tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post2361356788003950537..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- Some DaysMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-41994093926006162812016-12-12T15:32:52.665-05:002016-12-12T15:32:52.665-05:00I have been trying to practice that first line:
&q...I have been trying to practice that first line:<br />"Some days you have to turn off the news" <br />And we certainly are in a fine kettle.<br />Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214389804167241801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-78126630698979770322016-12-12T13:50:49.025-05:002016-12-12T13:50:49.025-05:00This was my favorite part too!This was my favorite part too!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42113850634649916142016-12-10T21:26:57.122-05:002016-12-10T21:26:57.122-05:00The perfect poem for an imperfect time. I, too, w...The perfect poem for an imperfect time. I, too, will be keeping this one close.<br /><br />Maybe we'll have a genuine Christmas miracle this year?Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15327968997238179952016-12-10T19:44:36.137-05:002016-12-10T19:44:36.137-05:00Beautiful poem. Just what is needed. Thanks!Beautiful poem. Just what is needed. Thanks!Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-53607912489283558562016-12-10T13:55:34.888-05:002016-12-10T13:55:34.888-05:00Oh, this should be each day for me! I especially e...Oh, this should be each day for me! I especially enjoy the strong verbs throughout your poem. They suggest the action one might take. Thank you for sharing Mary Lee! Please do email me the code for the new PF schedule. Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21990085633496931012016-12-10T11:48:44.235-05:002016-12-10T11:48:44.235-05:00Wow! This speaks to volumes! I've saved it. Th...Wow! This speaks to volumes! I've saved it. Thank you.Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88231550673798077822016-12-10T07:24:18.712-05:002016-12-10T07:24:18.712-05:00This poem should be much more famous--thanks for u...This poem should be much more famous--thanks for unearthing a hidden gem, and thanks for the shout-out. The beauty of nature will save us all (unless...oh, go outside, Heidi). And thanks a LOT for rounding up the schedule!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1709889382792255592016-12-10T06:27:52.208-05:002016-12-10T06:27:52.208-05:00I wish I had read this before the news this mornin...I wish I had read this before the news this morning.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75270921623249412462016-12-09T22:19:37.428-05:002016-12-09T22:19:37.428-05:00My favorite line is opening the windows to let out...My favorite line is opening the windows to let out what needs to go out and let in what flutters at the window. Yes, I want change and peace. Those stupid hawks!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40304822162880561912016-12-09T19:11:21.216-05:002016-12-09T19:11:21.216-05:00I want my every days to be my some days, these day...I want my every days to be my some days, these days. Lovely pome, Mary Lee.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-31038117115523026892016-12-09T17:34:48.584-05:002016-12-09T17:34:48.584-05:00I love this poem. There are more days these days ...I love this poem. There are more days these days that I turn off the news and just look outside. The beauty of nature will save me. Please email me the poetry friday schedule. Thanks. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-4608729504430778632016-12-09T17:12:53.940-05:002016-12-09T17:12:53.940-05:00Terrific poem...terrific advice. Need to go wait f...Terrific poem...terrific advice. Need to go wait for those two geese.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-31790042237544222392016-12-09T16:03:44.433-05:002016-12-09T16:03:44.433-05:00I like that verb "drift" in the poem, wh...I like that verb "drift" in the poem, what your #haikufor healing challenge has meant to me, Mary Lee, a kind of drifting that does my heart good. Thanks for doing the round-up too!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15067420211896056672016-12-09T15:46:30.004-05:002016-12-09T15:46:30.004-05:00I love this poem and the sentiments. I have to fo...I love this poem and the sentiments. I have to force myself lately, to sit to write. I've acquired more energy and find it more difficult to sit still for long! But the idea of sitting and letting the day speak to you is how I like to live. Going to check out the Haiku challenge, even though I'm way late. It may get me sitting in my writer's chair again.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79379466161662381132016-12-09T14:52:46.995-05:002016-12-09T14:52:46.995-05:00Perfect! This is exactly what I need to read. It&#...Perfect! This is exactly what I need to read. It's been a hectic week and I've had a hard time turning off the news. I need to get outside and listen to the birds!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-10832639949810917772016-12-09T11:21:08.754-05:002016-12-09T11:21:08.754-05:00What a perfect poem!! Thanks for the good reminder...What a perfect poem!! Thanks for the good reminder to step back, contemplate, and allow ourselves to write, create, and just be.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15707080378162905032016-12-09T09:25:02.024-05:002016-12-09T09:25:02.024-05:00We women have a harder time just rocking on the po...We women have a harder time just rocking on the porch, I feel. Yet, it's important for us, too. I love that many are joining in on the December Haiku. I mentioned it on my site, too, and some of my readers said they would check it out. I hope they do. We can all use some contemplation, reverie and appreciation of nature and it's tiniest details.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-68808101667562783812016-12-09T08:44:53.579-05:002016-12-09T08:44:53.579-05:00"so that whatever swirls
inside can leave and..."so that whatever swirls<br />inside can leave and whatever flutters<br />against the glass can enter" -- lovely. <br />Beautiful details, like those peach roses. Thanks, ML.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85094045067205504392016-12-09T07:39:29.226-05:002016-12-09T07:39:29.226-05:00Yes, I am very much a turn-off-the-news-and-write ...Yes, I am very much a turn-off-the-news-and-write kind of person! Thank you for the poem, and I love all the haiku coming in. And: one week! Wow! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-18119429527722140632016-12-09T05:10:40.136-05:002016-12-09T05:10:40.136-05:00Oh! I love, love, love this poem! I'm especia...Oh! I love, love, love this poem! I'm especially entranced by the image of rocking all afternoon and allowing the sun to tell me what to do. Thanks so much for sharing, Mary Lee. I'm going to print this out and tuck it in my notebook to read and reread. mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-38315863353340272092016-12-09T03:02:01.437-05:002016-12-09T03:02:01.437-05:00Hi Mary Lee, I have taken a screenshot of the poem...Hi Mary Lee, I have taken a screenshot of the poem you just shared and edited it using an iPhone app - will share now in our GatheringBooks page and link up to your post. I just find it so timely, spoke to my soul today. <br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/GatheringBooks/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818014460217039880noreply@blogger.com