tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post4687117211899632688..comments2023-06-15T09:10:22.852-04:00Comments on Knees and Paws: Tape: A Poem by ElliotAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-13718212963425544972013-09-29T07:10:53.502-04:002013-09-29T07:10:53.502-04:00Hi Karen,
I love that you love Bambi. I think man...Hi Karen,<br />I love that you love Bambi. I think many people avoid it because it is pretty raw and painfully true. You're a brave reader to have read it several times! Thanks for the compliment on Elliot's poem. We have been working with poetry for a few years in the mornings. It's become a favorite ritual to start the day with verse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-21768281496920755772013-09-29T07:08:05.212-04:002013-09-29T07:08:05.212-04:00Thank you Sush:) He is a deep thinker who asks qu...Thank you Sush:) He is a deep thinker who asks questions for which I almost never can provide a complete answer. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-39143835790543410462013-09-29T07:06:37.832-04:002013-09-29T07:06:37.832-04:00Thank you Angie, from both of us!Thank you Angie, from both of us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-11542246583682781082013-09-26T23:53:20.720-04:002013-09-26T23:53:20.720-04:00I'm continually amazed by the depth of vision ...I'm continually amazed by the depth of vision your son has. Such a beautiful poem. And I have read Bambi. Several times, actually. It's a bittersweet story, isn't it? I'm going to have to dig it out and read it again now.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313237142656662148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-17994310216350857372013-09-25T14:22:56.408-04:002013-09-25T14:22:56.408-04:00Elliot always frames his thoughts in just the righ...Elliot always frames his thoughts in just the right way to make me pause and go, Yes, that's right...the paper ripped. What an old soul and deep thinker. Loves~Sushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098871743806383324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-18563244341955119042013-09-25T01:31:19.915-04:002013-09-25T01:31:19.915-04:00Looks like you're raising a writer. (following...Looks like you're raising a writer. (following in his mother's footsteps) Writing is a great way to process our experiences. Please tell Elliot that he did a good job on his poem. Angie Vikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392363949019834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-43987858430465334462013-09-21T11:14:35.462-04:002013-09-21T11:14:35.462-04:00Hi Hootin Anni! Thank you for visiting and for the...Hi Hootin Anni! Thank you for visiting and for the great comment! Blessings to you also. The love and truth of a child...that is a beautiful reminder:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-91302283442642233972013-09-21T09:16:46.013-04:002013-09-21T09:16:46.013-04:00Hi Jennifer...
Shelly told me you had left me a co...Hi Jennifer...<br />Shelly told me you had left me a comment on her blog the other day about 'holding onto the memories of those that left us behind'....<br />I went and read what you had posted directed to me, and loved your words.<br /><br />Now, with this post...the poem was so sweet!!! It made me smile. The love and truth of a child cannot be compared.<br /><br />Your father, gone from this world, until you meet again!!<br /><br />Bless you, and thanks for the note.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-78636045120962095292013-09-20T17:37:00.103-04:002013-09-20T17:37:00.103-04:00Hi Shelly, I made sure to read your comment to Ell...Hi Shelly, I made sure to read your comment to Elliot today. He said "AWW, shucks!" And turned a little pink in the cheeks:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-82349478368915187562013-09-20T17:35:59.510-04:002013-09-20T17:35:59.510-04:00:) Please let me know what you really thought of ...:) Please let me know what you really thought of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-8192595044519205372013-09-20T08:45:08.899-04:002013-09-20T08:45:08.899-04:00Jenny, I forgot to add one of the most important t...Jenny, I forgot to add one of the most important things. Please tell Elliot that I love his writing! His poetry shows such a depth and maturity that it's hard to believe he's so young. I hope he keeps it up, keeps writing, keeps blessing us with his work.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-85165579737169850822013-09-20T07:47:15.580-04:002013-09-20T07:47:15.580-04:00Gosh, I can't wait to read it now! Have a love...Gosh, I can't wait to read it now! Have a lovely weekend my friend. Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-46590132351053334732013-09-20T07:33:46.966-04:002013-09-20T07:33:46.966-04:00Dear Thisisme,
Thank you for the gift of friendshi...Dear Thisisme,<br />Thank you for the gift of friendship you share with my family. It is truly a blessing to learn bits of our lives through this process of blogging. I think you and I appreciate many of the same wonderful gifts of life!<br />If you happen to read Bambi, stock up on the tissues!!! But it's really really worth it. Richard said that his mother read it to him as a boy. As an adult, he said it packs an emotional punch that he didn't quite pick up on when he was young. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-88652558416875500022013-09-20T07:26:45.147-04:002013-09-20T07:26:45.147-04:00Hi Jenny. I know I've said it before, but you ...Hi Jenny. I know I've said it before, but you really have a very special boy in Elliot / but I'm sure you know that already. That poem is quite beautiful. He is, indeed, wise beyond his years. I have obviously watched Disney 's Bambi (watching it again with the little ones!) but I never realised it was a book. I shall definitely get a copy. I loved your comment on my post about making time for our children - you certainly do that my friend. A wonderful idea to read a good book of an evening with Elliot. Take care xSouthhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-37797352170019285952013-09-20T07:15:52.688-04:002013-09-20T07:15:52.688-04:00Shelly, you are exactly right...the emotional memo...Shelly, you are exactly right...the emotional memory has lasted more than all the rest, when we were simply being together sharing a meal or sitting together on the couch eating candy or popcorn. Everyone loved my dad. Everyone. Even when you found yourself wrapped up in a debate, which was often.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456360103620523621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260474823266276024.post-66290833131311644972013-09-20T06:37:22.679-04:002013-09-20T06:37:22.679-04:00I am so glad Elliot still has that concrete memory...I am so glad Elliot still has that concrete memory of his grandpa, but even more, that he has the deep emotional memory of him. Memories like that are so sustaining. Your dad sounds like he was not only a super dad, but a wise and loving grandpa, as well.<br /><br />Eliiot was super cute, even as a sweet baby!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.com