tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post3874663691989019891..comments2023-08-20T16:29:20.381+01:00Comments on Poet at Jaybern: A Lucid MomentJohn Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-52822904592365269542017-09-07T20:31:05.077+01:002017-09-07T20:31:05.077+01:00Hi Panchali, Many thanks for your kind comment, I ...Hi Panchali, Many thanks for your kind comment, I am glad you liked the poem. As to "what should we do?" - I guess keep writing our memories down. John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-43876845086243228612017-09-07T19:51:02.734+01:002017-09-07T19:51:02.734+01:00Beautifully written, inspirational and sad at the ...Beautifully written, inspirational and sad at the same time, John. Arghh...wonder, what should we do about this troublesome mental function? Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-77952100542193411212017-09-07T06:15:38.616+01:002017-09-07T06:15:38.616+01:00HI Sarah, Thank you for your comment, Hopefully th...HI Sarah, Thank you for your comment, Hopefully they will find a cure on dat.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-30485786155338331492017-09-07T06:01:07.896+01:002017-09-07T06:01:07.896+01:00My dear neighbor has very quickly lost most memori...My dear neighbor has very quickly lost most memories. I steel myself when I visit because someday she won't remember me either. A friend said the hardest part is when (as you know) you know that you can't remember. I'm with you. I don't think I want to live that long.Sarah Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548593069470592148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-73604099644319691922017-09-07T03:10:16.865+01:002017-09-07T03:10:16.865+01:00Hi Mary, Thank you so much for your lovely comment...Hi Mary, Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I am really glad that you are enjoying my poems.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-86027657704673191872017-09-07T02:43:32.392+01:002017-09-07T02:43:32.392+01:00Hi Martin, you are right they do. I just hope tha...Hi Martin, you are right they do. I just hope that should this ever happen to me there will be people who have shared my life who are willing to share the memories. A sentiment Thotpurge mentioned earlier.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-21909926030065498022017-09-07T02:37:08.731+01:002017-09-07T02:37:08.731+01:00Hi Sara, thank you for your kind comment, dementia...Hi Sara, thank you for your kind comment, dementia affects so many and is such a tragedy, I can only pray that my memories will not be lost in this cruel way. John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-41999414959236997162017-09-07T02:34:11.810+01:002017-09-07T02:34:11.810+01:00Hi Marja, thanks for your comment. I guess the fi...Hi Marja, thanks for your comment. I guess the first part of the poem is autobiographical to a point but it was not actually intended to be, rather it is a comment based on the fact that so many people who suffer like this have lived extraordinary lives.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-91467044667001598352017-09-07T02:27:48.268+01:002017-09-07T02:27:48.268+01:00Hi Magical Mystical Teacher, thanks for your comme...Hi Magical Mystical Teacher, thanks for your comment, I must admit; neither do I.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-70638108757655085332017-09-07T02:24:07.168+01:002017-09-07T02:24:07.168+01:00Hi Indybev, thank you for your kind comment. I'...Hi Indybev, thank you for your kind comment. I'm glad you liked the poem.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-8729983538078309372017-09-07T02:21:15.134+01:002017-09-07T02:21:15.134+01:00Oh, John, this is a poignant poem. So far, on thi...Oh, John, this is a poignant poem. So far, on this theme, your poem is the one that touches me the most. I don't think when people are young they plan to live so long, but as they age I don't think many are ready to die. Having a young person's brain in an old person's frame is a definite curse though. Sometimes I have to pinch myself when I think of my age as I feel SOOOOO much younger inside. The last stanza is sad. If one does not have one's memories, what is life??? I know a friend whose husband has Alzheimers. Really sad to live without memories. I hope to be spared that fate. Sigh. I have really enjoyed your poetry!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-9677274407355719512017-09-07T02:03:04.846+01:002017-09-07T02:03:04.846+01:00Cruelest of all. (the ending) Yet, I believe, memo...Cruelest of all. (the ending) Yet, I believe, memories live on in others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-59342228666299277672017-09-07T01:41:41.684+01:002017-09-07T01:41:41.684+01:00I listened to your beautiful reading of this sad p...I listened to your beautiful reading of this sad poem. I lost my mother two years ago to dementia. The nurses kept reassuring me that the people who watched the deterioration were far more hurt than the patient. Go out and enjoy your life.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-10389961775266873962017-09-06T23:51:14.119+01:002017-09-06T23:51:14.119+01:00Wow very powerful especially these last lines. I t...Wow very powerful especially these last lines. I tend to forget things more and more but my long term memory seems to be ok....still <br />Still lots of great memories left I see. You have really lived. There are not many who can say that. What an adventures life it is almost like a movie.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-64509304949851789572017-09-06T23:45:57.148+01:002017-09-06T23:45:57.148+01:00I don't even want to imagine what my life woul...I don't even want to imagine what my life would be like without the rich storehouse of memories that I possess.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-27085219823780302722017-09-06T22:16:02.153+01:002017-09-06T22:16:02.153+01:00A touching portrayal of what it must be to lose on...A touching portrayal of what it must be to lose one's memory. Sadly, I watched it happen to my mother. As for that doctor ... spit in his eye! At 50, you're young enough to leap from tall buildings in a single bound! Go for it.indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-81072601041952047472017-09-06T19:57:06.978+01:002017-09-06T19:57:06.978+01:00Hi Sanaa, Thank you for your kind comment, I am gl...Hi Sanaa, Thank you for your kind comment, I am glad you liked the poem.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-56033259069992139892017-09-06T19:54:26.391+01:002017-09-06T19:54:26.391+01:00I loved once
with burning fire
but sickness took ...I loved once <br />with burning fire<br />but sickness took my heart’s desire<br />and I was left to live alone<br />with a broken heart, turned to stone.<br /><br />Oh this tears at my heart.. Well penned.Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-18057417407599858562017-09-06T19:40:51.478+01:002017-09-06T19:40:51.478+01:00Thank you very much Sherry.Thank you very much Sherry.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-88223705902726199422017-09-06T19:35:45.708+01:002017-09-06T19:35:45.708+01:00Very sad, when one loses one's memory, which i...Very sad, when one loses one's memory, which is the treasure of the old. Well expressed, John!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-16216534516179213642017-09-06T17:19:07.953+01:002017-09-06T17:19:07.953+01:00Hi Julian, thanks for your kind comment. Looking ...Hi Julian, thanks for your kind comment. Looking forward to the next open mic and hearing what you have in store. John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-21766515458505070892017-09-06T17:08:42.837+01:002017-09-06T17:08:42.837+01:00Your last stanza is the knee jerk for me, but for ...Your last stanza is the knee jerk for me, but for now us lucky ones should continue to count blessings, whatever they may be to each and every one. Good read here, John. Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781106976505685053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-27466420468489652122017-09-06T16:11:10.242+01:002017-09-06T16:11:10.242+01:00Hi Sumana, thanks for your kind comment. I am gla...Hi Sumana, thanks for your kind comment. I am glad you liked the poem.John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-40896776270316620602017-09-06T16:05:52.222+01:002017-09-06T16:05:52.222+01:00The saddest part of life is when memories are stol...The saddest part of life is when memories are stolen. Love that candle portion: Wishing life to be sweet, bright and not very long.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883131172123152234.post-26492745180039475832017-09-06T15:38:00.517+01:002017-09-06T15:38:00.517+01:00Hi Gillena, Thanks for the comment. Hi Gillena, Thanks for the comment. John Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020697451985437188noreply@blogger.com