tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post7549253991470302103..comments2024-03-18T22:09:00.806-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: Forough FarrokhzadTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-39888986096802959372013-01-12T23:14:44.136-05:002013-01-12T23:14:44.136-05:00Thinking of you, Tabatha...your post of last March...Thinking of you, Tabatha...your post of last March was especially poignant to re-read today. I love the fierceness of the poem you shared, as well as the wise words of Sara Teasdale which you have chosen to take comfort in. Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-56008510217526451512013-01-12T18:49:15.802-05:002013-01-12T18:49:15.802-05:00Thank you for all your warm words. I am not feelin...Thank you for all your warm words. I am not feeling very communicative, myself. I think I will follow Sara Teasdale's poetic advice and "gather myself into my self again,<br />I shall take my scattered selves and make them one.<br />I shall fuse them into a polished crystal ball<br />Where I can see the moon and the flashing sun." In the meantime, thank you for your support. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-74371954188062723882013-01-12T16:24:00.615-05:002013-01-12T16:24:00.615-05:00My thoughts are with you today, Tabatha.My thoughts are with you today, Tabatha.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-76361748831680474722013-01-12T15:11:19.740-05:002013-01-12T15:11:19.740-05:00I'm so sorry you lost your grandmother. I thi...I'm so sorry you lost your grandmother. I think Mary Lee is right about you!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-35418702675055079642013-01-12T10:12:14.452-05:002013-01-12T10:12:14.452-05:00I think you must be the kind of poet Forough Farro...I think you must be the kind of poet Forough Farrokhzad was -- a poet in every moment and thought and deed. Your blog is a glimpse of this. I work at it, and will continue to, but I fall way short.<br /><br />Condolences on the passing of your grandmother. I love the story Janet told -- may she paint the sky for you, as she painted your life!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-35089096853208315552013-01-11T22:10:15.622-05:002013-01-11T22:10:15.622-05:00So sorry to hear about the passing of your grandmo...So sorry to hear about the passing of your grandmother, Tabatha. I loved your tribute to her, and that you said those things before she died! <br /><br />I'm leaving here with that tribute together with the words of Forough's quote in my head. Lots to think about... Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-64683211716251007582013-01-11T20:00:43.826-05:002013-01-11T20:00:43.826-05:00I was very moved by your post about your grandmoth...I was very moved by your post about your grandmother and what she taught you and gave you. Smiles, dandelions, food with love, general nourishment with love. The butterflies photo is lovely. One of my students told me her family's belief. When someone dies, it is their turn to paint the sky. If you look at the sunset after they are gone you can figure out their favorite colors. God gives each one of us the chance to put beauty into the world when we get to paint the sky. Watch the next sunset and you may see your grandmother smiling down on you. Thank you for your post today. Janet F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-48589284308432633852013-01-11T18:50:38.102-05:002013-01-11T18:50:38.102-05:00Sending warmest thoughts to you and your family, T...Sending warmest thoughts to you and your family, Tabatha. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this post today - a haunting, powerful piece.Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-56405404409709630902013-01-11T14:19:01.825-05:002013-01-11T14:19:01.825-05:00Wow, powerful poetry by Forough Farrokhzad. Thank ...Wow, powerful poetry by Forough Farrokhzad. Thank you for sharing her words...and I'm sorry for your loss.Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-88729409564018532612013-01-11T11:08:23.909-05:002013-01-11T11:08:23.909-05:00I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother...bas...I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother...based on your previous post, she obviously gave so much to you, I'm sure she is missed. But what a wonderful way to keep her memory alive - by continuing on with your writing, with her in yourt heart. A touching poem from Ms. Farrokhzad, to...when one considers the life women lead there, it becomes all the more striking.Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-10768171161952166702013-01-11T10:50:14.818-05:002013-01-11T10:50:14.818-05:00I send you love and light across the miles - hopin...I send you love and light across the miles - hoping that they would serve like fairies that would tend to your grief and loss. Thank you too for introducing us yet again to another poet whom I have only heard of now. Such powerful striking words - and the thought that poetry is a way of being, not an occupation, not a suit that one wears to the office each day - but is the very fabric of one's being - how bold and how true. *Hugs*GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-32800980130295975502013-01-11T10:33:24.879-05:002013-01-11T10:33:24.879-05:00So sorry to hear about your grandmother, T. I reme...So sorry to hear about your grandmother, T. I remember your lovely post about her last year. I know all her gifts will continue to live on in you.<br /><br />Today's poet (wish I could pronounce her name) -- excellent quote, and through the excerpt I feel the resilience of the human spirit.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-10617204280159459302013-01-11T00:52:25.467-05:002013-01-11T00:52:25.467-05:00I'm sorry about your grandmother, Tabatha. I ...I'm sorry about your grandmother, Tabatha. I went back to read your post-what a lovely piece for her. It's so hard to say goodbye to our sweet family members. I don't have many of that generation left, and I miss them, like I see that you will miss her. The poem from Forough Farrokhzad is filled with such stark images, but there is hope at the end, isn't there? Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com