tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post2024474910488943987..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday Roundup Is Here: The Week's CollectionRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-53746458201663669132022-03-24T17:10:30.073-07:002022-03-24T17:10:30.073-07:00I missed last week, Ruth, but am so happy I can vi...I missed last week, Ruth, but am so happy I can visit your post today! Of course I love reading haibun, and especially reading about your birding adventures in your new home. Continued best wishes as you all settle in and get to know the locals, human and feathered!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-26866198287993200822022-03-18T19:31:37.274-07:002022-03-18T19:31:37.274-07:00Ruth, sorry I'm late to the Poetry Friday part...Ruth, sorry I'm late to the Poetry Friday party. Thank you for hosting, and also for sharing some of the beauty of Paraguay with us. With your lovely description, I can see the experience you had last Saturday. What a wealth of new birds and old friends, too. It sounds fabulous. One hundred, three species! What? That's amazing. And then to see so many wood storks at one time must have been a sight. My favorite line is the last in your haiku--about the mud on your new boots. Perfect. It made it personal and so real.<br /><br /><a href="https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2022/03/18/march-sol22-day-18-and-poetry-friday-a-perverse-amusement-park/" rel="nofollow">https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2022/03/18/march-sol22-day-18-and-poetry-friday-a-perverse-amusement-park/</a>Denise Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583406241247334445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-68312098458693647102022-03-18T09:31:05.375-07:002022-03-18T09:31:05.375-07:00Ruth, the sting of the eye drops is wearing off so...Ruth, the sting of the eye drops is wearing off so now I have some time to read and write. It is a glorious day here and I get a bonus surprise: placing my computer outside under the bright sun. I love your presentation today and your haibun. I can't imagine how beautiful the sight was that you saw. Thank you for the photos of your new location where you will spend some remarkable days in service of new students. May your days be filled with warmth and many delights. Thanks for hosting today.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-32981864688527918342022-03-18T08:26:30.015-07:002022-03-18T08:26:30.015-07:00That's a big move, Ruth! When we moved after 2...That's a big move, Ruth! When we moved after 23 years, it took a long time to settle in, too. I *love* the haibun and the 103 species of birds that inspired it. Wow! I'm sharing a snippet from Laura Purdie Salas' new rhyming picture book of opposites: We Belong. https://asuen.com/we-belong/<br /><br />Anastasia Suenhttps://asuen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-40296606409846930262022-03-18T05:19:29.134-07:002022-03-18T05:19:29.134-07:00Good luck as you settle into your new home, Ruth. ...Good luck as you settle into your new home, Ruth. Thanks for introducing me to this new poetry form. "Words flocked" is a wonderful image and fits so well. Love of birds and words - two of my favorites as well!<br />Here's my link to a color poem I did this week:<br />https://imaginethepossibilitiesblog.wordpress.com/2022/03/18/poetry-friday-thats-yellow/Rose Cappellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021921189042554147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-74612467252763154562022-03-18T05:07:46.386-07:002022-03-18T05:07:46.386-07:00Collectibles!
Welcome to your new home. What a be...Collectibles!<br /><br />Welcome to your new home. What a beautiful haibun...and oh what a dream of a day. Thank you tons for hosting as you settle in.<br /><br />Today at The Poem Farm I offer a poem about a secret cloud.<br /><br />http://www.poemfarm.amylv.com/2022/03/a-secret-or-surprise.html<br /><br />xo,<br />AmyAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-5438667561090750812022-03-18T04:31:58.056-07:002022-03-18T04:31:58.056-07:00I wrote a long comment when I thought I wasn't...I wrote a long comment when I thought I wasn't going to post, and then you inspired me, and while I was writing I lost the draft of my comment, so now all I have time for is my link: https://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-metrics.html <br /><br />No, I must say how brilliantly "mud on my new boots" captures the settling in you're doing in Asuncion, and how the richness of your birding brings optimism to me during a week when I have felt uncharacteristic pessimism. Thank you, Ruth.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-27410039343291080092022-03-18T04:30:33.932-07:002022-03-18T04:30:33.932-07:00Today I share a moment that took my breath away. T...Today I share a moment that took my breath away. Thank you for hosting, Ruth! https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/2022/03/18/together-sol22-poetryfriday/Christie Wymanhttps://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-26963765226768433602022-03-18T04:21:54.528-07:002022-03-18T04:21:54.528-07:00Sounds like a wonderful adventure with your brothe...Sounds like a wonderful adventure with your brother. My MIL is a bird watcher. She used to go out before dawn with my father-in-law to catch the birds after their long trek over the Gulf of Mexico. <br />My student Chloe and I wrote Triolet poems after Irene Latham. https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2022/03/18/poetry-friday-spring-triolet/Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-80778958355740763172022-03-18T03:57:08.717-07:002022-03-18T03:57:08.717-07:00Thank you for rounding us up with both bird watchi...Thank you for rounding us up with both bird watching AND an moonlit bike ride! It must be glorious to be so much safer now. I'm happy for you!! I love your haibun.<br /><br />I have a review of Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play among Figures of Speech, a new book of poetry for children by Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek (two of my favorites!!).<br /><br />https://ayearofreading.org/2022/03/18/poetry-friday-marshmallow-clouds/Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-45290465393405058592022-03-18T03:22:07.141-07:002022-03-18T03:22:07.141-07:00Your haibun is stunning. I hope things start to fe...Your haibun is stunning. I hope things start to feel settled soon. Thank you for hosting. Here is my post: https://www.marcieatkins.com/2022/03/18/poetry-friday-field-notes-in-my-pockets/Marcie Flinchum Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253511592239628178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-81275748930194212652022-03-18T03:13:53.352-07:002022-03-18T03:13:53.352-07:00Ruth, I'm not sure which I love more: the word...Ruth, I'm not sure which I love more: the words flocking in your mind or the mud on your boots. 103 species! That's so great. I'm glad you are finding things to love as you continue to settle into your new home.<br /><br />I've got another ArtSpeak: Animals poem..."Creativity is a Chameleon." Thank you for rounding us up so lovingly! xo <br /><br />https://irenelatham.blogspot.com/2022/03/creativity-is-chameleon-poem.htmlIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-29903110035547860902022-03-18T00:06:53.300-07:002022-03-18T00:06:53.300-07:00Ruth, I may have left the wrong URL. It is https:/...Ruth, I may have left the wrong URL. It is https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2022/03/march-musings-day-18-touch-of-green.html. Thank you for hosting.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-11869536890649366532022-03-18T00:03:37.401-07:002022-03-18T00:03:37.401-07:00Ruth, I will come back to read your post and other...Ruth, I will come back to read your post and others. My eye is starting to blur up more now so off to bed I will go.(I had my first cataract surgery this week) I write about St. Patrick's Day and the wonderful family gathering we had. https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2022/03/sol22-march-musings-day-14-day-in-six.htmlCarol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-36789749926957690812022-03-17T22:09:32.892-07:002022-03-17T22:09:32.892-07:00Hi Ruth, Love the haibun. It captures the scene so...Hi Ruth, Love the haibun. It captures the scene so clearly. I'm partial to the haibun and have written a few, so I readily identify with your poem. I did enjoy the clever use of 'words flocked in my mind.' Settling into a new home does take time. We have to establish some history, some stories. It's a journey that takes a little time. You are clearly underway. Happy times...<br />I am looking at the connection between song lyrics and poetry in my post<br />My link is: https://alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-poetry-of-lyrics.htmlAlan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-78191696931562065022022-03-17T21:04:02.975-07:002022-03-17T21:04:02.975-07:00I guess that I am repeating everyone else, Ruth, y...I guess that I am repeating everyone else, Ruth, your 'flock' of words and wonderful pictures and poem, a special trip for BIRDS! Over a hundred sightings makes me wish very much for spring & our birds, thought seeing the ones you saw also makes me a tiny bit jealous. I wrote about my sadness for Ukraine, too. My link: https://www.teacherdance.org/2022/03/poetry-friday-thinking-of-ukraine.html Thanks for hosting!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-84308837834835774492022-03-17T20:40:08.721-07:002022-03-17T20:40:08.721-07:00Just lovely, Ruth! Thank you!
Here is my contribut...Just lovely, Ruth! Thank you!<br />Here is my contribution for #PoetryFriday this week:<br /><br />https://patriciajfranz.com/blog-poetry-friday-what-the-world-needs/Patricia Franzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291738294052016720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-9119175375531825122022-03-17T20:25:09.770-07:002022-03-17T20:25:09.770-07:00Hi Ruth, SO MANY BIRDS! Wow!
Thank you for hostin...Hi Ruth, SO MANY BIRDS! Wow! <br />Thank you for hosting, even as you find your feet. <br />I posted a song about mermaids. https://tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/<br />xoTabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-63301445052316977092022-03-17T20:16:21.872-07:002022-03-17T20:16:21.872-07:00I hate to be redundant, but your phrase, "the...I hate to be redundant, but your phrase, "the words flocked in my mind, abundant and spectacular" is truly lovely. Thanks for hosting us today. I'm here with a two-fer for Slice of Life and Poetry Friday.<br />My pot of gold had flecks of red and green and was edible. <br />https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2022/03/sol-1731-poetry-friday-serendipity.htmlRamonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-73725668203100426832022-03-17T19:51:36.007-07:002022-03-17T19:51:36.007-07:00Hi Ruth, I loved that you shared your early mornin...Hi Ruth, I loved that you shared your early morning birdwatching with us, the photos and poem, took me there, especially the mud on your boots. I am sharing a poem from my travel out west and the prairie on Salt City Verse. <br />http://janicescully.comJanice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-1918221939831002032022-03-17T19:50:49.925-07:002022-03-17T19:50:49.925-07:00Ruth, I love your haibun! (I also love that form —...Ruth, I <i>love</i> your haibun! (I also love that form — it has everything that I love in a piece of writing — prose! haiku! diary! story! — and you've made the most of it. I adore: <br /><br /><i>The words flocked in my mind, abundant and spectacular like the hundred and fifty Wood Storks rising on huge black and white wings against the sunrise.</i> <br /><br />Beautiful. <br /><br />Thanks for hosting this week! I'm in with some thoughts on time, and the link is <a href="https://karenedmisten.blogspot.com/2022/03/poetry-friday-time-by-laura-landis.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-77840123780998698932022-03-17T18:06:47.062-07:002022-03-17T18:06:47.062-07:00Oh, Ruth. How I love the line, "words flocked...Oh, Ruth. How I love the line, "words flocked in my mind." It's good to hear you are settling into your new home but also making discoveries.<br /><br />I have a poem about birds today also! One bird, actually -- a red tailed hawk that used to perch on our swingset. It appears in the 2021 Bay to Ocean Journal. I have one copy of the book to give away to a lucky PF person.<br /><br />https://laurashovan.com/2022/03/poetry-friday-hawk-giveaway/author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-53186054608260196502022-03-17T18:05:45.597-07:002022-03-17T18:05:45.597-07:00Your bird-watching adventure sounds wonderful! I&#...Your bird-watching adventure sounds wonderful! I've been collecting birds this week, too. Thank you for hosting us this week, Ruth!<br />http://readingtothecore.com/2022/03/17/poetry-friday-a-riot-of-robins/Catherine Flynnhttp://readingtothecore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-60550053814837061932022-03-17T18:04:00.089-07:002022-03-17T18:04:00.089-07:00Wow, I didn't realize you had moved to Paragua...Wow, I didn't realize you had moved to Paraguay! Some beautiful pics, though - hope you're enjoying our new life, even if you havent unpacked the old one, ha! ;)<br /><br />Thanks for hosting, Ruth. I'm sharing one of the poems that was used for the NH State Poetry Out Loud championship last week: https://wp.me/p2DEY3-341Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-20300081835738999152022-03-17T16:24:37.868-07:002022-03-17T16:24:37.868-07:00Ruth, the settling in never happens as quickly as ...Ruth, the settling in never happens as quickly as we would wish. Thanks for hosting and for the beautiful pictures and haibun! I'm in sharing a poem I originally wrote inspired by Syrian refugees and asylum seekers, but at the moment it's the people of Ukraine who are in my heart. I'm also sharing a link to a poetry activity that I shared on Wednesday for writing we belong poems with a classroom. Someday, we'll learn that we all belong, right? https://www.laurasalas.com/poems-for-teachers/leaving-things-behind-for-ukraine-poetry-friday/laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.com