tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post8925739460187632847..comments2023-10-19T11:27:25.565-04:00Comments on Nutwood Junction: A meditation on deathBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-13919487487069246272010-03-20T21:03:41.977-04:002010-03-20T21:03:41.977-04:00"...So shalt thou rest: and what if thou with..."...So shalt thou rest: and what if thou withdraw<br />In silence from the living, and no friend<br />Take note of thy departure? All that breathe<br />Will share thy destiny...." I love those lines. I hadn't read this since high school. I don't believe your dad had a premonition, either, and like you I think that a person in his eighties probably gives some thought to impending death. What I think is wonderful is that he shared it with you recently, asking you to read especially those last lines. This is a beautiful tribute.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506026496063245730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-89401203720246566382010-03-18T23:06:55.111-04:002010-03-18T23:06:55.111-04:00A great poem and a great Dad.A great poem and a great Dad.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-43125499504570461432010-03-18T16:12:12.533-04:002010-03-18T16:12:12.533-04:00What a beautiful tribute to your Dad ~ Memories ar...What a beautiful tribute to your Dad ~ Memories are with us forever ~ Ally xAlly Lifewithallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544030189857058489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-34972762121806059762010-03-18T14:28:47.433-04:002010-03-18T14:28:47.433-04:00I think perhaps that your dear Dad may have a prem...I think perhaps that your dear Dad may have a premonition...who knows but it seems strange that he should point out the poem to both you and your sister recently...It is certainly a wonderful poem and one that will give you somthing extra to remember.<br />I well remember my dear Mother saying after a particularily horrible operation that it would beat her or she would beat it and she sure was going to live life so would not give in...and oh boy did she...sounds just like your Dad.<br />love Sybil xxSybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516012178494813281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-56527892976064286012010-03-18T12:24:30.943-04:002010-03-18T12:24:30.943-04:00Honey, this post reads like a beautiful eulogy. M...Honey, this post reads like a beautiful eulogy. My experience is that the good death of a good parent is the last great gift from parent to child...one that never goes away, one that we revisit for the rest of our own lives. It's what I hope to be able to give to my kids someday.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-32998860002239639752010-03-18T11:06:10.307-04:002010-03-18T11:06:10.307-04:00Beth, what a terrific tribute to your father. You ...Beth, what a terrific tribute to your father. You have every right to be proud. Reading your blog, we all get to experience part of his legacy. Adventure, fun, and love, what more could you want from life? Glad you are finding some comfort in memories of him and the memories of those who knew him.Kyle Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369076904327452139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-27846438293828522010-03-18T10:41:35.917-04:002010-03-18T10:41:35.917-04:00I copied and pasted this into a word file I keep. ...I copied and pasted this into a word file I keep. I find great comfort and power in words. Thanks for sharing this.Toonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867993460493875221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-81208596354846085392010-03-18T09:55:56.950-04:002010-03-18T09:55:56.950-04:00It's interesting. One of my biggest fears isn&...It's interesting. One of my biggest fears isn't that I will die, but that I will not be at peace with it when it happens. Thanks for sharing this with us.EmcogNEATO!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15953198627862880241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-47722581702797891972010-03-18T09:38:33.268-04:002010-03-18T09:38:33.268-04:00He lived until he died. Sounds like my mum. She to...He lived until he died. Sounds like my mum. She too doesn't fear death, knowing where she is going, rejoining loved ones who have headed before her. But while mummie is here, she is indeed enjoying her life. And that is a sweet memory and comfort to you during this time.<br />Hugs, LainiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242354503126154979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-16530381269755937892010-03-18T09:03:47.815-04:002010-03-18T09:03:47.815-04:00Lovely words.
And such wonderful tributes to your ...Lovely words.<br />And such wonderful tributes to your Dad. I especially liked your sister Sue saying "he lived until he died."<br />We should all strive for the same.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-5116994956810376622010-03-18T07:55:25.723-04:002010-03-18T07:55:25.723-04:00This is a wonderful poem. And it could only add, ...This is a wonderful poem. And it could only add, I think, to a survivors comfort to know that these were the kinds of thoughts that a loved one had in mind in their time.<br /><br />I think that it is very special that you have this poem and the shared link of appreciation with you Dad to keep you. Be well.Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-57746092719266863272010-03-18T01:47:24.220-04:002010-03-18T01:47:24.220-04:00What a beautiful poem. I haven't ever read tha...What a beautiful poem. I haven't ever read that and I'm glad to find it here. I'm so glad that your Dad told his girls about the poem and his fondness of it. It seems to be just one more gift from a father to his daughters. That would comfort me as I see it has you. And Beth, he would love this post.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13142165989773432032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-60838391455264358252010-03-18T01:25:53.094-04:002010-03-18T01:25:53.094-04:00When I taught 11th grade American Lit, I always en...When I taught 11th grade American Lit, I always enjoyed teaching that poem. It is affirming, and your post summarizes it and what it means to you so eloquently! :-)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718724697267800263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-24792558484414248122010-03-18T01:13:34.789-04:002010-03-18T01:13:34.789-04:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts, this is a bea...Thank you for sharing your thoughts, this is a beautiful tribute to your father and the pleasure he brought to those who encountered him. <br /><br />Carly Simon incorporated the following lines into a song that she recorded a few years back: "Life is eternal, and love is immortal,and death is only a horizon;and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight."~Rossiter Worthington Raymond<br /><br />The song gave me comfort after the death of my mother.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eR1ni6sZK4Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-82388860227072932432010-03-18T00:27:26.757-04:002010-03-18T00:27:26.757-04:00A lovely tribute to your dad. Hope you are doing ...A lovely tribute to your dad. Hope you are doing well. xoxoCharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721202924711744684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-1383901181186186952010-03-18T00:10:11.870-04:002010-03-18T00:10:11.870-04:00That was beautiful. I have never read that before...That was beautiful. I have never read that before.<br /><br />Your last two paragraphs touched my heart!<br /><br />God Bless! Happy you have special memories of your Dad.<br /><br />Hugs, RoseRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718940729278446028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-55865002810911891612010-03-18T00:10:01.787-04:002010-03-18T00:10:01.787-04:00Very nice. I have not read that poem in years... t...Very nice. I have not read that poem in years... thank you for sharing it, it would be a lovely addition to your dad's service I bet. I love what you wrote too. You are a wonderful writer, and I am sure that getting the words down in helping you cope. Hugs and love. Your dad was a good guy with an awesome daughter.<br /><br />be wellDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894596355489850355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-59725800295606342632010-03-17T23:26:08.191-04:002010-03-17T23:26:08.191-04:00"Ashes and Diamonds, foe and friend,
We were ..."Ashes and Diamonds, foe and friend,<br />We were all equal in the end." - Roger Waters<br /><br />I had never read that poem before. It is remarkable, and a worthy aim to follow its prescription. It would be a great thing to approach one's death comfortable in the knowledge that one's life was well and truly lived. It sounds like that's what your Dad did. A feat worth emulating.Call me Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704646008578216859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-49227332411681790962010-03-17T22:50:36.936-04:002010-03-17T22:50:36.936-04:00Indeed. What a tribute.Indeed. What a tribute.Donna. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393352099473686196noreply@blogger.com