tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post5230821683477121736..comments2023-10-31T19:20:19.643-07:00Comments on Whispers... : Whispers Closing for Submissions--Thank You for Your Poetic Hearts--Karen O'LearyKaren O'Learyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-9231358824253389432017-06-01T19:35:29.005-07:002017-06-01T19:35:29.005-07:00Dear Colleen,
Thank you for your warm and kind th...Dear Colleen,<br /><br />Thank you for your warm and kind thoughts. May you find joy in sharing the gift of words.<br /><br />Blessings always,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169168444862156783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-14080613623186097912017-06-01T05:58:37.687-07:002017-06-01T05:58:37.687-07:00Dear Karen,
Thank you for allowing all of us poet...Dear Karen,<br /><br />Thank you for allowing all of us poets to be part of Whispers!! Your hard work and dedication to provide us this opportunity is very much appreciated. My wish for you is good health, peace and serenity!<br /><br />All the best,<br />ColleenColleen Keller Breuninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736334202387070432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-29506524349310590612017-05-27T18:21:30.139-07:002017-05-27T18:21:30.139-07:00Dear Peggy,
Our friendship will last beyond the b...Dear Peggy,<br /><br />Our friendship will last beyond the borders of Whispers. You are a gift of light in our poetry community at large. Best wishes in wherever your journey leads.<br /><br />Many blessings,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-67783763725441015932017-05-27T18:16:07.196-07:002017-05-27T18:16:07.196-07:00Dear Yancy,
Thank you so much. Our friendships w...Dear Yancy, <br /><br />Thank you so much. Our friendships will live on, and I hope in the light of lifting other up. Writing is a shared experience. Wishing you the best always.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-29808947321764418222017-05-27T18:13:07.244-07:002017-05-27T18:13:07.244-07:00Dear Angelee,
Thank you for your kind words. The ...Dear Angelee,<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words. The friendships born of the poetry community are the greatest gifts. Congratulations on all that your are accomplishing! Wishing you the best always.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-70445948579252846722017-05-27T18:09:51.147-07:002017-05-27T18:09:51.147-07:00Dear Mary Jo and Frank,
Our four candle journey w...Dear Mary Jo and Frank,<br /><br />Our four candle journey will live on in faith and hope. It is kind and caring people like you, Mary Jo, that make up the heart of our poetry family. Keep your light shining, my friend.<br /><br />Love,<br />Karen & GayleKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-40290075190824342132017-05-25T11:07:53.242-07:002017-05-25T11:07:53.242-07:00Dear Karen, I am sorry to hear you are closing Whi...Dear Karen, I am sorry to hear you are closing Whispers, but so grateful to have been a part of this wonderful community that you have so lovingly presided over for the past four years. It will always be a special place in my heart. I am sending loving, healing thoughts to you and wish you all the best going forward…<br />pdfrenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690350418411308958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-14500729313039481742017-05-24T01:04:10.937-07:002017-05-24T01:04:10.937-07:00Your very welcome Karen, Yet as you said
it always...Your very welcome Karen, Yet as you said<br />it always comes back to me in gifts friendship<br />and in blessings I am praying for is the<br />blessing of your complete recovery.<br />YancyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621680592495406229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-28207140258677701712017-05-23T19:36:59.161-07:002017-05-23T19:36:59.161-07:00Dear Karen,Though Whispers will be closed now ,I h...Dear Karen,Though Whispers will be closed now ,I hope and pray your own work gets the attention it deserves.May your health improve.Love and light,and blessings,angeleeangeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575091593186987243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-27682607019638465692017-05-23T19:27:46.048-07:002017-05-23T19:27:46.048-07:00Dear Karen,
Thank you for not only the beautiful a...Dear Karen,<br />Thank you for not only the beautiful and tender poem above but for all the years you have poured your heart and soul into Whispers. You have encouraged so many, made a community of kindred spirits from all over the world. Frank and I send our blessings and our love. You are forever in our hearts.Jo Balistrerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512555389681903212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-11469163819210470082017-05-23T18:49:19.431-07:002017-05-23T18:49:19.431-07:00Dear Arthur,
If it is meant to be, another person...Dear Arthur,<br /><br />If it is meant to be, another person might pick up the helm in his or her fashion that will be a welcomed way for our writing family can journey on. Thank you so much for your kind words.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Karen Karen O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-55091353586099526482017-05-23T18:47:02.700-07:002017-05-23T18:47:02.700-07:00Dear Edilson,
Congratulations on your Pushcart Pr...Dear Edilson,<br /><br />Congratulations on your Pushcart Prize nomination! I wish you continued success with your writing journey. I'm so happy you received this honor. Wishing you continued success.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-22837718271210997662017-05-23T18:37:36.106-07:002017-05-23T18:37:36.106-07:00Dear Marianne,
Maybe someone else will pick out c...Dear Marianne,<br /><br />Maybe someone else will pick out community up, allowing it to have an ongoing light. You are beacon as a writer and as a friend.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-56991756276814076072017-05-23T18:35:45.219-07:002017-05-23T18:35:45.219-07:00Dear Nila,
Everything has its season--something t...Dear Nila,<br /><br />Everything has its season--something that is part of the friendship that we have as soul-mates. We will travel together always. Wishing you the best always, my friend.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-43990321172560944362017-05-23T18:32:53.539-07:002017-05-23T18:32:53.539-07:00Dear Jack,
You and I go back a long way, my frien...Dear Jack,<br /><br />You and I go back a long way, my friend. Nothing will change that as our souls are a part of a journey that reaches far beyond the borders of Whispers. Thank you for your kindness and support.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-53692741338957154732017-05-23T18:30:41.563-07:002017-05-23T18:30:41.563-07:00Dear Douglas,
Maybe one day we can come together ...Dear Douglas,<br /><br />Maybe one day we can come together to share the gift of words as a gathering place for hope, talent and encouragement. Maybe it is not at Whispers but maybe an outgrowth of friendship. Thank you for being part of our story and legacy here!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-57672644740573829292017-05-23T18:26:01.055-07:002017-05-23T18:26:01.055-07:00Dear Yancy,
In looking out to others, we find the...Dear Yancy,<br /><br />In looking out to others, we find the gifts of love and friendship. Thank you for kindness to me at a challenging time in my life. May God go with you always.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510849199110347270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-26264785567504249782017-05-23T17:42:43.404-07:002017-05-23T17:42:43.404-07:00Karen, I am sorry to see this site ending, but I u...Karen, I am sorry to see this site ending, but I undestand why. I appreciated the itnernational range of poets, and the responses I got from people, most of whom I otherwise would never have met.Arthur Turfahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213927440136641022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-56745042215822434082017-05-23T17:18:27.009-07:002017-05-23T17:18:27.009-07:00Thank you for all your kind words and for having p...Thank you for all your kind words and for having published many times my poems. I don't forget that my poem "Eating Pain", nominated for The Pushcart Prize 2016 was published by the first time in Whispers. Blessings and all the best for your future Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684469143468140751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-31067769603849882872017-05-23T08:23:18.414-07:002017-05-23T08:23:18.414-07:00Please add my thanks and prayers for better health...Please add my thanks and prayers for better health, Karen. I have enjoyed Whispers!Marianne Szlykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690997199080254317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-15629044896155139452017-05-23T06:04:17.550-07:002017-05-23T06:04:17.550-07:00Thank you for this beautiful poem, filled with lig...Thank you for this beautiful poem, filled with light and hope, and for Whispers, which will continue to uplift and inspire those around the world. Love and gratitude always.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997468248126726601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-47187871128352364842017-05-23T05:25:10.572-07:002017-05-23T05:25:10.572-07:00Like an old friend, Whispers will always have a pl...Like an old friend, Whispers will always have a place in our heartsJack Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03282885887172857346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-35239641946282073922017-05-23T04:29:23.713-07:002017-05-23T04:29:23.713-07:00Thank you for all the time and energy you invested...Thank you for all the time and energy you invested in creating a forum where writers can share their energy and creativity. You kindly accepted my submissions and, in turn, I have discovered many creative people all over. Thank you for opening doors for me that I never knew existed. We all are grateful. <br /><br />~Douglas S. Malan Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043311723397533422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-19632468540724976132017-05-23T01:17:44.727-07:002017-05-23T01:17:44.727-07:00Dear friend Karen
Thanks for the example, in my li...Dear friend Karen<br />Thanks for the example, in my life you've been<br />I hope you get well so Whispers, you can re spin<br />What ever, I will always treasure you as friend<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621680592495406229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629436772073396833.post-1865581735317099542017-05-22T20:59:25.948-07:002017-05-22T20:59:25.948-07:00Dear Michael,
Thank you for being such a blessing...Dear Michael,<br /><br />Thank you for being such a blessing in my life. As we approach the writing experience, we don't need the spotlight. That is a model that both of us cherish.<br /><br />Blessings and best wishes,<br />KarenKaren O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169168444862156783noreply@blogger.com