tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post8694247312568193192..comments2024-03-29T07:16:09.835-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: Song by Edith WhartonDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-12312937946813860982020-01-28T22:19:07.007-06:002020-01-28T22:19:07.007-06:00I only happened upon it recently myself. I'm v...I only happened upon it recently myself. I'm very glad I did. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-51830158035447785672020-01-28T19:36:48.127-06:002020-01-28T19:36:48.127-06:00First time ever reading this poem and it is so bea...First time ever reading this poem and it is so beautiful that I love it. The Butterfly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218064101468042347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-69446749756085759682020-01-26T15:05:01.568-06:002020-01-26T15:05:01.568-06:00I can only second that hope.I can only second that hope.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-33268532681927211042020-01-26T15:04:30.616-06:002020-01-26T15:04:30.616-06:00Obviously it is not what she was known for, but it...Obviously it is not what she was known for, but it seems that she did write quite a bit of poetry.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-20848418397430766292020-01-26T13:47:54.467-06:002020-01-26T13:47:54.467-06:00That poem is beautiful. I can only hope that my hu...That poem is beautiful. I can only hope that my husband and I can share life until the end.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-58289228784949746532020-01-26T12:48:01.114-06:002020-01-26T12:48:01.114-06:00Love this poem! It's the 1st time I've rea...Love this poem! It's the 1st time I've read it. Like, Judy, I never knew that Edith Wharton wrote poetry.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-24937977220910343762020-01-26T12:43:27.326-06:002020-01-26T12:43:27.326-06:00We are fortunate in our life partners.We are fortunate in our life partners.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-60985143960696138942020-01-26T12:16:05.791-06:002020-01-26T12:16:05.791-06:00I did not even know that Edith Wharton wrote poetr...I did not even know that Edith Wharton wrote poetry. Very good. I feel that way about my husband.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-4960789805006557202020-01-26T09:41:08.894-06:002020-01-26T09:41:08.894-06:00"Blessed beyond measure" is a good way o..."Blessed beyond measure" is a good way of expressing it. I'm sure your friends felt that way, as do I. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-91820879634713737402020-01-26T09:39:45.316-06:002020-01-26T09:39:45.316-06:00The little bit of her poetry that I have read has ...The little bit of her poetry that I have read has been quite evocative and affecting.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-25401528803109453622020-01-26T05:54:14.022-06:002020-01-26T05:54:14.022-06:00It is very beautiful indeed, Dorothy, and if we fi...It is very beautiful indeed, Dorothy, and if we find the partner in life with whom we wish to live out all our days in this way, we are blessed beyond measure. A friend of mine died a couple of month ago at the age of ninety-four. His wife is ninety, still living in the home they shared together, and if ever I met a couple who epitomized these sentiments it is them, David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-91942920263327871122020-01-26T05:06:32.695-06:002020-01-26T05:06:32.695-06:00Thanks for sharing. I have not read much of Wharto...Thanks for sharing. I have not read much of Wharton’s poetry. It seems that it may be worth reading more.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com