tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post879941308257421956..comments2024-03-18T20:41:39.140-07:00Comments on C. E. Chaffin's Blog: Rachel Elizabeth Chaffin: 11/11/1977 – 7/29/2007.C. E. Chaffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-17282680356845842562009-05-02T12:49:00.000-07:002009-05-02T12:49:00.000-07:00Thanks, Ernie,
Very poetical wishes.
Thine,
CE...Thanks, Ernie, <br /><br />Very poetical wishes.<br /><br />Thine,<br /><br />CEC. E. Chaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-73630875485026042452009-05-02T07:36:00.000-07:002009-05-02T07:36:00.000-07:00I just saw this and even though it is nearly to ye...I just saw this and even though it is nearly to years after this sad loss, I send you this thought, may the first time you ever saw Rachel live in your father's eye and may she always be in your dreams, especially with her burnished hair and mathematical, poetic eyes. I am Ernie Wormwood from Facebook.Ernie Wormwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11167528017379348857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-4297782424855349272008-05-18T19:21:00.000-07:002008-05-18T19:21:00.000-07:00HelloMy name is Leandro and me and your daughter s...Hello<BR/>My name is Leandro and me and your daughter share the sme birthday. I found this post online and wanted to personally say how sorry I am for your loss. <BR/>My deep love goes out to you and your family.<BR/>It makes me see how important the life of your loved ones really is.<BR/>God bless youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-32564525056720350472007-08-27T22:09:00.000-07:002007-08-27T22:09:00.000-07:00Dear C.E.If I thought a poem could make even the s...Dear C.E.<BR/><BR/>If I thought a poem could make even the slightest part of your daughter's passing better I would post one- there is one by ee cummings that comes to mind <BR/><BR/>a way of seeing what he saw--<BR/>I am sincerely sorry for your loss. And just because it might matter - even though I don't see how it can, if I did have a poem of comfort to leave here for you it would surely have to be this one by him (though the spacing is not the same) here anyhow by eecummings it is:<BR/><BR/><BR/>i thank You God for most this amazing:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything<BR/>which is natural which is infinite which is yes<BR/><BR/>(i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun's birthday;this is the birth day of life and of love and wings:and the gay great happening illimitably earth)<BR/><BR/>how should tasting touching hearing seeing breathing any-lifted from the no of all nothing-human merely being doubt unimaginable You?<BR/><BR/>(now the ears of my ears awake and<BR/>now the eyes of my eyes are opened)<BR/><BR/><BR/>peace be with you.<BR/>dorothy doyle-mienkoms doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230461330771464606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-87335438847091945652007-08-21T04:47:00.000-07:002007-08-21T04:47:00.000-07:00I'm deeply sorry to hear about this, CE. My heart...I'm deeply sorry to hear about this, CE. My heart breaks for your loss, and that beautiful girl. I just read your blog this morning for the first time in weeks and I'm beyond sad.Bev Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394278185384388199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-17004787949107859582007-08-20T14:46:00.000-07:002007-08-20T14:46:00.000-07:00Craig, my deepest sympathy for you and your loved ...Craig, my deepest sympathy for you and your loved ones. It is a terrible thing, indeed. <BR/><BR/>Please know if you need anything, I am here. CherCahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264302981805051918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-27684074543832314532007-08-19T10:26:00.000-07:002007-08-19T10:26:00.000-07:00Dear CE, What a terrible loss. I am so sorry. Many...Dear CE, What a terrible loss. I am so sorry. Many prayers to you and yours.Jeanninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419593830749483323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-74846247511548388762007-08-16T13:58:00.000-07:002007-08-16T13:58:00.000-07:00The Lord then said to Job, "Will we have arguing w...The Lord then said to Job, "Will we have arguing with the Almighty by the critic? Let him who would correct God give answer!" <BR/><BR/>Then Job and <I><B>I </I></B> answered God, "I am of little account; what can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth." <BR/><BR/>The fallen-ness of our fallen world sometimes seems-- no, sometimes <B><I>is</B></I> unbearable. <BR/><BR/>But where would we go Lord? You have the words of eternal life.<BR/><BR/>Your daughter was magnificently beautful. I am so sorry you lost her. For now.<BR/><BR/>May you grieve in hope. May you heal and live in trust and love. In Jesus' name. Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-73169150872473501082007-08-16T08:53:00.000-07:002007-08-16T08:53:00.000-07:00So very saddened to her of your loss. I cannot im...So very saddened to her of your loss. I cannot imagine the grief of losing a child. Peace be with you and your family.<BR/><BR/>T. BirchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-54597935357036330072007-08-15T08:39:00.000-07:002007-08-15T08:39:00.000-07:00Mr. Chaffin,Moments like these tend to highlight t...Mr. Chaffin,<BR/><BR/>Moments like these tend to highlight the inadequacy of all words, even for poets. I can only send all condolences, and wish the best for you in what must be very trying times. Do your loved ones a favor, and lean on them when you must. Best to you. <BR/><BR/>--GeneGene Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566942042906153492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-78932056043664629882007-08-14T21:50:00.000-07:002007-08-14T21:50:00.000-07:00God, CE. I haven't been surfing the blogs lately,...God, CE. I haven't been surfing the blogs lately, so just got the news. I am so so so sorry.<BR/><BR/>If there is anything I can do, let me know. Write anytime.Rus Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412920154921512774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-83867404110046923902007-08-14T20:59:00.000-07:002007-08-14T20:59:00.000-07:00I am so sorry, I know how deeply you love your gir...I am so sorry, I know how deeply you love your girls-<BR/><BR/>I pray for her son, and you.<BR/><BR/>shannAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067576860660881139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-27524751819482609402007-08-14T09:48:00.000-07:002007-08-14T09:48:00.000-07:00C.E.,I'm so sorry for your loss. Ash BowenC.E.,<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry for your loss. <BR/><BR/>Ash BowenAshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406690953626117858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-20695161247066885432007-08-13T13:34:00.000-07:002007-08-13T13:34:00.000-07:00That's terrible to hear. Deepest condolences.All m...That's terrible to hear. Deepest condolences.<BR/><BR/>All my best,<BR/>JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-40100920296836175912007-08-13T12:28:00.000-07:002007-08-13T12:28:00.000-07:00CE,I realize that no words can truly be of comfort...CE,<BR/><BR/>I realize that no words can truly be of comfort. To know that many people will be holding you and your family in our thoughts (even for even the smallest of time on the cosmic clock) may be of some help.<BR/><BR/>Only those that have lost a child will understand what you are going through. Please remember that no one truly passes from our memories--that they will always remain with you and that <I>is</I> the best type of immortality.<BR/><BR/>TraceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-28639819741414411262007-08-13T10:31:00.000-07:002007-08-13T10:31:00.000-07:00oh my, CE. That's sad news. I'm very sorry to hear...oh my, CE. That's sad news. I'm very sorry to hear. My sympathies - sarahSarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-9739020802723050052007-08-12T12:47:00.000-07:002007-08-12T12:47:00.000-07:00James, so sorry for your loss. Thanks, Didi. And...James, so sorry for your loss. Thanks, Didi. And good to be visited by poets with whom my paths have crossed. Here's a link to James Lineberger's winning IBPC poem in Melc:<BR/><BR/>http://www.melicreview.com/archive/iss22/jlineberger.htmlC. E. Chaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-71361287276028278662007-08-12T11:53:00.000-07:002007-08-12T11:53:00.000-07:00I am sorry.d.I am sorry.<BR/><BR/>d.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195202743154382432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-10593804953845012392007-08-10T17:26:00.000-07:002007-08-10T17:26:00.000-07:00mr. chafin, back in '88, our younger son was kill...mr. chafin, back in '88, our younger son was killed in a car-train collision. he too was in his twenties, and left a wife and three year old son behind. i am with you in your grief, for the loss of a child, unlike any other death we face, never goes away. it will always be just yesterday.<BR/><BR/>and although there is nothing anyone can tell you that you do not know, what you know is exactly what you will want to hear. grief is not something to avoid. it is the nourishment that keeps us going.<BR/><BR/>to you and your family, my deepest sympathy.<BR/><BR/>you will find yourself searching for some message from your daughter, some connection from beyond, no matter what your views on religion or the afterlife.<BR/>with me it was pennies, 1988 pennies. didn't find them often, but each discovery was a joyous one. <BR/><BR/>still looking for them, even now, after all these years. <BR/><BR/>our gestures are so pitiful, so small, but they are all we have. <BR/><BR/>rejoice. <BR/><BR/>at my son's funeral, his child took the preacher's hand and led him to the casket. my daddy's gone to heaven in a boat, he said. <BR/><BR/>to you and your family, my deepest sympathy.<BR/><BR/>james linebergerjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970302927467991410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-56894887489064359562007-08-09T22:25:00.000-07:002007-08-09T22:25:00.000-07:00Strength & courage to you.My condolences.Strength & courage to you.<BR/><BR/>My condolences.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-78641001734370093782007-08-09T19:19:00.000-07:002007-08-09T19:19:00.000-07:00Thanks all. Thanks for that poem, I love the unde...Thanks all. Thanks for that poem, I love the understated title. Written for Auden's lover as I recall. Reminds me of the eulogy in Four Weddings and a Funeral, strangely.C. E. Chaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-31850199517810952572007-08-09T18:54:00.000-07:002007-08-09T18:54:00.000-07:00C.E.I'm late, as always. I never know what to say ...C.E.<BR/><BR/>I'm late, as always. I never know what to say during times like this - I can only pretend to understand what this sort of loss feels like. You are in my thoughts.Rachel Mallinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943379186202447410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-15536415390721532962007-08-08T20:22:00.000-07:002007-08-08T20:22:00.000-07:00CE, I'm very sorry to learn about the loss of your...CE, I'm very sorry to learn about the loss of your daughter. I can't imagine how you must feel because I've not experienced such a loss. My thoughts are with you and your family.sam of the ten thousand thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378206265831223396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-508473483271029452007-08-08T15:17:00.000-07:002007-08-08T15:17:00.000-07:00I'm sitting here, stunned in disbelief.Oh, CE.I'm ...I'm sitting here, stunned in disbelief.<BR/><BR/>Oh, CE.<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry for your loss.<BR/><BR/>This is unimaginable. <BR/><BR/>Incomprehensible.<BR/><BR/>I know there is nothing I can do or say to console you.<BR/><BR/>So, here, friend, dear friend, is a poem.<BR/><BR/>Funeral Blues<BR/><BR/>Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.<BR/>Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,<BR/>Silence the pianos and with muffled drum<BR/>Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.<BR/><BR/>Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead<BR/>Scribbling in the sky the message He is Dead,<BR/>Put crêpe bows round the white necks of the public doves,<BR/>Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.<BR/><BR/>He was my North, my South, my East and West,<BR/>My working week and my Sunday rest<BR/>My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;<BR/>I thought that love would last forever, I was wrong.<BR/><BR/>The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,<BR/>Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun.<BR/>Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;<BR/>For nothing now can ever come to any good.<BR/><BR/>--WH AudenLKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02171027823523187126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14879983.post-79048260542091599762007-08-08T13:43:00.000-07:002007-08-08T13:43:00.000-07:00Thanks, all.Thanks, all.C. E. Chaffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639448512282317750noreply@blogger.com