tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post3882383623441509349..comments2024-03-25T22:38:39.934-07:00Comments on THERESA'S TALES: ReflectionTheresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-38658019679814078332013-03-16T11:56:21.365-07:002013-03-16T11:56:21.365-07:00Just like the sea...Just like the sea...~T~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17969562036638831748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-3232460726517265952013-03-15T10:58:08.891-07:002013-03-15T10:58:08.891-07:00this is beautiful if painful, well done this is beautiful if painful, well done LLM Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199375981896229914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-88998619664420512932013-03-14T21:51:22.971-07:002013-03-14T21:51:22.971-07:00I'm sorry about the people who lost their home...I'm sorry about the people who lost their homes. That would definitely be traumatic. And these lines are very vivid; they definitely speak to people's fears and doubts, but they also show what can happen when people think everything will be okay and then it turns out to be the complete opposite. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-18363046083043921842013-03-14T14:05:18.940-07:002013-03-14T14:05:18.940-07:00This is gripping, pal. Very profound. And insightf...This is gripping, pal. Very profound. And insightful. It is tragic what happened. All that snow and water and just tragic. The homes slipping. Falling. I love the ocean. I mean being from the ocean, the Keys. But I respect its power. I can't wait to go back this summer. YaY. I miss my Lake Surprise! <br /><br />Super writing my poet pal. :-)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-75166682895917618422013-03-13T12:43:21.570-07:002013-03-13T12:43:21.570-07:00Yes the sea is both beautiful and fierce....Yes the sea is both beautiful and fierce....Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-55905781139944357092013-03-13T03:30:53.207-07:002013-03-13T03:30:53.207-07:00Thanks for your replies (above) re queries of Plum...Thanks for your replies (above) re queries of Plum Island - oh the awful power of that beautiful ocean.<br /><br />'So when I saw this picture prompt, I thought of how water can be both beautiful and terrible, just like people.'<br /><br />How true this is and your descriptive poetry told this well.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-71924613292590532732013-03-12T14:02:03.947-07:002013-03-12T14:02:03.947-07:00Susanna, I just saw your post about the five-year-...Susanna, I just saw your post about the five-year-old boy with epilepsy. I shared your post on a Facebook writing group and on my Facebook page. I'm also going to share it on Twitter.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-49869046855207944492013-03-12T09:37:54.420-07:002013-03-12T09:37:54.420-07:00and i just got done reading about the fact that we...and i just got done reading about the fact that we never see what our face really looks like, we only see ourselves reflected in mirrors and lakes and video recordings...it is quite strange and eerie the more you think about it...the late phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397137348877891309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-50085798488203333342013-03-12T06:19:43.174-07:002013-03-12T06:19:43.174-07:00Beautiful poem, although sad about Plum Island. T...Beautiful poem, although sad about Plum Island. The photo makes me long for summer!Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-75329353522122595362013-03-11T21:21:01.144-07:002013-03-11T21:21:01.144-07:00I'm quite terrified of the ocean. I almost dro...I'm quite terrified of the ocean. I almost drowned once, and I can't shake the fear.Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-75998441640448410342013-03-11T18:00:41.205-07:002013-03-11T18:00:41.205-07:00Beautiful poem.
I'm sorry about what's ha...Beautiful poem.<br /><br />I'm sorry about what's happening on Plum Island. I love the water and think it's magical living by it, but it can be treacherous. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-90932153363186694352013-03-11T13:45:45.877-07:002013-03-11T13:45:45.877-07:00I love water, but it can surely do some damage.
&...I love water, but it can surely do some damage.<br /><br />"/Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-79162487699828592742013-03-11T12:08:08.811-07:002013-03-11T12:08:08.811-07:00Oh beckon conjured images of Captain Ahab...Oh beckon conjured images of Captain Ahab...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-56278622156577086412013-03-11T09:55:17.410-07:002013-03-11T09:55:17.410-07:00I love your poetry, Theresa.I love your poetry, Theresa.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-19289788524121881892013-03-11T07:49:09.869-07:002013-03-11T07:49:09.869-07:00Yes, the sea can be such a study in opposites ... ...Yes, the sea can be such a study in opposites ... so benign on a sunny summer day with calm winds and such a relentless forcewhen the tide is up and the storm is howling ... so sorry to hear of the beach and home losses on Plum Island ... those shifting sands on barrier islands suffer so - it's heartbreaking.Susan Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039551683129884367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-36964443279922828912013-03-11T07:26:53.101-07:002013-03-11T07:26:53.101-07:00I love reading about the sea, Theresa! Even if thi...I love reading about the sea, Theresa! Even if this one had a bitter ending... reminds me of the book The Summer of Skinny Dipping. I cried for hours after I finished reading that one!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-4822118408891865962013-03-11T06:31:41.694-07:002013-03-11T06:31:41.694-07:00Love the photo and the poem. You captured the beau...Love the photo and the poem. You captured the beauty and the vengeance of the ocean perfectly.<br /><br />My thoughts are with all the Plum Island families...thanks, as always, for sharing with us.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188460633615049191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-59887186891628433192013-03-11T05:37:59.677-07:002013-03-11T05:37:59.677-07:00Hilary, it was surreal to watch the house come dow...Hilary, it was surreal to watch the house come down on Saturday. It was sunny and warm, yet the tide was still high and the damage to the foundation had been done. So when I saw this picture prompt, I thought of how water can be both beautiful and terrible, just like people. Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-77940357512860188842013-03-11T05:30:52.196-07:002013-03-11T05:30:52.196-07:00Hi Theresa .. I'm so glad Old Kitty asked - I ...Hi Theresa .. I'm so glad Old Kitty asked - I thought it was in the Aleutian Islands ... I hadn't heard about the dune slip - precarious lives we lead ... <br /><br />I too hope that the residents can recoup and recover ... yet your poem evokes the power of the waves, the winds and the oceans - nature is greater than us ...<br /><br />My thoughts to their families ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-29424369838308275282013-03-11T05:04:39.531-07:002013-03-11T05:04:39.531-07:00Old Kitty, Plum Island is off the coast of norther...Old Kitty, Plum Island is off the coast of northern Massachusetts. Between Hurricane Sandy, last month's blizzard, and Friday's snow, 50 ft of dune disappeared. After the storm, it was high tide and 3 houses came down.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-86581202359567100132013-03-11T04:25:06.291-07:002013-03-11T04:25:06.291-07:00Plum Island? Oh no, what happened?!?! :-(
Take ca...Plum Island? Oh no, what happened?!?! :-(<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-1808697990648762572013-03-10T23:48:56.317-07:002013-03-10T23:48:56.317-07:00Poignant. Hope those who suffered at Plum Island r...Poignant. Hope those who suffered at Plum Island recover their lives soon.<br /><br />Damyanti<br /><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/2012-to-z-challenge-sign-up-list.html" rel="nofollow">Co-host, A to Z Challenge 2013 </a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-46906429834173104102013-03-10T17:17:07.433-07:002013-03-10T17:17:07.433-07:00Great post. And timely with all the images we'...Great post. And timely with all the images we're seeing of the Eastern coastline lately.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-31693890048936649692013-03-10T15:48:59.943-07:002013-03-10T15:48:59.943-07:00Oh my, I was drawn into that poem immediately, and...Oh my, I was drawn into that poem immediately, and then when I read it was for the people on Plum Island, I just melted. Plum Island was part of my childhood. I hope the residents recover.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474979590755071985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80586784296754500872013-03-10T15:43:14.254-07:002013-03-10T15:43:14.254-07:00Your words drawn in with the tide and recede like ...Your words drawn in with the tide and recede like the waves. What an awesome poem. So beautiful!The Write Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333258283404241827noreply@blogger.com