tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post6323118630589697451..comments2024-02-02T00:44:30.069+00:00Comments on ....Kodjo Deynoo Poetry (K.D.P) An Impressionist Poet: A death in the family Kodjo Deynoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01299996598769756878noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-64440715585962448902013-07-21T18:40:17.444+01:002013-07-21T18:40:17.444+01:00Kodjo, I am so sorry for your loss, and sorry, too...Kodjo, I am so sorry for your loss, and sorry, too, for how the lines resonate with us - under the surface, so much goes on at a time when someone dies. The line that hit home especially, for me, is the elders, sitting quietly with tired eyes. They have seen it all so many times. You wrote this so well! Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-50143554563232782372013-07-21T18:39:30.587+01:002013-07-21T18:39:30.587+01:00There are a lot of emotional underpinnings in this...There are a lot of emotional underpinnings in this piece--effective and thought-provoking writeAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-84581662497512892992013-07-21T18:09:30.627+01:002013-07-21T18:09:30.627+01:00I agree with Mary wow you have definitely shed lig...I agree with Mary wow you have definitely shed light on the ugliness behind funerals. I am lucky in that my family has never fought over the possessions of the deadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-72282716102423261792013-07-21T17:48:38.519+01:002013-07-21T17:48:38.519+01:00interesting the different perspectives on death......interesting the different perspectives on death...from celebration to sorrow...to contemplation...who is next? none of us know our days...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-36028595706650278942013-07-21T15:21:18.080+01:002013-07-21T15:21:18.080+01:00You have tackled some very deep questions about de...You have tackled some very deep questions about death and life in this poem, Kodjo. I think the repeated line is so effective, and gains gravity as the poem continues.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-41421641814192537102013-07-21T14:42:43.142+01:002013-07-21T14:42:43.142+01:00You bring up the darker swirl of emotions at play ...You bring up the darker swirl of emotions at play when someone passes away. Yes, some emotions seem truly universal.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-35025279291262874262013-07-21T13:47:56.852+01:002013-07-21T13:47:56.852+01:00Oh this resonates. I love the refrain. It enhances...Oh this resonates. I love the refrain. It enhances the read. Adds a rhythm, too, that I appreciate. There has been so much death in my life it is indelibly shaped how I see life.LaTonya Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837979981517423142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-35278555962581002782013-07-21T12:59:13.721+01:002013-07-21T12:59:13.721+01:00So much goes on beneath the surface of a funeral, ...So much goes on beneath the surface of a funeral, It sometimes seems to bring out the 'ugly' in people. The deceased person, if he/she were to awaken, would cry if he/she knew that so much nastiness abounded on the day his/her life should be remembered and honored. I think this poem of yours, Kodjo, is my favorite of all.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-29268898463232380782013-07-21T12:23:51.232+01:002013-07-21T12:23:51.232+01:00"...in dead clothes
Lying in state as the jo..."...in dead clothes <br />Lying in state as the joker on parade "---I can feel the pulsing rush of grief in those lines.<br />Peace. <br />May God give you and your family the strength to bear the loss..<br />Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3202258275944899875.post-43405039243232650932013-07-21T10:05:59.696+01:002013-07-21T10:05:59.696+01:00The last lines say a lotThe last lines say a lotVandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.com