tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post5667307536532681510..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- High Plains in SummerMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50173587167700119742013-06-27T10:56:44.791-04:002013-06-27T10:56:44.791-04:00Sky! Love the pic and especially love the surprise...Sky! Love the pic and especially love the surprise in the last lines of your poem. I totally need to write a humidity poem... soaking round these parts!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-39174051495424948232013-06-25T20:31:24.582-04:002013-06-25T20:31:24.582-04:00I thought it might be yours! I love the narrow str...I thought it might be yours! I love the narrow strip of earth with sky, sky, clear blue sky piled on top! :)Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793183473454298123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-51137296916514199712013-06-23T09:39:54.322-04:002013-06-23T09:39:54.322-04:00Yes, that's mine photo! Thanks for the complim...Yes, that's mine photo! Thanks for the compliment!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-80709150169422401392013-06-22T12:30:13.673-04:002013-06-22T12:30:13.673-04:00You remind me of the awesomeness of Mother Nature,...You remind me of the awesomeness of Mother Nature, from the beauty to the dearth and back. We have had our share, hopefully it will swing round that way eventually and until then, prayers for all especially the firefighters.....<br />Janet F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10527575083960295652013-06-22T06:08:42.315-04:002013-06-22T06:08:42.315-04:00Have made that trek so often across to Missouri, M...Have made that trek so often across to Missouri, Mary Lee, and hoped the fields once more would get their "fifty-five hundredths'. You showed the way it is beautifully. I always wonder how the farmers manage the constant worry of 'what if'? Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42822208534271462352013-06-21T23:42:32.671-04:002013-06-21T23:42:32.671-04:00Oh, you got me with those whiplash last 2 lines.
...Oh, you got me with those whiplash last 2 lines. <br /><br />I think Calgary, Alberta would welcome some of your dry heat right about now. Weather is always so much more than just an inconvenience.<br /><br /><a href="http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Violet N.</a><br />Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-43069962750804309462013-06-21T20:48:22.535-04:002013-06-21T20:48:22.535-04:00It's something I always wonder as I zip throug...It's something I always wonder as I zip through towns on the interstate. What are the stories here? What is right in front of me, yet I don't see it?<br /><br />Cathy Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-64626977058450759332013-06-21T17:08:50.718-04:002013-06-21T17:08:50.718-04:00Love the zinger at the end that snaps you upright ...Love the zinger at the end that snaps you upright and makes you think.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-66198326106615334572013-06-21T17:04:59.890-04:002013-06-21T17:04:59.890-04:00Scary stuff. Super ending, Mary Lee it really has ...Scary stuff. Super ending, Mary Lee it really has bite.catherinemjohnson.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682281308178996823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-18714074572789970092013-06-21T16:43:23.549-04:002013-06-21T16:43:23.549-04:00Wonderful poem, Mary Lee. Powerful last two lines,...Wonderful poem, Mary Lee. Powerful last two lines, but I also love the matter-of-fact tone of the first stanza.<br /><br />This morning in NE IA we had 2 inches in 1/2 an hour. Farmers haven't been able to plant and first hay was just harvested. So different, yet equally extreme, climate change weather. Have fun at the Botanical Gardens.<br /><br />Nice pic, too. Was that yours?Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793183473454298123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-66913980236828675102013-06-21T16:07:49.882-04:002013-06-21T16:07:49.882-04:00Wow, yes. Scary. Wow, yes. Scary. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-25779342233310482402013-06-21T14:19:37.432-04:002013-06-21T14:19:37.432-04:00I love the ending Mary Lee ~ totally unexpected. ...I love the ending Mary Lee ~ totally unexpected. :)Julie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497758310228642932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-7346774370563866862013-06-21T12:27:29.768-04:002013-06-21T12:27:29.768-04:00Hi Mary Lee, your poem resonated with me a great d...Hi Mary Lee, your poem resonated with me a great deal as Singapore is currently suffering from haze (due to entire forests being burned in Sumatra) - we are praying for rain to wash everything away - but it's been unbearably dry and literally cloudless skies. Situation has gone from bad to worse with PSI levels (Pollutants Standards Index) going as high as 400 which is perceived to be at a very dangerous level. :( Everyone's wearing masks when outdoors.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-91993301233252782232013-06-21T11:45:51.573-04:002013-06-21T11:45:51.573-04:00Whoa, a kicker at the end! Do you get the Poets a...Whoa, a kicker at the end! Do you get the Poets and Writers weekly writing prompts, The Time is Now? http://www.pw.org/writing-prompts-exercises<br />This week's poetry prompt was to write about the weather. <br />Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-89071824639231649652013-06-21T11:45:08.589-04:002013-06-21T11:45:08.589-04:00What a fun connection!What a fun connection!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-23095704894845064222013-06-21T11:44:41.551-04:002013-06-21T11:44:41.551-04:00The sky is hazy today, all the way out here. Smoke...The sky is hazy today, all the way out here. Smoke from the fires. Grim.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-78308416727202876112013-06-21T11:43:54.659-04:002013-06-21T11:43:54.659-04:00It's only the site that doesn't know you&#...It's only the site that doesn't know you're real. I've met you. You're as real as they come, JP!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-62084563822040815632013-06-21T11:35:27.682-04:002013-06-21T11:35:27.682-04:00Every time I type a comment on this site, and it a...Every time I type a comment on this site, and it asks me to "prove I am not a robot," I kind of worry a little bit.<br /><br />What if I can't?<br /><br />What if I am?<br /><br />It feels like the start of new book in my SCARY TALES Series.James Prellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342728812342563278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-47616871993705072112013-06-21T11:33:16.670-04:002013-06-21T11:33:16.670-04:00Reminds me of a thing I wrote a long, long time ag...Reminds me of a thing I wrote a long, long time ago (and long gone, too) based around standard TV weatherman phrases. However, I'm quite sure I didn't nail the ending like you just did. James Prellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342728812342563278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-82427918038346441782013-06-21T10:52:49.938-04:002013-06-21T10:52:49.938-04:00And we so badly need the rain! Thanks for you wor...And we so badly need the rain! Thanks for you words.Patrick A. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098594501502756880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88275167102438172972013-06-21T10:21:14.630-04:002013-06-21T10:21:14.630-04:00Like that surprise ending and how the poem gradual...Like that surprise ending and how the poem gradually builds towards it. Have fun in Denver!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-25722235248752218922013-06-21T09:29:47.705-04:002013-06-21T09:29:47.705-04:00Definitely Colorado! So, so, so dry the last coupl...Definitely Colorado! So, so, so dry the last couple of summers. Longing for a good soaking rain!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85265702437301160082013-06-21T08:14:09.467-04:002013-06-21T08:14:09.467-04:00Hi, Mary Lee. Wow -- those last two lines. I like ...Hi, Mary Lee. Wow -- those last two lines. I like how the poem opens with weather details and moves into the larger impact of those details. Interesting note for you: I live close to the place where Route 70 begins!Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-25044245797976323162013-06-21T08:00:07.859-04:002013-06-21T08:00:07.859-04:00Good morning, Mary Lee! Love the twang I hear (no...Good morning, Mary Lee! Love the twang I hear (not an accent but an attitude) in this poem, and your reminder that someone has to grown the groceries. Thanks for organizing the round-ups, and have a great time in Denver with Carol!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-30294105504360748042013-06-21T07:46:03.641-04:002013-06-21T07:46:03.641-04:00Powerful ending, Mary Lee!Powerful ending, Mary Lee!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.com