tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post1566906549699518346..comments2024-03-18T18:22:15.663-07:00Comments on Rainbow: First Bornkaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-88554622778987338922012-09-16T19:16:30.015-07:002012-09-16T19:16:30.015-07:00Lovely moving poem. I can feel you are a very cont...Lovely moving poem. I can feel you are a very contented man Hank.<br /><br />Cressida de NovaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-3264112528732567662012-09-16T17:06:11.288-07:002012-09-16T17:06:11.288-07:00The first of all firsts... How can it not take you...The first of all firsts... How can it not take your breath away? A lovely, lovely write!mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-57608112059560891952012-09-16T13:08:56.704-07:002012-09-16T13:08:56.704-07:00Birth is terrifying, and yet also, everything affi...Birth is terrifying, and yet also, everything affirmative that makes us human--I applaud the bravery of you both, and don;t think it's easy for the father to watch at all, something over which he has so little control--I love your portrait of the doctor--I've been told by medical professionals before that if it wasn't for the maternity ward, they would find it very hard to keep doing their jobs. Loved it, Hank.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-73955215153464761222012-09-16T12:17:01.237-07:002012-09-16T12:17:01.237-07:00this is just a wonderful moment...beautiful, heart...this is just a wonderful moment...beautiful, heart warming poem!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-74509434074829225012012-09-16T08:03:55.799-07:002012-09-16T08:03:55.799-07:00A memory that is never lost
At any cost
Can't ...A memory that is never lost<br />At any cost<br />Can't say I can relate<br />But one day maybe such a fatePat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-11778222558443598842012-09-16T07:23:56.825-07:002012-09-16T07:23:56.825-07:00This is one tremendous post and poem, easily your ...This is one tremendous post and poem, easily your best yet of the ones I've read. And what a subject! And you equal to it! So clever of you to think of it (I wish I had!), and yet so obvious. Wunderbar!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-34126546409452961082012-09-16T05:38:26.205-07:002012-09-16T05:38:26.205-07:00I like reading it from the father's point of v...I like reading it from the father's point of view...of course, your presence is very much appreciated. This is an unforgettable experience to the parents....good choice of first Hank ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-285120866083027552012-09-16T02:05:21.245-07:002012-09-16T02:05:21.245-07:00Wonderful post Hank. when I had my children husban...Wonderful post Hank. when I had my children husband's was allowed to be at the birth. I know my late husband would have marvelled at seeing his babies coming into the world.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-76974929539215019692012-09-16T01:32:32.385-07:002012-09-16T01:32:32.385-07:00One of those moments that change you forever as yo...One of those moments that change you forever as you see your child for the first time. My wife had been whipped away for an emergency cesarean after two days of labour so I was the one to meet my son in the corridor as he was wheeled up to an observation ward to have a photo taken...in caseJohn (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-29033017162619042242012-09-16T01:02:00.867-07:002012-09-16T01:02:00.867-07:00;-)!;-)!Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-48782637632751099152012-09-15T23:53:42.025-07:002012-09-15T23:53:42.025-07:00Wow ... this one is indeed awesome :-)Wow ... this one is indeed awesome :-)Amrit Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-40238939519184257112012-09-15T23:48:36.637-07:002012-09-15T23:48:36.637-07:00giving birth is just such a wonder and there's...giving birth is just such a wonder and there's nothing like it that it could be compared to - you captured the magicClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-16053771468046182202012-09-15T23:45:19.910-07:002012-09-15T23:45:19.910-07:00Wonderful and touching. Thank you for sharing this...Wonderful and touching. Thank you for sharing this journey and experience. :)Ravenblackhttp://theotherdayplace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-15215068539550073842012-09-15T23:37:13.370-07:002012-09-15T23:37:13.370-07:00That was just wonderful!That was just wonderful!Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-44874846016168162632012-09-15T23:09:46.426-07:002012-09-15T23:09:46.426-07:00How beautiful, Hank, what a wonderful first!
Luv, ...How beautiful, Hank, what a wonderful first!<br />Luv, K<br />Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-71876448625989112412012-09-15T21:42:32.827-07:002012-09-15T21:42:32.827-07:00such a wonderfully beautiful recollection of pure ...such a wonderfully beautiful recollection of pure powerful human emotion at its ultimate. A first I've yet to experience, and only hope to do so one day. Amazing piece. Thanks so much for sharing it tonightAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885047796180529498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-41040032680340907562012-09-15T21:05:18.917-07:002012-09-15T21:05:18.917-07:00Hank, I have been on your art blog and would like ...Hank, I have been on your art blog and would like to be able to comment on individual paintings / sketches but don't seem to be able to do so. Is it just me or is there no comment form?Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-6813913994172892872012-09-15T20:57:33.580-07:002012-09-15T20:57:33.580-07:00Yes, Hank. Me, too. Awe. You are one good man. Any...Yes, Hank. Me, too. Awe. You are one good man. Any woman knows that your being there DID mean everything to Shadah. A beautiful birth story. And the name Adura - "a gift". Yes. Lovely.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-45553248145043075632012-09-15T20:46:41.234-07:002012-09-15T20:46:41.234-07:00It was thirty three years ago when my first was bo...It was thirty three years ago when my first was born but I was there and will never forget a second of it.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-33337957563729192732012-09-15T20:01:47.741-07:002012-09-15T20:01:47.741-07:00Really nostalgic and you seemed to have a photogra...Really nostalgic and you seemed to have a photographic memory.abdulhalimshahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09238556448779778756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-43223167995992664802012-09-15T19:27:14.750-07:002012-09-15T19:27:14.750-07:00beautiful brother....was writing on another poets ...beautiful brother....was writing on another poets poem tonight our first was brutal...one of the hardest most humbling moments of my life...to finally hear his cry nearly broke me....lovely verse man...and great choice of firsts...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-53579791291023784012012-09-15T19:25:16.577-07:002012-09-15T19:25:16.577-07:00I love the perspective of the father! This is so ...I love the perspective of the father! This is so sweet and real. Serenahttp://www.serenahelriot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980374748220249244.post-89675586955390494082012-09-15T17:59:53.256-07:002012-09-15T17:59:53.256-07:00Hank, I stand in awe. There is no greater 'fir...Hank, I stand in awe. There is no greater 'first' than a birth of a child!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com