tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post104202268588647321..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday: DirectionsMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-71833772418260713232012-06-10T21:54:14.438-04:002012-06-10T21:54:14.438-04:00Hi Mary Lee, I have just traveled around 24 hours ...Hi Mary Lee, I have just traveled around 24 hours just to be with family here in Vegas and my 'travels' have brought me nothing but really horrid jetlag. Haha. Well, it's kind of fun too, of course, catching up with family, but the jet lag I can definitely live without. This poem is a lovely reminder to always keep one's eye open as one travels through life in general.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40222978037358534012012-06-10T08:06:45.142-04:002012-06-10T08:06:45.142-04:00This is one for my e-poetry journal, Mary Lee. I&#...This is one for my e-poetry journal, Mary Lee. I'm keepin' it.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-90777043831238967992012-06-10T08:02:02.803-04:002012-06-10T08:02:02.803-04:00"You'll know when you're close;
peopl..."You'll know when you're close;<br />people always say they have a sudden sensation<br />that the horizon, which was always far ahead,<br />is now directly behind them."<br />I read these lines many times over, thinking one could say this as much about travel to a certain kind of place as well as one's travel through life as a whole: the journey we make.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-33112398055450022502012-06-10T04:57:08.988-04:002012-06-10T04:57:08.988-04:00Thanks for sharing this beautiful one.I also shari...Thanks for sharing this beautiful one.I also sharing to every one to some thing like that botanic gardens, avocado trees, short rainforest walk, a meandering lane, a new hidden garden, running stream along the side of the property and two waterfallsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430511060379437527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-59000659356476253102012-06-08T23:12:27.017-04:002012-06-08T23:12:27.017-04:00Happy trails, Mary Lee. This poem makes me think ...Happy trails, Mary Lee. This poem makes me think of going east, across those plains to visit my parents all those years. Even as an adult I would be so excited to "be" there. Just beautiful, & thank you.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15484912147213164612012-06-08T17:08:21.853-04:002012-06-08T17:08:21.853-04:00I love this! Thank you!I love this! Thank you!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-32847433630394982042012-06-08T15:26:16.614-04:002012-06-08T15:26:16.614-04:00So, so beautiful. Enjoy your travels.So, so beautiful. Enjoy your travels.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16868745071849729482012-06-08T10:45:25.673-04:002012-06-08T10:45:25.673-04:00Thanks for sharing this one, by a new-to-me poet. ...Thanks for sharing this one, by a new-to-me poet. Didn't see the last line coming, quite thought-provoking. <br /><br />While reading this, in the back of my mind I was thinking about the differences in the way men vs. women give directions. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8429234993428787572012-06-08T10:37:00.157-04:002012-06-08T10:37:00.157-04:00I will never receive or offer directions in the sa...I will never receive or offer directions in the same way again.Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10569738359607167452012-06-08T06:54:00.614-04:002012-06-08T06:54:00.614-04:00That is so beautiful - thanks so much for sharing ...That is so beautiful - thanks so much for sharing this. Love the idea of the horizon being behind, and proceeding on your knees. Really masterful, this one. :)Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.com