tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post8119133057202806306..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Making it onto Barbara's bus after allRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-29284173562445947672010-05-22T10:05:15.957+01:002010-05-22T10:05:15.957+01:00Thanks everyone.
xThanks everyone.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-71710970496367811802010-05-22T08:33:15.038+01:002010-05-22T08:33:15.038+01:00You ARE a wonderful communicator Rachel. I love se...You ARE a wonderful communicator Rachel. I love sending time in the company of your words and thoughts, it really makes me think about how I might articulate my own words and thoughts. xMike Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747222933396864929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-79602247269198597882010-05-18T16:44:06.181+01:002010-05-18T16:44:06.181+01:00Rachel, this poem reminds me of my grandmother spe...Rachel, this poem reminds me of my grandmother speaking. You captured the struggles of getting old very well here. <br /><br />I'll be back tomorrow to give your song a listen. My best to you and yours.Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-62954125157100444222010-05-18T10:50:51.296+01:002010-05-18T10:50:51.296+01:00I can see this will be me in a couple of decades :...I can see this will be me in a couple of decades :-D My knees are fecked already!<br />Beautiful, if worrying, little poem :-)Batteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-47889175359107149142010-05-18T08:32:09.444+01:002010-05-18T08:32:09.444+01:00Full of admiration Rachel.
Colin xFull of admiration Rachel.<br />Colin xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-24256021628367885462010-05-17T17:09:36.899+01:002010-05-17T17:09:36.899+01:00Sending you good thoughts at a hard time.Sending you good thoughts at a hard time.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-79323769284615418732010-05-17T16:34:32.241+01:002010-05-17T16:34:32.241+01:00I like it! Not easy to write a funny poem about su...I like it! Not easy to write a funny poem about suffering. It would be rather good if it was found, written on the lino in lipstick or something! :)Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038327546170560939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-31256444177631145712010-05-17T15:08:59.923+01:002010-05-17T15:08:59.923+01:00It's great that you were able to post the poem...It's great that you were able to post the poem Rachel. I am very sorry about your Mum. I feel one can almost get a sense of her in your quote "you're a communicator, dear..."Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455584448055432913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-7774217173375220152010-05-17T14:51:15.255+01:002010-05-17T14:51:15.255+01:00I enjoyed the resignation of the poem - I'm go...I enjoyed the resignation of the poem - I'm going down & I know I'm not getting up again & I'm ready for that...<br /><br />FYI - you don't have to be old to worry about being able to get back up again - between arthritis in one hip & a bad shoulder on the other side - it can be quite a complicated affair to drag myself upward again...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-89387429980086582112010-05-17T11:20:56.540+01:002010-05-17T11:20:56.540+01:00Fair play to you for getting on the bus this week....Fair play to you for getting on the bus this week.<br /><br />I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. I'll say a prayer for her and ye. <br /><br />I love the simplicity of this poem, and the acceptance in the last line lifts the whole thing to a different level.Pure Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265599089734430505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-44360640693452085572010-05-17T11:00:56.436+01:002010-05-17T11:00:56.436+01:00My condolences for the loss of your mother. It sou...My condolences for the loss of your mother. It sounded like a peaceful goodbye.<br /><br />A beautiful poem, too. I like the way we're put into this helpless position - somewhat comic, certainly tragic, and yet serenely accepted.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-85895908571289389682010-05-17T10:12:46.206+01:002010-05-17T10:12:46.206+01:00Great fun in the juxtaposition of the lines. A che...Great fun in the juxtaposition of the lines. A cheeky little piece in form if not in content. (The content is top notch, in case that reads wrongly)Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-72002688786653028712010-05-17T07:22:57.794+01:002010-05-17T07:22:57.794+01:00I am reading all the messages and comments...just ...I am reading all the messages and comments...just too busy and/or tearful and/or tired to get round to responding to everything just now. It's all going in though...all your good vibes are being stored up to get me through!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-621845273866599032010-05-17T00:43:06.945+01:002010-05-17T00:43:06.945+01:00I'm going through that now with my aunt: she&#...I'm going through that now with my aunt: she's ready to lie down and go.<br /><br />I'm sorry for your loss. But your words described life in a way which still made me smile...a tad wistful perhaps. Memories are a good thing and not all are warm and fluffy...reality helps us appreciate those good times.<br /><br />I hope things are as you wish for Wednesday.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-8092440600478068742010-05-17T00:16:12.411+01:002010-05-17T00:16:12.411+01:00A moving poem, Rachel. It helps to maintain the us...A moving poem, Rachel. It helps to maintain the usual endeavours.<br /><br />I did leave a message for you on FB, but I doubt you saw it.<br /><br />I'm very sorry for your loss. <br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-9804651062986949072010-05-16T22:07:08.762+01:002010-05-16T22:07:08.762+01:00All the best for Wednesday, your mum must have bee...All the best for Wednesday, your mum must have been so proud of you. xxMarion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-8461879056232307442010-05-16T22:01:44.728+01:002010-05-16T22:01:44.728+01:00glad you made it,fine poem, i don think you've...glad you made it,fine poem, i don think you've missed a bus yet.I'm sure 'mum' would approve.Best wishes for wednesday.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-2595411212427552052010-05-16T21:37:04.085+01:002010-05-16T21:37:04.085+01:00Awe, Rachel, It's sad and lovely altogether.Awe, Rachel, It's sad and lovely altogether.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33097187942519755142010-05-16T19:48:57.106+01:002010-05-16T19:48:57.106+01:00I'm glad you're on the Bus as it wouldn...I'm glad you're on the Bus as it wouldn't be the same without you.<br />Good linoleum poem, but I liked your Mum's, "you're a communicator, dear, that's what you are" best.<br /><br />Hope it's a great day on Wednesday, we'll be thinking of you.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-19019567367839482752010-05-16T17:46:18.770+01:002010-05-16T17:46:18.770+01:00I really like this, it reminds me of a country and...I really like this, it reminds me of a country and western song with its jaunty rhythm and sense of resignation to the inevitable.<br /><br />On another note: remember that I bought a couple of sets of your poetry postcards way back? Well, I sent one set off to my best friend who I was able to have a good long chat with last night for the first time in months. And she couldn't praise your poems highly enough, when I told her I know you she told I must let you know they make her very happy.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-28490803502286022112010-05-16T17:30:55.460+01:002010-05-16T17:30:55.460+01:00I'm so sorry for your loss, Rachel. But this i...I'm so sorry for your loss, Rachel. But this is a good way to record things.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-20333356605285434872010-05-16T16:10:54.198+01:002010-05-16T16:10:54.198+01:00A beautiful poem, glad you posted it.
xA beautiful poem, glad you posted it.<br /><br />xNiamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-83386842661350287472010-05-16T15:47:54.199+01:002010-05-16T15:47:54.199+01:00Yes, EW, I do sometimes have a bit of an Alan Benn...Yes, EW, I do sometimes have a bit of an Alan Bennett thing going on. I like the comic blended with tragic effect that he manages so well.<br /><br />Yes, A, that is what we had here (as good a death as person can have really). As for the funeral...well, some people will be kept away by ash clouds, some by other factors...but those of us who make it on Wednesday are going to give my marvellous Mum the send-off she deserves.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-68623127604248180102010-05-16T15:42:34.169+01:002010-05-16T15:42:34.169+01:00I love the feeling of someone who has come to term...I love the feeling of someone who has come to terms with life in this piece 'ready now, and old'. I hope I'll be like that one day. Hope all goes well for the funeral and look forward to the song and story.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-22469295790933980852010-05-16T15:38:49.130+01:002010-05-16T15:38:49.130+01:00Good to see you on the bus. Such a lovely poem, re...Good to see you on the bus. Such a lovely poem, reminded me of that Alan Bennett talking head's piece about the cream cracker.Emerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.com