Comment 7260

Comment ID 7260

[Art] Robert Service - A Tribute
MissezNoll
Jul 12, 2005, 8:47:51 AM UTC on [Art] Robert Service - A Tribute
This is gorgeous, Mini. I fell in love with it instantly. I think the way you put that cabin in there instead of a portrait or something is awesome. It makes more of a statement. I think I shall have Brethesen read this one. I think it will give him encouragement and comfort right now in his time of need. I wish I had you around 11 years ago. I bet you could have talked me out of my suicide attempt. This poem is extremely symbolic of my life. I think alot of people can identify with it. Much love.

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  • Minimaid
    Jul 12, 2005, 12:51:59 PM UTC
    I figured that now was the best time to post this, with all that's been happening around us lately. Robert Service was a great man. He worshipped his cabin, and as far as I know, there aren't any photos of him... He was in the Yukon during the gold rush, and he was a nurse in the first world war... Not a whole lot of photos. Still, his cabin I have seen, I have been there, and it's just as magical as what he writes about it. Much love back!
    • MissezNoll
      Jul 12, 2005, 3:12:29 PM UTC
      I think it was a wonderful idea to post this now. You are right. There is alot of heartache running through BogusRed right now and this picture along with that poem really seems to lighten up the mood. I felt so much better after I read that poem underneath your beautiful picture. I am sure Robert Service would be so very grateful that you idolized him this way. You have this awesome keenness and you just seem to "get it." You are a remarkable person yourself.
      • Minimaid
        Jul 12, 2005, 8:39:18 PM UTC
        Robert Service had a wonderful way of writing that was very straight-forward. If he had something that needed saying, he wouldn't beat around the bush, as a lot of poets and writers do - he was very to-the-point.... That's something I admire greatly. One doesn't need to be some kind of scholar - one doesn't need to even be keen in order to understand what he wants us to hear. I hope he wouldn't have minded... I sincerely doubt he would have, though.