tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post5645189084959478005..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: Favo(u)rite Poem ~ I Will Keep Broken ThingsSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-67712460940101440292013-10-10T11:31:19.349-05:002013-10-10T11:31:19.349-05:00I never thought about broken things, I would rathe...I never thought about broken things, I would rather throw them away. I am not very attached to material things. Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-79300889975601130212013-10-09T19:24:28.052-05:002013-10-09T19:24:28.052-05:00thanks for the share, Susie - I had forgotten her ...thanks for the share, Susie - I had forgotten her poetry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-40340496656630372102013-10-08T23:24:16.852-05:002013-10-08T23:24:16.852-05:00Once again you have found me out. I have several ...Once again you have found me out. I have several broken items, some on my shelf and the others on the floor waiting for ...<br /><br />My brother-in-laws, two, each broke one of my colored FireKing cups that I rescued from the auction of Mom's things. I had a set of eight, now it is seven with two white ones instead of one.<br /><br />eBay can mend but it won't be fixed. Nor will those clutzes, still friends, ever be forgiven.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-41998372673225543062013-10-08T21:07:08.089-05:002013-10-08T21:07:08.089-05:00Her voice! Her presence! What an honor this is. ...Her voice! Her presence! What an honor this is. Thank you and I can see why you hold this poem dear. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-70896499427914070592013-10-08T19:27:45.013-05:002013-10-08T19:27:45.013-05:00BEAUTIFUL, Susie. I am on a streak of reading Alic...BEAUTIFUL, Susie. I am on a streak of reading Alice Walker (again) right now. She speaks right to my heart. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-44437027227527459482013-10-08T19:06:12.435-05:002013-10-08T19:06:12.435-05:00I love this poem, Susie. I particularly like the f...I love this poem, Susie. I particularly like the final stanza in the complete poem:<br />"I will keep<br /> You:<br /> Pilgrim<br /> Of<br /> Sorrow.<br /> I will keep<br /> Myself."<br />— KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-6054947946614849882013-10-08T18:06:58.650-05:002013-10-08T18:06:58.650-05:00Thanks everyone. I am so glad the poem has blesse...Thanks everyone. I am so glad the poem has blessed so many. Alice Walker is one of my favorite writers. Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-34499312665186758662013-10-08T17:30:55.133-05:002013-10-08T17:30:55.133-05:00Such a meaningful and beautiful words ~ Thank you...Such a meaningful and beautiful words ~ Thank you Susie ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-2751259378718636022013-10-08T15:50:30.284-05:002013-10-08T15:50:30.284-05:00I thoroughly enjoyed this..it reminds me of my chi...I thoroughly enjoyed this..it reminds me of my childhood my parents scraped by so everything was used to the utmost....revelationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184644795582553870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81426018285841062692013-10-08T13:46:02.444-05:002013-10-08T13:46:02.444-05:00Thank you sharing Susie! I have always been enchan...Thank you sharing Susie! I have always been enchanted with her words-I love this poem~ <br /><br />Hope you are resting! Take CareEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-86674295053740606862013-10-08T13:21:05.289-05:002013-10-08T13:21:05.289-05:00What a beautiful and meaningful poem. I'd neve...What a beautiful and meaningful poem. I'd never read it before, so thank you for sharing it.Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-89014777691975689692013-10-08T12:11:42.245-05:002013-10-08T12:11:42.245-05:00Love this...wonderful feature of Alice Walker, tha...Love this...wonderful feature of Alice Walker, thank you, Susie! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-5804989686085045212013-10-08T09:52:09.401-05:002013-10-08T09:52:09.401-05:00Susie, such a beautiful post! The poem was new to ...Susie, such a beautiful post! The poem was new to me and now will stay in my mind. Alice Walker's reading was wonderful. Great start to my day! <br />Hope your broken foot is healing! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53642135641747131932013-10-08T09:32:28.852-05:002013-10-08T09:32:28.852-05:00oooohhh Susie. so wonderful. "i will keep you...oooohhh Susie. so wonderful. "i will keep you." sigh.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-23589152771442286172013-10-08T09:29:05.768-05:002013-10-08T09:29:05.768-05:00Oh, the "pilgrim of sorrow"! How magnifi...Oh, the "pilgrim of sorrow"! How magnificently she reads her simple, life-affirming words. And such an honour to see a performance of the woman who had "The Color Purple" inside her head.<br /><br />Thank you for bringing us this poem today, Susie.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-52340131724694783932013-10-08T09:01:31.058-05:002013-10-08T09:01:31.058-05:00Marvelous video, such detail combined with underst...Marvelous video, such detail combined with understatement for so much emotion. Huge "gifts" from time and place. Her "Color Purple" taught me how to understand God." "Thank you so much ... I will keep myself."Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-62214426468254305662013-10-08T05:38:16.852-05:002013-10-08T05:38:16.852-05:00I was not familiar with this poem -it is beautiful...I was not familiar with this poem -it is beautiful. The concept behind and the poem itself is beautiful. Thank you sooooo much for sharing this and a little of yourself. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com