tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post3660955549824350572..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: "In Tandem" with Grace & MargaretSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-78592432906573057612013-02-06T21:35:52.741-06:002013-02-06T21:35:52.741-06:00Absolutely wonderful conversations of two minds me...Absolutely wonderful conversations of two minds meeting in one heart's purpose ~to understand and love ~ thank you sincerely ~Debbie Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-68029066654359272752013-02-06T18:31:23.144-06:002013-02-06T18:31:23.144-06:00This is a truly beautiful collaborative work. Your...This is a truly beautiful collaborative work. Your voices blend so well and having been both a Mother and a Daughter in love,,, I related to every word,,,,Elleceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049386448865741626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-4366471699188117022013-02-06T04:27:56.798-06:002013-02-06T04:27:56.798-06:00really wonderful! the truth told so poetically! i ...really wonderful! the truth told so poetically! i have a daughter and now my granddaughter is a teenager ~ all of us have to experience love {and heartbreak} for ourselves.<br /><br />♥ my heart's love songshttp://myheartslovesongs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-17240103853068587652013-02-05T20:38:41.904-06:002013-02-05T20:38:41.904-06:00Wow. Margaret and Grace. I love your approach and ...Wow. Margaret and Grace. I love your approach and that you took on these roles and that it was SO believable. The language you both used was heart-rending and so full of the tumultuous taste that love has to offer. Just excellently executed you two!! Bravo!! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75977056941226764252013-02-05T19:34:22.315-06:002013-02-05T19:34:22.315-06:00Great job, ladies!Great job, ladies!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-21766686133180829072013-02-05T18:51:52.793-06:002013-02-05T18:51:52.793-06:00The roses images are lovely Margaret ~ I was insp...The roses images are lovely Margaret ~ I was inspired to write about them, so thank you for sharing your words ~ <br /><br />Thank you to everyone for your wonderful comments and support. And of course, I expect flowers from my hubby or else, there will be trouble..he.he...<br /><br />Love and hugs to everyone ~<br /><br />GraceScarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-71590761009698275752013-02-05T15:48:47.504-06:002013-02-05T15:48:47.504-06:00Oh heck, you rocked it ladies! Oh heck, you rocked it ladies! Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-43009771068078981652013-02-05T15:06:33.469-06:002013-02-05T15:06:33.469-06:00Your voices blend seamlessly together in this moth...Your voices blend seamlessly together in this mother/daughter duet. Innocence and wisdom dancing together but still apart. As for me, I still want flowers (though I doubt I'll get them!)Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-1112040292891423722013-02-05T14:47:29.092-06:002013-02-05T14:47:29.092-06:00Thank you all. As you can imagine, I was a bit in...Thank you all. As you can imagine, I was a bit intimidated to write about love with Grace, but I survived and it was fun. She spear headed the prompt as I had no idea what to write about. Truly, this garden of toads inspires, encourages, and supports in a lovely way. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-60389529702281353162013-02-05T14:33:20.801-06:002013-02-05T14:33:20.801-06:00This is a beautiful poem of truth. As a mother it ...This is a beautiful poem of truth. As a mother it is hard to watch a child go through love and have it break his/her heart. Both of you did such a wonderful job of working together. Each piece flows into the other without hesitation.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-4984635013279200962013-02-05T14:25:50.547-06:002013-02-05T14:25:50.547-06:00Margaret & Grace ...
Your in tandem poem spea...Margaret & Grace ...<br /><br />Your in tandem poem speaks volumes, speaks truth. I have ached (physical pain) watching my daughter struggle ~ thankful now she is in a warm, loving, stable relationship. <br /><br />I realize how my mother felt watching me.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75512443650612482402013-02-05T12:28:18.338-06:002013-02-05T12:28:18.338-06:00beautiful, I adore it, well done girls beautiful, I adore it, well done girls LLM Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199375981896229914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-49485772096536391102013-02-05T12:14:23.824-06:002013-02-05T12:14:23.824-06:00Dialogue feels authentic in this tandem poem as it...Dialogue feels authentic in this tandem poem as it flows through the "learning about love" process.<br />Thank you for your work and for sharing it here in the garden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64643067790319676692013-02-05T11:22:35.871-06:002013-02-05T11:22:35.871-06:00This is absolutely wonderful and wise. Utterly pit...This is absolutely wonderful and wise. Utterly pitch-perfect. Nothing harder for a mother than to watch her daughter riding those tumultuous seas - until she finally finds a love that's real. Fantastic collaboration, ladies! Perfect for this month of love.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-72698932609504717152013-02-05T09:48:49.373-06:002013-02-05T09:48:49.373-06:00Oh my God, I so love it. It is beautiful and I now...Oh my God, I so love it. It is beautiful and I now know why we receive flowers on the 14th. I am touched with this poem. Sharing it on my fb page! lovely.. <3GoddessChhavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154853993554108461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-55003511248983092912013-02-05T08:55:43.358-06:002013-02-05T08:55:43.358-06:00yes, so heartbreaking! but a glimmer of what may b...yes, so heartbreaking! but a glimmer of what may be at the end... mama is not saying nothing, she is for now saying nothing. for me, a window opened by that line to further intimacy between mother and child. beautiful!<br />love your photos, too, Margaret.<br />lovely, lovely words, Grace and Margaret! Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-24132583443393959082013-02-05T07:52:24.430-06:002013-02-05T07:52:24.430-06:00Those last two stanzas say it all, and say it well...Those last two stanzas say it all, and say it well.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-56014221514604287522013-02-05T07:14:57.964-06:002013-02-05T07:14:57.964-06:00Do I tell her...?
Do I warn her...?
A woman's...Do I tell her...?<br />Do I warn her...?<br /><br />A woman's is a flower<br />never ceasing to bloom, <br />roots extending...<br /><br />We who have experienced the joy and sorrow of passion and love know that there is nothing that can be said to shield our daughters from the same thing.<br /><br />This poem is so touching, so poignantly written, it breaks my heart.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-25243907253193049362013-02-05T07:13:08.411-06:002013-02-05T07:13:08.411-06:00to break, to bloom . . .
Tears in my eyes from the...to break, to bloom . . .<br />Tears in my eyes from the images and truths in your poem! And, yes, the silent hug, heart touching heart, is key to knowing it is, all is, and all will be well. Love.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-45628295377854212682013-02-05T06:55:01.210-06:002013-02-05T06:55:01.210-06:00I love the wild caress of both voices. How love ra...I love the wild caress of both voices. How love rambles and continues reaching! I love the element of growth, throughout your poem! Your voices of tender youth n' wisdom are so eloquently portrayed!<br />Bravo! I especially loved these lines:<br />I am drowning like a seashell,<br />oiled in coral, burnt desert sky <br />Is this what mercy is, an amnesia<br />of memories that swims with the tide <br />a woman’s heart is a flower<br />never ceasing to bloom, <br />roots extending, petals reaching,<br />forever nurturing, regardless of <br />“He loves me, he loves me not”.<br /><br /><3 your poem! ;DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-43473301632640992292013-02-05T06:50:10.667-06:002013-02-05T06:50:10.667-06:00What a wonderful 'in tandem' for February!...What a wonderful 'in tandem' for February! Love the interplay of your words. You both wrote your 'parts' very well. Smiles.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com