tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post7048045260890931825..comments2024-03-13T06:27:25.942-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poem #23--Where I'm From Poem (and Poetry Friday)Mary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-86376210663921003352010-04-25T16:01:34.511-04:002010-04-25T16:01:34.511-04:00Always so many great links and resources - thank y...Always so many great links and resources - thank you!!<br /><br /><br />I left you a gift on my blog - please visit and have a happy one!!<br /><br />http://atthebluebarn.blogspot.com/<br /><br />xxoo<br />Jennifer McIntyre<br />@atthebluebarnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688986408212390085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81876184870400991042010-04-24T23:53:43.540-04:002010-04-24T23:53:43.540-04:00I have to write something about the five and ten c...I have to write something about the five and ten cent counter at Ben Franklin. How many peashooters and bags of peas did I buy? <br /><br />Goatheads and dog's paws, they go hand in hand! <br /><br />And, of course, churches... our little town had something like 13 different ones... <br /><br />... oh, and lilacs and snowball bushes... and asparagus hunting armed with paring knifes and grocery bags...<br /><br />and A & W rootbeer in a cardboard cone!Patrick A. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098594501502756880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-55250566704547943082010-04-24T12:33:09.312-04:002010-04-24T12:33:09.312-04:00Sugar beets and Ben Franklin! Two more good ones,...Sugar beets and Ben Franklin! Two more good ones, Patrick. (Glad there's someone out there who doesn't need an explanation of goatheads!!) And yes, it all made me who I am...who we are!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-63305826928753467792010-04-24T09:27:10.850-04:002010-04-24T09:27:10.850-04:00A fine tribute to all of us who grew up in eastern...A fine tribute to all of us who grew up in eastern Colorado... from my hometown I'd add lemon pie, a cheeseburger deluxe, peonies in spring, cicada shells and june bugs, sugar beets, elm seeds, Ernie's Market, bike rides, Freda's Cafe, something about Ben Franklin... all the things that seemed narrow at the time, but have grown us to be the teachers that we are (I'm sure Debbie would agree). <br /><br />Goatheads... I forgot about those!<br /><br />Uh oh, I feel another poem coming on! Good ol' George Ella Lyon. Thanks Mary Lee for reminding us!Patrick A. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098594501502756880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12734314908157018032010-04-23T18:11:11.723-04:002010-04-23T18:11:11.723-04:00Mary Lee,
I, too, love the detail in this poem. Q...Mary Lee,<br /><br />I, too, love the detail in this poem. Quite lovely indeed!<br /><br />Laura Evansall things poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676584641409205152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34501809392870266982010-04-23T15:17:22.367-04:002010-04-23T15:17:22.367-04:00I have always loved reading "Where I'm Fr...I have always loved reading "Where I'm From" poems and this one is terrific. I love the specific details this poem brings out in people but I especially love the last stanza.Susan Taylor Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44109689124491282422010-04-23T15:02:39.818-04:002010-04-23T15:02:39.818-04:00From a small town, and narrowed opportunities...I&...From a small town, and narrowed opportunities...I've traveled far. I can totally relate.BethMooreSchoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00587665700660063411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-69189163265197367882010-04-23T09:56:27.363-04:002010-04-23T09:56:27.363-04:00Lovely, Mary Lee.Lovely, Mary Lee.Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88914563894410052732010-04-23T09:23:26.720-04:002010-04-23T09:23:26.720-04:00I like how everyone is chiming in to the parts of ...I like how everyone is chiming in to the parts of where you're from! You caught me from the beginning with smell of chlorine. I knew I could only ever marry a guy who thinks hair should smell like chlorine.<br /><br />And, yes, we do keep it all. Lovely.Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34477080899258873512010-04-23T09:05:38.538-04:002010-04-23T09:05:38.538-04:00Love all the images. So lyrical!
Of course my fave...Love all the images. So lyrical!<br />Of course my fave is Lubbers Lounge Lu Lu. I'm definitely from broiled spareribs. The "small town and narrow opportunities" is great, too.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10669996872309636262010-04-23T08:43:54.397-04:002010-04-23T08:43:54.397-04:00I love this foem. We have used it with our kids. ...I love this foem. We have used it with our kids. I have written one as well. These are so wonderful, Need to create your own writing blog. The craziness of the week had slowed my posting of poems down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-5853261792720912762010-04-23T08:01:30.417-04:002010-04-23T08:01:30.417-04:00Mary Lee -- love this music in this poem. The &quo...Mary Lee -- love this music in this poem. The "Where I am From" poem is a great form for middle and high schoolers. It gives them permission to range far and wide (as you do in your poem)!Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-59342307716752474842010-04-23T07:23:09.939-04:002010-04-23T07:23:09.939-04:00Mmmm. Warm cherry tomatoes off the plant. I'm ...Mmmm. Warm cherry tomatoes off the plant. I'm from there, too!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-55967225769059860702010-04-23T06:37:25.198-04:002010-04-23T06:37:25.198-04:00Oh I love this Mary Lee! I have tried the "Wh...Oh I love this Mary Lee! I have tried the "Where I am From" poem format at Stenhouse blog and love giving it a try. I'm enjoying your poems so much Mary Lee!Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818780665187955494noreply@blogger.com