tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post1670556107172309677..comments2024-03-14T00:10:30.777-07:00Comments on A Net Full of Butterflies: A Legion of GhostsCarrie Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-42015744927655576422012-11-07T13:00:25.594-08:002012-11-07T13:00:25.594-08:00I got goosebumps while reading this.. it is utterl...I got goosebumps while reading this.. it is utterly amazing.. Sigh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-6327446024706608192012-11-04T16:38:35.807-08:002012-11-04T16:38:35.807-08:00Simply wonder description of how haunting our regr...Simply wonder description of how haunting our regrets can be. This is a beautiful piece!Lisa Williamshttp://law-poetry.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-10938562952207106092012-11-04T06:48:42.622-08:002012-11-04T06:48:42.622-08:00whether these be real ghosts, or the ghosts of our...whether these be real ghosts, or the ghosts of our mind, your words have perfectly captured their spirit!Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-38149157171422315412012-11-02T15:24:09.338-07:002012-11-02T15:24:09.338-07:00Haunting words. I have many regrets. I'm lear...Haunting words. I have many regrets. I'm learning to not be so hard on myself and try to let them go. They don't need me to nourish them, but they pester me at night when I'm trying to sleep. Southern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101132263339427001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-1203089263831481072012-11-02T13:02:06.296-07:002012-11-02T13:02:06.296-07:00Loved this, more than I can say.Loved this, more than I can say.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934973314360291318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-58654662519609212742012-11-02T11:52:40.584-07:002012-11-02T11:52:40.584-07:00woohoo!woohoo!MKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872491452615781662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-69011688598184853222012-11-02T10:23:13.924-07:002012-11-02T10:23:13.924-07:00Thanks everyone...hope you all have a wonderful we...Thanks everyone...hope you all have a wonderful weekend! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-81391467107357038972012-11-02T06:43:57.150-07:002012-11-02T06:43:57.150-07:00I have never seen a ghost, but I know the type you...I have never seen a ghost, but I know the type you write of well. I agree it is best to embrace them and move on.Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-40106177097476551602012-11-02T05:37:04.074-07:002012-11-02T05:37:04.074-07:00Carrie...I love the way you write...I love the con...Carrie...I love the way you write...I love the concepts you come up with. Another amazing post. Wishing you a beautiful Friday out there....free of all inner ghosts....Nikki (Sarah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13731200601840020130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-38300486548112966952012-11-01T23:57:06.190-07:002012-11-01T23:57:06.190-07:00Very nice, the ghosts of ourselves, always there.Very nice, the ghosts of ourselves, always there.The Unknowngnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310142102993090697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-36471620309095955632012-11-01T20:43:40.563-07:002012-11-01T20:43:40.563-07:00I love how you did this and you are so right! I fe...I love how you did this and you are so right! I feel haunted right now, by candy, lol. It needs to go away...<br />I really like how you did this... :DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-11088253685263309382012-11-01T18:59:46.879-07:002012-11-01T18:59:46.879-07:00To me these ghosts seem like watchers as if tracki...To me these ghosts seem like watchers as if tracking something the narrator might or might not be seeking. I've never thought about this type of being, but I can wrap my mind around it like around absences. You introduce them so gently, like branches on the road not taken but still on the map. Interesting to embrace rather than to regret, forget, or erase.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-87986607689518581382012-11-01T16:52:26.637-07:002012-11-01T16:52:26.637-07:00I like the metaphor take on ghosts...things we hav...I like the metaphor take on ghosts...things we have always wanted to say or do ~ I like that you embrace these close to you ~ Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-60544892968165770172012-11-01T15:40:09.555-07:002012-11-01T15:40:09.555-07:00Carrie, this is good....so honest. Yes, those reg...Carrie, this is good....so honest. Yes, those regrets can haunt, can't they? This may be one of my favorite poems of yours.<br /><br /> Hard not to have them though, but hopefully they don't stand in the way of enjoying today.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-6788029742692295202012-11-01T14:19:11.656-07:002012-11-01T14:19:11.656-07:00So much to identify with. I wonder what you put un...So much to identify with. I wonder what you put under the glass bell?<br />There's still time to recify some of those things and start doing them :-)<br />I can hear the piano being tuned Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-4946418392996348262012-11-01T12:22:09.262-07:002012-11-01T12:22:09.262-07:00Frank sang it best ... regrets, I've had a few...Frank sang it best ... regrets, I've had a few ... (me too!) Loved your poem Carrie.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299990210253432808.post-82503894918543570332012-11-01T11:23:44.533-07:002012-11-01T11:23:44.533-07:00i grew up with a graveyard in the back yard....i h...i grew up with a graveyard in the back yard....i have heard them and seen something...regrets...i try not to have them, hard to do...there are def things i miss along the way....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com