Gaining attention
Focal point of no return
And God laughs and laughs
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Comments (3)
fame is a vapor
number not voices - WEIGH them
character endures
Posted by Terwiliger | February 11, 2012 4:14 PM
Posted on February 11, 2012 16:14
T: a bit of a riff on yours
Whitney Houston dead
her magic voice now silent
fame is a vapor
Posted by Dr. Bob | February 11, 2012 9:18 PM
Posted on February 11, 2012 21:18
DR. BOB
Nice - also eerie.
I didn't know until I read your post. Surfed around a little to read the "news."
No disrespect to her family, friends, or fans, but I find the impersonal "outpouring" of celeb "tweets" & fan comments tacked on to the ends of web "news" columns to be tacky & tasteless. I find the ones where people feel compelled to opine on her demise exceedingly vulgar & disrespectful.
AN OPEN NOTE TO ALL IN CYBERSPACE:
When someone passes, express your grief, your concern for those affected, & perhaps a fond remembrance - then SHUT UP.
If you MUST express your op-ed "analyses", save them for idle gossip (assuming you have any friends you actually TALK to face to face).
Pause for a moment to think about how the reams of self-righteous commentary will read to those who were closest to her. I imagine that if I were in their position, I would find those posts to aggravate my grief. Think about two words: EMPATHY and GRACE.
Take a cue from the good DR. BOB.
Godspeed.
Posted by Terwiliger | February 12, 2012 3:57 PM
Posted on February 12, 2012 15:57