tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post1152171613500684349..comments2024-03-18T18:22:15.663-07:00Comments on Rainbow: The Prodigal Sonkaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-39033828029005085072014-01-14T19:56:14.162-08:002014-01-14T19:56:14.162-08:00Real life is often not a happy ending… Will he? N...Real life is often not a happy ending… Will he? Nice to leave it open like that (as you can see I am WAY behind in commenting).Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-79910353965815245462014-01-09T10:11:48.094-08:002014-01-09T10:11:48.094-08:00so many people hurting... maybe if everyone would ...so many people hurting... maybe if everyone would just spend time with one some of the problems would be solvedWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-63540432286735222792014-01-08T07:53:41.892-08:002014-01-08T07:53:41.892-08:00Nice piece, Hank--and as you see, it resonates wit...Nice piece, Hank--and as you see, it resonates with so many. Oddly, though we do not think about it much, we are all third generations of some family or other, if we have grandparents; it's just the privileged few who are born into a legacy that face the dilemma you describe so aptly. You pick your friends, not your family--and too often estrangement runs rampant. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-82397631041477393962014-01-08T04:56:12.783-08:002014-01-08T04:56:12.783-08:00Your first stanza grabbed my attention. Lots of t...Your first stanza grabbed my attention. Lots of truth in this poem. Enjoyed reading it, Hank. Honestly, I don't think I will forget it, either.Sabra Bowershttp://sabrabowers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-88269159072138056522014-01-07T23:17:17.940-08:002014-01-07T23:17:17.940-08:00A fine pen, Hank, and a tale with a moral. ~A fine pen, Hank, and a tale with a moral. ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-50538322093913268252014-01-07T22:22:56.858-08:002014-01-07T22:22:56.858-08:00This is a wonderful use of the word pool, Hank. I ...This is a wonderful use of the word pool, Hank. I can see you had a story you wished to tell, and I am thrilled to see Lawrence's words put to excellent use in your poem.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-27890970961667994042014-01-07T21:31:47.667-08:002014-01-07T21:31:47.667-08:00Will he? Interesting application of the prodigal ...Will he? Interesting application of the prodigal son story to that third generation that leaves and wastes. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-21441798888442698842014-01-07T19:26:29.414-08:002014-01-07T19:26:29.414-08:00Very nice use of the prompt words, Hank.
I labored...Very nice use of the prompt words, Hank.<br />I labored along with your prodigal offspring, <br />a lot of us have gone through several of<br />these stages and still made a good life.<br /><br />I wrote a limerick for the third set,<br /><strong><a href="http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2014/01/personal-challenge-poem-limerick-bad.html" rel="nofollow">Jim's poem for <em>Personal Challenge # 1 for 2014</em></a></strong><br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-24319281855480157712014-01-07T19:23:09.111-08:002014-01-07T19:23:09.111-08:00A nice narrative.A nice narrative.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-21770087969884584102014-01-07T18:25:55.967-08:002014-01-07T18:25:55.967-08:00Such a familiar story and so many lessons to learn...Such a familiar story and so many lessons to learn from it...very well expressed Hank . Enjoyed this one a lot.Cressida de Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169216942864690995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-46145630691679203922014-01-07T18:19:51.734-08:002014-01-07T18:19:51.734-08:00Hopefully, the son will return home...Hopefully, the son will return home...Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-90482902995607128842014-01-07T17:34:17.692-08:002014-01-07T17:34:17.692-08:00I was on my own young also
ALOHA from Honolulu
...I was on my own young also<br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> > < } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-36803572251850701312014-01-07T16:59:34.133-08:002014-01-07T16:59:34.133-08:00Hopefully he sees the light and comes backHopefully he sees the light and comes backHoly Ghost Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107809586103198047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-43948967748200441692014-01-07T16:04:46.379-08:002014-01-07T16:04:46.379-08:00Hopefully the father will be successful ~ I like ...Hopefully the father will be successful ~ I like the modern take Hank as 3rd generation kids don't appreciate the hard work and sacrifices of their ancestors ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-25015109506559121262014-01-07T15:29:11.843-08:002014-01-07T15:29:11.843-08:00You've given fresh voice to the tale of the pr...You've given fresh voice to the tale of the prodigal son. The process and path each must follow often differs from that which parents envision. You show us that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-48687636228033832392014-01-07T14:38:35.796-08:002014-01-07T14:38:35.796-08:00I hope the son comes back. Sometimes that is all ...I hope the son comes back. Sometimes that is all a person can do....HOPE.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-41664656612875209642014-01-07T14:32:06.115-08:002014-01-07T14:32:06.115-08:00Okay, so the poem was fantastic. The fact that yo...Okay, so the poem was fantastic. The fact that you also used the 9 word challenge makes it even better. I was a prodigal daughter...it took me many years to come home...but I'm home now. And I wouldn't be anywhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-16503841257966316962014-01-07T14:22:41.751-08:002014-01-07T14:22:41.751-08:00No greater story than the overwhelming love of the...No greater story than the overwhelming love of the father for the prodigal. Wonderful poem from the heartalan1704https://www.blogger.com/profile/16068631142963794991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-28033445060963247142014-01-07T12:52:26.448-08:002014-01-07T12:52:26.448-08:00I have a prodigal son and a daughter ( they prefer...I have a prodigal son and a daughter ( they prefer not to have a mother)<br />Wonderful piece of poetry and great reading.<br /><br />Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-60081532423687395132014-01-07T08:34:00.979-08:002014-01-07T08:34:00.979-08:00Sometimes they can come back indeed, not sure many...Sometimes they can come back indeed, not sure many do thoughPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-77360191478701078782014-01-07T07:44:35.315-08:002014-01-07T07:44:35.315-08:00i was a prodigal...they can come back..it takes so...i was a prodigal...they can come back..it takes some humbling...on both sides..a realization there are some things more important than others....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com