tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post7116722923329447668..comments2023-10-28T03:30:03.461-07:00Comments on DeGraff's blah, blah, blahg: Traces of Charliealihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18240971107479268897noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-43746646240337178982016-06-03T09:13:37.231-07:002016-06-03T09:13:37.231-07:00Married by Jack Gilbert
I came back from the funer...Married by Jack Gilbert<br />I came back from the funeral and crawled<br />around the apartment, crying hard,<br />searching for my wife’s hair.<br />For two months got them from the drain,<br />from the vacuum cleaner, under the refrigerator,<br />and off the clothes in the closet.<br />But after other Japanese women came,<br />there was no way to be sure which were<br />hers, and I stopped. A year later,<br />repotting Michiko’s avocado, I find<br />a long black hair tangled in the dirt.kthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516403124922573616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-1976424165430649242016-06-03T09:13:19.405-07:002016-06-03T09:13:19.405-07:00Married by Jack Gilbert
I came back from the funer...Married by Jack Gilbert<br />I came back from the funeral and crawled<br />around the apartment, crying hard,<br />searching for my wife’s hair.<br />For two months got them from the drain,<br />from the vacuum cleaner, under the refrigerator,<br />and off the clothes in the closet.<br />But after other Japanese women came,<br />there was no way to be sure which were<br />hers, and I stopped. A year later,<br />repotting Michiko’s avocado, I find<br />a long black hair tangled in the dirt.kthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516403124922573616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-26720419381748982172016-01-31T22:11:35.455-08:002016-01-31T22:11:35.455-08:00just saw this now! i will love every post you do o...just saw this now! i will love every post you do of charlie!! meridethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09658926168668227762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-91527558986003081082016-01-11T15:34:45.533-08:002016-01-11T15:34:45.533-08:00I don't check blogs anymore but today, I thoug...I don't check blogs anymore but today, I thought I'd check yours. My heart continues to ache for you, Ali, and we continue to pray for your family to feel the peace and comfort you need. You are amazing. Love you!Minna Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481641779257521567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-86978306342569497012015-12-26T17:43:35.646-08:002015-12-26T17:43:35.646-08:00Went to your blog and was surprised with this post...Went to your blog and was surprised with this post I had missed. I'll never, in my whole life, forget your tender hand grabs and hair strokes and that last kiss to Charlie's hands on the day of the funeral. I love your emotions, I love your rememberings and I love you. You've always been on my list of women to be when I grow up and you continue to inspire me with your remembering and your writing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394029822663461998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-71277128154264855782015-12-25T20:49:53.945-08:002015-12-25T20:49:53.945-08:00Xoxo Xoxo forget laundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203970836301618192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-14046733123658350642015-11-29T16:16:44.497-08:002015-11-29T16:16:44.497-08:00I feel like I know him so well. Charlie is Cooper...I feel like I know him so well. Charlie is Cooper or Cooper is Charlie. They are so alike as I am sure every mother of an almost 2 year old can relate. This post is heartbreaking, and every bit as difficult to read as the title leads you to believe. How will time heal these wounds? I grieve for you all days. God has sent so many blessings your way but I am praying for even more. This is such a depressing comment to leave. I usually have to google positive quotes before I leave you comments. I will do that next time. SO much love dear friend. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16544199229216456128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-69883354009685724092015-11-29T04:56:42.878-08:002015-11-29T04:56:42.878-08:00Oh Ali, too many tears. You are a gifted writer an...Oh Ali, too many tears. You are a gifted writer and I love getting to know Charlie a little better. You have so much strength even when you maybe feeling weak you are strong! I love Charlie and I love you!HeatherMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135885713682316802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-16544800338247288622015-11-24T18:26:50.417-08:002015-11-24T18:26:50.417-08:00Sending you a big hug! Thank you for sharing your ...Sending you a big hug! Thank you for sharing your sweet memories and thoughts during this heartbreaking, faith building, and fragile time in your life. Love you Ali! Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003609351518444220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-53681584918313428402015-11-24T03:57:02.548-08:002015-11-24T03:57:02.548-08:00I followed your blog back in the day, so when you ...I followed your blog back in the day, so when you started writing the story of your precious Charlie, it would automatically post to my feedly account. I know I don't know you, but your sweet memories with your darling boy have touched my heart and I just have tears and tears as I read your words. Having littles myself, I can only imagine the pain and sadness and heartache you must feel. Sending all my love to you, prayers of comfort in your darkest hours, and my belief and hope that you two get to be reunited again and never, ever again be separated. You've inspired me to not begrudge the never ending crumbs, spills, and other challenges that come from toddlerhood, and I want to be a better, more patient mom because of your words. <br />Thank you for taking the time to record these heartbreaking details. Again, sending all my love. <br />melimbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933896899999395418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-34258282055366718412015-11-23T06:59:53.441-08:002015-11-23T06:59:53.441-08:00What you have shared& continue to share is bre...What you have shared& continue to share is breathtaking! Breathtaking in the beauty, the emotions & inevitably the pain that you paint. I cannot imagine, although I try to understand all that you face daily! You & your adorable family continue to be in my prayers & thoughts. Thank you for sharing Charlie. Charlie lives! I am grateful for the understanding that there is a bigger plan, that he, among all of our loved ones who have passed beyond the veil have great work. We too have so much to accomplish, so much to share. I will have to be honest, this experience I am witnessing you go through has shook my world, to be even more grateful for these little blessings in our lives (children). Life is so precious! Love you dear friend! HugsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249156615163329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474631414338437142.post-53582602437706664222015-11-22T14:53:26.665-08:002015-11-22T14:53:26.665-08:00I wish I could give you a big hug, mama. Facing th...I wish I could give you a big hug, mama. Facing the mortality of our little children is something no mother should have to do, and yet it happens still. I'm so very sorry. You're writing is so beautiful and I pictured Charlie painting with toothpaste, peeling on the mat, and chucking food 'round the kitchen. Writing is such a balm to my troubled soul and I hope it is to yours as well.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317960184904571305noreply@blogger.com