tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post572200918334918584..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: How Would You Live Then?Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-38897776127394502102012-07-15T17:36:49.982-07:002012-07-15T17:36:49.982-07:00Such a beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing, Ruth!Such a beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing, Ruth!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05365590620649909973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-47323943353859102672012-07-15T08:31:40.927-07:002012-07-15T08:31:40.927-07:00Thank you so much for this poem to redirect your h...Thank you so much for this poem to redirect your hearts!Lorie Ann Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894901682181719593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-83901129744761040582012-07-14T16:38:59.721-07:002012-07-14T16:38:59.721-07:00This poem builds to its inevitable climax so simpl...This poem builds to its inevitable climax so simply, yet so powerfully. Wonderful choice for July day!Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-71846698535868754052012-07-14T12:52:34.230-07:002012-07-14T12:52:34.230-07:00Mary Oliver always seems to nail it, doesn't s...Mary Oliver always seems to nail it, doesn't she? Thanks for sharing this one.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-9294226802300832612012-07-13T20:01:33.549-07:002012-07-13T20:01:33.549-07:00Wise words. Reminds me of a question I read lately...Wise words. Reminds me of a question I read lately: what book would you write if you could only write one? It begs to know why you aren't doing exactly that thing at exactly this moment.... thanks for sharing!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-61362401205265343942012-07-13T14:46:34.373-07:002012-07-13T14:46:34.373-07:00My favorite poet....so wise, elegant and true.My favorite poet....so wise, elegant and true.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-10800724001514921142012-07-13T12:44:55.042-07:002012-07-13T12:44:55.042-07:00I like how, at the end of the poem, I am taken rig...I like how, at the end of the poem, I am taken right back to the title and then drawn into rereading and imagining.<br /><br />On a side note, friends had bees + hive removed from between their walls last week ("vacuumed" out humanely and reintroduced to a better habitat). My friends got to keep some bits of the hive, and when they extracted the honey, they reported that it tasted a bit of dill, which they have growing in abundance in their back garden.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-24808322306566029072012-07-13T09:33:14.763-07:002012-07-13T09:33:14.763-07:00What a beautiful poem. I love the image of paintin...What a beautiful poem. I love the image of painting a picture of a tree and then seeing/hearing the leaves rustle.Katyahttp://www.katyaczaja.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-14418676713302150622012-07-13T09:16:07.771-07:002012-07-13T09:16:07.771-07:00Fantastic. Thanks, Ruth!Fantastic. Thanks, Ruth!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-69940730514726877442012-07-13T07:48:58.995-07:002012-07-13T07:48:58.995-07:00Beautiful. And inspiring. I think I might try it a...Beautiful. And inspiring. I think I might try it as a form and write my own "what if" poem.Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-72247557421479018422012-07-13T06:25:23.478-07:002012-07-13T06:25:23.478-07:00Mary Oliver doesn't fail to make us happy, doe...Mary Oliver doesn't fail to make us happy, does she? Like Robyn, I liked the mockingbird line, and then, the amazing thought of the bees bringing sweetness. Thank you Ruth! I'm happy you're having a lovely summer.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-89609208964061968332012-07-13T05:44:53.841-07:002012-07-13T05:44:53.841-07:00"What if you suddenly saw that the silver of ..."What if you suddenly saw that the silver of water was brighter than the silver of money?" - Beautiful. Love the mockingbird as advisor. Thanks for sharing, Ruth - can't go wrong with Mary Oliver or with slowing down to appreciate everyday wonders. :0)Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.com