I Never Intended To Be Gone This Long


This is my letter to the World
That never wrote to Me—
The simple News that Nature told—
With tender Majesty

Her Message is committed
To Hands I cannot see—
For love of Her—Sweet—countrymen—
Judge tenderly—of Me

#441 The Complete Poems of ©Emily Dickinson


Hello, my lovelies. I have felt isolated from the very community I love. My website
troubles are not ironed out entirely but I’m trying to come back to rub shoulders
with you again.

The way I’m understanding this “issue” is that almost all of your comments to
my posts, and my responses too after November 3rd are lost forever. It’s angering
but I ask you ‘judge tenderly of me’ this time.

Please enjoy Emily Dickinson’s words and let’s try not to worry too much about
the things that are out of our control.

I hope you’ve been having a Merry November. I bless you.

Selma Martin
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This Post Has 45 Comments

  1. Colleen M. Chesebro

    Selma, do you need to set up a new website? Or… is this more WP woes? 🩵

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks so much for the comment, sweet Colleen. Not a new one.
      In 2018 when I hired a web designer to help with a new Website she used Elementor to create 2 PAGES: Home. About.

      Lately those pages have shifted too far to the left edge of the PAGE. A friend told me Easy! I needed to add padding. (Me) Unlearned about Elementor, I went to edit to add padding. But that dropped the PAGE.
      JETPACK didn’t respond right away and I kept on publishing. FIVE POSTS later, Jetpack suggested I revert to faulty day. Did. But that dropped those FIVE NEW POSTS.
      Jetpack has always come through for me. Not this time. They’re way too busy.
      Now I got the 5 posts back but again lost the Elementor PAGE 😵‍💫
      And comments are a mess in Notifs.

      WordPress woes 😵 💔

      …But Lady Tibouchina in my yard bloomed for me today. So, life is more full than it is empty. (Glass half-full)
      Thanks my sweets. Take comfort in my Tibouchina too. 😉 🌸

      1. ben Alexander

        I just keep it simple, Selma; I would pick a basic theme, and fill in the empty page for about me.

        You’ll still have all your content. It’ll just make your blog look different.

        1. Selma Martin

          Thanks for this comment David. Thanks soooo much. 😚

    1. Selma Martin

      Cheryl, my sweet. I’m hanging indeed.
      What happens in my website is not the world—but it sure isolates me from my dear friends.
      I WILL this over—er, um, is it mean to use my energy that way, though?
      I declare world peace.
      I WILL the warS over!!!
      Thanks for the visits. I bless you.

  2. D.L. Finn, Author

    Sorry for the website and comment issues, Selma! Hugs xo

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks so much, dearest friend. See my response to Colleen’s if if if. Thanks for reading and commenting. Xoxo
      Get energized by my Tibouchina. 😉

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks so much, dear David. I’m still praying for your area of the world. Blessings. See my response to Colleen if you feel like more of my story. I bless you. David.

  3. dorahak

    Bless you, Selma. Missed your smiling face and words on my feed, but happy you are well despite the WP woes. This too shall pass.

    1. Selma Martin

      This too shall pass. Yes it will.
      Thanks for lightening my world with your lovely words, Dora. And forgive the times I haven’t responded (which I tried but got error messages)
      Be well. This too shall pass. 💕

  4. beth

    Glad you went through that and good to see you

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks so much Beth. I’m a half-full glass regardless. Be well, my sweet. Blessings.

  5. Roberta Eaton Cheadle

    I am sorry about these issues, Selma. WP goes upside down sometimes, but it always comes right in the end.

    1. Selma Martin

      You’re so right. I always get positive results from WP.
      And my website, though it connects me to you guys, is not the world!
      I pray for world peace ☮️ right now—THAT is the world!
      Bless you, Robbie.

  6. DAP

    Sending hugs!

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks so much, dear DAP. Hugging 🤗 back 🫂

  7. writerravenclaw

    Sorry about the technical issues, and it is annoying for you to lose all your comments.

    1. Selma Martin

      It’s annoying. Thanks so much for the warm comment, D. Blessings.

  8. Thattamma C.G Menon

    Sorry about these issues , but sure it will be alright in few days I think dear friend 🌹🙏💗 Best Wishes ✌🏼🌺

  9. memadtwo

    Many seem to be having troubles…hopefully yours are solved. Thanks for sharing Emily. (K)

    1. Selma Martin

      I’m sure many are going through the same. And hopefully we will all get fixed—I trust Jetpack is hard at work here.
      Emily—yup, happy you appreciated that. Blessings. Happy November, regardless. Xoxo

  10. rajkkhoja

    Sorry for the website and comment issues, Selma!
    Why that issue?

    1. Selma Martin

      Hello Raj. So kind of you to leave a comment.
      Please see my response to Colleen above for reference on why this issue. . .

      I trust it will be fixed soon. Blessings.
      Be well please. 🫂

      1. rajkkhoja

        Thank you so much, Selma. Okay I will be saw it’s.

  11. Ingrid

    Sorry to hear you’ve been having such troubles with WP, Selma. It’s good to see you back! 🙏❤️

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks so much, Ingrid. This is where I want to be at year’s end. Blessings dear one.

    1. Selma Martin

      Pain 😭— my website is not The World but it keeps me connected to the world … you guys all over our planet.
      Thanks, Cindy.

      1. Cindy Georgakas

        The never ending saga of technology and me.. it will resolve itself sooner than later I hope! 💕

  12. michnavs

    Just like David, I keep it simple especially because we are not masters of this web design whatever this is. (🤭🤭) so even if we hire a designer at first but eventually we gonna do it ourselves and that’s when problem happens…i hope you’ll be able to sort it out Selma

  13. Michele Lee

    Hi Selma, sorry to read you’re having WP issues. Seems to be a common theme lately. Thanks for the Emily Dickinson share. 💗🙏🏻 Best wishes. Catch up with you soon!

    1. Selma Martin

      Yeah, the WP goblins got me this time.
      Be well. Blessings.

      1. Michele Lee

        Pesky things! Thank you, Selma. You too. 🌹

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    Your destiny, your foundation. Checkout my latest blog post.

  15. Anonymous

    We miss you when you’re gone, sweet Selma! I’ve been absent from my blog as it’s harvest time on the farm and I get to watch my grandkids while my son & wife harvest crops and bale stalks. May we be blessed with thankful hearts!

    1. Selma Martin

      And I get these anonymous comments. Yesterday I responded to comments and MY response showed anonymous. 🤦🏽‍♀️
      Harvest, yes. I think this is Lynn on the farm.
      Blessings Whoever you BE 💕 Let’s be thank Full.
      Happy Thanks and Giving. 😘

  16. Belladonna

    WP issues can really get you down. It’s so hard to figure out what’s going on and those happy engineers need a new name! LOL

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