tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post120982144543305104..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: OdesRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-12004524111568817842015-12-10T17:31:05.253-08:002015-12-10T17:31:05.253-08:00haven't read your blog in eons (or at least ye...haven't read your blog in eons (or at least years or months)... <br /><br />my youngest son's science teacher told them to be thankful for nitrogen-fixing bacteria. seems in line with your reminder to be thankful for ordinary things!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800864673813334725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-47498024665585098202015-11-22T11:56:47.449-08:002015-11-22T11:56:47.449-08:00I used to have two lines from this poem on a post-...I used to have two lines from this poem on a post-it note above my computer: "Spacious work / awaits us." I love the idea of spacious work. Sounds to me like you eighth-graders are lucky to have you for a teacher!Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-22884927044219443792015-11-21T16:51:59.988-08:002015-11-21T16:51:59.988-08:00Thank you, Ruth. This is a new poem to me. Some of...Thank you, Ruth. This is a new poem to me. Some of the lines bring to mind our nation's foray into the territory of assisted suicide, lines like these:<br /><br />"Whoever disowns you<br />should wait<br />a minute, a night,<br />a long or short year,<br />to emerge<br />from his mistaken solitude,<br />to question and fight, to join<br />hands with other hands,<br />not to adopt or flatter<br />unhappiness,<br />but reject it..."Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-2708214324616659152015-11-20T13:57:02.339-08:002015-11-20T13:57:02.339-08:00Thanks so much for sharing this, Ruth. I love the ...Thanks so much for sharing this, Ruth. I love the idea of your students writing odes of gratitude. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-751837069492660002015-11-20T12:43:35.765-08:002015-11-20T12:43:35.765-08:00Wonderful that you have your students write from N...Wonderful that you have your students write from Neruda's odes. There are some beautiful ones that I'm sure you know that they'll love. In this one, I love the idea of 'not to adopt or flatter unhappiness.' Thanks, Ruth. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-61985709754695879482015-11-20T08:47:35.823-08:002015-11-20T08:47:35.823-08:00Oh, Ruth, thank you for sharing this poem. Life IS...Oh, Ruth, thank you for sharing this poem. Life IS like a vineyard, isn't it? All viny and twiny with dirt and sunshine and storm and fruit and rot. Happy Thanksgiving, my friend! xo Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com