Resa wrote this beautiful post about my book!
“In memory of my mother, Sylvia L. Schreiber … your laugh still echoes.”
Merril D. Smith’s mother passed away in the early days of Covid, in the days when there was no holding of hands, no kisses, no embraces and a veil of lonely shrouding all hearts.
Nonetheless, Merril does not pour a bucket of inconsolable tears into her poems, but rather flows with a river, a river that has many rocky climbs to solid land and ancient trees reaching over its waters. It is upon this river she reflects.
I was 10 poems into the book. Then, on one of my street art hunts, I came upon this mini-mural. There is a constant flowing of blue, with abstract flowers and leaves. I thought, this is like Merril’s book.
To me the blue ribbon is the river, with all its tributaries. Everything else, each flower and leaf is a…
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Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
lovely review she wrote for your book and it sounds well deserved
Thank you very much, Beth!
What a wonderful review! Congratulations. (K)
Thank you very much, Kerfe!
A lovely review – a most fitting tribute to Merril and her work
Thank you, Derrick. 😊
I’m sitting here shivering away at the thought of the poetry. A brilliant gem. Merril! 💙
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what a beautiful review. Congratulations and well deserved Merril!
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I agree,Cindy!
yes yes and I’m anxious to hear about this mermaid of your Resa!!! 💖💖👏👏👏
Drawing them as you ask!
oh fun fun! Can’t wait to see them! 💖
Thanks! Drawing away! Do you have any idea why I can’t comment on your blog? xx
Save a costume for me. I need it for the tiki bar! Oh golly.. i have to head there as I’ve heard and I thought it fixed itself. YiKES.,.. I’ll go haggle with them.. was hoping not too.. 😂😂😂🙏🙏
I just tried again!! It worked! I wonder if that means the other blog that was having the same problem with is fixed, too! I’m going to go see!!!!
oh lord. I wonder if it was yours.. so many of us are having troubles right now. but I didn’t see a comment from you. try to comment on mine will you. 💖
Heading over!
It looks good. I see my comment! Nice Friday post! xx
Yes, it’s fixed there, too. It was going on for over 2 weeks.
One for the TIKI Bar!!!
oh no seriously oh good can’t wait for a sneak preview. I am putting a horse weathervane on the roof but it should be a mermaid!!! 💖
oh yeah maybe a pic for the inside room of your mermaid.. now hurry here. 💖
A mermaid weathervane would be gorgeous!!!! 💖💖
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Thank you very much, Cindy! 💙
You’re so welcome .. 💖
Great pairing of review and picture.
Thank you, Marian!
Congratulations again on the combined review and tribute for River Ghosts!
Thank you very much, Liz!
You’re welcome, Merril!
Congratulations on a wonderful and deserving review, Merril!
Thank you so much, Ingrid!
Resa is the best, isn’t she?
Yes, she is!
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