tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post115987153870726468..comments2023-10-17T07:34:53.134-07:00Comments on Yuckelbel's Canon: To my daughterRussell Ragsdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160295330956698802006-10-08T01:15:00.000-07:002006-10-08T01:15:00.000-07:00Thanks plus ultra! I'm glad this played some chor...Thanks plus ultra! I'm glad this played some chords for you. Children and grandchildren are great. Thanks for the touching comment!Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160295158905330602006-10-08T01:12:00.000-07:002006-10-08T01:12:00.000-07:00Thanks polona! It often seems to me poetry tends ...Thanks polona! It often seems to me poetry tends to avoid the complexity of this relationship because it is so difficult for many poets to sense the beauty here. Thanks for the great (and much appreciated) comment.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160294242136051342006-10-08T00:57:00.000-07:002006-10-08T00:57:00.000-07:00Hi gautami tripathy! My dad's gone too, I know wh...Hi gautami tripathy! My dad's gone too, I know what you mean. Thanks for the wonderful comments.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160224510087111962006-10-07T05:35:00.000-07:002006-10-07T05:35:00.000-07:00Ah lovely, I am a father and grandfather and I kno...Ah lovely, I am a father and grandfather and I know the spikes in my heart, but you describe the father and daughter relationship so well that it brings tears to my eyes...Plus Ultrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735827112800682222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160161901460420122006-10-06T12:11:00.000-07:002006-10-06T12:11:00.000-07:00hi russel,this is a wonderful, moving poem. you de...hi russel,<BR/>this is a wonderful, moving poem. you desribed the complexity of the parent-child relationship so well... thank you for sharing.polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160159705210172592006-10-06T11:35:00.000-07:002006-10-06T11:35:00.000-07:00My dad always used to say that he loved me as I wa...My dad always used to say that he loved me as I was. You brought back all those memories. He is gone now and I miss him so much. Thanks for this great post.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160111085165429242006-10-05T22:04:00.000-07:002006-10-05T22:04:00.000-07:00Thanks Sue! I was absolutely certain you'd unders...Thanks Sue! I was absolutely certain you'd understand where this poem came from. Thanks for the great comment.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160075482230834602006-10-05T12:11:00.000-07:002006-10-05T12:11:00.000-07:00Beautiful-so truly understandable to any parent th...Beautiful-so truly understandable to any parent the bitter sweet love for your childrenSue hardy-Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303253173299793670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160058965071541142006-10-05T07:36:00.000-07:002006-10-05T07:36:00.000-07:00Thanks m. shahin! The secret is not with the love...Thanks m. shahin! The secret is not with the love (which creates the relationship), it is with the forgivness which allows it to continue and hopefully improve.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160037595771737282006-10-05T01:39:00.000-07:002006-10-05T01:39:00.000-07:00A dad writing a letter to his daughter - that is b...A dad writing a letter to his daughter - that is beautiful and touching...<BR/><BR/>This letter is beautiful because it shows the imperfection of a relationship between a father and daughter, which makes it even more perfect :-)M. Shahinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393257894148037599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160019753574962542006-10-04T20:42:00.000-07:002006-10-04T20:42:00.000-07:00Now ain't we a pair, grandpaw poet! Thanks Pat!Now ain't we a pair, grandpaw poet! Thanks Pat!Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160019555540753712006-10-04T20:39:00.000-07:002006-10-04T20:39:00.000-07:00Thanks soulless! I'm glad you are so sympathetic ...Thanks soulless! I'm glad you are so sympathetic and generous with your love. I'm sure it makes your father very happy. Thanks for the wonderful comments.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1160000161664640672006-10-04T15:16:00.000-07:002006-10-04T15:16:00.000-07:00No matter how old they get, they're always like a ...No matter how old they get, they're always like a "spike stuck in the chest". From one grandfather to another, great poem!!Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1159985716830773592006-10-04T11:15:00.000-07:002006-10-04T11:15:00.000-07:00I always kill myself first like a coward; I could ...<I>I always kill myself first like a coward; <BR/>I could gouge my eyes out but am still afraid I'd see you suffer.</I><BR/><BR/>Self-sacrifice is best known and understood by a parent. ^_^ Your daughter is blessed to have a father who fears not the written expression of his love.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for allowing your readers to witness it, be moved by it. Cheers.S.L. Corsuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299376651709536034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1159954948436288132006-10-04T02:42:00.000-07:002006-10-04T02:42:00.000-07:00Thanks csperez! I'm still drunk from reading abou...Thanks csperez! I'm still drunk from reading about your wonderful weekend.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1159954848350425352006-10-04T02:40:00.000-07:002006-10-04T02:40:00.000-07:00Thanks Natalia! I know this is not as reader frie...Thanks Natalia! I know this is not as reader friendly as the poems filled with fluff and illusion. Hopefully the honest experience of it will make up for any discomfort it causes (with my humble apology). Thanks for the insightful comment. It really helps to have an idea of what people experience when they read a poem.Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1159952564186335222006-10-04T02:02:00.000-07:002006-10-04T02:02:00.000-07:00beautiful poembeautiful poemcsperezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750899028081321109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1159948053537823862006-10-04T00:47:00.000-07:002006-10-04T00:47:00.000-07:00Powerful write. Profoundly deep and moving.Powerful write. Profoundly deep and moving.Natalia L. Rudychevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396131848172245387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1159941444605730882006-10-03T22:57:00.000-07:002006-10-03T22:57:00.000-07:00Thanks Gulnaz! Yes, no more foolishness, people a...Thanks Gulnaz! Yes, no more foolishness, people are imperfect and therefore love imperfectly. Just the truth without hiding in lots of illusion is not so comfortable but it better helps us understand the dynamic that love is and the mechinisms that make it work!Russell Ragsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530659064306025325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616976.post-1159903591863258072006-10-03T12:26:00.000-07:002006-10-03T12:26:00.000-07:00this one got my eyes wet...its a strange relations...this one got my eyes wet...its a strange relationship we share with our parents, fathers.....well you hve said it so beautifullyhere, what can i addgulnazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303326222747011474noreply@blogger.com