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AndrewK  ·  4189 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Perpetual Stardust - For my husband who died a few weeks ago

I... well... This poem is so pure and so touching I -- in ways I wish could be let out concisely --let you know how much I regret the my readings of the last few weeks: epic fantasies. I know it sounds a bit astray to the eye-opening, well-worded meanings of the post, but, surely, I mean, I can feel the empathy in my heart -- a stoic one. I've read eleven books in the last month; I feel like I've learned more from this post.

I'm a part-time writer and part-time editor for various small projects. Gah, I'd pay (you) to let me put it into a PDF on my Kindle as inspiration, but, ah, it's kind of perfect where it is and how it is...

I am so very sorry to hear about your loss.





AndrewK  ·  4189 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I really hope this isn't taken the wrong way -- the poem just really moved me. Poetry is creativity; editing it can take away from the author's personality and meaning. I don't mean any harm... I just loved it so much I spent a little bit of time on it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8xcrq0qtaayoyw6/Perpetual%20Stardu...

EDIT: Thanks to lil pointing out the the double page. I've now narrowed it to one.

andralisa  ·  4188 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thank you!

andralisa  ·  4188 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I am so very touched by you taking the time to edit my piece - thank you! I just love what you did.

AndrewK  ·  4188 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh, phew. I quite worried you'd take offense to it, but I couldn't help myself. It's a good piece. And thank you for posting it.

lil  ·  4188 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nicely done. By the way, if you want to shout-out to someone, put @s around their name. For more response features, click the "markup" button (tiny print) on top right of reply box.