tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post8148041190872814899..comments2024-03-04T15:47:04.422-07:00Comments on Somethings I Think About-Annell: The Storm Named Harvey (bh & ah) 2017/ The Sunday Whirl -- Sunday's Whirligig -- Poets Unitedannell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-59926876191523629282017-09-04T12:45:34.135-06:002017-09-04T12:45:34.135-06:00"it was a place i no longer knew the last tom..."it was a place i no longer knew the last tomatoes on the vine were swept away" ..this is so touching..Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-91749717551820723342017-09-03T19:09:44.436-06:002017-09-03T19:09:44.436-06:00Poignant and well captured. The worst hurricane I ...Poignant and well captured. The worst hurricane I went through was Wilma. It was tough. My heart breaks for all the people affected by Harvey.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-34595585583566183952017-09-03T18:38:07.817-06:002017-09-03T18:38:07.817-06:00Humankind has always tempted nature when they chos...Humankind has always tempted nature when they chose to settle somewhere, thinking that long term gain would outweigh the danger of raging wind, flood, earthquake, or avalanche. It works for most of the time but then nature will remind us not to be complacent as it is in charge!Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-39225154810279406192017-09-03T18:32:49.201-06:002017-09-03T18:32:49.201-06:00Descriptive and poignant. You're right, nothi...Descriptive and poignant. You're right, nothing will ever be the same. So sad.indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-69152732586934012062017-09-03T18:22:06.308-06:002017-09-03T18:22:06.308-06:00A very vivid and moving poem. I weep to think of ...A very vivid and moving poem. I weep to think of the last tomatoes, people, and pets swept away. But I also smile to think of the very human commitment to rescue and helping these people. Your poem moved me to tears.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-46876839931683592372017-09-03T17:28:59.643-06:002017-09-03T17:28:59.643-06:00You have given a vivid picture of what it is like,...You have given a vivid picture of what it is like, Annell. I do think that Harvey is a sign of things to come. But, of course, there is NO climate change. Sigh.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-81926065799106561432017-09-03T17:20:56.983-06:002017-09-03T17:20:56.983-06:00Yes, there is a horrible inevitability about it. Y...Yes, there is a horrible inevitability about it. Your description (based on recollections) vividly recreates the details.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-11755782535888085362017-09-03T11:07:29.645-06:002017-09-03T11:07:29.645-06:00Storms are still gonna come. Bigger and bolder I t...Storms are still gonna come. Bigger and bolder I think.A very well thought out piece.Paul John Dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976172444697072142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-51100190014002446012017-09-03T10:45:15.473-06:002017-09-03T10:45:15.473-06:00Alas... I wonder if there will be Harvey after Har...Alas... I wonder if there will be Harvey after Harvey... and reading about Asia flooding coinciding I think we will see more in years to come.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-47411963946133664552017-09-03T10:01:56.069-06:002017-09-03T10:01:56.069-06:00As metaphor this is truly heartbreaking
"it ...As metaphor this is truly heartbreaking<br /><br />"it was a place i no longer knew the last tomatoes on the vine were swept away"<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-66552872389601613462017-09-03T09:40:41.214-06:002017-09-03T09:40:41.214-06:00thank you I enjoyed this very much.thank you I enjoyed this very much.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-75202355002135348522017-09-03T09:35:34.073-06:002017-09-03T09:35:34.073-06:00Annell, I didnt know that you hailed from Texas. T...Annell, I didnt know that you hailed from Texas. The newscasts must make you sad. I, too, have been so impressed by how heroic ordinary people become in such situations, all perceived differences forgotten, human helping fellow human. You have described it well. We will be seeing more of these climactic events, I am afraid.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-11202778559383216932017-09-03T09:20:41.605-06:002017-09-03T09:20:41.605-06:00You give the storm due homage You give the storm due homage Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.com