tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post8069068071931946852..comments2024-03-28T01:58:52.724-07:00Comments on STARDREAMING With Sherry Blue Sky: The Orphans of Addis AbabaSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-64293941822503818942013-09-11T10:15:54.301-07:002013-09-11T10:15:54.301-07:00:-(
zq:-(<br />zqZQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521836993023109556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-4295681884666749482013-09-09T10:58:55.192-07:002013-09-09T10:58:55.192-07:00OH... You slayed me with your opening comments... ...OH... You slayed me with your opening comments... <br /><br />I read once - I think it may have been Pope JPII ... anyway advice on how to truly help the poor. It wasn't handouts from governments necessarily (not alone) - it wasn't giving them seeds that didn't reseed - It wasn't making farming unprofitable for them... it was SPENDING the money wisely, cleaning up living conditions, teaching them profitable farming, free medicine until they are truly helped, education... if all the money was spent to truly raise them up, not keep them mired in poverty - they would soar as they are a resilient people! There was a story of a farmer who worked for a few years on his own farm... but he couldn't sell the goods cheap enough to make a profit as people had no means to buy AND they would just go and get free food. Not to mention the water supply and sanitary conditions were staggering. Fix that, make education possible for the African people... I also wonder how much is "stolen" off the top when money is donated... And of course, war... Such a beautiful country... But when one is immersed in the center of this tragedy, minutes matter more than the overall picture... survival is now, not a plan in the future. It is so so heartbreaking. It is easy for me to talk... Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-33324203650065953122013-09-09T08:32:29.253-07:002013-09-09T08:32:29.253-07:00It tugs at the heart Sherry! Human tragedy through...It tugs at the heart Sherry! Human tragedy through no fault of their own but given a lifeline to survive. 'Someone has to feed them' is a poignant statement of courage but just a frail lady stoic in her resolve to answer that call. Moving and powerful write Ma'am!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-76322069884429704402013-09-09T06:36:20.409-07:002013-09-09T06:36:20.409-07:00So greatly expressed, Sherry! I am moved by their ...So greatly expressed, Sherry! I am moved by their plight and your incredible tribute to the lives they cling to! Thank you for this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980610386630622755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-25860566104251638282013-09-08T21:30:08.904-07:002013-09-08T21:30:08.904-07:00:(so sad.:(so sad.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-17339347630810419312013-09-08T16:50:36.685-07:002013-09-08T16:50:36.685-07:00This really is such a moving write, Sherry!! Tug...This really is such a moving write, Sherry!! Tugs at my heart.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-23395652411058273692013-09-08T14:51:35.914-07:002013-09-08T14:51:35.914-07:00Sherry,
After reading this, it makes me grateful ...Sherry,<br /><br />After reading this, it makes me grateful for what I have experienced and for my present gifts in life. So lucky in many ways.<br />Thank you for sharing some more of what you have learned about this world Sherry.<br />Best wishes,<br />Eileen:)<br />Eileen T O'Neill .....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325632298717325699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-71842838343380288802013-09-08T11:54:32.265-07:002013-09-08T11:54:32.265-07:00I have to echo what others have said--thank you ag...I have to echo what others have said--thank you again for making me see and feelAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-19589755043230894412013-09-08T11:21:54.137-07:002013-09-08T11:21:54.137-07:00still moving, still poignant... it was good to get...still moving, still poignant... it was good to get a second reading these years laterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-29957379015508396332013-09-08T11:10:50.400-07:002013-09-08T11:10:50.400-07:00The horrific numbers behind the AIDS pandemic in A...The horrific numbers behind the AIDS pandemic in Africa,is heart breaking! What a touching poem...<br />PS-I would love to read this book now.Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-68735158446539369162013-09-08T10:46:17.182-07:002013-09-08T10:46:17.182-07:00deeply moving.your rendition of Little Mintesinot ...deeply moving.your rendition of Little Mintesinot tugs at the heartstrings.Abin Chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534639363132246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-49479787151643248202013-09-08T09:43:41.606-07:002013-09-08T09:43:41.606-07:00This is truly a heart touching story. Thank you S...This is truly a heart touching story. Thank you Sherry.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-30244255839355247982013-09-08T08:11:57.393-07:002013-09-08T08:11:57.393-07:00So heartbreaking! Very thought provoking piece She...So heartbreaking! Very thought provoking piece Sherry.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-18551997069601273732013-09-08T08:10:54.301-07:002013-09-08T08:10:54.301-07:00
the only flicker of hope is the old grandmother ...<br />the only flicker of hope is the old grandmother ...so heartrending.......<br />Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-20775425424056131202013-09-08T08:04:58.922-07:002013-09-08T08:04:58.922-07:00This is powerful. Moving. And, as you say, a remin...This is powerful. Moving. And, as you say, a reminder of all that we take for granted as we go about our greedy days.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-64734664488360727132013-09-08T07:58:48.176-07:002013-09-08T07:58:48.176-07:00So sad to read this Sherry ~ May we always hear t...So sad to read this Sherry ~ May we always hear the chants and pleas of so many small orphans ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-64597905810065012892013-09-08T07:33:31.480-07:002013-09-08T07:33:31.480-07:0013 million, that's really hard to comprehend. ...13 million, that's really hard to comprehend. a lot of things are wrong. <br />that's a powerful piece of writing, Sherry. dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-51464033596558303682013-09-08T07:30:50.736-07:002013-09-08T07:30:50.736-07:00Evocative and compassionate - thank you for this, ...Evocative and compassionate - thank you for this, Sherry... With Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.comscotthastiepoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266153714529613752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-16716209654034687702013-09-08T05:36:43.451-07:002013-09-08T05:36:43.451-07:00Sherry! You pick up Allah's orphan's wit...Sherry! You pick up Allah's orphan's with the same passion as wolf and wisewoman and so the poem speaks volumes more than a photo would and makes me see that 13 million as clearly as I saw the ONE blocking the tank in Tiananmen Square. God help humans act for these orphans. God have mercy on them and us.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-90764627984657896252013-09-08T04:40:28.499-07:002013-09-08T04:40:28.499-07:00it takes this to realize how rich we are... and ho...it takes this to realize how rich we are... and how our lives depend on the fact in which country we will be born.Natašekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529563989376279044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-53046780608616136132013-09-08T04:21:30.319-07:002013-09-08T04:21:30.319-07:00so true...regardless of deity, be it god or allah ...so true...regardless of deity, be it god or allah or whoever, we are their hands...interesting i just watched a movie with my wife last night about 12 orphans that were 'dumped' on this family and how they learned to live together...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-52241232527741617462013-09-08T04:14:07.560-07:002013-09-08T04:14:07.560-07:00Oh my Sherry - so poignantly powerful! In that vo...Oh my Sherry - so poignantly powerful! In that voice, your voice that rings so true. Lovely work :)Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-46058400419902592252013-09-08T02:57:44.982-07:002013-09-08T02:57:44.982-07:00A very vivid poem Sherry! We can picture these orp...A very vivid poem Sherry! We can picture these orphans. Also a powerful reminder of how lucky we are to have been born in the rich western world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-83324770085330561392013-09-08T00:07:38.961-07:002013-09-08T00:07:38.961-07:00Oh the end really brings it home, ties it all toge...Oh the end really brings it home, ties it all together so well. Very niceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-22536334409640089802013-09-08T00:01:35.459-07:002013-09-08T00:01:35.459-07:00It can be a grim life for some out there. We forg...It can be a grim life for some out there. We forget how lucky we are.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.com