4.28: Weddings, Funerals
Weddings, FuneralsGive me a good funeral anyday, says my husbandas he sets down his briefcase full of sheet music and organ shoes in the kitchen. He picks up our black cat to explain himself. There’s...
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it's a real generosity you have, the way you can lay open your life and make it so intimately, 'casually' accessible. I feel as if I'm in the kitchen with a good cup of tea, and no work to do. And...
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That's a fabulous opening! The whole first stanza. I was a little confused, since the narrative shifts from thinking about being there to actually being there -- and it's not clear whether "there" is...
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Toni-- I wanted it jumbled, but I see where I threw you; the memory that turns into being there needs to be a bit more carefully crafted. May is coming ! Glad I finally wrote this poem; I've been...
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Loved it Chris. Another spellbinding chapter in the life of. You have this seemingly effortless and seamless way of moving in and out of time frames and situations in your very natural but interesting...
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Great blending. I enjoyed the last stanza particularly. The ever ready husband, the narrator fishing for mints.
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LOVE - my throat aches with it. The jumbled-up-ness I kind of like. Someone critting a poem of mine that does this called it time enjambment. I am glad you finally wrote this poem too.
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Great tribute to the value of husbands. I wouldn't trade mine!
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This is wonderful! A nice reminder that the "staff" at funerals are sometimes emotionally involved too. Nice.
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