tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post7385003043012923012..comments2023-10-19T13:49:42.878+02:00Comments on Embracing who we are…: AbsentGabriela Abalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11316879938383542026noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-56839791161051511672010-10-29T22:53:01.153+02:002010-10-29T22:53:01.153+02:00i enjoyed this...very well written..thanks for sha...i enjoyed this...very well written..thanks for sharing with one shotMarshyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029232967141290634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-22933138749431399262010-10-29T19:02:37.578+02:002010-10-29T19:02:37.578+02:00The last line hit me hard. Such a sad life, when ...The last line hit me hard. Such a sad life, when we don't know that true joy comes from within (love the dalai lama quote)<br /><br />great one shot!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541409754494611831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-59275630807962760892010-10-28T20:52:27.231+02:002010-10-28T20:52:27.231+02:00Many good turns of phrases here, Gabi. This kind o...Many good turns of phrases here, Gabi. This kind of deep bitterness is hard for me to relate to, but I do see it around me - people married to their misery.Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-81762430958475111982010-10-28T08:48:41.711+02:002010-10-28T08:48:41.711+02:00This is so true of most of us, and very sad fact o...This is so true of most of us, and very sad fact of life. We always languish after what we don't have, and in the process miss enjoying what we have. Truly pathetic example of bad faith!<br /><br />You portray it well!<br /><br />Love the photos here!Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615034229525061880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-52772992427928260522010-10-27T21:22:34.710+02:002010-10-27T21:22:34.710+02:00oh this is a hard life you describe - not only for...oh this is a hard life you describe - not only for the people around but also for the person who lives it..such destruction..moving and tight write gabrielaClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-4305267162354984972010-10-27T18:26:30.239+02:002010-10-27T18:26:30.239+02:00Wow, this is very powerful. You've shone a lig...Wow, this is very powerful. You've shone a light into a bitter heart here. Seems the subject of my piece isn't the only poetic persona this week holding on to past transgressions.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-76885384013530964672010-10-27T18:11:28.662+02:002010-10-27T18:11:28.662+02:00You hit many emotions recalling the past with brut...You hit many emotions recalling the past with brutal honest. Nice write!dustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796500077556153584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-72987166893761205752010-10-27T17:19:23.633+02:002010-10-27T17:19:23.633+02:00What a morose piece, but very good work! The richn...What a morose piece, but very good work! The richness with which you describe this person's resentful life is stunning!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610184057896951494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-82848591538860921442010-10-27T17:05:44.620+02:002010-10-27T17:05:44.620+02:00How heartbreaking...to live a life of resentment.....How heartbreaking...to live a life of resentment...unimaginable.<br /><br />Powerful, Gabriela, and tragic, too.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-32994659353708026312010-10-27T13:51:09.860+02:002010-10-27T13:51:09.860+02:00bullseye:)bullseye:)Usbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136591249620872930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-59444494039164537612010-10-27T10:17:25.208+02:002010-10-27T10:17:25.208+02:00Dear Gabriela...
Stayed loyal to your acrimony.. ...Dear Gabriela... <br />Stayed loyal to your acrimony.. very nice poem.. I liked it so much...<br /><br />ॐ नमः शिवाय<br />Om Namah Shivaya<br />Twitter: @VerseEveryDay<br />Blog: http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.comShashidhar Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752054354309206121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-45005281797118728312010-10-27T06:59:16.090+02:002010-10-27T06:59:16.090+02:00True facts of life.Sometimes it's hard to face...True facts of life.Sometimes it's hard to face some painful facts about ourselves.But I guess we all at one time or the other have experienced some of the words described here.Hits hard,but hits true.<br /><br />Love it!!June_Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400867257051822555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-75465615754292656272010-10-27T06:00:59.070+02:002010-10-27T06:00:59.070+02:00You have captured the very essence of the futility...You have captured the very essence of the futility bitterness in this poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-11190931673224945952010-10-27T03:58:46.016+02:002010-10-27T03:58:46.016+02:00that photo is breathtaking! you hit us hard...that photo is breathtaking! you hit us hard...rrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457746929116908077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-74786867393446576172010-10-27T03:33:36.883+02:002010-10-27T03:33:36.883+02:00Wow. Hard to absorb this. You write what reaches...Wow. Hard to absorb this. You write what reaches into the soul. Sad that there are some who feel what you portray. And maybe we all have felt it to some degree, otherwise how can we recognize the pain?Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-63827560728490312402010-10-27T02:53:24.116+02:002010-10-27T02:53:24.116+02:00It is such a shame when one lives their life this ...It is such a shame when one lives their life this way....you have described all the pain and bitterness amazingly Gabriela...a wonderful one shot! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-17630252193824095572010-10-27T02:05:18.369+02:002010-10-27T02:05:18.369+02:00Bitterness well described! and how it made me conf...Bitterness well described! and how it made me confirm that, if we let the dark feelings inside us grow, they will crush our will and take over our soul. Bravo!OJ Gonzalez-Cazareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163055706274656012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-13427210494020034172010-10-27T01:53:44.599+02:002010-10-27T01:53:44.599+02:00I agree the last was excellent!I agree the last was excellent!Cindybrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991336185986473331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-72046835888935719522010-10-27T01:03:44.420+02:002010-10-27T01:03:44.420+02:00"Afraid of abandonment, deserting everybody&q..."Afraid of abandonment, deserting everybody"<br /><br />Well...if that just ain't me, I don't know what is. Getting rid of the bitterness though :)Wine and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778785233226804217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-64246225029512497182010-10-27T00:58:52.439+02:002010-10-27T00:58:52.439+02:00Nice One Shot Gabriela. The imagery through as Ros...Nice One Shot Gabriela. The imagery through as Rose said was vividly detailed through your descriptions. Love and Light, SenderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-25651387931767915152010-10-27T00:58:07.859+02:002010-10-27T00:58:07.859+02:00You've shed light on some very dark thoughts.You've shed light on some very dark thoughts.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-46677425085753559912010-10-27T00:15:15.319+02:002010-10-27T00:15:15.319+02:00a strike Gabriela! vivid description ..the words a...a strike Gabriela! vivid description ..the words almost run in a chase..breathtaking!Desert Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17370899545012572162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-71145270440924331872010-10-27T00:13:29.315+02:002010-10-27T00:13:29.315+02:00I think I was (briefly) married to this person. (...I think I was (briefly) married to this person. (Then there was that fatal tractor accident, when the tractor ran over her. . . again and again and again. . . well, the sheriff understood, anyway.)<br /><br /><br />Excellent crack-peek into modern alienation.Steve Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162341357622058518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-68682667046492817772010-10-27T00:02:38.841+02:002010-10-27T00:02:38.841+02:00The last line blew me away...what irony! This is f...The last line blew me away...what irony! This is first rate, Gabriela!Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974114391557983994.post-18264768494253605192010-10-26T22:56:41.736+02:002010-10-26T22:56:41.736+02:00dang. you describe a hard life...unwanted, never f...dang. you describe a hard life...unwanted, never feeling like anything you do is right...easy to fall prey to that dark master...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com