tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post5213736359779703048..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: QWPRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-15163399704793300742019-02-24T13:49:38.342-08:002019-02-24T13:49:38.342-08:00I like how you repeated this line as a refrain, bu...I like how you repeated this line as a refrain, but then changed the last word of each line,<br />"The wind blows colors:"<br />"The wind blows lines:"<br />"The wind blows ideas:"<br />And where these ideas carried you in the last stanza.<br /><br />Congratulations on all the writing from the last year. Glad to hear things are a bit better, hope they continue to get even better. What a dichotomy to live with the tumult of the area and the beauty of the area, I think I could write many poems just on that, thanks Ruth, be well. <br /><br />BTW if you are in Chicago again the Art Institute will be having an exhibit on Manet, opening in May–he's one of my favorites. Give me a holler if you drop in.Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-36830255774987684252019-02-24T06:16:04.656-08:002019-02-24T06:16:04.656-08:00Impressive, Ruth. Congratulations on your stellar ...Impressive, Ruth. Congratulations on your stellar accomplishment. Keep going! I've always loved that particular Monet painting and just adore your last stanza, in particular: <br /><br />"The wind blows ideas:<br />Cleans out the head,<br />Sweeps away the worries and words,<br />Carries away yesterday and tomorrow,<br />Flying over the waves and out of sight."<br /><br />The power of wind and weather. <br /><br />Be safe and well. Keeping all of you in our prayers. -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/Christie Wymanhttps://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-72215971513333179032019-02-23T11:43:20.919-08:002019-02-23T11:43:20.919-08:00Glad you are well and back to a tentative calm. I ...Glad you are well and back to a tentative calm. I hope it spreads rather than shreds. I hope your migrating students find calm harbors. I understand the teen voice, the angst and the desire to focus on Monet. Perhaps all poets are fragments of the same soul.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-68429978094831338482019-02-23T06:51:39.657-08:002019-02-23T06:51:39.657-08:00Congratulations on 60 poems and essays, Ruth. I ce...Congratulations on 60 poems and essays, Ruth. I certainly enjoy every time you share some of your work. I love that you can use it to figure out good ways to help those students, too. I taught the same age, understand how much they do write of their worries, and then often mask them by trying out something to laugh about. This poem is beautifully reflective of the painting but can be a standalone for life, too. I love "Piles of still movement." especially. And, glad you had a calm week. Best wishes for more.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-52197743072285359332019-02-23T04:23:50.195-08:002019-02-23T04:23:50.195-08:00Another thanks for the update. Glad you had a fair...Another thanks for the update. Glad you had a fairly normal week. Your wind reminds me of Tabatha's peaceful raging river.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-50884661990389600672019-02-22T16:00:55.562-08:002019-02-22T16:00:55.562-08:00You had me at "The wind blows colors..."...You had me at "The wind blows colors..." - thank you for sharing all of this, Ruth. And, like Irene, I'm afraid I've been out of the greater news loop; glad to hear you are okay and will pray for continued peace for you and yours and the country. CONGRATS on all that writing!!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-59315927672568096802019-02-22T15:26:48.259-08:002019-02-22T15:26:48.259-08:00Thanks for the update about the Haiti situation. G...Thanks for the update about the Haiti situation. Glad your school reopened and you had an uneventful week. Finally heard a little on the news about the unrest. Scary!<br /><br />Love your writing project. Impressive that you've written so many essays and poems! Great practice and emotional release. You're right that basically our feelings/obsessions remain constant throughout our lives. Hopefully we learn how to better cope as we age.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your lovely Monet poem, too. He's one of my favorite artists. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-38639396942493401882019-02-22T05:55:28.598-08:002019-02-22T05:55:28.598-08:0060 essays and poems! Terrific that you kept going....60 essays and poems! Terrific that you kept going. <br />I love that the wind keeps us in the present. <br />"Nearly normal" can be such a blessing. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-86289456649015848272019-02-22T05:19:29.444-08:002019-02-22T05:19:29.444-08:00Dear Ruth, I have been living in my little lake bu...Dear Ruth, I have been living in my little lake bubble of late, and wasn't aware of the unrest in Haiti. Sending hugs and hope -- and gratitude for your post. 60 writings is a huge accomplishment! I, too, love how writing reveals us... nice to see all that angst moving us toward something, too. Your art poem is lovely -- love how you extended it beyond the frame, brought a bit of YOU to the poem. thank you! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-22292009219313240372019-02-22T04:12:42.383-08:002019-02-22T04:12:42.383-08:00I love ALL of this, Ruth, but your poem, your poem...I love ALL of this, Ruth, but your poem, your poem is fabulous. I am writing "off of" paintings, too, a little. Glad to hear a little update on the situation in Haiti. skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.com