tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post4555928682870633750..comments2024-03-28T16:45:37.621-07:00Comments on STARDREAMING With Sherry Blue Sky: The Orphans of Addis AbabaSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-65376722717972634392013-01-09T21:51:38.395-08:002013-01-09T21:51:38.395-08:00as you say, our minds are unable to truly process ...as you say, our minds are unable to truly process numbers of that magnitude when each number is actually a child! and the problem is going to continue growing as the children grow... the ones who are lucky enough to survive. impossible to think of them and not be heartbroken.<br /><br />♥my heart's love songshttp://myheartslovesongs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-12498321495374331982013-01-08T11:43:45.807-08:002013-01-08T11:43:45.807-08:00This is so very sad, Sherry!!This is so very sad, Sherry!!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-65132396166855153402013-01-07T23:56:18.685-08:002013-01-07T23:56:18.685-08:00This poem will haunt me for a long time, Sherry. ...This poem will haunt me for a long time, Sherry. The feeling of impotence to help contrasts strongly with my comfortable life. How I wish I were young and fit, to do something to help.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-24638919834754720202013-01-07T20:20:55.213-08:002013-01-07T20:20:55.213-08:00You always write such powerful things and stirs th...You always write such powerful things and stirs the mind so much..... Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-34555561890242605242013-01-07T18:47:34.660-08:002013-01-07T18:47:34.660-08:00So glad you reposted this, what a wonderfully done...So glad you reposted this, what a wonderfully done, heartbreaking poem.Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-21070400435729938582013-01-07T14:38:34.614-08:002013-01-07T14:38:34.614-08:00So glad you reposted this Sherry. They remind me o...So glad you reposted this Sherry. They remind me of "my" AIDS orphans in South Africa. Working there that 6 weeks made such a strong strong impression on me. The tragedy, its magnitude, is so hard to comprehend for us so far away and so comfortable.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-51566904419698869172013-01-07T14:37:08.416-08:002013-01-07T14:37:08.416-08:00It is a sad situation...so much waste, so much cor...It is a sad situation...so much waste, so much corruption, so many dollars spent that could go to better use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-60659131355953731772013-01-07T09:15:15.638-08:002013-01-07T09:15:15.638-08:00Dear Sherry,You're a special lady. Good you br...Dear Sherry,You're a special lady. Good you brought this out in the light again. Humbling.Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-57397631586409172962013-01-07T09:10:51.825-08:002013-01-07T09:10:51.825-08:00This social travesty is self-perpetuating, seems n...This social travesty is self-perpetuating, seems no end is in sight. Awareness is essential - at least the world will know it is happening somewhere in Africa as we speak.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-53167833567416408912012-10-04T17:12:08.959-07:002012-10-04T17:12:08.959-07:00So sad, Sherry. Thank you for heightening our awa...So sad, Sherry. Thank you for heightening our awareness.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-18673010617615975662012-10-03T12:15:49.327-07:002012-10-03T12:15:49.327-07:00This is so heartbreaking. There is so much sufferi...This is so heartbreaking. There is so much suffering in the world. I can't help but think about the billions - yes, <i>billions</i> - being spent here in the US on a campaign for power. It's sickening.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-54764133749800755752012-10-03T09:21:31.673-07:002012-10-03T09:21:31.673-07:00Heart breaking. You know my thoughts on this. Ther...Heart breaking. You know my thoughts on this. There is so much that can be done to help these kids & their families trouble is, they have nothing we in the west need. If they had oil or any other type of resources we could exploit' wekd be ther in a heartbeat. Thank God for people like the grandmother & you who don't turn a blind eye. Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-57237946585453297302012-10-03T09:09:10.609-07:002012-10-03T09:09:10.609-07:00Sherry what an incredible poem!! You captured ever...Sherry what an incredible poem!! You captured everything from the scenes to the mind shutting down (that is exactly what happened when I read that number.. and then you called me on it). This needs to ge published. Amazing. Saravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289212188617046645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-43341767202962512012-10-03T07:24:17.037-07:002012-10-03T07:24:17.037-07:00The 13 millionth AIDS orphan. Prayers rising upon...The 13 millionth AIDS orphan. Prayers rising upon the smoke. Amazing words. Amazing facts.Ravenhttp://nohwhere.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-70887626927233795882012-10-03T07:18:35.556-07:002012-10-03T07:18:35.556-07:00Just the name of this book is extraordinary. You ...Just the name of this book is extraordinary. You know Sherry you have such a large heart ... given freely to many daily. I wonder if you realize how much of yourself it is that you give. <br /><br />Some give upon a large scale in far away lands. Some give at home and next door where otherwise there would be no one there. (((Hugs))). Ravenhttp://nohwhere.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-54700655656686422602012-10-02T20:48:56.703-07:002012-10-02T20:48:56.703-07:00This is so heartbreaking. We sit in our blessings ...This is so heartbreaking. We sit in our blessings while children starve...what has humanity become? Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-42500301835978834102012-10-02T18:15:47.816-07:002012-10-02T18:15:47.816-07:00Powerful Piece. Keep sending your work out there....Powerful Piece. Keep sending your work out there. Perhaps each reading is a prayer. What struck me more than any other thing here is the 4 years in the one tiny square . . .it hurts.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-68327499144939772322012-10-02T17:12:35.806-07:002012-10-02T17:12:35.806-07:00This is so sad and heart breaking Sherry ~ I am g...This is so sad and heart breaking Sherry ~ I am grateful of what we have when I think of all those poor orphans ~ Thanks for sharing this ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.com