Christine Shaw (Chris)

Fia Naturie
3 months, 2 weeks ago

This is a beautiful tribute, and I will follow your lead and write one in honor of her.
- FlatDaddy
  3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Thank you, Fia. Please let me know when you do, I’d like to read it.
- FlatDaddy
  3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  FYI, I made some subtle changes that satisfy my need to give Renee a little more.
Tim
3 months, 2 weeks ago

I’m sure Renee would approve of any kind word through verse from another poet. Nice tribute.
- FlatDaddy
  3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Thank you, Tim, I appreciate your kind words. I wish I had made it better. I may come back to make revisions.
- FlatDaddy
  3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  As I just added to my post to Fia: ‘FYI, I made some subtle changes that satisfy my need to give Renee a little more.”
  - Tim
    3 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    I’ve done the same.
Tim
3 months, 2 weeks ago

I think I see the changes. It’s a beautiful, yet powerful poem.
- FlatDaddy
  3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Thank you, Tim. I must say, with all that’s happening, I am exhausted. That’s not a complaint, just the effect of all this on my mind as much as my body; I’m getting too old to be even a word warrior, especially when I must be concerned for the safety of my family. I’ve been to several protests here in Austin, though it’s hard to get around even with a battery powered wheelchair. I don’t relish doing that when ice (water ice) comes to cover streets and sidewalks. And yes, that does happen here — snow sometimes, too. But ice of any kind is not welcome here. With Texas having a very large border that is NOT fenced off, and our very large migrant community, it’s a bit odd we’ve not been swamped by ICE or Border Control. But then, we’ve got a Republican governor. However, that may change soon, I think. And then what?
  - Tim
    3 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    Getting old is no fun. I’m sorry to hear you’re confined to a wheel chair. That can’t be easy. As I’m getting older my eyes aren’t as good as they used to be, and these aches and pains in my feet are no fun either. I have this weird feeling like Trump is not going to finish his term. We’ll see if I’m right.
    - FlatDaddy
      3 months, 2 weeks ago
      
      You are not the first to suggest Trump may not finish his lterm. . Not only have I heard that by some one else, I’ve said it, too. He’s one year older than me, and surely under much more stress., so it wouldn’t surprise me if he doesn’t finish the job.
      
      And I’m not confined to a wheelchair, But I can’t be on my feet for more than about three minutes, max, so I have the wheelchair. It helps a lot.
I_IS_ ME
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Great tribute dude, as we said this is just starting here in America. There is more than two more years of of rights lost, invasions, and lies. Prepare
- FlatDaddy
  3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Bad vibes all around. Thanks.
Willow
3 months, 2 weeks ago

I felt the need to honor her myself this morning. I’m glad to see you arrived first. When they’ve silenced a poet, we must step up and carry on. I am…overwhelmed by the atrocity. And bracing myself for what’s to come from the hit squad next. Beautiful memorial
- FlatDaddy
  3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Thank you, Willow.
Thomas W. Case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cold, stark, and unforgiving—this grips the chest and won’t let go. You feel the frost, the loss, the helplessness. A bleak landscape carved from grief. Raw, precise, and brutal.
- FlatDaddy
  3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Thank you, Thomas. I didn’t even know you were here. I’m just now preparing to do an audio version and will ost it in the Spoken Word category when I’m finished.

Damian DeadLove
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Brilliantly penned, Neville. Like the layers my friend, excellent write. Appreciate you.

Damian
- Neville
  3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  I am indeed most grateful Damian & likewise appreciate you too .. Neville
Willow
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Oooh, now this one has a haunting, almost taunting feel to it. Leaves me wonder…are these mourning doves?
Neville
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bless you Willow .. maybe henceforth, I should call you Hawkeye .. You are certainly most astute ma’am .. Neville 🤍👍
Thomas W. Case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

This hits like an abandoned chapel breathing on its own. The spacing slows the reader down just enough to feel the echo, the hollow pride, the loneliness clinging to the walls. That last turn—the ghost of me by your side—is quietly devastating. You let atmosphere do the heavy lifting, and it works.
- Neville
  2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Cheers my friend .. So very much appreciated .. Neville
Styxian
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Haunting but also a soothing demeanor somehow. The ending caught me off guard obviously. It makes the read have a different angle, reading back. It’s a well done piece, Neville.
- Neville
  2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Thanks a million Styxian .. and please forgive this late acknowledgement I’ve been stuck in Newark NJ on my way back to England .. Neville
Light💕
3 months, 1 week ago

Strange how awareness changes and we see or feel things differently from one time to another, sometimes the message is cloud and clear, sometimes it’s gentle and blurry, but all of them are messages that we are not alone. I feel sadness and speration, yet I also feel how the speaker got and felt the message, found comfort within it and just wanted to get it through and sing it into words 🤍
Neville
2 months, 3 weeks ago

I feel as if I have been promoted to something very special .. Bless & thank you dear Light💕

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