:15:48.591-07:002018-03-04T10:15:48.591-07:00I think that way too many fathers are vague memori...I think that way too many fathers are vague memories...<br /><br />maybe too many realize too late that they are just a blue ribbon... <br /><br />Glad that you had a caring father.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-30744687548220573632018-03-04T10:15:36.738-07:002018-03-04T10:15:36.738-07:00memories - ah so dear to us. It is so difficult to...memories - ah so dear to us. It is so difficult to let them go.Neeraj Khankahttp://www.multiverse-surreal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-66519110176514425162018-03-04T09:42:06.270-07:002018-03-04T09:42:06.270-07:00This is beautifully eloquent!💖This is beautifully eloquent!💖Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-34965559532678837232018-03-04T08:55:36.640-07:002018-03-04T08:55:36.640-07:00Your father sounds wonderful. I like the idea that...Your father sounds wonderful. I like the idea that we are living our book of memories.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-35191419391608334242018-03-04T08:52:18.612-07:002018-03-04T08:52:18.612-07:00Perhaps that book is being written all the time - ...Perhaps that book is being written all the time - breath-taking writing Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-24918765573808545652018-03-04T08:43:18.526-07:002018-03-04T08:43:18.526-07:00I too was lucky to have a kind and supportive fath...I too was lucky to have a kind and supportive father who wanted me to be my own person and stand strong....I think I do write to keep memories alive lest they be lost. Beautiful poem!Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.com