tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post946411757623828695..comments2023-11-05T03:06:30.977-08:00Comments on Mormon Midrashim: "On the Death of a Child" DiscussionJames Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-71304982340403914382017-06-12T03:39:01.699-07:002017-06-12T03:39:01.699-07:00I have never felt such a loss, so I appreciate sto...I have never felt such a loss, so I appreciate stories and poems that give a hint at how to comfort and how to feel that suffering. <br /><br />The scriptural reference to Absalom and David reminded me of OS Card's use of the story in Ender's Shadow, in a moment that showed the main character starting to understand mourning and suffering for others. It feels like there's a lot of resonance in the story of Absalom, and now I'm wondering where else I might find it.Jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368761224192682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-10834883057652408422017-06-06T08:47:50.131-07:002017-06-06T08:47:50.131-07:00Maybe this one resonated so deeply with me because...Maybe this one resonated so deeply with me because my sister lost her son in October. It is a "pain planted in your chest," like Merrijane says. I mourn every day for my lost nephew, for my sister who had to watch him die, for his brother who never wanted his own bedroom.<br />I feel that only poetry can capture this depth of sorrow.Nicole*https://www.blogger.com/profile/02191346335959259277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-53600007124017623192017-06-06T08:26:29.510-07:002017-06-06T08:26:29.510-07:00Among many other things, this poem made me thinks ...Among many other things, this poem made me thinks of Merrijane's poem "Sister": http://segullah.org/genre/poetry/sister-2/ Both of them deal with the problem of standing by someone else in their pain. And for a Mormon audience, that's such a relevant concern. We are religiously committed to living close to each other and reaching out and we need stories about how to do it. <br />I think is a strong argument for fostering Mormon literature. Other people just aren't addressing the concerns of Mormon life the same way a Mormon can. James Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.com