Comments on: St. Louis Poet Karen Smead Mondale: “He would tell you he never was an artist.” http://www.riehlife.com/2008/05/23/st-louis-poet-karen-smead-mondale-he-would-tell-you-he-never-was-an-artist/ Creating connections through the arts and across cultures Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Susan J. Tweit http://www.riehlife.com/2008/05/23/st-louis-poet-karen-smead-mondale-he-would-tell-you-he-never-was-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-3066 Susan J. Tweit Sun, 25 May 2008 01:40:28 +0000 http://www.riehlife.com/2008/05/23/st-louis-poet-karen-smead-mondale-he-would-tell-you-he-never-was-an-artist/#comment-3066 "Abandon all despair, ye who enter here" If only we could live that way, and all find ourselves able to embrace the world in all its splendid and challenging diversity the way Lester Mondale clearly did. What an inspiring tribute! Thank you Karen, and thank you, Janet, for bringing Karen's work to Riehlife! Susan http://communityoftheland.blogspot.com "Abandon all despair, ye who enter here" If only we could live that way, and all find ourselves able to embrace the world in all its splendid and challenging diversity the way Lester Mondale clearly did. What an inspiring tribute! Thank you Karen, and thank you, Janet, for bringing Karen's work to Riehlife!

Susan
http://communityoftheland.blogspot.com

]]> By: Ernest Dempsey http://www.riehlife.com/2008/05/23/st-louis-poet-karen-smead-mondale-he-would-tell-you-he-never-was-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-3064 Ernest Dempsey Sat, 24 May 2008 09:32:37 +0000 http://www.riehlife.com/2008/05/23/st-louis-poet-karen-smead-mondale-he-would-tell-you-he-never-was-an-artist/#comment-3064 That feels so natural and compelling! What I like in this tribute is the art of crediting a loved one as the 'different person' by using a single line of verse (the last line). Very poetic! Thank you Karen for sharing your tribute with us! That feels so natural and compelling! What I like in this tribute is the art of crediting a loved one as the 'different person' by using a single line of verse (the last line). Very poetic! Thank you Karen for sharing your tribute with us!

]]> By: Arletta Dawdy http://www.riehlife.com/2008/05/23/st-louis-poet-karen-smead-mondale-he-would-tell-you-he-never-was-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-3062 Arletta Dawdy Sat, 24 May 2008 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.riehlife.com/2008/05/23/st-louis-poet-karen-smead-mondale-he-would-tell-you-he-never-was-an-artist/#comment-3062 Oh, how I wish to be in that delicious dining room, seeing its transformation from day to day and taking inspiration from it! Karen, you have conveyed the spirit and soul of your father in words of love and understanding. Thank you for this personal glimpse into his life. Oh, how I wish to be in that delicious dining room, seeing its transformation from day to day and taking inspiration from it! Karen, you have conveyed the spirit and soul of your father in words of love and understanding. Thank you for this personal glimpse into his life.

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