tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post1295165295452580122..comments2024-03-13T06:27:25.942-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Cutting Yourself Some Slack, GMH StyleMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8773451371478134702017-08-07T23:20:00.032-04:002017-08-07T23:20:00.032-04:00There's hope in this last line:
"as skies...There's hope in this last line:<br />"as skies<br />Betweenpie mountains—lights a lovely mile."And I'm getting more accustomed to not getting everything done, and feeling okay about it! Thanks for this poem Mary Lee! michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16257893374949664812017-08-06T21:40:18.426-04:002017-08-06T21:40:18.426-04:00I have to reread this poem...so many thoughts. Go...I have to reread this poem...so many thoughts. Got some digging to do.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49316071578508921342017-08-05T22:00:46.384-04:002017-08-05T22:00:46.384-04:00Cutting ourselves some slack is one of the hardest...Cutting ourselves some slack is one of the hardest things to do. Fundraising is hard, I bet every ounce of your efforts was/is appreciated. Caring also makes a difference so don't stop caring.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76339103056793638622017-08-05T13:27:52.796-04:002017-08-05T13:27:52.796-04:00I'll never understand how "good enough&qu...I'll never understand how "good enough" became a pejorative. We shouldn't assign degrees of desirability to good! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-32311288588187460122017-08-05T10:56:37.837-04:002017-08-05T10:56:37.837-04:00I'm glad your event was a success. I am very f...I'm glad your event was a success. I am very familiar with last-minute nerves, the feelings of doom and regret. GMH is a boon to remembering that all of us have nerves, but it is in the mastering of them that we find our genius.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-46003108677124836372017-08-05T10:18:41.631-04:002017-08-05T10:18:41.631-04:00We are so hard on ourselves! I am grateful that I ...We are so hard on ourselves! I am grateful that I am not cursed with perfectionism, but when it comes to public events and such, I often feel like my efforts are not good enough. Thanks for this, Mary Lee!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50761147925067876482017-08-05T06:02:55.166-04:002017-08-05T06:02:55.166-04:00Such a wise and soothing poem, Mary Lee. These are...Such a wise and soothing poem, Mary Lee. These are words to remember: "My own heart let me more have pity on." Thank you for sharing them with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-84097791434373250752017-08-04T23:21:26.714-04:002017-08-04T23:21:26.714-04:00Good enough. Yes. I need that lesson too. And I lo...Good enough. Yes. I need that lesson too. And I love how you said this: <br /><br />"And, just...Gerard Manley Hopkins, who makes me slow down to dig out the beauty and meaning in his poems, and who rewards me the way an un-wrung smile (God's or anyone else's) can break through the cloudy skies of life and light up a "lovely mile." <br /><br />(That's kind of a poem in itself, I think!)Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-31979871819922928112017-08-04T20:10:33.343-04:002017-08-04T20:10:33.343-04:00There are the times when I need to "call off ...There are the times when I need to "call off thoughts awhile", the words that touch me, Mary Lee. Finding ways in poetry to discover what comforts is a great thing. Best wishes in your return. And thanks for this poem.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-89208193321289871022017-08-04T15:07:16.462-04:002017-08-04T15:07:16.462-04:00These are lines to ruminate over, and say over. Ha...These are lines to ruminate over, and say over. Happy back to school, Mary Lee!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-91992952587200465302017-08-04T12:42:33.381-04:002017-08-04T12:42:33.381-04:00GMH's language always impresses me so. Great p...GMH's language always impresses me so. Great pick, Mary Lee. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-39120764832317989952017-08-04T10:49:57.190-04:002017-08-04T10:49:57.190-04:00I have people with whom I need to share this - tha...I have people with whom I need to share this - thank you. I still love me some Gerard - he just... <i>forces</i> you to slow down and really read and savor. ♥tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-91002825722681928482017-08-04T10:03:23.876-04:002017-08-04T10:03:23.876-04:00Happy August! May the new school year treat you al...Happy August! May the new school year treat you all wonderfully. Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-30833464206301941522017-08-04T09:29:15.236-04:002017-08-04T09:29:15.236-04:00You had me at Gerard, and the timeliness for me to...You had me at Gerard, and the timeliness for me too is a little spooky, as I begin to feel the downward inevitable slide towards end of summer start of the tormented year. "come, poor Jackself, I do advise<br />You, jaded, let be." <br /><br />And every time, his language knocks my sock off, every time. Happy new year, ML!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-63261419254284556572017-08-04T08:26:31.663-04:002017-08-04T08:26:31.663-04:00Learning to live with the good-enough..... a tough...Learning to live with the good-enough..... a tough thing for we who lean toward perfectionism! And necessary. Peace lives in that land. Thank you for the reminder. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com