tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post4448610862709142820..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- RivetedMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-89145396915658344162008-05-02T10:34:00.000-04:002008-05-02T10:34:00.000-04:00I teach in a University in Texas and have for almo...I teach in a University in Texas and have for almost 20 years. I taught in public school for 21 years. I am tired. I heard this on the way to work that day and immediately printed it and put it outside my office. Today I thought of a friend who could use it and googled - found your blog. Yes, and yes. a fellow travelerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16902630789177319052008-03-01T11:04:00.000-05:002008-03-01T11:04:00.000-05:00Oh my lord that is lovely. Spellbound by our own i...Oh my lord that is lovely. Spellbound by our own imperfect lives indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-83889850896990316942008-02-29T09:38:00.000-05:002008-02-29T09:38:00.000-05:00I am so with you on the Keillor selections - I've ...I am so with you on the Keillor selections - I've been kinda skimming them recently without finding anything that sings to me, but yesterday's was gripping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-74898883110899091362008-02-29T08:40:00.000-05:002008-02-29T08:40:00.000-05:00Powerful - both the poem and your context for it. ...Powerful - both the poem and your context for it. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-31582830118276806892008-02-29T08:34:00.000-05:002008-02-29T08:34:00.000-05:00Oh, I've never seen this. It's powerful, and I lik...Oh, I've never seen this. It's powerful, and I like the way it speaks to the tenacity of the human heart. <BR/><BR/>And, mme T., this <BR/><BR/>but on Monday I shall return<BR/>to my imperfect students<BR/>because they are children<BR/>and they are mine.<BR/><BR/>is so nice. :-)Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44557989711209095152008-02-29T07:58:00.000-05:002008-02-29T07:58:00.000-05:00There are some haunting poems this week. This one ...There are some haunting poems this week. This one and the poem posted by Sarah "You Can't Have It All" have quite undone me this morning. I will spend the day <BR/>in reflection <BR/>of the idiocy of education administration, sitting through training for yet another initiative, and I know <BR/>I will stay seated in my narrow seat,<BR/>all through the tedious denouement to the unsurprising end, <BR/>but on Monday I shall return <BR/>to my imperfect students <BR/>because they are children <BR/>and they are mine.MmeThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943569473245835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-63059820030694257162008-02-29T07:43:00.000-05:002008-02-29T07:43:00.000-05:00Magnificent and powerful. Your own words moved me,...Magnificent and powerful. Your own words moved me,too. Thanks.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77316107937028993582008-02-29T07:37:00.000-05:002008-02-29T07:37:00.000-05:00I love the acknowledgement:It is possible that we ...I love the acknowledgement:<BR/><I>It is possible that we will walk out of the darkened hall<BR/>without waiting for the last act: people do.<BR/>Some people do.</I><BR/>-- yet it goes on: most of us do not, will not, and will cling to our lives.<BR/><BR/>Odd to think of having crossed the big water when one is still gearing up for the journey. Thanks for sharing this.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8875318080305965692008-02-29T06:46:00.000-05:002008-02-29T06:46:00.000-05:00I've been reflecting on change as well, whether go...I've been reflecting on change as well, whether good or bad-it's still change. One thing that keeps me constant is the glorious movement in my student's learning is yet, another form of change...and that has made all the difference. <BR/><BR/>ShellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-46464302827131581562008-02-29T06:41:00.000-05:002008-02-29T06:41:00.000-05:00I love the way the poet has used a deceptively pla...I love the way the poet has used a deceptively plain, flat voice to lead us all the way through to that powerhouse punch. Wow. It just knocks you flat, doesn't it?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49767324683276670412008-02-29T06:22:00.000-05:002008-02-29T06:22:00.000-05:00I heard yesterday's poem too and was riveted (forg...I heard yesterday's poem too and was riveted (forgive me). I was also moved by this morning's offering.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing! I hope you're finally digging out.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.com