tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post1299436165474015979..comments2024-02-16T01:14:30.434-08:00Comments on Country Side Poet: Letters From HomeSusie Swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-52260963406656777852012-11-07T09:27:19.274-08:002012-11-07T09:27:19.274-08:00This brought tears to my eyes, Susie... especially...This brought tears to my eyes, Susie... especially after hearing the story behind it. Such a beautiful poem.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693565002250035794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-38959800604003190942012-11-07T07:47:58.696-08:002012-11-07T07:47:58.696-08:00So glad to hear from you.. It has been hectic here...So glad to hear from you.. It has been hectic here too but I have missed you but truly understand.. I hope your granma can come down to your house.. I'm so worried about all the people affected by the storm and the next one coming in. They sure don't need anymore.. Thanks for your sweet words. I will check in as soon as possible.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-22427392885200967642012-11-07T07:45:09.110-08:002012-11-07T07:45:09.110-08:00Thank you Daisy.Thank you Daisy.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-46518510150638125432012-11-07T07:44:46.107-08:002012-11-07T07:44:46.107-08:00Thank you so much.Thank you so much.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-54517852680211995422012-11-07T04:32:46.376-08:002012-11-07T04:32:46.376-08:00Hi Susie! I'm so sorry that I have disappeared...Hi Susie! I'm so sorry that I have disappeared for a couple of weeks. It has been such a busy time here with my mother-in-laws move and our friends visiting from California. Now Tony is sick and in bed with that flu bug that has been going around. I haven't had much time to even open my computer. I sure hope that you and your family are feeling better and getting over the flu as well. I loved your post today, it is so beautiful. <br /><br />It reminds me of my own mother and brother and their relationship when he was in the army. I have a large stack of old letters that were written by and to my dad during WW2 and my brother during the Vietnam time period. I think the most surprising part was reading my Dad's letters, the scared, homesick 17 year old boy I never knew, came right off the page and it made me view my Dad in a different way. There is also a letter from my Grandpa to my brother full of love and manly wisdom, that is made even more precious because he had such a hard time writing English. I can see him carefully spelling out the words, writing and rewriting trying to get the phrases and spelling just right. His voice just jumps off the page in his writing, as if he were right in the room and time had never passed.<br /><br />I was so glad to hear that you were not effected by the Hurricane. It sure must have been cold though. All our family were fine, they had some damage but nothing that could not be repaired. We are getting a little concerned now with this new storm. If it is going to continue to be a really difficult winter they may send Grandma down here to us. She is 95 and lives in her own apartment and is still very independent. Like many people that age, her life is regulated by routine, and when that routine is disturbed it is easy for her to get confused, forget that she doesn't have her medicine or food in the frig. We are also worried with all the power outages, we may lose contact with her. She is in New Jersey, just across the river from New York.<br /><br />Well my friend, that's all the latest, I will close for now and I hope you have a wonderful day ahead. With Love, Delisa :)Delisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793953725620270977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-78326101322049583772012-11-06T15:34:28.270-08:002012-11-06T15:34:28.270-08:00A very touching poem, Susie! Just lovely.A very touching poem, Susie! Just lovely.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-49915561731220031462012-11-06T14:26:31.430-08:002012-11-06T14:26:31.430-08:00Susie, You have a way to touch hearts and make us ...Susie, You have a way to touch hearts and make us cry. I loved this poem. xo, SusieSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425051654313691986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-63917801760780335412012-11-06T07:32:24.686-08:002012-11-06T07:32:24.686-08:00It sure does. Thank you so much.It sure does. Thank you so much.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-45409086299358090332012-11-06T07:32:01.133-08:002012-11-06T07:32:01.133-08:00Thank you Charlotte.. Thank you Charlotte.. Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-67410069691569113492012-11-06T07:31:29.996-08:002012-11-06T07:31:29.996-08:00Thank you Beth, so true.Thank you Beth, so true.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-46814815225766849472012-11-06T07:31:06.317-08:002012-11-06T07:31:06.317-08:00Thank you Janet, I have mine to from my husband. T...Thank you Janet, I have mine to from my husband. They are treasures for sure.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-56597293741715222902012-11-05T22:39:31.665-08:002012-11-05T22:39:31.665-08:00I did enjoy it Susie, though it made me cry. A mo...I did enjoy it Susie, though it made me cry. A mother's love does reach across the miles, if we only let it.Elaine/Muddling Throughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542943000832182111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-38653781112279152572012-11-05T18:38:37.635-08:002012-11-05T18:38:37.635-08:00What a wonderful tribute to both mother and son! ...What a wonderful tribute to both mother and son! I used to sneak around and try to read the letters my sister received from her boyfriend who was in the Marines. ;)lil red henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494641068959278096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-47968179607741126232012-11-05T18:30:09.687-08:002012-11-05T18:30:09.687-08:00A beautiful post Susie. Yes, there is nothing lik...A beautiful post Susie. Yes, there is nothing like a mother's love, or being a mother.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020604933621899108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-56540232712946570552012-11-05T18:10:34.830-08:002012-11-05T18:10:34.830-08:00Nice post, Susie. A mother's love is beyond co...Nice post, Susie. A mother's love is beyond compare. And as far as letters go, I have all the ones my husband (then boyfriend) wrote to me when he was in the Navy and he has a few of mine. But. they were not quite as lyrical as the one above :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com