' in the blizzard of forgetfulness' Exactly how it seemed from the outside looking in at my mother's dementia. The entire poem is stunning! Enjoyed it so much.
Beautiful image. As a blizzard obscures all so does forgetfulness. Snowflakes in the physical world, and also as a metaphor for the obscurity that forgetfulness brings.
Beautiful image. As a blizzard obscures all so does forgetfulness. Snowflakes in the physical world, a symbol of the obscuring of memories that forgetfulness brings.
May 19th, 2016 at 9:44 am
Well written tanka.
May 19th, 2016 at 9:44 am
Very evocative, especially if one has watched friends and family slide away.
May 19th, 2016 at 10:31 am
This piece is stunningly poignant.
May 19th, 2016 at 3:20 pm
' in the blizzard of forgetfulness' Exactly how it seemed from the outside looking in at my mother's dementia. The entire poem is stunning! Enjoyed it so much.
May 19th, 2016 at 5:33 pm
Heartful, CHEN-OU LIU
__This tanka, puts us there before we are; potential… amplefies our care for they that are. _m
May 19th, 2016 at 6:15 pm
Very poignant and exactly the way it seemed when my father lost his words with Alzheimer's.
Thank you.
May 19th, 2016 at 6:48 pm
Beautiful and sad. I agree with everyone especially magyar.
May 19th, 2016 at 11:30 pm
Perfectly chosen outward imagery to mirror the inward …
May 20th, 2016 at 6:42 pm
Beautiful image. As a blizzard obscures all so does forgetfulness. Snowflakes in the physical world, and also as a metaphor for the obscurity that forgetfulness brings.
May 20th, 2016 at 11:24 pm
Beautiful image. As a blizzard obscures all so does forgetfulness. Snowflakes in the physical world, a symbol of the obscuring of memories that forgetfulness brings.
May 23rd, 2016 at 3:57 am
A very strong tanka, Chen-ou.
marion