tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834711313669762734.post762961224380585115..comments2023-05-22T02:20:17.092-05:00Comments on AUTISM by Edward Byrne: Edward Byrnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09840825927726253150noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834711313669762734.post-57703029678090600122010-07-27T11:12:44.300-05:002010-07-27T11:12:44.300-05:00Thanks again, Maureen, for your close and insightf...Thanks again, Maureen, for your close and insightful readings of the poetry. Your responses are much appreciated.Edward Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840825927726253150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834711313669762734.post-92138956769531667122010-07-24T12:28:59.815-05:002010-07-24T12:28:59.815-05:00This is deeply touching.
Out of nature you build ...This is deeply touching.<br /><br />Out of nature you build a story that conveys all the emotions. Stillness - that first reaction to getting unexpected news. The need to close in for protection - wanting "the long arms of elms" and yet feeling forsaken at the same time because of the "sunshine slowly dying". Hopes blotted as "knots of shade". The "little splotches of cloud" hiding what you cannot yet know. Drawing close and being "all together" and aware of how the sense of security is easily shattered, made "false". And through it all this wonderful image of a child running across the grass and yet "alone" because from what you already know his world is not destined to be yours.<br /><br />It's good that the diagnosis is not named. What these words convey are universal feelings.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.com