tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post2573252494440919783..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: Days I Delighted in EverythingRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-41088214670715317132017-05-23T18:39:12.447-07:002017-05-23T18:39:12.447-07:00In the moment, capturing the moment, thanks for sh...In the moment, capturing the moment, thanks for sharing Jessica Greenbaum's winding poem–many good thoughts here!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-31111898153480904142017-05-21T05:46:33.188-07:002017-05-21T05:46:33.188-07:00Ah, yes. File this one under, "If only I had ...Ah, yes. File this one under, "If only I had known then what I know now" and then move on and start a new file: "Delight in Everything Because it Will All Be Gone."Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-30665752159038552412017-05-21T00:03:38.467-07:002017-05-21T00:03:38.467-07:00I had to read this poem several times, Ruth, and u...I had to read this poem several times, Ruth, and uncovered some new meaning in its wisdom each time. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-60912662345015958272017-05-20T09:15:30.232-07:002017-05-20T09:15:30.232-07:00This poem really resonates. It pulls you in and ma...This poem really resonates. It pulls you in and makes you ponder the state of everything.Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-54891687188655220152017-05-19T16:01:03.987-07:002017-05-19T16:01:03.987-07:00I'm not sure how to receive this poem, Ruth. I...I'm not sure how to receive this poem, Ruth. Is she startled into remorse by the phrase, or satisfied to be in the present? What an interesting poem. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-19916195508379088782017-05-19T14:40:29.936-07:002017-05-19T14:40:29.936-07:00Oh, but it never happened again.
The love of my re...Oh, but it never happened again.<br />The love of my reading life has been audio books. But, there are some drawbacks. One being I cannot mark up the page or sticky-note it. Another, is that I cannot skim and the intensity of emotion or of the scene is sometimes to fierce for me. Gosh, that poem is a good one. That moment....lost but the idea of it so perfect and almost attainable. Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com