tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post3598289443809090722..comments2023-07-29T01:46:37.074-07:00Comments on Poetry: ForgottenLisa A. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-26492613221002010312014-03-07T09:29:54.445-08:002014-03-07T09:29:54.445-08:00This is heart-breaking Lisa and hits me hard becau...This is heart-breaking Lisa and hits me hard because I am facing a suspected dissociative disorder though I have never forgotten my loved ones Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-65716891185745726552014-02-26T16:02:15.184-08:002014-02-26T16:02:15.184-08:00Thank you Janet. I wish you all the best in this v...Thank you Janet. I wish you all the best in this very difficult time.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-69885928604893076282014-02-26T16:01:27.385-08:002014-02-26T16:01:27.385-08:00Thank you, so nice to hear from you again.Thank you, so nice to hear from you again.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-51914101313015667782014-02-26T16:00:50.883-08:002014-02-26T16:00:50.883-08:00Thank you Grace.Thank you Grace.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-19531163391289399432014-02-26T16:00:18.834-08:002014-02-26T16:00:18.834-08:00Thank you Kathryn.Thank you Kathryn.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-45586299216542868562014-02-26T15:59:53.410-08:002014-02-26T15:59:53.410-08:00Thank you Gabriella.Thank you Gabriella.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-76975592299553709672014-02-26T15:59:19.018-08:002014-02-26T15:59:19.018-08:00This poem relates a lot to my mother, who was ill ...This poem relates a lot to my mother, who was ill but in a different way. There will always be a loneliness in me for her but as you said, it was something that would never get any better. Thanks Mary.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-29194193829935604502014-02-26T15:56:56.923-08:002014-02-26T15:56:56.923-08:00I know what you mean. My mother didn't have de...I know what you mean. My mother didn't have dementia, she had a very serious mental illness and passed away five years ago. We never really knew each other so I guess in some respects I do feel haunted, she always spoke of the past, never really remembering me. I have heard Down by the Water, and I think there's a lot more to that song than people think. Thanks Bjorn for your comment. Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-37327310687696991922014-02-26T15:53:27.430-08:002014-02-26T15:53:27.430-08:00Thank you Audrey.Thank you Audrey.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-85943185677769845782014-02-26T10:15:54.917-08:002014-02-26T10:15:54.917-08:00Very poignant. Many striking phrases. Also relatab...Very poignant. Many striking phrases. Also relatable (in a while I'll be the "narrator").janetldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815491049216208161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-18863490838072722552014-02-25T19:43:26.270-08:002014-02-25T19:43:26.270-08:00So healing for you to be able express the reality ...So healing for you to be able express the reality here ~ sincere writing xxhumbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-47457829002466233852014-02-25T16:07:17.043-08:002014-02-25T16:07:17.043-08:00What a write - very touching and hits the core of ...What a write - very touching and hits the core of me ~ I dread growing old like this and not remembering my children ~ Really well done Lisa ~<br /><br />GraceScarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-75503668123740812842014-02-25T15:45:42.886-08:002014-02-25T15:45:42.886-08:00Such a heart wrenching write. I feel the weight a...Such a heart wrenching write. I feel the weight and sadness of this poem. Hugs xoxo<br />Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-59816658192665576132014-02-25T14:57:05.252-08:002014-02-25T14:57:05.252-08:00This is a very poignant poem, Lisa! I am sorry you...This is a very poignant poem, Lisa! I am sorry you have to go through this. A few years ago my grandfather had dementia too and his forgetting he had kids was very hard on my mother and her siblings.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-3220982186844917982014-02-25T14:47:25.918-08:002014-02-25T14:47:25.918-08:00What a gut level and honest poem this is, Lisa. I...What a gut level and honest poem this is, Lisa. I appreciate this kind of writing so very much. And I feel sadness as I read your poem, knowing that it will never get any better than this. This is deep loneliness, one that many feel but that many will not express.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-32844104700538168012014-02-25T14:01:51.027-08:002014-02-25T14:01:51.027-08:00I have to say this was a poem of many feelings.. d...I have to say this was a poem of many feelings.. dementia... but also other more ghostly feelings. ... somehow I related to PJ Harvey singing Down by the water... (and many people have tried to understand that song)...brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-22561260144553907242014-02-25T14:00:04.570-08:002014-02-25T14:00:04.570-08:00Sad, hard--this scares me as well--You laid this o...Sad, hard--this scares me as well--You laid this out for me---and made it so realAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-52835930293324903672014-02-25T03:29:31.442-08:002014-02-25T03:29:31.442-08:00I remember having the same experience when I read ...I remember having the same experience when I read Still Alice, so sad. Thanks for your comment Brian, always appreciate hearing from you.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-79853075741979868612014-02-24T20:17:47.612-08:002014-02-24T20:17:47.612-08:00oy, dementia scares me...i read still alice a few ...oy, dementia scares me...i read still alice a few years ago and it rocked me...i have also seen dementia first hand---its hard to face, them not remembering, in another place...very emotional piece for me...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-65087474579036585542014-02-24T15:55:29.537-08:002014-02-24T15:55:29.537-08:00Thank you Jennifer. I was inspired to write this a...Thank you Jennifer. I was inspired to write this after reading the book, Still Alice and also thinking how difficult it would be for my daughters if they were in that situation. Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588609008225753446.post-53637150571837273042014-02-24T15:19:46.989-08:002014-02-24T15:19:46.989-08:00Oh Lisa, I ache for those who have suffered in thi...Oh Lisa, I ache for those who have suffered in this type experience. The depth of pain here...oy...I hope they can heal...and leave a different type of legacy for their own. Wonderfully writ, as always.Jennifer Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344877737695801883noreply@blogger.com