tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post9012888000803758762..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- War Some of the TimeMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-26952235994910183522014-07-20T22:17:34.303-04:002014-07-20T22:17:34.303-04:00Hi there Mary Lee. I love what you say about being...Hi there Mary Lee. I love what you say about being "grounded" with the ordinary, the mundane, the things most people take for granted. Even the act of tapping the handle of a leaking toilet can be glorious to people who don't have this privilege as they are caught in between conflicts, and their entire world turned over on its head. It's the little things that we should indeed savor.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20164190065668091622014-07-20T08:06:00.023-04:002014-07-20T08:06:00.023-04:00This is a poem about hope. If we cannot hang on t...This is a poem about hope. If we cannot hang on to the little things, the toilet handle, the soft fur of my cat, or the twitter of the bird outside the window, then all hope is gone. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-4742605348673637672014-07-18T21:46:06.757-04:002014-07-18T21:46:06.757-04:00Thanks for sharing this. I had to turn the TV off....Thanks for sharing this. I had to turn the TV off. I was supposed to be in Russia from the 10th-20th of this month, taking a group of teachers and students to space camp. We canceled back in March as the turn of events in Ukraine made us wary of travel. I'm grateful we didn't go.<br /><br />I so appreciate the reminder to get lost in the mundane and little things.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your poetry.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-9427940427010360512014-07-18T21:31:16.374-04:002014-07-18T21:31:16.374-04:00Just what I needed, Mary Lee. Thanks. I think it...Just what I needed, Mary Lee. Thanks. I think it's time to take that Bukowski off the shelf and read some more!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-32188244761153260772014-07-18T17:28:49.793-04:002014-07-18T17:28:49.793-04:00Nice diagram you found to go with the poem, Mary L...Nice diagram you found to go with the poem, Mary Lee. I like Monica's quote in the comments, too. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79094589864117717632014-07-18T14:46:57.558-04:002014-07-18T14:46:57.558-04:00It's true. Sometimes just doing simple housewo...It's true. Sometimes just doing simple housework and baking banana nut bread for my sons lifts my mood and helps me get back to what really matters. Thank you for posting this!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-11669060311834591762014-07-18T14:30:01.390-04:002014-07-18T14:30:01.390-04:00Yes, sometimes I really like washing a sink full o...Yes, sometimes I really like washing a sink full of dirty dishes. In the end they are clean and back in the cabinets and drawers. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-51235774560837279232014-07-18T11:09:07.655-04:002014-07-18T11:09:07.655-04:00Balance.
With the worries of the world, this is t...Balance.<br /><br />With the worries of the world, this is timely. I think so many of us are writing letters, holding people in the light, watching/reading/commenting on the news. <br /><br />It is good to snip the dried leaves off plants, take the bags of uneeded lovelies to Goodwill & slice a watermelon. <br /><br />Thank you Mary Leejan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-14766342514188284482014-07-18T10:56:05.277-04:002014-07-18T10:56:05.277-04:00I've been meaning to check out Skimm more clos...I've been meaning to check out Skimm more closely... thanks. Thank you for the poem as well. Speaks of that need for some bit of control and order in our own space, in a world where chaos crashes in regularly. Sigh.Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-23423041741239063912014-07-18T10:46:24.229-04:002014-07-18T10:46:24.229-04:00It's a good thought, thinking of the power we ...It's a good thought, thinking of the power we have over the little things, too, but wishing we had more to say about the big things. Thanks, Mary Lee, & for the point out to Skimm-didn't know about it!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8196109964021823622014-07-18T10:44:43.951-04:002014-07-18T10:44:43.951-04:00I like this one a lot. I don't know who said i...I like this one a lot. I don't know who said it, but I always try to remember this wisdom: "Take joy in small things - there are so many of them."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19265138998503833382014-07-18T09:44:05.284-04:002014-07-18T09:44:05.284-04:00I loved this poem! It helps with Teachers Write, ...I loved this poem! It helps with Teachers Write, too, because sometimes in writing stories, as well as poems, we always have to tackle the big stuff. But that's not true. Sometimes the small stuff is just as universal and important. I somehow missed the recommendation to use theSkimm. I'll need to look into it. Thanks for this post today, Mary Lee!Holly Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476411667354933648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-60893124726475617782014-07-18T09:37:26.117-04:002014-07-18T09:37:26.117-04:00Mary Lee, it is good to know that we can write abo...Mary Lee, it is good to know that we can write about the ordinary and not always be concerned with larger or deeper concepts. The small moments in life count. Your poem spoke to me of this with a calmness of thought. I hope your injury has now healed. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-48453087341048840362014-07-18T08:51:52.024-04:002014-07-18T08:51:52.024-04:00Thanks for sharing this poem today, Mary Lee. It&#...Thanks for sharing this poem today, Mary Lee. It's a good counter-balance to news of conflict in the world. Do you know Taha Muhammad Ali's poem "Revenge"? I'm thinking of that one today.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.com