Love and Loss
Viewing comments for Chapter 26 "Sunflower"NaPoWriMo April Poetry Contest
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Comment from Mrs. KT
Hello, Jessica!
Such a horrific loss shared in poetic form.
I am so very sorry for the loss of your loved one...Words seem so inadequate.
The following stanza is incredibly powerful:
He took her life, even though not his plan,
Crash killed his wife by the wheel in his hand.
Guilt, like a shadow, walks with him on land,
He and that tree, still alive where they stand.
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How does one go on after a tragedy such as this?
Sending my positivity and healing thoughts your way...
diane
reply by the author on 02-May-2023
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Hello, Jessica!
Such a horrific loss shared in poetic form.
I am so very sorry for the loss of your loved one...Words seem so inadequate.
The following stanza is incredibly powerful:
He took her life, even though not his plan,
Crash killed his wife by the wheel in his hand.
Guilt, like a shadow, walks with him on land,
He and that tree, still alive where they stand.
~~~~~~~~~
How does one go on after a tragedy such as this?
Sending my positivity and healing thoughts your way...
diane
Comment Written 01-May-2023
reply by the author on 02-May-2023
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Thank you so much, Diane! That means a great deal to me!
Xo
Jessica
Comment from Ginda Simpson
Megan's light shines on every one of your words, as if they were sunflowers in a field of love. What a terrible tragedy for Megan and her family, and how you heart must still ache. In spite of the story of this poem, it is a beautiful tribute to a beautiful soul.
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Megan's light shines on every one of your words, as if they were sunflowers in a field of love. What a terrible tragedy for Megan and her family, and how you heart must still ache. In spite of the story of this poem, it is a beautiful tribute to a beautiful soul.
Comment Written 01-May-2023
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Thank you so much! I truly appreciate that.
Xo
Jessica
Comment from Charles W. Johnson
Writing this review with tears in my eyes. This is remarkable writing. The way you weave the sunflower metaphor throughout this poem is brilliant. So heartfelt and sad. I sense that you reopened an old wound when you wrote this, I don't know how you could write it without doing so. I'm hoping that the process of writing this beautiful poem will help heal this hurt. Your cousin is very proud of you right now.
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Writing this review with tears in my eyes. This is remarkable writing. The way you weave the sunflower metaphor throughout this poem is brilliant. So heartfelt and sad. I sense that you reopened an old wound when you wrote this, I don't know how you could write it without doing so. I'm hoping that the process of writing this beautiful poem will help heal this hurt. Your cousin is very proud of you right now.
Comment Written 01-May-2023
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Charles that means the world to me, truly! Writing about her is, indeed, therapeutic. The process is painful, but I do find a sense of peace afterward. Thank you so much for your kind words.
Xo
Jessica
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
That was a sad, beautiful, lovely poem, in tribute to your cousin Megan. She sounds like a person everyone would love. I'm sure her husband suffers the guilt and distress that it was a stupid drunken night that killed his wife, but left him alive. I wonder how many times he wishes he'd let her drive, or not have drunk so much. That birthmark must have sent shivers down your spine, and it was lovely that you named your daughter Morgan Lee. :)) Sandra xx
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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That was a sad, beautiful, lovely poem, in tribute to your cousin Megan. She sounds like a person everyone would love. I'm sure her husband suffers the guilt and distress that it was a stupid drunken night that killed his wife, but left him alive. I wonder how many times he wishes he'd let her drive, or not have drunk so much. That birthmark must have sent shivers down your spine, and it was lovely that you named your daughter Morgan Lee. :)) Sandra xx
Comment Written 01-May-2023
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Sandra thank you! Your words mean so much to me.
Xo
Jessica
Comment from Sally Law
Dear Jess,
My sincere condolences in you loss. Wow, what a tribute to her in this beautiful poem. In life too, you have honored Megan by keeping her in your heart and giving her name to one of your daughters. How precious!
I, too, love sunflowers. My home is filled with them and my kitchen is yellow. Sunflower heads follow the trekking of the sun all day. It's interesting to watch how they do it.
Sending you my best today as always.
Sal XOs
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Dear Jess,
My sincere condolences in you loss. Wow, what a tribute to her in this beautiful poem. In life too, you have honored Megan by keeping her in your heart and giving her name to one of your daughters. How precious!
I, too, love sunflowers. My home is filled with them and my kitchen is yellow. Sunflower heads follow the trekking of the sun all day. It's interesting to watch how they do it.
Sending you my best today as always.
Sal XOs
Comment Written 01-May-2023
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Thank you so much, Sally! Your kind words always make me smile!
Xo
Jess
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Most welcome! Always my pleasure. :))
Comment from Kerry Foley
Oh dear God , my friend, what a tragedy.
My deepest condolences to you.
This is a beautiful post with the sunflowers.
Kerry
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Oh dear God , my friend, what a tragedy.
My deepest condolences to you.
This is a beautiful post with the sunflowers.
Kerry
Comment Written 01-May-2023
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Thank you so much, Kerry. Xo
Jessica
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I can't help but believe that Megan did stamp that birthmark on your child's thigh. God works in mysterious ways. Thank you for sharing this post with us. It was beautiful to read and has left an impression on me.
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reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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I can't help but believe that Megan did stamp that birthmark on your child's thigh. God works in mysterious ways. Thank you for sharing this post with us. It was beautiful to read and has left an impression on me.
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Comment Written 01-May-2023
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Thank you, Barbara! It is a perfect heart- bizarre, really. It means the world that you agree it was stamped. Xoxo
Jess
Comment from Jesse James Doty
This is heartfelt and a wonderful tribute to your cousin, Megan who lost her life while in a car driven by her husband who was drunk behind the wheel, she needn't have died that night so the blessed story goes. I loved the way you processed her death by writing this poem. I hope the cause of her death doesn't make you feel negatively about life in general. She was a sunflower and now God's greatest star is a beautiful way to end this tribute to her and the note you wrote underneath the poem caused my eyes to tear up.
Jesse
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reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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This is heartfelt and a wonderful tribute to your cousin, Megan who lost her life while in a car driven by her husband who was drunk behind the wheel, she needn't have died that night so the blessed story goes. I loved the way you processed her death by writing this poem. I hope the cause of her death doesn't make you feel negatively about life in general. She was a sunflower and now God's greatest star is a beautiful way to end this tribute to her and the note you wrote underneath the poem caused my eyes to tear up.
Jesse
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Comment Written 01-May-2023
reply by the author on 01-May-2023
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Jesse, your words brought tears to my eyes, as well! Thank you so much for saying that. Xo
Jessica
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Glad to express how I feel.
You're welcome, my friend.
Jesse