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Even the saddest moments have their beauty !! Thank you .. dealing with grief from the loss of my partner , lover , friend .. and the tears is shed while watching and reading this has helped me so once again thank you Patti !

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"Just Kids" remains an exquisite gift. It thrums with vibrant creativity, ingenuity, love, and wonder. Thank you for the reading from it.

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“ … even the saddest memories have their beauty.” Thank you for that. Just Kids remains my favorite book of all time. Take care. Good to see Cairo, as always.

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I am so touched by this. I cannot thank you enough for being so honest. <3

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Thank you so much, Patti. That was wonderful and touched my heart.

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Not to be dramatic, but this made me cry.

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You two were so young and full of life together. I often wonder what Robert would be photographing now. Emotionally difficult and so fond to remember! Thank you.

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Thank you reading us this despite the jet lag! And so beautiful, like a painting with words. I was in Edinburgh yesterday and came across the ice skating reverend, also a Robert.

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"Hummingbird hums hello"

~ Jack Kerouac ~

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hello dear hummingbird, Patti Smith,

I listened to your re-memory of the death of Robert M. surrounded by hummingbirds in Oaxaca, Mexico. You, querida, are my hummingbird. In Mesoamerican myth, hummingbirds fly back between the dead and living....and you are my dear hummingbird. Thank you so much for your soaring flights. to find more about hummingbirds (https://www.doaks.org/resources/online-exhibits/epidemics/epidemics-english/mesoamerican-herbals/hummingbird) and for some contemporary hummingbirds

I have a recording for you from Oaxaca, but I do not know how to upload it---oh well.

your fan, kathleen biddick

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March 9 is my husband’s birthday - he too whisks me away when grieving. Moments of sadness are filled with inspiration.. such a beautiful passage you wrote. I loved your whole book, the audible version with you reading. You are precious.

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I just remembered the wind coat, isn't it in the movie Dream of Life?

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Thank you - jet lag and all

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So many memories and feelings in one day.

Thank you for sharing and helping me remember how the mystery of life unfolds. I appreciate you so much. Thank you again Patti ❤

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Thank you, Patti. Your reading brought tears and smiles. I needed your sweet voice reminding me that duality - sorrow and happiness, death and childish laughter, the opening and the closing - is the wholeness of our lives. My goodness I'm happy I found you. ❤️

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thank you so very much for this sad whilst quiet beauty

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