tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post6103432340953076134..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry FridayMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-69213270799092214982019-01-29T23:44:48.436-05:002019-01-29T23:44:48.436-05:00Thanks for sharing this. I now have a new poet to ...Thanks for sharing this. I now have a new poet to love. The imagery of verticality is lovely and so true. susanbruck.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622383204401655375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81065058988791543792019-01-27T22:44:22.671-05:002019-01-27T22:44:22.671-05:00I'm thinking that there's a turning toward...I'm thinking that there's a turning toward Pastan because she's an heir to Mary Oliver. I read two MO poems at my congregation this morning, one of which was<br /> <br />When I Am Among the Trees<br /><br />When I am among the trees, <br />especially the willows and the honey locust,<br />equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,<br />they give off such hints of gladness.<br />I would almost say that they save me, and daily.<br /><br />I am so distant from the hope of myself,<br />in which I have goodness, and discernment,<br />and never hurry through the world<br /> but walk slowly, and bow often.<br /><br />Around me the trees stir in their leaves<br />and call out, “Stay awhile.”<br />The light flows from their branches.<br /><br />And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,<br />“and you too have come<br />into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled<br />with light, and to shine.”<br /><br />Look at that! Gorgeously, effortlessly vertical.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-18665709472580553452019-01-27T19:04:32.275-05:002019-01-27T19:04:32.275-05:00I am so excited to read multiple Pashtan poems thi...I am so excited to read multiple Pashtan poems this week. She is new to me, but I can't wait to read more. This tree one might be my favorite. I love looking up at the trees any time, but especially winter.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-7708220155197098562019-01-27T18:10:18.442-05:002019-01-27T18:10:18.442-05:00Thank you for sharing this wise, beautiful poem, M...Thank you for sharing this wise, beautiful poem, Mary Lee. I've often thought of how brave trees are to stand, for months on end, tall and bare for all the world to see.Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-72569311883416494342019-01-27T15:32:53.010-05:002019-01-27T15:32:53.010-05:00I love the opening lines of this poem.It's bee...I love the opening lines of this poem.It's been so interesting to read three Pastan poems this week. Another poet for me to explore.Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-31990925604939173882019-01-26T20:02:51.010-05:002019-01-26T20:02:51.010-05:00Oh my goodness. Three Pastan's thus far! I'...Oh my goodness. Three Pastan's thus far! I'm going to have to explore her work further. I was just admiring some of our stunning Eastern White Pines that were certainly "yearning upwards." Thanks for sharing this beauty. -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/Mrs. Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601071678011498746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-31763503190101780582019-01-26T16:38:13.132-05:002019-01-26T16:38:13.132-05:00I haven't read this one before, and it's a...I haven't read this one before, and it's a good one. Thanks!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19083702605036369662019-01-26T15:10:34.186-05:002019-01-26T15:10:34.186-05:00Beautiful image and poem Mary Lee. I like the imag...Beautiful image and poem Mary Lee. I like the image you gave us, I don't think it's winter there and I wouldn't mind stepping in between the textural columns of trees. These are grand old souls that keep us in our place, thanks!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40438573827807631872019-01-26T08:24:07.600-05:002019-01-26T08:24:07.600-05:00Linda Pastan practices the art of noticing nature ...Linda Pastan practices the art of noticing nature and listening for the lessons there. Thanks. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-14352501559738701282019-01-26T07:30:44.685-05:002019-01-26T07:30:44.685-05:00I love Linda Pastan but this one is new to me. Tha...I love Linda Pastan but this one is new to me. Thank you! Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44090374911448192492019-01-25T22:00:32.483-05:002019-01-25T22:00:32.483-05:00I needed to stop and think about perspectives on t...I needed to stop and think about perspectives on this Friday night - the world is bigger, look up, and see things differently in a new season. Thank you friend.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-2297263887986466062019-01-25T20:03:37.760-05:002019-01-25T20:03:37.760-05:00I do have such an abiding love of trees, I love th...I do have such an abiding love of trees, I love the idea of them being revealed to us every winter, with their covering of leaves removed, so that we can fully appreciate their wonder. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-69497657581807347992019-01-25T18:07:09.347-05:002019-01-25T18:07:09.347-05:00I love the book, Traveling Light, that this poem c...I love the book, Traveling Light, that this poem comes from and these lines in particular because they show that Pastan really KNOWS trees.<br /><br />but most of all<br />these winter oaks,<br />these soft-fleshed poplars,<br />this birch<br />whose bark is like<br />roughened skin<br />against which I lean <br />my chilled head,Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307772474856131942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-4901458922297921122019-01-25T12:05:47.023-05:002019-01-25T12:05:47.023-05:00Oh wow. Definitely hitting the library for her boo...Oh wow. Definitely hitting the library for her books.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-87421476911554726702019-01-25T11:51:01.149-05:002019-01-25T11:51:01.149-05:00Thanks for sharing this new-to-me poem. Lovely!Thanks for sharing this new-to-me poem. Lovely!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-73027343300846874712019-01-25T10:34:32.633-05:002019-01-25T10:34:32.633-05:00I'm reading this poem and looking out into the...I'm reading this poem and looking out into the woods seeing Pastan's words come to life, Mary Lee. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61927812552528765172019-01-25T09:29:58.658-05:002019-01-25T09:29:58.658-05:00Ooh, that's so lovely. Thanks for sharing.Ooh, that's so lovely. Thanks for sharing.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-6614298692527192282019-01-25T06:42:41.551-05:002019-01-25T06:42:41.551-05:00How serendipitous! I shared a Pastan poem this wee...How serendipitous! I shared a Pastan poem this week as well. She captures the grief of knowing that our time is too short in so many of her poems. I love how she loves the world and everything in it. Beautiful selection for today. I will notice all the trees on my way to school this morning. Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76556677348373808192019-01-25T06:07:17.078-05:002019-01-25T06:07:17.078-05:00Horizontal with a cup of something hot and a good ...Horizontal with a cup of something hot and a good book is all I wish to be this time of year. Love this poem.Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81225055009035387402019-01-24T21:17:51.320-05:002019-01-24T21:17:51.320-05:00I love all the Pastans in the round-up this week! ...I love all the Pastans in the round-up this week! (I actually heard from her in 2011 -- she gave me permission to post a poem of hers. I cherish that email!) Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1024193189950183452019-01-24T20:59:01.105-05:002019-01-24T20:59:01.105-05:00"...horizontal ourselves for so long..."..."...horizontal ourselves for so long..." such a phrase for this time of year with its short days and yearning for sleep so early every evening. I find myself stretching toward March and blooms and longer days.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.com