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Interview with the Irish Wind

Interview – 3-21-24 For Paddy Ch. Quick as a Wink 6/26/2010 – 3/8/24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interview With the Irish Wind Wind from the heart of Eire, come abide with me for a moment before you toss your swirling hair across your ancient friend for I feel your breath rising inside me - a banshee’s howl. Are you here to carry my Irish rascal’s spirit on the breath of emerald breezes, his soft and silky coat waving like fields of golden wheat, to new hallowed hills of green? Will you set his soft paws on sunlit winding lanes rising up to meet him when he crosses a mystical bridge misted in rainbows? Will you escort him to that sacred hollow of sunny glens where he ever runs free embraced in the sparkle of the Daystar, twinkling with delight like etched crystal - quick as an Irish wink! Tell me, wind of Erin, does the beat of his steadfast heart pulse in your throbbing cadence like the bodrain and Kerry drums, his bright brown eyes dancing like jigs and reels - a new star in Eire’s eternal sky? Wind from the Irish sea, do you ruffle his soft grey ears with the touch of angel’s breath sung as a lullaby as he sits upon his Creator’s feet feeling life surge within him again – a newborn wind? O Celtic child, Grieving heart, let your heart rest in the hollow of the Creator’s hand where shamrocks never close, forever blooming in eternal light. Hear the music he left in your heart – a soft breeze across the Shannon, know his task now finished, blessed, like fine spring rain – consummated by grace – eternal grace so pleased. And, when you hear the pipes know in ways he never leaves but sings the music shared by your hearts sung from his forever home. And now that he has been through the fire out of that dark and cold space you will bring him home again. Beannactai!

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Date: 3/28/2024 11:34:00 AM
My pleasure. Thanks for the blessing.
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Date: 3/25/2024 9:57:00 PM
You deal with sensitive subjects with such grace. A true pleasure to bathe in your imagery. Blessings Richard.
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 3/28/2024 10:17:00 AM
Thank you so much Richard. This was a hard one to write. I am so thankful for your thoughtful feedback and your thoughtfulness! Your email lifted my spirits. So grateful! Sending you blessings for this Holy Week!
Date: 3/22/2024 1:05:00 PM
Well blow me down..This winds sure a rover.. Sailing from Eire, to the states and moreover! Maybe there's a blessing to be had, before we All Cross over.' I see..' Your Paddy has passed On Sam.' My regards to you at this time.)
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Date: 3/22/2024 2:11:00 AM
Great poem, with shades of Celtic music echoing right through. Well done.
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Date: 3/21/2024 7:19:00 PM
Sam this is wonderful, sad yet beautiful. As I read the words I was could imagine the poem being accompanied by Irish pipe music. I feel for your loss, take care… Beryl
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Date: 3/21/2024 5:43:00 PM
how creative, Sam! Your poem beautifully captures love/loss and grief/mourning. I thought using the wind as a messenger was brilliant. I can't say enough good things about your delightful creation. Have a splendid evening, hugs, Sara
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Date: 3/21/2024 3:57:00 PM
Hello Sam, I love your heartfelt poem and the tender tribute to Paddy, capturing the essence of his spirit and journey with poignant imagery and emotive language. The connection between the wind and Paddy's essence is beautifully expressed, evoking a sense of comfort and peace amid loss. I liked how your words convey a deep reverence for life and the eternal bond between human and animal companions. Sam, what a moving testament to love's enduring presence, even in the face of parting. - Blessings, Daniel
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Date: 3/21/2024 1:11:00 PM
Aye, a lovely piece from a lovely lass. Enya would approve!
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Tom Woody
Date: 3/21/2024 2:25:00 PM
Used to sing that song in Catholic grade school
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 3/21/2024 1:53:00 PM
Love the smile! Have heard that "when Irish eyes are smiling they are up to something!!" Have always loved Irish smiles!
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Tom Woody
Date: 3/21/2024 1:44:00 PM
Well here's a big Irish smile - :)
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 3/21/2024 1:31:00 PM
Thank you so much, Tom. Your words bring my sad heart comfort! Blessings to you!
Date: 3/21/2024 12:43:00 PM
A wonderful poem Sam.. Your poem beautifully captures the essence of love and loss, weaving together imagery of the Irish landscape with poignant emotions of grief and longing. The personification of the wind as a messenger between the earthly realm and the afterlife adds a mystical quality to the poem, enhancing the sense of connection between the speaker and their departed loved one.
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 3/21/2024 1:51:00 PM
Thank you so much, SO! Your comforting feedback really strikes a deep chord in my sad heart. What a wonderful gift. Wheaten Terriers are Irish through and through from a zany spirit of mischief to the love in their deep brown eyes. We miss our guy terribly. Talking to the Irish wind has helped. But, that being said, Paddy worked a miracle and we have a Wheaten puppy coming to us on Mother's Day! Our "Quick as a Wink" didn't waste any time finding us a new puppy. He will be our fifth Wheaten and another show dog! One foot in finding a name and one foot in the Kleenex box! It is so wonderful that mystical spirit of this poem came through his poem to you! Sending you my gratitude and blessings!

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