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Elegy For Saiom
She is not lost to us---just absent temporarily,
just a little further forward on the journey today
but still part of the PostPoems community;
we shall meet again at some gathering point on the way.
She remains present with us spiritually.
The circumstances of time and vicinity
cannot divide us: in the perspective of the Heavenly,
our circle is unbroken on the plane of Poetry.
Starward
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This is so impactful and
This is so impactful and truthful that I felt I was going to break down and cry. The splendor of your send-off, and Cushing's quote, is worthy of the gifts she gave us. May this Truth be a comfort to us all.
These words, coming from such
These words, coming from such a lofty pillar of the PostPoems community, provide a complete validation for my small elegy. That old hymn, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, come to my mind here. But the great circle and network of Poets' friendships is never truly broken, though circumstances and appearances suggest otherwise. On the Cosmic level, from the Divine Starmaker's perspective, we are already seated together in the Heavenlies, as Saint Paul has told us. I take comfort from that, and that we shall all be together again someday.
Starward
Thank you for your generous
Thank you for your generous words and profound perspective. Your insights plunged right to the heart of the matter and provided unshakable comfort. Needed that!
And if I may reply to your
And if I may reply to your gracious reply, you have just given me the summary of what my several comments on your poem have attempted to say about your Poetry (future graduate students take note: this is what my comments have tried to express about the contents of her poems, which contain generous words, profound perspective, insights into the heart of the matter, and unshakable comfort provided). While I look forward to many more poems of yours on which to comment, you have given me the summary of what I find so consistently in all of your poems---like the orbit of four planets around the radiant star of your verbal talent.
Starward
I'm so overwhelmed by your
I'm so overwhelmed by your deep comprehension of my vision and your priceless support. You make a difference through your own work and through your scholarly appreciation of others'. Celestial bodies of blessings revolve around your central star as well.
I do not even have sufficient
I do not even have sufficient words to describe the thrill of receiving such a reply from a Poet of your supreme stature.
Starward