tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post4258525263344059046..comments2024-03-28T23:57:21.542-07:00Comments on STARDREAMING With Sherry Blue Sky: The Face of WarSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-27659960419113978902014-10-29T22:13:16.734-07:002014-10-29T22:13:16.734-07:00i think the only way to stay truly sane is to beli...i think the only way to stay truly sane is to believe that things will always change for the better..when left to be as is..;)Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-54267319898554679122014-10-29T20:50:59.359-07:002014-10-29T20:50:59.359-07:00oh, wow, I was gonna write about him, but not sure...oh, wow, I was gonna write about him, but not sure why I didn't. I'm glad you did a tribute for him. he seems like he was soooo sooooo soooo special.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://zongrik.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/born-to-strife-and-contention/" rel="nofollow">Born to Strife and Contention</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-38245777165585790052014-10-29T18:36:00.899-07:002014-10-29T18:36:00.899-07:00Praying for the day with no gun.... xPraying for the day with no gun.... xhumbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-19942252936949562002014-10-29T18:18:43.179-07:002014-10-29T18:18:43.179-07:00beautiful words for such a tragic loss - soldiers ...beautiful words for such a tragic loss - soldiers seem to be the only thing that stands up to those who would oppress others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-64560295848694208122014-10-29T10:54:34.920-07:002014-10-29T10:54:34.920-07:00Such a senseless killing--a great loss, not just f...Such a senseless killing--a great loss, not just for the family of Marcus Cirillo, but for us all as we now know how easy it is for a terrorist to strike. Well conceived and well written, SherryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-81742550174726675122014-10-29T09:04:14.586-07:002014-10-29T09:04:14.586-07:00Oh, those faces… forgive us, we know not what we d...Oh, those faces… forgive us, we know not what we do...Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-21767600324421771822014-10-29T08:33:49.345-07:002014-10-29T08:33:49.345-07:00The faces of the little boy and the dogs were just...The faces of the little boy and the dogs were just the end of me... Senseless hatred and intent to kill are the scourge of the human race.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-60064572112221832922014-10-29T05:39:02.366-07:002014-10-29T05:39:02.366-07:00I shudder to think what will our children face..ho...I shudder to think what will our children face..how will they deal with what is handed to them?Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-56023914199136989482014-10-29T05:27:54.519-07:002014-10-29T05:27:54.519-07:00The deepest sadness, and the personal nature of yo...The deepest sadness, and the personal nature of your poem brings it home, is that we have learned nothing in the past 100 years, despite the plethora of poppies, and those who have died since WWII ended have died in unnecessary, illegal and immoral wars. Perhaps if we started to forget we might have less wars waged. Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-53097981836171544392014-10-29T05:09:44.838-07:002014-10-29T05:09:44.838-07:00sherry... beautifully done... standing applause......sherry... beautifully done... standing applause...you've captured the complete element of loss minus the tears... well, almost anyway my eyes welling up... thanksWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-26839425404944352132014-10-29T02:50:59.048-07:002014-10-29T02:50:59.048-07:00It is sad that a boy is now without a dad. This is...It is sad that a boy is now without a dad. This is only one of the many boys left without the protection and love they needed. A pity that conflicts are not natural disasters that happened without warning. Conflicts are crafted by man against a man. Why this is so!.Great word craft Sherry!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-16592576405706753842014-10-29T00:06:25.813-07:002014-10-29T00:06:25.813-07:00I wish you were right, Sherry. But I wonder if Age...I wish you were right, Sherry. But I wonder if Agent Smith's manifesto in the original Matrix film isn't accurate... humans are like cancer... And now, I have to think of what will happen to my two sons. Powerful pen, Sherry ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-3928462602372977232014-10-28T18:13:27.494-07:002014-10-28T18:13:27.494-07:00So terribly sad, and very well expressed. Thanks,...So terribly sad, and very well expressed. Thanks, Sherry. Gee so sad. <br />k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-69313362788486767862014-10-28T17:52:24.537-07:002014-10-28T17:52:24.537-07:00All these years Canada has been spared terrorism. ...All these years Canada has been spared terrorism. It is a tragedy that it has now hit your shores as well.Very sad.Cressida de Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781684841036567770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-3326139042628386712014-10-28T17:40:12.197-07:002014-10-28T17:40:12.197-07:00Heartbreaking senseless and devastating. Thank you...Heartbreaking senseless and devastating. Thank you for this share.ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-27523014562810252014-10-28T15:45:32.664-07:002014-10-28T15:45:32.664-07:00A true tour-de-force, Sherry, with the photos illu...A true tour-de-force, Sherry, with the photos illustrating and illuminating your verse in such a poignant and heartbreaking manner. The ultimate irony, of course, is that he was guarding a symbolic object that would have survived any vandalism that might have been rendered upon it, but there was no one there to guard him. How many guards do we place to guard the guards, and do we have our priorities just a little out of whack?Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-75657762460951537932014-10-28T15:13:51.851-07:002014-10-28T15:13:51.851-07:00True - I can only understand how difficult it migh...True - I can only understand how difficult it might be for their loved ones, who has departed during the war - touched me and reminds me one of my favorite song - Hey Brother/AvicciMon.Esprithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-85997538442901283252014-10-28T14:32:50.333-07:002014-10-28T14:32:50.333-07:00I o weep with you. I grieve for all that you ment...I o weep with you. I grieve for all that you mention, especially the human spirit that is merdering itself. Wonderful post Sherry. I can hardly see the screen through my tears.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-72534362748870316142014-10-28T14:21:46.793-07:002014-10-28T14:21:46.793-07:00I was reading this today Sherry and it touched me ...I was reading this today Sherry and it touched me very much ~ I hope the little boy will remember his father as a hero always ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-15112608704896375862014-10-28T14:08:50.460-07:002014-10-28T14:08:50.460-07:00wow....This brought me to tears...Thank you so muc...wow....This brought me to tears...Thank you so much for writing this heartfelt poem.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-53906312848454964342014-10-28T13:11:18.453-07:002014-10-28T13:11:18.453-07:00This was great Sherry - as if war was in a vacuum ...This was great Sherry - as if war was in a vacuum - all the interconnected destruction... this poem reminds me of how callous we are when we jump blindly, jingoistically. Excellent. Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-41672673718898190582014-10-28T13:04:54.018-07:002014-10-28T13:04:54.018-07:00Fascinating & touching take on the prompt; giv...Fascinating & touching take on the prompt; giving us in the lower 48 a stronger glimpse at the rest of the story, reminding me of all the dogs that lie on master's tombstones starving themselves to death with grief. I love your hope for a world without soldiers, but even Switzerland has a standing Army; hell, so does Monaco. Human nature being what is its, no military equals an open invitation for victimization. I wish it were otherwise as wipe away my own tears, & clench my fists in anger. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-27132250739990420782014-10-28T12:49:15.560-07:002014-10-28T12:49:15.560-07:00Extremely sad - so well-written.Extremely sad - so well-written.PirateGunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619759991219830629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-23565493440352262222014-10-28T12:28:12.689-07:002014-10-28T12:28:12.689-07:00The sadness of what hatred and war can do is beyon...The sadness of what hatred and war can do is beyond measure.. and it happens everywhere.. the way a story become close and personal is what touch me too.. But we should never ever let ourselves sink to that level...brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777854594703553858.post-36401161574863618512014-10-28T12:20:05.473-07:002014-10-28T12:20:05.473-07:00heavy on my heart as well...that a boy has to lose...heavy on my heart as well...that a boy has to lose his dad...and how that will impact the rest of his llife....hurts to think about...I am thankful for those that serve...and sad that it has to come to thisBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com