tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post1505340571998049391..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Fly FishingMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88666413545837390212013-08-19T12:17:14.987-04:002013-08-19T12:17:14.987-04:00Photo too-- gorgeous!Photo too-- gorgeous!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-3868763539681755632013-08-19T12:15:02.050-04:002013-08-19T12:15:02.050-04:00I feel lucky to have caught a glimpse of your poem...I feel lucky to have caught a glimpse of your poem, Mary Lee. :)Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-91175546909352940622013-08-19T10:07:09.508-04:002013-08-19T10:07:09.508-04:00Fly fishing is a fine balance of peace and excitem...Fly fishing is a fine balance of peace and excitement, just like this poem. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and heart through your poems. Good luck with this school year!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-26294166715820518392013-08-17T16:51:18.517-04:002013-08-17T16:51:18.517-04:00Lovely poem.. a peaceful feeling of summer coming ...Lovely poem.. a peaceful feeling of summer coming to an end...Linda Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746881401529954289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-30142693353498266862013-08-17T09:25:13.033-04:002013-08-17T09:25:13.033-04:00So peaceful in the midst of this crazy time. Like ...So peaceful in the midst of this crazy time. Like several others, I love the relax and find a kind of grace/in the rhythm, in the day. And that photograph is gorgeous. Thank you, as always.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-4472101056982842122013-08-17T06:20:57.389-04:002013-08-17T06:20:57.389-04:00I was struck by your words "Relax and find a ...I was struck by your words "Relax and find a kind of grace/in the rhythm, in the day." This is what we try to do as writers. Those foxes are elusive, aren't they? I caught a glimpse of one last winter as it dashed across a snowy field. He was so beautiful. When I got to school, I quickly wrote down my thoughts, which are often just as elusive as a fox! <br />Thanks, as always, for your lovely poem.<br />CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742970728612378016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50992149901149748792013-08-17T04:13:18.043-04:002013-08-17T04:13:18.043-04:00Lovely, Mary Lee. I always know where to come for ...Lovely, Mary Lee. I always know where to come for free-verse inspiration and lessons on craft. What Steven said. :)Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50142815929022086512013-08-16T23:43:40.385-04:002013-08-16T23:43:40.385-04:00Best wishes for your own kind of grace this year, ...Best wishes for your own kind of grace this year, Mary Lee. I do love what you do with words, ever learning (I hope) from you! Thanks!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44834614848200689582013-08-16T19:57:38.976-04:002013-08-16T19:57:38.976-04:00You reeled me in with the photo and the poem. Lov...You reeled me in with the photo and the poem. Love the thought of getting a glimpse of a fox. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40756648456325795022013-08-16T19:19:01.489-04:002013-08-16T19:19:01.489-04:00I REALLY like this. It pulls me in. I love "r...I REALLY like this. It pulls me in. I love "relax and find a kind of grace". I also wish I had said what Steven said! There appears to me a metaphor for teaching in this poem, Mary Lee. Have a wonderful start. I type this just inches from the harbor in Maine that I adore and the light is perfect. <br />Janet F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8179859814287709212013-08-16T17:35:34.120-04:002013-08-16T17:35:34.120-04:00Beautiful words and imagery, Mary Lee! Beautiful words and imagery, Mary Lee! Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20779576917885503092013-08-16T15:24:29.751-04:002013-08-16T15:24:29.751-04:00Just curious...where is the Mad River?
Love this ...Just curious...where is the Mad River?<br /><br />Love this stanza:<br />"Cast with patience.<br />Relax and find a kind of grace<br />in the rhythm, in the day."<br /><br />Thank you, again, for all your support with my first time hosting Poetry Friday. Just like when one hosts a party at their house, you sometimes miss all that is going on, because you're busy getting everything ready/prepared/settled. My goal is to comment on everyone's posts--just won't get to it all today. I look forward to sampling everyone's offerings.<br /><br />Enjoy these last moments before the start of a new school year.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608709109853440492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-87875484013372575772013-08-16T12:29:57.623-04:002013-08-16T12:29:57.623-04:00Finding the rhythm and grace...lovely line. Love ...Finding the rhythm and grace...lovely line. Love the photo. I can't wait to see the children as well.<br />Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-92217406934466928792013-08-16T11:28:58.604-04:002013-08-16T11:28:58.604-04:00Loved it, Mary Lee. What a treat! Beautiful, evoca...Loved it, Mary Lee. What a treat! Beautiful, evocative...BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77897630339025125832013-08-16T11:15:12.678-04:002013-08-16T11:15:12.678-04:00Yes, I did, Irene! But (poetic license) it was bef...Yes, I did, Irene! But (poetic license) it was before we got to the river, not after! Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-62607359263838254272013-08-16T11:15:06.760-04:002013-08-16T11:15:06.760-04:00I really enjoyed this, Mary Lee, from start to fin...I really enjoyed this, Mary Lee, from start to finish. Great scene-setting. The half-rhymes are splendid, and tremendous ending! Bravo!<br />Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-37935082985758594442013-08-16T10:37:33.406-04:002013-08-16T10:37:33.406-04:00Lovely poem, Mary Lee! Did you indeed catch a gli...Lovely poem, Mary Lee! Did you indeed catch a glimpse of fox??Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-83296942040738315252013-08-16T10:08:56.741-04:002013-08-16T10:08:56.741-04:00Love the rhythm and the mood of this, Mary Lee. A...Love the rhythm and the mood of this, Mary Lee. And I need to have some of this tranquility as I begin the new school year.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-32051925678719562742013-08-16T06:51:53.042-04:002013-08-16T06:51:53.042-04:00Ooooh...gorgeous photo, gorgeous poem, Mary Lee! ...Ooooh...gorgeous photo, gorgeous poem, Mary Lee! Makes me want to be patient enough to fish although that contradicts my nature. I can't tell why, but the fox in the final stanza makes perfect sense.<br />Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.com