tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post1661228163416632391..comments2023-10-20T03:27:40.902-07:00Comments on Audrey Howitt Poetry, Alive and Well: The Dead SpeakAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-15414898612595415112016-06-03T19:54:19.388-07:002016-06-03T19:54:19.388-07:00I agree that this is a thought-provoking, powerful...I agree that this is a thought-provoking, powerful, and relatable poem. I keep rereading "I have trouble mourning your dead…" - so honest and true.janetldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815491049216208161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-15988598564763549892016-06-01T15:18:42.148-07:002016-06-01T15:18:42.148-07:00All lives are precious. I think mourning is really...All lives are precious. I think mourning is really a difficult thing to do. Powerful stuff, Audreytotomaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805083472267649276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-81386982807115050472016-05-31T08:20:17.504-07:002016-05-31T08:20:17.504-07:00your poem reminds me of how different cultures rem...your poem reminds me of how different cultures remember their dead.<br />absolutely rivetting poem. i loved the last stanza. it sort of sums up the whole poem. :)dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-37703126291449704092016-05-31T07:32:27.455-07:002016-05-31T07:32:27.455-07:00The 3rd stanza digs at my soul... I completely und...The 3rd stanza digs at my soul... I completely understand the feeling. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-1823272741209716402016-05-31T06:43:58.462-07:002016-05-31T06:43:58.462-07:00I am held in your piece, a moment frozen in time.....I am held in your piece, a moment frozen in time....annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-80469169817225795752016-05-31T01:20:52.921-07:002016-05-31T01:20:52.921-07:00So strong Wendy, brilliant last three lines...So strong Wendy, brilliant last three lines...scotthastiepoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266153714529613752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-28471217292261699592016-05-30T15:27:07.591-07:002016-05-30T15:27:07.591-07:00Powerful. Thanks.
Greetings from London.Powerful. Thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-44911249482506101692016-05-30T12:45:58.287-07:002016-05-30T12:45:58.287-07:00Awesome and most powerful poetry Audrey. Awesome and most powerful poetry Audrey. RasmaSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978012654446052037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-159899963102946482016-05-30T06:53:22.846-07:002016-05-30T06:53:22.846-07:00Yes, as others have said, very powerful, thoughtfu...Yes, as others have said, very powerful, thoughtful and beautiful.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-45682305226244562422016-05-30T06:45:08.473-07:002016-05-30T06:45:08.473-07:00This is as powerful as anything you've written...This is as powerful as anything you've written. It hits you right between the eyes but does not allow you to fall. Just excellent.Sunday Reflections or Stumbling Towards Happiness by Bill Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386915361062607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-68035839251725383402016-05-30T04:17:54.483-07:002016-05-30T04:17:54.483-07:00'Toasting memory with fried chicken and soda&#...'Toasting memory with fried chicken and soda' - somehow speaks volumes and enhances the message.. every death should be remembered..most importantly every life should too although it seems some in this world are seen as disposable.. Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-32330780052459605072016-05-30T00:14:27.503-07:002016-05-30T00:14:27.503-07:00We understand others grief but it is our history a...We understand others grief but it is our history and our people we mourn. We are who they were and our sadness is our own. However in mourning and remembering we are keeping our families alive. This is a most moving and powerful poem.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-40433611141654743992016-05-29T23:28:51.500-07:002016-05-29T23:28:51.500-07:00"Our blood drenches, like yours," there&..."Our blood drenches, like yours," there's so much truth and helplessness in the line...a heartfelt and poignant write Audrey...Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-69392532567426924302016-05-29T20:04:11.638-07:002016-05-29T20:04:11.638-07:00Agreeing with everyone this is a very powerful and...Agreeing with everyone this is a very powerful and well crafted poem. ScottlBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147326078011352857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-61459259084999099122016-05-29T19:46:38.658-07:002016-05-29T19:46:38.658-07:00Powerful and poignant - it tugs at that universal ...Powerful and poignant - it tugs at that universal chord of grief shared by all humankind. One of the few commonalities left to us, it seems, in these mean and troubled times. Beautiful writing, Audrey. Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-16782572903691235142016-05-29T18:47:25.620-07:002016-05-29T18:47:25.620-07:00How very noble to remember too there are the unfor...How very noble to remember too there are the unfortunates who struggle to survive. Sadly though while we struggle to rake a living they struggle to survive the bombings. How cruel the strong is against the weak! Very true Audrey!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-50378602079585376112016-05-29T18:46:32.151-07:002016-05-29T18:46:32.151-07:00There is so much to grieve in this world. Your po...There is so much to grieve in this world. Your poem brings that to light so vividly. Good writing Audrey.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-88997504507265896302016-05-29T17:45:11.230-07:002016-05-29T17:45:11.230-07:00There are so many dead to mourn. Sometimes it is ...There are so many dead to mourn. Sometimes it is hard to know what is the difference "your dead" and "ours." Sadly ALL blood drenches.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-76873229241199752902016-05-29T14:50:04.831-07:002016-05-29T14:50:04.831-07:00There is commonality even in the differences. A d...There is commonality even in the differences. A discerning and heartfelt piece, Audrey. Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-65781443280638031812016-05-29T14:01:02.603-07:002016-05-29T14:01:02.603-07:00So very thoughtful....and wow these words were pow...So very thoughtful....and wow these words were powerful:<br /><br />'I have trouble mourning your dead<br />I have my own, <br />refugees in unmarked graves.<br />I run from them<br />from the bombs and the smell of the dead,'<br /><br />Every culture and country has such sorrow...we are all alike in this...so sad.Donna@LivingFromHappinesshttp://www.livingfromhappiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-75622478850905414792016-05-29T13:23:36.050-07:002016-05-29T13:23:36.050-07:00I so understand.. there are other graves to mourn,...I so understand.. there are other graves to mourn, and there are other ways... maybe we should all remember these days of the ones that made our lives what it is.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-4722492000768722292016-05-29T13:16:01.320-07:002016-05-29T13:16:01.320-07:00I have trouble mourning your dead
I have my own,
...I have trouble mourning your dead<br />I have my own, <br />refugees in unmarked graves.<br /><br />Such depth and power in your verse..!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-52636630572376717772016-05-29T12:06:41.219-07:002016-05-29T12:06:41.219-07:00This is a profoundly thoughtful poem, Audrey. I am...This is a profoundly thoughtful poem, Audrey. I am most struck by "I have trouble mourning your dead. I have my own." The death tolls mount week by week, no end in sight. The world is in a sad plight.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com