tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post6373919829991660447..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: UnravelingRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-53273568046975844892016-11-20T19:18:22.729-08:002016-11-20T19:18:22.729-08:00Odes for Thanksgiving... great idea! I might try o...Odes for Thanksgiving... great idea! I might try one.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-32192098500057880122016-11-20T06:39:04.527-08:002016-11-20T06:39:04.527-08:00Oh I love this post! I hate to think about the unr...Oh I love this post! I hate to think about the unraveling -- must more interested in the raveling. :) You should make something from scraps of your old too-big clothes... repurpose them somehow. They are part of your story. And: the list of Neruda odes is its very own ode! Thank you, Ruth, with whom I love being simpatico. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-56760585602453053402016-11-19T15:39:13.387-08:002016-11-19T15:39:13.387-08:00Man, I had forgotten Neruda. I had a college rooma...Man, I had forgotten Neruda. I had a college roomate who introduced me and he kinda shocked and warmed and scandalized my sheltered North Woods self. What a beautiful man. My birthday is coming up....I might ask for the book you mentioned. <br /><br />I love the compassion Neruda as for all things and the dignity, beauty and weight he gives them. I aspire. <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing. Carliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992805076865220524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-43825016282065665742016-11-19T11:41:06.524-08:002016-11-19T11:41:06.524-08:00I, too, have lost weight over this past year. 50 ...I, too, have lost weight over this past year. 50 pounds gone and looking for more to leave. The clothes were only an issue for a while. Mine have gone on to other people, and I am resolved that this time the change will stick. <br />I am grateful for the unravelings. It is going to be a bold year - I, for one, am looking forward to it.<br />Get rid of those old clothes! Be bold! <br />We can check in with each other and see if we are staying true to our new selves.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-15690485423670538982016-11-19T05:13:30.266-08:002016-11-19T05:13:30.266-08:00I love how you wove together so many strands into ...I love how you wove together so many strands into a thoughtful, rich post. I hope to check out your link later this weekend. Thanks for sharing.mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-51401206182241221962016-11-18T16:23:21.300-08:002016-11-18T16:23:21.300-08:00Yes, the unraveling is happening and I am watching...Yes, the unraveling is happening and I am watching the news about the decisions made today in Trump's appointments. However, you're right about change "shaking things up" and the good comes out. I've heard others talk of that way, although, during the change, it isn't always easy. Thanks for your poem and the video. Will watch later, Ruth. I've used odes from Neruda with my students too. At first, they are in awe, then look again and find something from them. Thanks for all, and Happy Thanksgiving!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-5995497803745831032016-11-18T10:11:07.723-08:002016-11-18T10:11:07.723-08:00Interesting video, Ruth! Thanks for sharing it and...Interesting video, Ruth! Thanks for sharing it and the poem. <br />Did you know there was a Neruda-inspired men's fashion show in 2011? Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-70945441821105860132016-11-18T09:17:21.003-08:002016-11-18T09:17:21.003-08:00Your post is a blessing, Ruth. Yes, life has been ...Your post is a blessing, Ruth. Yes, life has been unraveling, but I have hope that it will be reconstructed into something more structurally sound and have a better fit. I love Neruda's poem(poetry) and I will have to watch the video you linked this weekend. I think it might be interesting for my 13y/o to watch with me. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.com