tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post2433613219060831895..comments2023-03-27T15:47:22.880+01:00Comments on Of rainstorms and rooks and broken clocks: Those EYES of OLD look at ME...Richard Goodehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06661201913648801812noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-86048978472836109502014-05-24T00:12:19.646+01:002014-05-24T00:12:19.646+01:00I have become a fan of your writing .....Thanks fo...I have become a fan of your writing .....Thanks for sharing this beautiful piece.....God bless you....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-66662325085780029092013-01-20T20:54:56.441+00:002013-01-20T20:54:56.441+00:00"And how have I lived? Frankly and openly, th..."And how have I lived? Frankly and openly, though crudely. I have not been afraid of life. I have not shrunk from it. I have taken it for what it was at its own valuation. And I have not been ashamed of it. Just as it was, it was mine." ~ jack londoncloudgathererholdmedownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367513733859157300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-78879646250415646392013-01-19T11:59:05.738+00:002013-01-19T11:59:05.738+00:00Thank you, Stephen. Yes, I too share that hope tha...Thank you, Stephen. Yes, I too share that hope that even those parts of our stories over which we now weep, we will one day find fulfilment - perhaps that is redemption at its most pure. Richard Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661201913648801812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-6093722845332696552013-01-19T11:56:27.811+00:002013-01-19T11:56:27.811+00:00Ah yes, my blond phase!! I have one picture of me ...Ah yes, my blond phase!! I have one picture of me on mum's lap and my hair is platinum white!! What was going on there?<br />I just love the idea of our past and future selves weaving in and out of our journey.<br />Have to say that re-reading it, it all does sound a bit final at the end, doesn't it? Perhaps I should have written "continue it too with laughter and open arms"!!Richard Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661201913648801812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-77684074323353446302013-01-19T11:52:47.436+00:002013-01-19T11:52:47.436+00:00Wow, Yannis, thank you so much - Beckett and Poe!!...Wow, Yannis, thank you so much - Beckett and Poe!!! I am deeply flattered by your comment, particularly as it comes from such an accomplished writer as yourself. Thank you.Richard Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661201913648801812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-1107409809804961812013-01-19T11:50:10.479+00:002013-01-19T11:50:10.479+00:00Thank you, Mandy. Yes, these 'encounters' ...Thank you, Mandy. Yes, these 'encounters' with our younger selves are such strange and potent things. It is amazing what deep wells they touch in us. Richard Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661201913648801812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-48185681331497413422013-01-19T11:49:00.354+00:002013-01-19T11:49:00.354+00:00Thank you, Amanda. I am really pleased you liked i...Thank you, Amanda. I am really pleased you liked it.Richard Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661201913648801812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-73215407096406913112013-01-15T19:06:26.900+00:002013-01-15T19:06:26.900+00:00Thank you for a wonderful journey through the utte...Thank you for a wonderful journey through the utterly mysterious relationship of our Selves to our Selves at different stages of our lives. I am sure that you are totally right to liken the story of each of our lives to the mythic journey away from Eden. For myself I felt that I caught a hint of the "happy fault" of the church's hymn of praise at the Easter Vigil, the Exultet, which seems to get buried there as if the resurrection never happened (sigh!) I guess I hang onto some sense that the divided mystery of ourselves will one day reach a fulfillment that will delight in every part of our stories, even those that we weep over now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847616646783005605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-19316427244446526332013-01-14T10:33:47.054+00:002013-01-14T10:33:47.054+00:00"..through the haze of your futures, I look b..."..through the haze of your futures, I look back at you."<br /><br />simply by reading that line i knew it was gonna be good.<br />look at you..all blond hair and smiles and full of mischief. what a wondrous picture ;)<br />this letter is heartbreaking in it's beauty and sentiment. i love the idea that he is your father, in that you grew from him. i am always fascinated with memories and why we remember the things we do and the picture they paint of our pasts and how accurate they are. these tiny frangments that we collate which ultimately compose a history that is our truth.<br /><br />your letter brought tears to my eyes. yes, he's still there. his heart is your heart. and it is nowhere near ready to finish beating.<br /><br />*<br /><br />cloudgathererholdmedownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367513733859157300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-35875206501816258652013-01-13T23:19:46.766+00:002013-01-13T23:19:46.766+00:00I have done quite a few journeys this past year to...I have done quite a few journeys this past year to my younger self. You do just want to hold that child you were and tell them that they are loved and truly all of the experiences that they will endure will be for the best. You look back and see all of the potential and possibility, but then the true harshness of the world sets in. You are right though, our younger selves still beat within and so does that potential. Beautifully written and inspirational. :)mandy l. smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15465284512439738872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-41824483732209724602013-01-13T14:49:36.174+00:002013-01-13T14:49:36.174+00:00goodness, how much I do love this. nostalgic and...goodness, how much I do love this. nostalgic and moving.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416943223679138624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-71055132063013523142013-01-13T12:44:26.338+00:002013-01-13T12:44:26.338+00:00Thank you. Yes, it is funny how the mind works and...Thank you. Yes, it is funny how the mind works and how a photograph can create a kaleidoscope of memories and futures, isn't it? Richard Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661201913648801812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-56123423849553270332013-01-13T12:40:56.712+00:002013-01-13T12:40:56.712+00:00Thank you, Samantha. It is lovely to have you back...Thank you, Samantha. It is lovely to have you back.Richard Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661201913648801812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-71188362587016131862013-01-12T13:47:19.603+00:002013-01-12T13:47:19.603+00:00Life, realisation and recollection in a moment of ...Life, realisation and recollection in a moment of words and memories, stunning :o)Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796632335802914389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777075932400116766.post-80318584619649220092013-01-12T13:05:16.179+00:002013-01-12T13:05:16.179+00:00...blessed be! ~ dear kindred brother...(:...blessed be! ~ dear kindred brother...(:earthen-magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455137671141125311noreply@blogger.com