tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post2842193994119314411..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: Love and LossRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-3916898271409411522015-11-15T11:39:51.434-08:002015-11-15T11:39:51.434-08:00The feeling is timeless, isn't it? Just as fre...The feeling is timeless, isn't it? Just as fresh now as when he wrote it.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-45371642348521531712015-11-14T15:52:54.980-08:002015-11-14T15:52:54.980-08:00Change is always such an emotional time. Good thin...Change is always such an emotional time. Good things often come of it... but change is... change. Beautiful sonnet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-61782175056452141812015-11-13T15:38:24.112-08:002015-11-13T15:38:24.112-08:00I've had to practice the art of letting go rec...I've had to practice the art of letting go recently. Your poem resonates strongly with me: "...weep to have that which it fears to lose" - oh William! Thanks for sharing, Ruth. =)<br />Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-55004351591785191402015-11-13T08:23:11.658-08:002015-11-13T08:23:11.658-08:00You're absolutely right. Change is the only co...You're absolutely right. Change is the only constant in our lives. It's hard to accept at times -- what bothers me more is how much harder it is to accept the older you get, and how much quicker things seem to change.<br /><br />Nice reading a bit of Shakespeare today -- reminds me of grad school. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-69848696696944333362015-11-13T06:43:51.910-08:002015-11-13T06:43:51.910-08:00It is true about losing what once was, Ruth, and p...It is true about losing what once was, Ruth, and poems are everywhere about that as you wrote. I'm not so sure about the 'letting go'. Sometimes, it's just taking the next step & being glad for having it. Love reading your post, always thoughtful.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com