41 responses to “In Memoriam”

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   whimsygizmo

   February 22, 2016 at 8:32 pm

   Awwwwww. RIP, little gold love.
   My son’s first little pet was a beta named Max. That little guy lived MUCH longer than he was supposed to. 😉

   I love these lines, especially:
   “your graceful
   one-mindedness

   innocent
   open-mouthed wonder”

   We can learn so much from animals, really.
   Thanks so much for joining our third Q44!

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      ShirleyB

      February 22, 2016 at 9:31 pm

      Thank you, de. It was a bit of fun 🙂

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   Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

   February 22, 2016 at 8:48 pm

   Oh … a little goldfish.. love this.. so many good things to say about pets… and this is so sweet, and so fitting for a bubble.

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      ShirleyB

      February 22, 2016 at 9:31 pm

      Thank you, Bjorn – it was quite tasty too 🙂

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   Em

   February 22, 2016 at 9:04 pm

   I adore this.

   Especially the mid-section:
   “innocent
   open-mouthed wonder
   viewed from a place
   shaded with hues
   of mellow
   orange/yellow”

   Also this:
   “asking for nothing
   but to survive”

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      ShirleyB

      February 22, 2016 at 9:32 pm

      Thank you, Em.

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   Misky

   February 22, 2016 at 9:23 pm

   Oh, a goldfish! I hadn’t expected that. 🙂

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   ShirleyB

   February 22, 2016 at 9:30 pm

   Hi Misky. It was written tongue in cheek. I don’t really get so attached to fish!

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   summerstommy2

   February 22, 2016 at 9:40 pm

   Ah Shirley you led me inside the bowl before letting me down, such a good response, well done.

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      ShirleyB

      February 23, 2016 at 12:31 am

      Thank you 🙂

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   http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

   February 22, 2016 at 10:20 pm

   Sweet fun. Reminded me of Finding Nemo.

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      ShirleyB

      February 23, 2016 at 2:34 am

      Thank you 🙂

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   Victoria C. Slotto

   February 22, 2016 at 10:45 pm

   Ah, surprise ending. I don’t know how many goldfish my sister and I offed as kids. Poor babies.

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      ShirleyB

      February 23, 2016 at 2:34 am

      Thank you, Victoria.

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   Grace

   February 22, 2016 at 10:59 pm

   I was surprised at the goldfish but this is a delightful scene ~ I can imagine the quiet togetherness ~

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      ShirleyB

      February 23, 2016 at 2:36 am

      Thank you, Grace. I’m feeling like a fraud now – the fish that didn’t exist!

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    Waltermarks

    February 23, 2016 at 12:35 am

    That’s a great surprise ending, poor goldfish.

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       ShirleyB

       February 23, 2016 at 2:36 am

       Thanks, Walter.

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    Bodhirose

    February 23, 2016 at 12:56 am

    That was a surprise ending for me too…but really sweet. Goldfish don’t seem to usually get much respect as far as pets go… 🙂

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       ShirleyB

       February 23, 2016 at 2:37 am

       🙂

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    Magaly Guerrero

    February 23, 2016 at 1:20 am

    Your poem is making me think about our Mathew (he was a Beta fish, but we still loved the raging beast). It is incredible, the memories that root from the wee hearts we bring home and add to our families.

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       ShirleyB

       February 23, 2016 at 2:38 am

       Thank you Magaly, but this one was written for fun 🙂

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    C.C.

    February 23, 2016 at 2:31 am

    Aw, sweet 🙂

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    ShirleyB

    February 23, 2016 at 2:39 am

    Thank you

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    Sumana Roy

    February 23, 2016 at 9:30 am

    awww…what sweetness!…a lovely bubble poem….

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       ShirleyB

       February 24, 2016 at 5:40 pm

       Thank you, Sumana

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    Bryan Ens

    February 23, 2016 at 12:33 pm

    Cute. The ending was a fun twist!

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       ShirleyB

       February 24, 2016 at 5:40 pm

       Thank you, Bryan.

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    Walt Wojtanik

    February 23, 2016 at 2:28 pm

    Sure… bring this emotional bubble up to lodge in my throat! The turnabout at the end was unexpected!

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       ShirleyB

       February 24, 2016 at 5:41 pm

       Glad it was ef FISH ently entertaining for you 🙂

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    mishunderstood

    February 23, 2016 at 9:52 pm

    This took me from serious to light in a matter of seconds. Wheew! I was happy to find the little fishy at the end! 🙂

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       ShirleyB

       February 24, 2016 at 5:42 pm

       Is that the first time on a rollercoaster with a fish? 🙂

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          mishunderstood

          February 25, 2016 at 12:30 am

          I believe so..haha!

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    Truedessa

    February 24, 2016 at 2:09 am

    rip little goldfish…the ending made me smile…

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       ShirleyB

       February 24, 2016 at 5:43 pm

       Thank you, Truedessa

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    Snakypoet (Rosemary Nissen-Wade)

    February 24, 2016 at 11:50 am

    Awww, sweet! Delightful surprise ending.

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       ShirleyB

       February 24, 2016 at 5:43 pm

       Thank you, Rosemary

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    vbholmes

    February 24, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    “…quite tasty”? Glad to read this was for fun and you didn’t actually make a mini-feast of your golden hero. You kept us all reaching for tissues until the end. Well done.

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    ShirleyB

    February 24, 2016 at 5:44 pm

    I wondered if anyone would pick up on that 🙂

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23. 

    katiemiafrederick

    February 24, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    GLlstening
    RainBow
    feeLinGs.. gOld
    fish pass.. bye.. now
    SWord Fish bRings
    BubbLes wITh sHarp edges..:)

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    ShirleyB

    February 24, 2016 at 11:45 pm

    Thank you, Katie 🙂

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