tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post5594252814957824113..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- EclipseMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-149187099907053502015-09-28T21:22:54.246-04:002015-09-28T21:22:54.246-04:00Blood Super Moon
alas
it rained.Blood Super Moon<br />alas<br />it rained.Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49064493221794081352015-09-28T16:49:51.384-04:002015-09-28T16:49:51.384-04:00For once being tardy (reading Friday's poetry ...For once being tardy (reading Friday's poetry on Monday) has paid off! I saw said Blood/Super Moon last night - wow, what a treat! As is Billy's poem. Love that he grew "more cockeyed with gratitude" - opening a bottle of wine will do that to you. ;o)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77399487888491252182015-09-27T06:58:41.559-04:002015-09-27T06:58:41.559-04:00Whoa. That one is quintessential Billy, and yet d...Whoa. That one is quintessential Billy, and yet different--kind of solitary and serious. Good find. <br />Now that our buses run 20 measly minutes later (you know, for the teens to get "more sleep"), I miss The Writer's Almanac every day. I must go and subscribe to the podcast right this second...Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390683254344950352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-43580549577161597292015-09-26T17:58:31.137-04:002015-09-26T17:58:31.137-04:00Cool poem, and thanks for the heads up about the e...Cool poem, and thanks for the heads up about the eclipse! jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61825569691682684632015-09-26T13:07:28.638-04:002015-09-26T13:07:28.638-04:00Your poem reminds me of the video I posted last Mo...Your poem reminds me of the video I posted last Monday of guys setting up a scale model of the solar system. We can't resist the imagining, can we? I'm afraid the weather is going to make it difficult for us to see much. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-60015741938757333322015-09-26T10:09:07.781-04:002015-09-26T10:09:07.781-04:00Fabulous poem--and I'm hoping to see the eclip...Fabulous poem--and I'm hoping to see the eclipse!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61422679958424480812015-09-26T09:22:42.571-04:002015-09-26T09:22:42.571-04:00Hi, Mary Lee, thanks for joining our Poetry Friday...Hi, Mary Lee, thanks for joining our Poetry Friday crew this week-- and for making this poetic connection with this super-eclipse. I'm pretty excited about it too and I predict many more poems will be written! Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970790447637356879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-14091613310644776542015-09-26T08:02:38.373-04:002015-09-26T08:02:38.373-04:00Sadly, we won't get the Supermoon eclipse in A...Sadly, we won't get the Supermoon eclipse in Australia - but you all enjoy! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-31526303834619788732015-09-26T06:26:32.748-04:002015-09-26T06:26:32.748-04:00This is beautiful and quite a poem for an eclipse....This is beautiful and quite a poem for an eclipse. Its so visual. It's my first poem by this poet. Thanks for introducing him to me.Gathering Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686719931775209647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44178100645271047912015-09-25T22:26:15.293-04:002015-09-25T22:26:15.293-04:00A perfect poem for preparing for the eclipse!A perfect poem for preparing for the eclipse!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61042665414572986972015-09-25T20:33:05.146-04:002015-09-25T20:33:05.146-04:00"Cockeyed with gratitude" made me smile,..."Cockeyed with gratitude" made me smile, too. Thanks so much for this. We're hoping the weather is clear so we can get a good view Sunday evening.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21753888524516287832015-09-25T18:25:37.186-04:002015-09-25T18:25:37.186-04:00I hope the sky is clear on Sunday! "not maki...I hope the sky is clear on Sunday! "not making it spin too fast or slow" reminds me of the adult novel, <i>The Age of Miracles</i> by Karen Thompson Walker. If you haven't read it, it is quite thought provoking! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-64483314363474330842015-09-25T17:50:24.328-04:002015-09-25T17:50:24.328-04:00I could listen to Billy Collins recite poetry for ...I could listen to Billy Collins recite poetry for hours. In fact, I did years ago when he presented at our state conference. I will be traveling home from Pennsylvania on Sunday night so I hope I can catch at glimpse at 10:00. May have to pull over. Thanks for letting me know, Mary Lee.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40006756513457331012015-09-25T17:15:19.103-04:002015-09-25T17:15:19.103-04:00Can't you just picture Billy Collins, with his...Can't you just picture Billy Collins, with his glass of red wine, writing this? He never fails to delight. Hoping for a clear Sunday night sky!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21701318570329723422015-09-25T16:16:15.478-04:002015-09-25T16:16:15.478-04:00We are SO excited here in Seattle about the eclips...We are SO excited here in Seattle about the eclipse, Mary Lee, which will be mostly visible, especially when the supermoon re-emerges in all its glory. Clear skies are predicted - a rare event!!! Whoop-de-doo! (And thanks for Billy Collins's poem.)Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75156333047433316542015-09-25T11:21:13.482-04:002015-09-25T11:21:13.482-04:00Wow. I hadn't read this one before. I love all...Wow. I hadn't read this one before. I love all the specifics and all the nouns adding up to a big abstract picture. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42999803867352792752015-09-25T11:02:34.454-04:002015-09-25T11:02:34.454-04:00Happy Friday! I am very excited about the supermoo...Happy Friday! I am very excited about the supermoon. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85067114410148188252015-09-25T09:40:30.002-04:002015-09-25T09:40:30.002-04:00Thank you so very much for sharing about the eclip...Thank you so very much for sharing about the eclipse; gives us something heavenly to look forward--& up! to. God bless you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242799850857058817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-78747611782500452212015-09-25T09:36:36.452-04:002015-09-25T09:36:36.452-04:00Lots of talk here about the 'super moon'. ...Lots of talk here about the 'super moon'. I'll drive to the edge of the city-can't miss it. And I'll think of you and Billy Collins, too, Mary Lee. Thank you.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-72724146666549217232015-09-25T08:46:07.759-04:002015-09-25T08:46:07.759-04:00"Cockeyed with gratitude" made me smile...."Cockeyed with gratitude" made me smile. Doesn't "Blood Moon" sound ominous? I'm looking forward to looking up on Sunday night.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-47375225315994411222015-09-25T07:32:33.120-04:002015-09-25T07:32:33.120-04:00VERY excited about this celestial event! (Please p...VERY excited about this celestial event! (Please please, clouds blow on by!) Thanks for the Collins. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-30309929211814689652015-09-25T06:52:27.074-04:002015-09-25T06:52:27.074-04:00I like knowing that we'll be doing the same th...I like knowing that we'll be doing the same thing at the same time... And Billy Collins just wows me every time. xoAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-87065314196547682162015-09-25T06:47:01.216-04:002015-09-25T06:47:01.216-04:00I love Billy Collins. Great poem and thanks for th...I love Billy Collins. Great poem and thanks for the info on the eclipse!Kimberley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944774091932084680noreply@blogger.com