tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post7614276118367747965..comments2024-03-28T20:51:06.948-07:00Comments on threads of the spiderwoman: Prayers for the DyingLauren Rainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-43428177944274458362014-08-11T20:00:57.346-07:002014-08-11T20:00:57.346-07:00A beautiful post, Lauren, thank you. I remember yo...A beautiful post, Lauren, thank you. I remember you telling me about your brother - and the lack of agreement about life support. Blessings to you. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-10551416561881695632014-08-11T07:00:02.366-07:002014-08-11T07:00:02.366-07:00Thanks so much to both of you for your comfort and...Thanks so much to both of you for your comfort and words. Mana, I appreciate your thoughts going with us as we prepare to do this, which will still be difficult.<br /><br />Rain........thank you for the beautiful poem. Being a "raine" myself, perhaps we share the love and appreciation for these blessings of life, which fall from the sky upon the world, Grace.Lauren Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-38242599590464278552014-08-11T03:41:18.273-07:002014-08-11T03:41:18.273-07:00From "Eternal Echoes" by John O'Dono...From "Eternal Echoes" by John O'Donohue, a lovely poem by Kathleen Raine.<br /><br />Dear angel of my birth,<br />All my life's loss,<br />Gold of fallen flowers,<br />Shells after ebbing wave<br />Gathered on lonely shores<br />With secret toil of love,<br />Deathless in memory save<br />The treasures of my grave.<br /><br />Will keep you both in my thoughts<br />on the 15th.<br /><br />Rain-in-the-Face<br />aka Anita Joy Glenn<br />Australia<br />Roll Cage Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154277038544171706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-71785072456296356582014-08-10T23:46:59.730-07:002014-08-10T23:46:59.730-07:00Dear One,
We as children of God/dess or elements o...Dear One,<br />We as children of God/dess or elements of divinity, whatever we call that indescribable constant force inside of us, we have tasks that no ordinary do. You are allowing a soul who has served his karma to move on to a state of perfection . Light , Grace the sound of silence where our souls swim in celestial sound. Your actions are more of birthing him into his next perfect place in souls journey . You NEVER cease to amaze me Lauren. I wish I was there with you and your cats.. but I am here to catch you and hug you and remind you how much so many of us care and admire you. I will light a candle ( white ) for you on the 15th and I continue to keep you in my thoughts.. <br />With affection,<br />ManaThe Muse In Willitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995795847487895615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-33317142268804418312014-08-10T17:21:16.273-07:002014-08-10T17:21:16.273-07:00
Thank you my friends. <br />Thank you my friends. Lauren Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-24238166849991587522014-08-10T09:06:34.239-07:002014-08-10T09:06:34.239-07:00This post is beautiful, Lauren, and a tribute to y...This post is beautiful, Lauren, and a tribute to your brother's spirit. I'm glad your older brother has decided it's okay for you to remove him from life support. And it's fitting that you are the one who will do it. The story about the door gently opening...wow, powerful. Will light a candle for him on the 15th.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-49312928909500660372014-08-09T17:55:43.588-07:002014-08-09T17:55:43.588-07:00How lovely, Cari, thank you. How lovely, Cari, thank you. Lauren Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-23045425318859420122014-08-09T16:41:22.983-07:002014-08-09T16:41:22.983-07:00This is a sensitive and loving post to your brothe...This is a sensitive and loving post to your brother's spirit, Lauren. And courageous too. Thank you for trusting your readers with this story. We all learn this way, from one another, what might be the thing to do. Another poet's words might offer something, this from Roethke's "The Waking": <br /><br />Great Nature has another thing to do<br />To you and me; so take the lively air,<br />And, lovely, learn by going where to go.<br /><br />This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.<br />What falls away is always. And is near.<br />I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.<br />I learn by going where I have to go.Carihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915610962946292660noreply@blogger.com