tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post955649281812613885..comments2023-03-26T11:31:24.472-04:00Comments on Blogging Along Tobacco Road: Sad news - Peggy LylesCurtis Dunlaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717921075352200852noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-10314644433207567012010-09-12T13:56:25.055-04:002010-09-12T13:56:25.055-04:00Dear Leslie, I didn't see this post till toda...Dear Leslie, I didn't see this post till today...but my thoughts have been with you all. We all felt as if Peggy wrote for us... for me: <br />bronze sundial <br />the junco cocks his head <br />from V to VII <br /> snapshots 10 <br />I am amazed at the directions other haiku poets have gone on the strength of your Mother's inspiration. There are no words adequate to express oursnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316143918251372333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-43074430061476851022010-09-09T07:47:34.880-04:002010-09-09T07:47:34.880-04:00Losing Peggy is a huge loss to us all. I miss her...Losing Peggy is a huge loss to us all. I miss her more than words can say.<br /><br />Please enjoy her haijinx work as <a href="http://www.haijinx.org/2010/03/27/whats-so-funny-by-peggy-willis-lyles/" rel="nofollow">haiga</a><br /><br />Peggy's haijinx spotlight: <a href="http://www.haijinx.org/II-1/lyles/index.html" rel="nofollow">weblink</a><br /><br /><b><i>Peggy says:</i></b><br /><br />Area 17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07472190637554124160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-48582356973013346162010-09-07T14:53:37.631-04:002010-09-07T14:53:37.631-04:00Many thanks, Leslie. Yes, we as members of Pineco...Many thanks, Leslie. Yes, we as members of Pinecone, the North Georgia Haiku Society, have been truly honored and nurtured by Peggy's extraordinary spirit and talent. The haiku stone is a wonderful way to pay tribute to her exceptional life as a poet and we will be honored to assist. She will be deeply missed.<br /><br />With deep condolences to the family and the many who loved her,<br />Marilyn Walker or Marilyn Appl Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554759079672019035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-86822979874153888952010-09-07T09:12:38.437-04:002010-09-07T09:12:38.437-04:00Thank you, Leslie, for this update. I and the othe...Thank you, Leslie, for this update. I and the other members of Pinecone, the North Georgia Haiku Society would love to help with the haiku stone any way we can. I assume you would have it placed in the Japanese gardens.<br /><br />We were honored to know Peggy and are anxious to help perpetuate her legacy.<br /><br />Healing wishes to you and your family.<br /><br />Noranorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228725106863747984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-83567324318056918902010-09-06T20:37:15.908-04:002010-09-06T20:37:15.908-04:00We hear you and love all of you as she did. Thank...We hear you and love all of you as she did. Thank you for seeing our mother as the treasure she was. The beauty of your words is profound and makes us smile even at this sad time. We hope our mother's words will continue to touch the hearts of readers everywhere.<br /><br />Our family would love your help and support as we try to build a monument to her in the form of a haiku stone. Our Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701686805294042143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-53174182332354981162010-09-06T20:21:48.018-04:002010-09-06T20:21:48.018-04:00I was lucky enough to meet Peggy Lyles at the 2009...I was lucky enough to meet Peggy Lyles at the 2009 Haiku Circle in Northfield, Mass. She gave a wonderful reading from TO HEAR THE RAIN. What a welcome guest she was -- a gentle soul to be sure. I return to her poems again and again, remembering her beautiful Southern poise and charm. <br />My heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. Peace to each of you. Peggy was the matriarch of an Peter Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481487882254716743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-75233851461689161142010-09-06T18:22:29.928-04:002010-09-06T18:22:29.928-04:00We haven’t known Peggy personally, but by reading ...We haven’t known Peggy personally, but by reading Her haiku, like in the Charming Mirror, we have seen Her Greatness, we have felt, always, Her subtle presence.<br />The unique puzzle which is the world of haiku just missed its Distinguished Piece.<br />Our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Hers. <br /><br />Dorota Pyra and Lech SzeglowskiLECHAIKUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019477901680028486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-22925409525919578472010-09-06T13:16:38.220-04:002010-09-06T13:16:38.220-04:00Peggy shared with me her gentle kindness, generous...Peggy shared with me her gentle kindness, generous haiku spirit, and good humor. Several years ago,I asked her to facilitate a ginko and haiku workshop at a nature perserve in TN. To my surprise, she agreed, and she and Bill drove out for the weekend. We spent part of the day ducking under a canopy during a deluge. Later on, we and several other women rode a hay wagon through the preserve, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243202981613943494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-22653537322410750272010-09-06T12:53:13.022-04:002010-09-06T12:53:13.022-04:00When I first began learning haiku, Peggy was one o...When I first began learning haiku, Peggy was one of the first poets I read in length. As a class, we studied her work closely and fell in love with many of the poems. When I began submitting my work, Peggy was one the first editors whom I trusted my work with, because I felt her nature shined through her haiku. I wasn't mistaken; she was kind and fair to this beginning poet, and so I made Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980555106983431529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-11208395251557914182010-09-06T11:39:29.922-04:002010-09-06T11:39:29.922-04:00Very, very sad news. I met Peggy and Bill when the...Very, very sad news. I met Peggy and Bill when they visited San Francisco –- at a dinner with a group of Bay Area haiku poets. I remember Peggy as very lively and funny; she and Bill told a bunch of great stories. A truly great poet whose work will be read for a long time to come. My deepest condolences to her family and friends.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839828224902251330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-43086643530178319362010-09-06T11:23:59.337-04:002010-09-06T11:23:59.337-04:00Peggy is one of the best English Language Haiku Po...Peggy is one of the best English Language Haiku Poets of all time & she is a poet that we look forward to read, again and again. In mid 2002 after Lyles became an Assoc. Editor at the Nest, I wrote her. Not to offer my gradulations, but to let her know that I can now start to submit my work to he THN. I have so much respect for her, that I did not want my work to appear next to her's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342552431223482012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-67879747632168581992010-09-06T10:44:09.867-04:002010-09-06T10:44:09.867-04:00How terribly sad to lose Peggy Lyles. I have alway...How terribly sad to lose Peggy Lyles. I have always looked for her haiku in every journal that arrived in the mail. She had a gift and will be missed by all.<br /><br />My sincere condolences to her family.<br /><br />Adelaide B. ShawAdelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-32299332217736889322010-09-06T09:31:04.245-04:002010-09-06T09:31:04.245-04:00I have known Peggy personally since 1986. We were ...I have known Peggy personally since 1986. We were members of the Athens, GA, Branch of the National Leagues of American Pen Women, when Peggy lived in Athens. I have translated many of Peggy's haiku into Russian, and she helped me with that. When she moved to Atlanta, we met several times at Japan Fest, where we, members of the North Georgia Haiku society Pinecone, gave our haiku workshops. IZhanna P. Raderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104996095274955494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-83065924673625225352010-09-06T09:11:13.399-04:002010-09-06T09:11:13.399-04:00My deepest condolences to Peggy's family, frie...My deepest condolences to Peggy's family, friends and the haiku community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com