| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Agnes Eva on 05/22/03 at 06:23 PM solid perfect poetry, cutting through to the truthful bare image- in all its tragic reality |
| Posted by Don Coffman on 08/21/03 at 07:56 AM Completely stunning and more emotional than expected. Brilliant stuff. |
| Posted by Jolie Jordan on 08/27/03 at 01:34 AM wow.. just, wow. sorry, I'm lacking.. everything at the moment. |
| Posted by Rachelle Howe on 09/04/03 at 10:31 PM this piece is so haunting, kris... god, i'm so sorry. |
| Posted by Katerina T Nix on 03/09/04 at 07:11 AM Tragic and beautiful words. |
| Posted by Deborah S Regan on 03/23/04 at 02:50 PM a miscarriage is so painful, emotionally and physically. |
| Posted by Kara Hayostek on 03/24/04 at 05:23 AM Such a powerful poem with so few words. |
| Posted by Kalikala Smith on 11/10/04 at 05:02 AM this is sadly beautiful. i'll echo everything everyone else has said. |
| Posted by Anne Howe on 03/01/05 at 12:24 PM the sigh, the gasp, the wail and alas the sob
i agree, so beautiful in its sorrow. |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 04/03/07 at 09:52 PM oh, my dear, my darling....i am so very sorry! this popped up on random favs today. i, too, have felt this excruciating loss. you have captured it so well....so sadly.... |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 06/11/08 at 08:44 PM i'm just sitting here, shaking my head in amazement. |
| Posted by Maude Curtis on 04/14/09 at 05:35 PM yes beautiful words for a terrible pain. Yes the pain will lesson but it never goes away. I miscarried twins 40 years ago and it still hurts. Bless you my dear I feel your pain. |
| Posted by Allison Smith on 07/26/09 at 02:09 AM Oh my :'( |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 07/28/09 at 02:00 AM I have heard people mention it, but never emotionally felt as I do now from your poem. The sadness is palpable. Thanks for summoning the courage to write about this and to share it. Blessings and peace. |
| Posted by Michael Smith on 07/29/09 at 03:06 PM Thank you for sharing this, Kristin. It is all too common and not as publicly recognized as it should be. I'm so sorry for your loss. |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 04/03/10 at 07:34 PM I've had a lot of miscariages. They hurt. My daughter just had one. We cried together. My words to her was "It's just G-d's way of saying 'oops'. There will be other children. You did nothing wrong. It was just not meant to be."
Thank you for sharing this deeply emotional write. |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 04/08/10 at 01:55 AM So sad but well written Kris...CharMin |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 04/11/10 at 08:36 AM Words of comfort don't seem to exist for situations like this. As many things a miscarriage is a life altering thing, something one needs to learn to accept, yet never will forget. |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 04/13/10 at 03:54 AM I have never been as struck silent by reading a poem as I have this one, Kristine. My heart goes out to you. My words are too numb and puny to add anymore. |
| Posted by Bruce W Niedt on 04/15/10 at 11:58 AM No one has ever explained to me so effectively what this experience must feel like. This is a very moving poem. |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 04/15/10 at 04:38 PM Congrats on POTD! I've already commented on it. A VERY touching and emotional write. |
| Posted by Trisha De Gracia on 04/15/10 at 06:20 PM I'm so sorry.
This is one of the most moving POTDs I've read in ages. You do it without being wordy, nothing is wasted, and all you do is convey, excellently, the horror and the grief of it all. It is honest and raw. Amazing. +fav |
| Posted by Joe Cramer on 04/16/10 at 12:55 AM ... congrats on POTD!!! |
| Posted by Shonda Creemer on 04/16/10 at 03:40 AM And that is exactly how it feels....inside and out...emotionally and physically. *hugs* |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 06/04/11 at 02:16 AM Ouch. Pain is rarely this gorgeously expressed. I'm glad that you shared this with us. |
| Posted by Angela Stevens on 06/12/11 at 12:20 AM I had to read this to my best friend out loud because she has been through this and she says thank you; understanding, vision, everything. I thank you too, x. |
