Comments on: Toward Eternity https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/ Savory picks for the free range reader Thu, 04 Sep 2014 15:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: jenniferpuryear https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/#comment-354 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:27:56 +0000 https://bacononthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=2873#comment-354 In reply to joelle.

Thank you so much for your incredibly kind comment, Joelle. Gus and I miss spending every waking moment with you and Brant! Highlight of the trip to Scotland: the Phillips. 🙂 So happy that life includes unexpected journeys and new friendships.

]]> By: joelle https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/#comment-353 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 04:07:17 +0000 https://bacononthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=2873#comment-353 I am so happy for you and Gus! You seem to be perfectly matched – thoughtful souls should travel with a partner (so they can compare notes).

I can see how both Wright’s and Michelangelo’s poems could be filed under “poems contemplating death.” But, then again, we sometimes use images of death or permanent separation to describe how unfathomable it would be to be parted from someone we love. That seems like a pretty reasonable concept to cover on a wedding day.

I loved the post and the poems.

]]> By: jenniferpuryear https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/#comment-352 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 15:55:33 +0000 https://bacononthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=2873#comment-352 In reply to Marion Herndon.

Thank you for the nice comment, Mom! I’m so glad you enjoyed the poem today.

]]> By: Marion Herndon https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/#comment-351 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 15:13:37 +0000 https://bacononthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=2873#comment-351 I remember the poem being read but could not tell you a word or thought in it. Glad you shared it with us so now I can reflect on it. Actually, in retrospect, I think it was quite apropos. Life and death, good and bad, ups and downs, valleys and mountains march hand in hand on this beautiful earth. Hope your anniversary brought back many happy memories!

]]> By: jenniferpuryear https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/#comment-350 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:25:33 +0000 https://bacononthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=2873#comment-350 Hi Jessica! Thank you so much for the good wishes! Thank you also for reminding me of that very evocative, beautiful, and wise tradition. I hope your construction project is bringing only joy!!

]]> By: Jessica https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/#comment-349 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 03:56:07 +0000 https://bacononthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=2873#comment-349 Jennifer, Happy Anniversary! What a tremendous and happy milestone! Your poem bring to mind the Jewish wedding tradition of breaking a glass to remind us that no joy comes without some sorrow and that we will need to know both to create a life together. So neat that you brought that same thoughtfulness in just the most meaningful way to you!

]]> By: jenniferpuryear https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/#comment-348 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:43:04 +0000 https://bacononthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=2873#comment-348 Laughing!! That was a pretty big smile on my face, wasn’t it? Thanks, Kate!

]]> By: Kate Satz https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/#comment-347 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:29:03 +0000 https://bacononthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=2873#comment-347 Every bit of this is just delightful!! Especially the smile on your face: “yep. Check out MY man!” Love to you both and congratulations!

]]> By: jenniferpuryear https://www.bacononthebookshelf.com/2014/08/21/bacon-bit-time-black-dog-will-sniff-you-out/#comment-346 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:34:07 +0000 https://bacononthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=2873#comment-346 Thank you for your very kind message, my dear Carolyn!! I’m so glad you liked the post and the poem. xo

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