Thursday, February 26, 2009

Back To Normality? Comments

Rating: 5.0

Today I am going to pretend to be normal.
I am going to behave as I would have before that Friday.
I am going to hang up the washing
and I am going to weed the garden
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Diana van den Berg
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Laurie Van Der Hart 12 September 2016

So now I've read the Terrible Trilogy. What can I say? It's horrific. But you are terrific - hold no grudges, try to understand, even empathise. Treasures in heaven.

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Diana Van Den Berg 12 September 2016

Giggles, Laurie! The Terrible Trilogy! I like that! What lovely things you said about me! Thank you! My son said that his mother is the only person he knows who could bring humour into such a situation (as in the first poem) , lol!

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Sicelo Sithole 02 March 2009

How does on manage to be so simple with poetry and still manages to completely have a full swing impact to the minds of the readers. I guess some things come through experience, don't they. A lovely piece of poetry. I enjoyed it especially on the line that says 'and I am going to weed the garden'_i was like, yah... Diana is really good..Well done.

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Diana Van Den Berg 12 September 2016

What a lovely thing to say, Sicelo! Ngiyakubonga kakhulu! Thank you for getting to the heart of my poetry and for the lovely comments!

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Remind me what 'normality' means again. Oh! you just did. In wonderfully engaging fashion. t x

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Diana Van Den Berg 12 September 2016

Thank you, Tara, for your kind words.

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Scarlett Treat 26 February 2009

Once again, this is a great example of that 'controlled panic' that you are having to go through after such an experience. Coping...each day, each hour, each minute...trying to get....Back to Normality? Great writing! !

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Diana Van Den Berg 12 September 2016

Thank you, Scarlett! I had never thought of calling it 'controlled panic' - well said! Thinking about it, I realise that I have on many occasions, gone through 'controlled panic', for example planning what to do do in case this - or in case that - and then discovering that there was, after all, no need! I pretty much do my own self-counselling and I get there. People often say as free as a bird - but birds aren't free - they take every precaution they can, THEN, they go ahead and celebrate life and joy at its higest (literally and metaphorically) . I took counsel from them too - I take every precaution necessary, and then I relax and enjoy life to the full! I love your very clever last sentence leading up to the title of my poem! Thank you for the great compliment and the other implied ones.

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