Monday, March 26, 2012

Grace Comments

Rating: 3.3

This air is flooded with her. I am a boy again, and my mother
and I lie on wet grass, laughing. She startles, turns to
marigolds at my side, saying beautiful, and I can see the red
there is in them.
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Forrest Hamer
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Ratnakar Mandlik 30 May 2019

Profound write about mother, motherly love and the spell it throws on an infant and it's life. Well deserving modern poem of the Dal

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Kevin Patrick 30 May 2019

A tear of sadness swells reading this, but also hope, the loss of a parent is one of the hardest things to face, and Hamers words resonate completely, but with loss comes a lifetime of memories and souvenirs. Wonderful.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 30 May 2019

One of the best poems by Forrest Hamer..................

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Anil Kumar Panda 30 May 2019

A nice poem to read and reflect. Thanks for sharing.

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Alouwou Mandjah 30 May 2019

Thumbs up Forrest Hamer.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 30 May 2019

My mother's gone again as suddenly as ever and, seven months after the funeral, I go dancing. I am becoming grateful. Breathing, thinking, marigolds....nice poetic expression.Beautiful poem. Thanks and congratulations for chosen as MPOTD.

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Admin 30 May 2019

Said with grace. Thank you for sharing.

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Adeeb Alfateh 30 May 2019

beautiful 10++++++++++++++++++++++

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Adeeb Alfateh 30 May 2019

I am becoming grateful to motherly thought

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Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2019

Beautiful Essay Poem, laden and layered, dear Forrest! I have read this time and again and it becomes more beautiful each time.Congrats again!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2019

A true most beautiful Essay poem. This is how poetry must be! A brevity, a narration, a prose or a short essay as this is, but the loveliness is constantly peepong. CONGRATULATIONS for being CHOSEN as The Modern Poem Of The Day, HURRAY! ! My congrats go to the poet and his beloved family. May God grant you a long and very happy life.

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Mahtab Bangalee 30 May 2019

mother's thoughtful face is graceful...beautiful poem

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Edward Kofi Louis 30 May 2019

Mother and child. Muse of life! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Dutendra Chamling 09 November 2015

This poem smells marigold, beautiful poem.

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* Sunprincess * 31 May 2014

..............I feel you will always think of your mother, when you see marigolds....beautiful poem..

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Brian Jani 29 May 2014

Nice work forrest

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Carolyn Binkley 31 March 2014

This poem tells a beautiful, yet moving story. So much is expressed and revealed in so few words. Beautifully told.

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 26 March 2012

Grace is a boon indeed/nice way to pay tribute/I love your ideas...carry on....up to the.....

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