tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post3119989218840602387..comments2023-10-07T22:52:56.151+13:00Comments on Swimming in Lines of Haiku: In Memoriam: Kat CreightonKirsten Cliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-75806188632759653212014-02-01T07:26:42.494+13:002014-02-01T07:26:42.494+13:00Yes, John. She was born in 1955. Blessings to you....Yes, John. She was born in 1955. Blessings to you.Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-72599670203472340542014-02-01T04:02:45.299+13:002014-02-01T04:02:45.299+13:00Kirsten, do you know what year Kat was born? We wi...Kirsten, do you know what year Kat was born? We will want to remember her in the next HNA memorial.<br /><br />John StevensonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-12745520889896351382014-01-27T17:30:18.354+13:002014-01-27T17:30:18.354+13:00Thanks for your contribution.Thanks for your contribution.Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-79206740605262200092014-01-27T15:39:47.556+13:002014-01-27T15:39:47.556+13:00Tribute to Kat:
as a haïjin
you probe the depth
y...Tribute to Kat:<br /><br />as a haïjin<br />you probe the depth<br />your soul is freeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-18498877084484533782014-01-19T19:11:13.989+13:002014-01-19T19:11:13.989+13:00Thank you for listening to the songs that were in ...Thank you for listening to the songs that were in our hearts at that time, Shelley. It was a healing process for us both, in different ways, from different places. We always thought we'd write together again. And who knows, maybe we still will. Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-52742536350367797552014-01-19T16:47:27.844+13:002014-01-19T16:47:27.844+13:00Thank you both for your instinctive gift of a shar...Thank you both for your instinctive gift of a shared space of healing through writing, and for sharing the results of your collaboration here. It is difficult to describe how profoundly that storm and its continuing losses have shaped the lives of the people most strongly affected.Shelley (@butwait)http://twitter.com/butwaitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-60717692561818794002014-01-19T15:36:32.890+13:002014-01-19T15:36:32.890+13:00Thanks, Angelo. I appreciate that.Thanks, Angelo. I appreciate that.Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-30556909594541871662014-01-19T15:02:06.253+13:002014-01-19T15:02:06.253+13:00Thank you for sharing this beautiful, poignant tan...Thank you for sharing this beautiful, poignant tanka sequence, Kirsten. A fitting tribute indeed. Peace and prayers to Kat's loved ones and friends. angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826819963700220099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-76843438821934148162014-01-19T10:47:19.392+13:002014-01-19T10:47:19.392+13:00Yes, indeed. My heart goes out to her family. (((h...Yes, indeed. My heart goes out to her family. (((hugs)))Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-85838583864265345322014-01-19T10:46:19.227+13:002014-01-19T10:46:19.227+13:00Thank you so much for reading and enjoying. Her po...Thank you so much for reading and enjoying. Her poetry will live on.Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-62530864472576649312014-01-19T10:45:46.758+13:002014-01-19T10:45:46.758+13:00Bless you, Asni. Bless you, Asni. Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-64084341087502868992014-01-19T10:44:23.802+13:002014-01-19T10:44:23.802+13:00Thank you, Gemma. (((hugs)))Thank you, Gemma. (((hugs)))Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-32035592705440631232014-01-19T10:43:04.797+13:002014-01-19T10:43:04.797+13:00Thanks so much, Stevie. Happy to be able to share ...Thanks so much, Stevie. Happy to be able to share this here amongst the sadness.Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-77344376791029241062014-01-19T10:41:34.296+13:002014-01-19T10:41:34.296+13:00Thanks, Ron. Yes, another so soon in this new year...Thanks, Ron. Yes, another so soon in this new year. Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-61177519004980345902014-01-19T01:44:24.530+13:002014-01-19T01:44:24.530+13:00so, so sad...God bless this Jersey Girl...so, so sad...God bless this Jersey Girl...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-3514152880403900792014-01-18T23:03:18.687+13:002014-01-18T23:03:18.687+13:00Thanks! Love your story…a nice tribute to a wonder...Thanks! Love your story…a nice tribute to a wonderful writer and friend.PLANETPALShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16098752453483545616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-40865484076003816502014-01-18T21:58:37.316+13:002014-01-18T21:58:37.316+13:00These are gems. So deeply moving and reading them...These are gems. So deeply moving and reading them I can almost feel the woman that she was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-73732742820515387692014-01-18T21:41:20.397+13:002014-01-18T21:41:20.397+13:00That last tanka of Kat's really struck me. I h...That last tanka of Kat's really struck me. I had to check my feeling and found this on Kat's blog, also written in 2012:<br /><br />for Susan<br />free of winter’s grasp<br />I wonder is she at peace<br />wandering the stars<br /><br />Your post is a beautiful tribute.Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-3940237542136440062014-01-18T20:35:43.983+13:002014-01-18T20:35:43.983+13:00Beautiful! How wonderful that you offered the gif...Beautiful! How wonderful that you offered the gift of collaboration with Kat at such an emotional time. Can't think of anything more healing than that. Love the last verse. Thank you for sharing this, Kirsten. Stevie StrangSteviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466360869194291272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-25813257976466323132014-01-18T18:44:27.077+13:002014-01-18T18:44:27.077+13:00A fitting tribute and thank you for posting this.....A fitting tribute and thank you for posting this...another friend on the haiku path has passed. Ronron mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758924316807766610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-56355742730489864302014-01-18T18:05:37.073+13:002014-01-18T18:05:37.073+13:00Thanks, Scott. So pleased to share it here (I have...Thanks, Scott. So pleased to share it here (I haven't before).Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-60674831657957868022014-01-18T18:03:37.753+13:002014-01-18T18:03:37.753+13:00So very nice Kirsten :)So very nice Kirsten :)S.M. Abeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199006566274137635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-29502667393642371042014-01-18T18:00:42.817+13:002014-01-18T18:00:42.817+13:00Yes, the last verse is hers. So poingant now.
Sti...Yes, the last verse is hers. So poingant now. <br />Still can't believe she's gone . . .Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-54872755468291955912014-01-18T17:51:46.811+13:002014-01-18T17:51:46.811+13:00not a haibun, but a haiga.not a haibun, but a haiga.Terri L. Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421007691175026619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518501636781754780.post-76406693112725275042014-01-18T17:51:08.571+13:002014-01-18T17:51:08.571+13:00Saddened as well Kirsten. Such a loss. I was hap...Saddened as well Kirsten. Such a loss. I was happy to have collaborated on a haibun with Kat and to have had the honor of publishing her in Prune Juice. Such a talented lady. Love the tanka sequence. Did Kat write the last verse? In any case, she is in a space now that is wide enough for her wings. RIP Kat You will be missed.Terri L. Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421007691175026619noreply@blogger.com