tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post9187431739274735820..comments2024-03-13T06:27:25.942-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- BalanceMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-5866722793758906492011-01-31T11:25:22.624-05:002011-01-31T11:25:22.624-05:00I hope you all found time for YOU this weekend. I ...I hope you all found time for YOU this weekend. I worked hard, but kept my promise to myself to tour the Poetry Friday roundup on Saturday morning. I ended the weekend by watching Downton Abbey on PBS. I'm HOOKED!<br /><br />Amy LV, you remember correctly -- I wrote a one word poem last April on the theme of Balance! It's a topic we revisit often here at A Year of Reading!!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-48343190545766281402011-01-29T21:47:12.603-05:002011-01-29T21:47:12.603-05:00Wait! Do I not remember a one word poem titled &q...Wait! Do I not remember a one word poem titled "Balance?" I love the ending of this poem with the tea together. 'Wish we could have one now. A.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15727799408348269812011-01-29T15:45:12.326-05:002011-01-29T15:45:12.326-05:00Amen, Mary Lee! I raise my hot cup of tea to you!...Amen, Mary Lee! I raise my hot cup of tea to you!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608709109853440492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21470044652646302512011-01-29T15:32:09.783-05:002011-01-29T15:32:09.783-05:00Your poem spoke to me, Mary Lee. Thanks!Your poem spoke to me, Mary Lee. Thanks!Andrea Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926896897768609275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-37793067964490742922011-01-29T10:43:02.378-05:002011-01-29T10:43:02.378-05:00I like your definition of balance with a little te...I like your definition of balance with a little teetering in it. And of course the achievement, quiet time with friends and words. Enjoy your morning!Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-11783111688452334222011-01-28T20:49:03.274-05:002011-01-28T20:49:03.274-05:00After just getting home from school at 7:15 tonigh...After just getting home from school at 7:15 tonight, having this be the post that greeted me when I opened my google reader - let's just say it was serendipity. I plan on browsing a little online, reading, and knitting for the rest of the evening.<br />I hope you capture some more "me" time this weekend.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549453373381775445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77442677284866079032011-01-28T16:44:30.780-05:002011-01-28T16:44:30.780-05:00Loved the poem - and the idea of achieving a ratio...Loved the poem - and the idea of achieving a rational kind of balance, an accepting kind of balance.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-6363101103592246522011-01-28T16:43:05.759-05:002011-01-28T16:43:05.759-05:00Oh, how true!It's been crazy around here this ...Oh, how true!It's been crazy around here this week. Laundry stacked to the ceiling practically, the dishes need washing, business stuff to finish, and that rewrite that I keep pushing to the end of the list. My way of procrastinating! Thanks for sharing this.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-47851321842939997672011-01-28T16:40:08.023-05:002011-01-28T16:40:08.023-05:00love the sense of the teetering to-do piles. and ...love the sense of the teetering to-do piles. and i'd love to share a cup of tea!<br /><br />peace keep you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1607405873927829152011-01-28T14:18:20.869-05:002011-01-28T14:18:20.869-05:00I think we all hit the ground running after the wi...I think we all hit the ground running after the winter break and now we're losing steam. Your poem and post are so timely as we slow down a little and remember ourselves. My cup is steaming as I type...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564675564370679147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-11682499793120127252011-01-28T10:35:46.806-05:002011-01-28T10:35:46.806-05:00Yes! Thanks for this balancing cup of tea and shar...Yes! Thanks for this balancing cup of tea and sharing your thoughts. Work demands all too often weigh too heavily on one side. There can never be too many reminders to take the time for small joys, home life, friends, and personal moments.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-23674289349369395072011-01-28T09:45:42.020-05:002011-01-28T09:45:42.020-05:00Wonderful.Wonderful.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34219447219611680082011-01-28T09:17:52.522-05:002011-01-28T09:17:52.522-05:00Enjoyed your poem, Mary Lee. I need a steamy cup o...Enjoyed your poem, Mary Lee. I need a steamy cup of tea this morning! <br /><br />Nice image of the kids on the teeter-totter.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-87423440332339334112011-01-28T07:21:26.617-05:002011-01-28T07:21:26.617-05:00I needed this tonight! I desperately needed to fin...I needed this tonight! I desperately needed to find balance today...I went to Starbucks after work, had a cup of hot chocolate and finished reading a book. It was such a relaxing end to a super stressful week. Thanks for putting things into perspective for me!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132591594558432099noreply@blogger.com