tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517883291886580186.post5399013367164947266..comments2023-10-31T07:11:29.625-05:00Comments on Language Of The Crows: Father And ChildAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00502672902234267801noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517883291886580186.post-40921650278562867182012-04-07T09:20:42.476-05:002012-04-07T09:20:42.476-05:00Quite evocative, especially the Father and Child p...Quite evocative, especially the Father and Child poem. Thanks for sharing!Sherri Lackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574448009541412249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517883291886580186.post-31218457777123667972012-04-07T07:51:40.089-05:002012-04-07T07:51:40.089-05:00your first line reminds me of that reminder of mor...your first line reminds me of that reminder of mortality that used to go on some gravestones -- <i>sum quod eris, i am what you will be</i> -- <br /><br />just minutes ago, i heard someone pause thoughtfully in conversation and remark, "i was just about to say something ... but then i realized the words would have been my mother's..." and what a strange moment that is, around forty or so, when you first hear your father's or mother's words coming from your own mouth!<br /><br />we turn into our parents, our children turn into us ... we are all part of the cycle, whether we realize it now or only much later ... sometimes, i think, it is our very attempts to separate ourselves from our parents that make us so similar to them ...James Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614935078978354375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517883291886580186.post-9296967080903338172012-04-07T07:47:40.279-05:002012-04-07T07:47:40.279-05:00Very meaningful. As Fathers we may not always rea...Very meaningful. As Fathers we may not always realize that every thing we do is watched and learned. Awesome words that ring so true!Bushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578478269526006557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517883291886580186.post-70320822689857138432012-04-07T06:38:29.065-05:002012-04-07T06:38:29.065-05:00parenting is almost accidental, isn't it, each...parenting is almost accidental, isn't it, each of us a child on our own journey. <br /><br />your urge in the second part bends the heart.))<br /><br />xo<br />erinerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636371927224076866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517883291886580186.post-51094394548140252162012-04-07T00:55:25.892-05:002012-04-07T00:55:25.892-05:00Strong poem, with a lot of neat imagery. Really en...Strong poem, with a lot of neat imagery. Really enjoyed reading this thoughtful expression of yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517883291886580186.post-88420217018662975752012-04-07T00:23:02.875-05:002012-04-07T00:23:02.875-05:00How strong and how true..amazing words.How strong and how true..amazing words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653318798387891733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517883291886580186.post-51684994890766324352012-04-06T22:25:04.540-05:002012-04-06T22:25:04.540-05:00Well thank you (a lot)!Well thank you (a lot)!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00502672902234267801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5517883291886580186.post-68642865885271958322012-04-06T21:24:56.337-05:002012-04-06T21:24:56.337-05:00WOW! I think most adult men could relate to this. ...WOW! I think most adult men could relate to this. Fabulous.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.com