tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post7960101054245570656..comments2024-03-28T16:44:41.314-07:00Comments on Yvonne Osborne's Writing Blog: The Art of Doing Nothing (or how the little dog died)Yvonne Osbornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-90710610115034653582018-12-25T02:23:13.048-08:002018-12-25T02:23:13.048-08:00Thanks LizaThanks LizaYvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-17868173852807719832018-10-27T07:32:48.376-07:002018-10-27T07:32:48.376-07:00I am sorry about your beloved dog.
Your poem is l...I am sorry about your beloved dog.<br /><br />Your poem is lovely. It's raining here today, a blustery Nor'easter, and you have inspired me to do your kind of nothing.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-64815846484320085672018-10-18T05:45:53.234-07:002018-10-18T05:45:53.234-07:00Hi Jim,
Yes, we too have left behind many a buried...Hi Jim,<br />Yes, we too have left behind many a buried dog along the way, but no cats. I don't know about modern grave digging technology but so many die in the waning of the year. Thanks for commenting and, yes, the Osbornes originally came from England but I can't trace my husband's ancestry beyond Kentucky. (I love the Isle of Man!)<br /><br />Thotpurge,<br />Thank you so much!Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-9984741061049226152018-10-17T23:01:52.853-07:002018-10-17T23:01:52.853-07:00Oh this was a great piece...so sorry about your do...Oh this was a great piece...so sorry about your dog...Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-57093514805117362292018-10-17T12:54:02.696-07:002018-10-17T12:54:02.696-07:00We've been through both, Yvonne. Still have, i...We've been through both, Yvonne. Still have, in the house, ashes from two dogs and a cat. Both those dogs were having seizures so were euthenized. Also two dogs and a cat are buried beside the garage of out former home. Mom and Dad were both buried in Nebraska, in February where the ground freezes deep and hard. There must be some modern technology used to dig graves into the frozen. <br />I like your doing nothing poem. Dogs and cats can do that wonderfully. <br />BTW, my mom was half Ozborne and half Corkill. The Corkills came from the Isle of Man, her Osbornes from England. <br />Note, I wrote about my fish for Tuesday. She does mostly nothing resting or sleeping in her tree.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-79961636998493212952018-10-17T09:55:36.037-07:002018-10-17T09:55:36.037-07:00Thanks Anna!! It was a sad time. I can still see h...Thanks Anna!! It was a sad time. I can still see her forlorn little face. Wish we could have afforded that vet bill.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-30388991210407197262018-10-17T09:08:46.620-07:002018-10-17T09:08:46.620-07:00I love your words Yvonne, all of them - they are s...I love your words Yvonne, all of them - they are so absorbing.<br />Sad about your dog, but love how she has entered your thought process.<br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-22164459288464848102018-10-17T07:32:45.560-07:002018-10-17T07:32:45.560-07:00Thanks Colleen,
The art of daydreaming has been ma...Thanks Colleen,<br />The art of daydreaming has been maligned in modern times.<br />Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-59017883728091456722018-10-17T07:26:49.079-07:002018-10-17T07:26:49.079-07:00I like the chair like a shell-shocked soldier and ...I like the chair like a shell-shocked soldier and the draft ringing the chimes. My friend used to say 'Don't just do something. Sit there!'colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669375650785054059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-82774760569781771892018-10-17T05:24:28.978-07:002018-10-17T05:24:28.978-07:00Pat,
Having been away so long, I'd forgotten h...Pat,<br />Having been away so long, I'd forgotten how nourishing it is to receive feedback. Thank you.<br /><br />Vivian,<br />Thank you so much and thanks for the opportunity to bring "Sunny" back to life.<br /><br />Toni,<br />Thank you. To think it made you cry is a compliment. Truly.<br /><br />Bjorn,<br />Thanks so much. That makes my heart soar.<br /><br />Carrie,<br />Thank you for reading and comment. It means a lot to receive feedback. As all you writers know!<br /><br />Hank,<br />Thank you! I don't think I ever want another dog. It's too easy to get attached and they are such fragile animals with a short life span.<br /><br /><br />Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-83757338962679839472018-10-17T02:48:39.926-07:002018-10-17T02:48:39.926-07:00Man's best friend, been told of such possibili...Man's best friend, been told of such possibilities. How they were able to hold us spell-bound with their antics and to be able to hold on still when they were no more around. Beautiful take, Yvonne! <br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-54939687198960905362018-10-16T13:28:05.814-07:002018-10-16T13:28:05.814-07:00This is so sad and beautiful Yvonne! Having a dog,...This is so sad and beautiful Yvonne! Having a dog, I know what a loss it can be to lose such a beloved part of the family. Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-33751247128102847002018-10-16T13:05:24.935-07:002018-10-16T13:05:24.935-07:00The backstory contrasted with the poem on how it w...The backstory contrasted with the poem on how it was with your sweet little dog doing nothing tugs at my heart... brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-3964047036900660382018-10-16T12:43:10.626-07:002018-10-16T12:43:10.626-07:00I have several containers of the ashes of cats. Th...I have several containers of the ashes of cats. They were good cats. your little dog was a good dog. I like that she will be spread over the farm with the compost, still nourishing and loving you all. this poem made me cry. tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-59221303606749191132018-10-16T12:32:23.111-07:002018-10-16T12:32:23.111-07:00As a proud owner of a pooch, this tugged at me. I ...As a proud owner of a pooch, this tugged at me. I love the back-story...which made so much more sense of a beautiful poem. I got the impression of several snapshot moments deftly woven together. May she rest in peace.Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858983085428585414.post-52283613760577580132018-10-16T07:58:02.179-07:002018-10-16T07:58:02.179-07:00I inventory things not to do.
It’s in a book—The A...I inventory things not to do.<br />It’s in a book—The Art of Doing Nothing.<br />Meditate and you can see things that aren’t there—<br />brandied cakes and a bottle of wine<br />set out on the sideboard as if for a friend.<br /><br /><br />I was so struck by this stanza ... the first line is just so quirky and slightly off-beat; but not. but it is. <br /><br />I guess that sounds a bit off, but it's just one of those things, that if you've ever sat around doing this, you kind of understand. <br /><br />and then, the follow up - with the way you've offered it, adds another fascinating dimension - "it's in a book ... etc." <br /><br />I just appreciate this stanza, and given how it fits in with the rest of the poem and the cycling roundabout of life, events, memories, etc. well, this is just really fascinating - and although it doesn't necessarily help alleviate pain and mourning or loss, I am sorry for your most delightful companion's passing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com