tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post5112857656489754514..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: BLOG OF THE WEEK: SAYING FAREWELL TO THE UNKNOWN GNOMERosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-30156567808316356912018-03-23T20:33:07.529-04:002018-03-23T20:33:07.529-04:00A beautiful soul. His love and kindness shines th...A beautiful soul. His love and kindness shines through in his writings. Thank you for this, Sherry.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-89711430213942079742018-03-22T14:09:22.016-04:002018-03-22T14:09:22.016-04:00Dear Sherry, I have come back here once more, this...Dear Sherry, I have come back here once more, this time to express my deepest gratitude to you for your friendship and all the affectionate messages you have been sending to me in these sorrowful days. <br />I do love your tribute to my Steve in Poets United and I am sure he loves it as well. I couldn't have done it better. Steve and I consider you one of our best friends, so far in the distance, but so near, so close to our hearts.<br />I can imagine him smiling to you from Heavens. Look at the sky and see his sweet smile in the stars. <br />Thanks a lot for your friendship and your precious words full of tenderness to my husband.<br />I sleep wrapped in his shawl, his soft and warm embrace.<br />I want time to pass quickly to be cradled in his loving arms again, forever in Eternity...<br />God bless you, Sherry.<br />(STR)<br />Dulcinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804606583762933316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-25341388983291298632018-03-22T13:04:12.232-04:002018-03-22T13:04:12.232-04:00So glad I came back to read this. Though death is...So glad I came back to read this. Though death is always sad, I found joy in knowing such a sweet soul visited this earth.<br />Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-6605990345658761662018-03-21T22:25:01.596-04:002018-03-21T22:25:01.596-04:00I hope he is smiling as he reads, Trini, and I am ...I hope he is smiling as he reads, Trini, and I am sure he is. Take very good care of yourself, my friend, as you walk through these days and weeks. In spring, watch the grass. I would not be surprised if you look out one day and see a heart shape imprinted on the grass. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-41654901584641665282018-03-21T22:23:37.547-04:002018-03-21T22:23:37.547-04:00Pearl, such a very beautiful message, which I know...Pearl, such a very beautiful message, which I know will comfort Trini. Yes, it was my sad privilege to post this news of his passing. Thank you for your lovely words.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-15951241057245903552018-03-21T22:21:45.200-04:002018-03-21T22:21:45.200-04:00Steve was such a supporter and encourager of his f...Steve was such a supporter and encourager of his fellow poets. He will be missed.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-88211369047041034012018-03-21T19:30:14.783-04:002018-03-21T19:30:14.783-04:00Thanks to all and each one for your condolences. Y...Thanks to all and each one for your condolences. Your affectionate words are a balsam for my soul. I am sure my Steve, my poet, my love, has already read them all in the Light of Divinity. God bless you all, poets. Dulcinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804606583762933316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-10588629348055533302018-03-21T17:26:32.263-04:002018-03-21T17:26:32.263-04:00Such a beautiful life and beautiful tribute. Thou...Such a beautiful life and beautiful tribute. Though I did not know him well, I know he will be missed so very much in the blogging community and by so many that knew him and loved him dearly. Such an inspiration this is to me. A life well lived is a poetic message in itself. Thank you for sharing this Sherry, and my heart and prayers go to Trini and family. Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-30591893125549638072018-03-21T09:10:26.221-04:002018-03-21T09:10:26.221-04:00Thank you for this beautiful tribute. Steve was a ...Thank you for this beautiful tribute. Steve was a faithful reader of mine, and an encouragement to me. His kind and uplifting comments infused me with hope and joy. His poetry caught my heart and awed me with word and beauty. <br /><br />Thanks again, for these beautiful words ❤️From The Heart Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436490842039694556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-56056337002924135432018-03-21T02:53:23.485-04:002018-03-21T02:53:23.485-04:00How sad, Sherry. I wish I'd known Steve. I wil...How sad, Sherry. I wish I'd known Steve. I will hear his voice and listen to his heart through the words he's left behind. <br />My sincere condolences to his wife, Dulciana.Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-88208206477450933782018-03-21T00:39:12.642-04:002018-03-21T00:39:12.642-04:00Dearest Sherry ... for those of us who did not hav...Dearest Sherry ... for those of us who did not have the former joy of a relationship with Steve Sullivan you have manifested both he and Dulciana’s sense of everlasting energy and forever love ... for “dear one” you have immortalized the “ unknown gnome” into a majestic giant of. a man, poet, friend and lover who has now walked with a grace he obviously cherished through death adding his light to shimmer on the tips of waves, in the road by red of a glass of wine in an embrace held forever his poetry .... even this particularly cruel cancer could not culminate this in a death without a “lovely smile.” I will think of him in the “pause of peace” ... and tonight through this beautiful tribute feel touched by immortal divinity. ... and in humbly offer my heart to Dulcinia (Trini) to Steve Sullivan's family and all those blessed with the imprint of his gift upon their soul. His melody is clear and playing on, singing in each tear of loss and smile of memory, Good night to all .. It may seem odd somehow to thank you Sherry for sharing this incalculably painful news and yet apparently this mystic, loving man brimming with life and spirituality has walked in grace through the doorway of this time of life into another leaving the comfort of his presence and poetry. ... Forever, with love. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-70095752217605471132018-03-20T12:56:52.145-04:002018-03-20T12:56:52.145-04:00I hardly knew 'the unknown gnome' and am o...I hardly knew 'the unknown gnome' and am overjoyed to read of his life with so much love and faith and so terribly sad that it has ended (though Steve will not consider it so, but more as the beginning of the next)<br /><br />I am glad he has left us his words in books - thank you for sharing Steve with us Sherry and for the links - all good wishes to Trini and familyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-10047120119799530822018-03-20T12:14:39.825-04:002018-03-20T12:14:39.825-04:00So very sad for this community and for Trini--than...So very sad for this community and for Trini--thank you Sherry--for sharing this news--Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-40694990165583694942018-03-20T11:00:19.789-04:002018-03-20T11:00:19.789-04:00It is always sad when we lose a poet. I find the p...It is always sad when we lose a poet. I find the poems Steve wrote in hospital extremely beautiful. Pure spirit. Thank you all for your kind words for Steve. Many commented on facebook too. And now he voyages on.......Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-76015857860611158962018-03-20T09:43:31.311-04:002018-03-20T09:43:31.311-04:00our paths may not have crossed, but it is sad when...our paths may not have crossed, but it is sad when a poet in the community is missed.<br />Sherry, this is a lovely tribute.dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-88308727059537750422018-03-20T09:18:12.354-04:002018-03-20T09:18:12.354-04:00I never had the pleasure of getting to know him. T...I never had the pleasure of getting to know him. This was such a lovely tribute.Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-16947467580486268952018-03-20T08:36:43.764-04:002018-03-20T08:36:43.764-04:00A beautiful tribute for Steve, Sherry. The final l...A beautiful tribute for Steve, Sherry. The final love poem is very moving and I am sure it is of great comfort to his wife Trini. It is always so sad when we lose a poet. I started a poetry blog in 2009 and to date we have lost five poets( that I know of)<br /><br />May his soul<br />Rest in peace<br />And the eternal light<br />Shine upon himrallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-66354582891694462492018-03-20T04:36:54.981-04:002018-03-20T04:36:54.981-04:00Thank you for letting us know and for such a lovel...Thank you for letting us know and for such a lovely tribute to Steve, Sherry. Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-66691108518196009992018-03-20T01:03:19.354-04:002018-03-20T01:03:19.354-04:00I don't have the words to convey my awe, my sa...I don't have the words to convey my awe, my sadness, from reading this. I didn't know Steve, but he sounded like a wonderful person with a kind soul. His final poems brought a tear to my eye. The Bizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797871556831556557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-80231596256251491712018-03-20T00:33:40.214-04:002018-03-20T00:33:40.214-04:00This is so sad. To have lost such a beautiful soul...This is so sad. To have lost such a beautiful soul! Wonderful to read his words, each one seem to be a poem in itself. So tender & peaceful. A beautiful post Sherry.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-20900393950334298922018-03-19T20:36:55.663-04:002018-03-19T20:36:55.663-04:00This is such a sad and beautiful post, Sherry ... ...This is such a sad and beautiful post, Sherry ... written with tenderness and affection and respect. The photos, as well, are so moving. What a loss. My condolences to Trini. Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-11254191177896159512018-03-19T19:32:21.734-04:002018-03-19T19:32:21.734-04:00For those who want to read more of Steve's wor...For those who want to read more of Steve's work, this page on facebook has many of his poems. https://m.facebook.com/TheUnknownGnomePoems/?pnref=storySherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-64517743034453149812018-03-19T19:29:51.055-04:002018-03-19T19:29:51.055-04:00Yes, cancer is everywhere, claiming too many lives...Yes, cancer is everywhere, claiming too many lives far too soon. Robin, I like what you said about their love story being a poem in itself. It truly was.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-18908416671691451212018-03-19T19:27:55.675-04:002018-03-19T19:27:55.675-04:00I did not know Steve but it still hits home as I s...I did not know Steve but it still hits home as I see friends,peers and family pass to many in my circles to forms of cancerrevelationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184644795582553870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-79617477616800516012018-03-19T19:27:55.181-04:002018-03-19T19:27:55.181-04:00Thank you, Mary. TUG made some beautiful collages ...Thank you, Mary. TUG made some beautiful collages of Pup and the beach for me, and encouraged my dreams of returning. He was supportive of many in the blosophere, a quiet loving presence. I know his spirit must be staying close by Trini, as she moves through these hard first weeks without him.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.com