tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076932166540355726.post731932630488908359..comments2023-08-08T06:35:09.182-04:00Comments on Carolyn R Parsons, Author: LonelinessCarolyn R. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529999558075983828noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076932166540355726.post-49155097498665482902010-12-27T18:53:16.525-05:002010-12-27T18:53:16.525-05:00So relatable. Blessings.So relatable. Blessings.Just Be Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815210059310140144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076932166540355726.post-10038815517371703692010-12-19T10:05:03.890-05:002010-12-19T10:05:03.890-05:00wow....This was amazing...really touched my heart!...wow....This was amazing...really touched my heart!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680221201312100448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076932166540355726.post-6501725601197802622010-12-19T09:32:43.303-05:002010-12-19T09:32:43.303-05:00I think this line confused some people..I didn'...I think this line confused some people..I didn't mean cancer chose those less demanding...I simply said Loneliness can come to anyone and doesn't play favourits like cancer. That is the extent of the analogy..whe I say It often preys upon those less demanding I am again speaking of loneliness...this poem is about loneliness...not cancer. It in the third line refers to loneliness. Such a scary and evocative word and I'm not surprised it became the focus though it isn't meant to be.<br /><br />Loneliness does not evade the happy<br />As cancer does not pick and choose its host<br />It(loneliness) often preys upon those less demanding<br />Who do not ask for much and give the mostCarolyn R. Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14529999558075983828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076932166540355726.post-35746483679614187412010-12-19T05:22:10.608-05:002010-12-19T05:22:10.608-05:00A very moving poem. And you're right about ca...A very moving poem. And you're right about cancer choosing those less demanding.Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076932166540355726.post-82442911355853168742010-12-19T02:26:40.903-05:002010-12-19T02:26:40.903-05:00No, cancer won't choose the giver as its vesse...No, cancer won't choose the giver as its vessel, it chooses the one who has nothing to give. Cancer, to angels will always bow, down and out. <br />Don't get into Karma theory, but keep going, the rewards are aplenty. Forgetting and being forgotten? is that a concern worth mulling over?<br /><i>How happy is the blameless Vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'.<br />~A.Pope</i><br /><br />Cheers,<br />Blasphemous AestheteBlasphemous Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417596461540852006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2076932166540355726.post-60307578666748075162010-12-18T15:35:40.561-05:002010-12-18T15:35:40.561-05:00This is a heart-wrenching poem Carolyn. Sending yo...This is a heart-wrenching poem Carolyn. Sending you a virtual hug since I can't be there to give you a real one....Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089235988240437106noreply@blogger.com