| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 10/29/04 at 06:48 PM A painful time when the clock here on earth stops for a loved one. I like the graceful shimmering...perhaps the waters path as we cross that river... |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 11/01/04 at 05:22 AM Yes with every tick or tock of the clock time
speeds away. Good poem James |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 11/03/04 at 06:32 PM This is beautiful and powerful, James. I love the "tick" and "tock". |
| Posted by Sarah Graves on 11/04/04 at 02:20 AM This one really made an impact on me James.. very original in form.. and so emotional. Really great read.. straight from the heart. |
| Posted by Maureen Glaude on 11/05/04 at 01:03 AM in real time, you may not have reached her physically, but in eternal time I'm sure you did, in spirit, and she knew. Beautiful. |
| Posted by Jeanne Marie Hoffman on 04/13/05 at 02:30 PM The Tick / Tock s in the poem add a slowing factor to it. Since you have to take a break from the actual narrative/text to acknowledge it, it shows an almost obsessive amount of attention to the time passing. Sad and heartfelt |
| Posted by Delilah Coyne on 02/22/06 at 10:18 PM Poignant and effectively conveys the feelings associated with this sort of experience. Good job. |
