tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post3414527609508787479..comments2023-11-05T03:06:30.977-08:00Comments on Mormon Midrashim: "Platinum Tears" DiscussionJames Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-53488034417973812692014-06-27T10:25:53.524-07:002014-06-27T10:25:53.524-07:00Wow! You stuffed a story into 260 words. Well done...Wow! You stuffed a story into 260 words. Well done!<br /><br />Perhaps Wal-Mart is Mormonism's church away from church since our buildings usually aren't open on weekdays for contemplation or prayer. You're right, anything goes in those sacred aisles. Stephen Carterhttp://sunstone.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-2599034823211227922014-06-26T09:03:11.253-07:002014-06-26T09:03:11.253-07:00I found myself wondering if it would be more painf...I found myself wondering if it would be more painful to see that ring again, shiny and new, with no more promises engraved in it, or to sell it as scrap metal to be melted down and reforged. And, to continue with her metaphor, what that would mean for her heart.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110909679335965419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-88463936049592051042014-06-25T20:24:03.463-07:002014-06-25T20:24:03.463-07:00Wow. I think I'll be thinking about this piec...Wow. I think I'll be thinking about this piece for a long time. Platinum commitment, platinum tears. I might have to rethink my opinion of Walmart. Mama Caucajewmexdianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885699722970414620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-13438264738431427952014-06-25T08:25:17.191-07:002014-06-25T08:25:17.191-07:00Merrijane says:
"I think her essay has them...Merrijane says: <br /><br />"I think her essay has themes in common with my poem, but she deals more specifically with one of the biggest rejections of all. Divorce is especially painful to recover from in a culture that expects, counts on a family lasting forever. I also have my "sacred" places where I feel free to cry--the bike path, my car. Not quite as populated as Wal-Mart, but public. Maybe there's a hope that someone will see and help mourn with those that mourn."James Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.com