tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post5953466448434755648..comments2023-10-20T03:27:40.902-07:00Comments on Audrey Howitt Poetry, Alive and Well: A Leaf SmilesAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-9716240209210200222015-07-18T12:05:56.361-07:002015-07-18T12:05:56.361-07:00So delicate and beautiful. I loved it.
Greetings ...So delicate and beautiful. I loved it.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-83000734592216622852015-07-16T16:22:01.546-07:002015-07-16T16:22:01.546-07:00"grace the soil with joy"---oh how I lov..."grace the soil with joy"---oh how I love that line.....it touches the heart so powerfully.C.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16393100446679896378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-26148852271874092602015-07-16T14:31:34.657-07:002015-07-16T14:31:34.657-07:00There's a beautiful delicacy to these words .....There's a beautiful delicacy to these words ... the kind of piece that gently tumbles and floats round the edges of one's consciousness and confers a lovely calm.Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-83784502034441916402015-07-16T02:12:51.003-07:002015-07-16T02:12:51.003-07:00Your words and image are simply gorgeous! Your words and image are simply gorgeous! lynn__https://www.blogger.com/profile/03991892804149727665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-58407742772740086382015-07-15T16:49:26.049-07:002015-07-15T16:49:26.049-07:00I love this thought....lovely!I love this thought....lovely!ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-51802196694787066202015-07-15T13:15:29.272-07:002015-07-15T13:15:29.272-07:00This is beautiful. Also, I just notice in your min...This is beautiful. Also, I just notice in your mini-bio you refer to yourself as "a recovering attorney." I said that in my bio, too! Congrats on your recovery. Peace, LindaAnotherFearlessYear.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189052349065089513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-20222487683114791112015-07-15T12:03:14.437-07:002015-07-15T12:03:14.437-07:00very fine words herevery fine words hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-22995979851269490882015-07-15T10:04:21.664-07:002015-07-15T10:04:21.664-07:00The circle of life, put in a lovely way.The circle of life, put in a lovely way.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-59426485096935911122015-07-15T08:51:38.504-07:002015-07-15T08:51:38.504-07:00fall is a joy specially when it has a purpose...so...fall is a joy specially when it has a purpose...so serene and beautiful....Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-4471777661281087712015-07-15T06:53:16.111-07:002015-07-15T06:53:16.111-07:00Could I borrow your muse for a few days? Please???...Could I borrow your muse for a few days? Please?????Sunday Reflections or Stumbling Towards Happiness by Bill Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14386915361062607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-61490998034453487422015-07-15T06:50:31.216-07:002015-07-15T06:50:31.216-07:00Gently thoughtful. :)Gently thoughtful. :)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-35764287841815132662015-07-15T06:27:11.325-07:002015-07-15T06:27:11.325-07:00Audrey - this is perfect and leaves me thinking: A...Audrey - this is perfect and leaves me thinking: Ah, if we could all die this way.Liz Rice-Sosnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705708193546909432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-81981342640515516042015-07-15T00:08:42.255-07:002015-07-15T00:08:42.255-07:00So, beautiful and philosophical, we too will leave...So, beautiful and philosophical, we too will leave this earth one day.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-44210042121525037662015-07-14T23:16:16.369-07:002015-07-14T23:16:16.369-07:00Flow of LEAVES are drips of TEARS
FEARS now spend....Flow of LEAVES are drips of TEARS<br />FEARS now spend.. where breeze DROP<br />go.. oh.. CYCLE of SADNESS<br />endless death.. living<br />life.. best leaf<br />near..:)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-64317212903858544812015-07-14T21:18:13.071-07:002015-07-14T21:18:13.071-07:00the new life they bring makes me joyful as well......the new life they bring makes me joyful as well... a circle of becoming and ending and in the ending pave the way for what comes nextClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-36600528705702168602015-07-14T18:31:51.415-07:002015-07-14T18:31:51.415-07:00Gorgeous and so touches me - they smile as they to...Gorgeous and so touches me - they smile as they touch the earth...." amazing stanza.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470561916200090354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-79142014875488661202015-07-14T16:46:25.552-07:002015-07-14T16:46:25.552-07:00"They smile as they touch the earth
grace the..."They smile as they touch the earth<br />grace the soil<br />with joy."<br /><br />I think your poem says a great deal about how we should live and die, letting go of sorrow and embracing joy, up until the very last brush sweep of leaf against ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-47580902140187393232015-07-14T16:34:15.740-07:002015-07-14T16:34:15.740-07:00Lovely!Lovely!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337746905154922607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-55638376564029764852015-07-14T15:33:49.434-07:002015-07-14T15:33:49.434-07:00Beautiful. It's amazing you could share so mu...Beautiful. It's amazing you could share so much about yourself in such a short poem. But, I think your heart comes through here so well.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-36937918521113124222015-07-14T15:05:35.236-07:002015-07-14T15:05:35.236-07:00A gorgeous poem, Audrey, and a wonderful image to ...A gorgeous poem, Audrey, and a wonderful image to go with it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-27317285604250380202015-07-14T14:51:52.812-07:002015-07-14T14:51:52.812-07:00That is such a joyful poem, thank you, Audrey, for...That is such a joyful poem, thank you, Audrey, for giving us a new way of thinking about falling leaves. Not melancholy but gracing the soil with joy. Just perfect!Marina Sofiahttp://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-27075666325845715092015-07-14T14:50:33.902-07:002015-07-14T14:50:33.902-07:00A lovely & haunting message attached with this...A lovely & haunting message attached with this one, for perhaps, we hope that Gold/Nature/the Universe has a plan; yet I still wonder about mosquitos.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-91151985089245813602015-07-14T14:44:22.173-07:002015-07-14T14:44:22.173-07:00Gorgeous poem! Loved the closing lines :D
Good to ...Gorgeous poem! Loved the closing lines :D<br />Good to see you again Audrey :D<br /><br />Lots of love,<br />SanaaSanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-35351570146790566232015-07-14T14:16:26.084-07:002015-07-14T14:16:26.084-07:00Love the ending lines - grace the soil with joy ~ ...Love the ending lines - grace the soil with joy ~ <br /><br />Cheers Audrey !!!!Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651312592919282436.post-43439930218287228872015-07-14T14:15:58.374-07:002015-07-14T14:15:58.374-07:00And then give their lives for the next generation....And then give their lives for the next generation.<br />Dying to live - and so on.<br /><br />Nicely done audrey.Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037544390731217891noreply@blogger.com