tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post2865388726252841708..comments2024-03-20T10:17:53.388+01:00Comments on tales from the birdhut: to live a poetic life...Saskiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-79497974142711973332023-05-07T18:21:10.829+02:002023-05-07T18:21:10.829+02:00hi Marilee, thank you for dropping by and leaving ...hi Marilee, thank you for dropping by and leaving such a heartfelt comment, and I agree with you: it does not help them.<br />I hope you'll keep on visiting;-)Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-10235665808855478782023-05-01T19:23:03.035+02:002023-05-01T19:23:03.035+02:00Such a sad experience. I am sick at heart when I s...Such a sad experience. I am sick at heart when I see an animal on the roadway and I always ask a silent blessing for their sweet, innocent souls. It doesn't help them, but for a moment it helps me apologize for the damage we humans do daily without even thinking about it.<br />This is my first visit to your site. I like your work very much.Marileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810653194225259554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-25895551823783181052023-04-27T12:13:37.652+02:002023-04-27T12:13:37.652+02:00yes yes yes Catherine, to all your remarks
the po...yes yes yes Catherine, to all your remarks<br /><br />the poetic life - to me anyway - is not a sentimental flowery arrangement, but the ongoing effort of making sense* of what is basically purposeless, but I think you get that already;-)<br /><br />*in our brief moment we are hereSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-59632879275652602582023-04-27T12:09:35.603+02:002023-04-27T12:09:35.603+02:00it continues to 'trouble' me Nancy, a remi...it continues to 'trouble' me Nancy, a reminder of the frailty we call Life<br /><br />no arms, hmm yes you are so right, maybe the maker felt helpless, I have to get round to actually reading that book I bought!Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-48993819848502497062023-04-27T12:06:47.944+02:002023-04-27T12:06:47.944+02:00ugh ugh indeed Dee, and thank youugh ugh indeed Dee, and thank youSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-74695546577729031302023-04-27T12:05:57.904+02:002023-04-27T12:05:57.904+02:00you are welcome Marti, the sharing helped me you are welcome Marti, the sharing helped me Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-23185798252227956532023-04-27T12:05:19.222+02:002023-04-27T12:05:19.222+02:00stories are probably all that remains Grace...stories are probably all that remains Grace...Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-18207845184532149342023-04-27T12:04:44.520+02:002023-04-27T12:04:44.520+02:00I was immensely grateful he could JudeI was immensely grateful he could JudeSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-29684230233454340202023-04-27T12:04:03.828+02:002023-04-27T12:04:03.828+02:00it was horrible and sad Liz, I have thought a lot ...it was horrible and sad Liz, I have thought a lot about that particular hare, (s)he even popped up in my head to me whilst meditating: the hare was me I was the hareSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-12767724933599085422023-04-23T21:49:10.248+02:002023-04-23T21:49:10.248+02:00A sad tale of the hare - and I see you have painte...A sad tale of the hare - and I see you have painted something resembling his last moments. A brave, sad portrait. I can see the affinity between your work and Wiesen's. And "to live a poetic life," yes, that brings a resolution of sorts, doesn't it. CatherinEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393999124365623918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-56966734675061725332023-04-19T21:53:58.979+02:002023-04-19T21:53:58.979+02:00Oh Saskia! This would have troubled me for quite a...Oh Saskia! This would have troubled me for quite a long time. I hope in the telling, your grief is eased a bit. We live with death, without sometimes knowing that.<br />The sculptures so interesting and have me wondering about the general lack of arms and what meaning that holds.<br />Take careNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-75978764894722114482023-04-19T17:21:08.073+02:002023-04-19T17:21:08.073+02:00Ugh. I’m so sorry you had to go through this. It w...Ugh. I’m so sorry you had to go through this. It was so graphically told. And just to say because I don’t enough: I adore your collages. deemallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599115829463410090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-80955940823130173672023-04-18T22:19:29.041+02:002023-04-18T22:19:29.041+02:00The mercy of death, the strength to do what was ne...The mercy of death, the strength to do what was needed, the kindness in the end; how hard to do this yet how necessary. Thank you for deciding to tell this Saskia.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305881181604750937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-44237970193527159542023-04-18T22:08:41.873+02:002023-04-18T22:08:41.873+02:00the hare's story, held between two others...h...the hare's story, held between two others...how stories/lives aregrace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-59894137946879199122023-04-18T21:21:46.528+02:002023-04-18T21:21:46.528+02:00oh gosh, this was, well, I was right there, knowin...oh gosh, this was, well, I was right there, knowing I would have had to be the one, the man here cannot be part of anything that involves death. Gosh, I am breathing hard, you told this so well.judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093892425910458016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-35176779887240159022023-04-18T20:45:27.807+02:002023-04-18T20:45:27.807+02:00oh Saskia … how unbearably sad … I wouldn’t have b...oh Saskia … how unbearably sad … I wouldn’t have been able to render such mercy … Liz Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397660873950991774noreply@blogger.com