tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post3996676809258400706..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Pay AttentionMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12762122708712825162008-03-28T16:41:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:41:00.000-04:00I'm racking my brain trying to figure out why I he...I'm racking my brain trying to figure out why I hear gentle music when I read Housman... I think this poem is on my daughter's 'Baby Shakespeare' video. Which she's outgrown. Which only enhances the time reckoning.<BR/><BR/>Come, spring...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-67399023629432814362008-03-28T13:49:00.000-04:002008-03-28T13:49:00.000-04:00This is one of those poems that catches me unaware...This is one of those poems that catches me unawares every time I read it. I think it sneaks up on me so well because it makes me stop and do math at the start . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8494224332717084362008-03-28T10:32:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:32:00.000-04:00I remember reading that Housman poem in college. I...I remember reading that Housman poem in college. It is just as lovely but more poignant now, thirty years later. I better get outside and see some cherry trees!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10412682183449579952008-03-28T10:10:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:10:00.000-04:00Another spring is here. Funny how autumn puts me m...Another spring is here. Funny how autumn puts me more into a "time reckoning" mood than spring does.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-52440628676588154872008-03-28T09:59:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:59:00.000-04:00I turned around, and Spring came. Overnight, trees...I turned around, and Spring came. Overnight, trees are in full bloom. Wait! Wait! I want to yell. Not so fast!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-48572636189285884612008-03-28T09:10:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:10:00.000-04:00I think what reminds me the MOST to stop and admir...I think what reminds me the MOST to stop and admire Spring is that it's so slow in coming this year. It seems to be the LONGEST winter on record. Ugh. I do love that Housman poem, though and look forward to celebrating blooming trees soon...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com