tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post640917989162418884..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: Ode to Neruda's Table and Mine, and the Roundup is Here!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-23376170083709350702022-11-29T12:32:53.590-08:002022-11-29T12:32:53.590-08:00That is a gorgeous table. I'm glad you have yo...That is a gorgeous table. I'm glad you have your ode and your memories to keep it close.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-67233815075407070232022-11-27T18:09:29.022-08:002022-11-27T18:09:29.022-08:00I'm arriving very late, but wow what a post! T...I'm arriving very late, but wow what a post! Thank you for sharing!<br />I'm in with a Recipe for a Habitat https://lizgartonscanlon.com/poetry-project-november-2022/Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-75501425107714420532022-11-27T05:45:20.244-08:002022-11-27T05:45:20.244-08:00Thanks you also for posting to Tiel Aisha Ansari&#...Thanks you also for posting to Tiel Aisha Ansari's poem. I loved it!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-23815258083937791392022-11-26T17:08:41.433-08:002022-11-26T17:08:41.433-08:00I had completely missed that you moved to Uganda. ...I had completely missed that you moved to Uganda. I grew up in Tanzania. Karibu Afrika!<br /><br />And thank you for linking to my ink poem! I'm glad you enjoyed it.Tiel Aisha Ansarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994169558252043919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-83397307487404653552022-11-26T12:52:41.145-08:002022-11-26T12:52:41.145-08:00Ruth, I finished my post sharing a recipe poem, &q...Ruth, I finished my post sharing a recipe poem, "Recipe for a Mindful Work-In". You can find it at https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2022/11/recipe-for-mindful-work-in.html. Thank you for hosting.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-27708276607965154402022-11-26T04:30:36.697-08:002022-11-26T04:30:36.697-08:00Ruth, I am so glad to sit in silence to read your ...Ruth, I am so glad to sit in silence to read your newsy post and the beautiful odes that have me pondering. Thanksgiving is always a busy holiday so I had no time to add my post but it is quiet now and I will share my thoughts soon. Thank you for being receptive to latecomers. A stanza in Neruda's ode stood out to me: Tables are trustworthy:/titanic quadrupeds,/they sustain/our hopes and our daily life. I never thought of my table in such a beautiful way but there is truth in this statement. I did not know that you moved to Uganda so I would like to add this: may your table there be filled with love, joy, and many new memories. Your ode is one filled with memories. May grow new ones this year. (I will send you my link when it is finished.)Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-3246598646851215742022-11-25T17:58:03.702-08:002022-11-25T17:58:03.702-08:00Ruth, I adore your ode to your table. I can feel y...Ruth, I adore your ode to your table. I can feel your grief in losing it. As much as I try not to hang on to "things," sometimes I still feel the loss. I love the "Under you" and "Above you" stanzas.<br /><br />I'm very late in finally posting my recipe poem. It is here:<br /><a href="https://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/2022/11/poetry-sisters-write-recipe-poems.html" rel="nofollow">https://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/2022/11/poetry-sisters-write-recipe-poems.html</a><br />Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-69355554657073929092022-11-25T15:16:37.683-08:002022-11-25T15:16:37.683-08:00A perfect ode for this day. I recall a kids table ...A perfect ode for this day. I recall a kids table I sat at for years and years, for ask the holidays, waiting to earn the right to graduate to the grown ups table — well into my 20s 😂 I add a short reflection at: https://patriciajfranz.com/poetry-friday-the-tiny-things/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-44383794789888776072022-11-25T10:07:32.965-08:002022-11-25T10:07:32.965-08:00Ruth,
My heart felt the grief of saying goodbye to...Ruth,<br />My heart felt the grief of saying goodbye to a table such as this. Thank you for your deep vulnerability in sharing what loss of something so sacred does to us. The Table truly is an object of reverence in our lives. <br /><br />From your invitation of a recipe/food and the intersection of epistolary poems I've been writing this month, a very special poem emerged. Thank you.<br /><br />https://islandsofmysoul.com/2022/11/25/to-his-mother/ Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05472691888065561206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-69454530323380718072022-11-25T09:53:45.133-08:002022-11-25T09:53:45.133-08:00I loved this post so much. Thank you for sharing! ...I loved this post so much. Thank you for sharing! <br /><br />I wrote A Recipe for Magic: https://www.kellyramsdell.com/blog/2022/11/25/poetry-sisters-write-recipe-poemsKelly Ramsdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156833291023257633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-30296287234712921922022-11-25T08:14:20.958-08:002022-11-25T08:14:20.958-08:00Thanks for hosting - and for showing us to a seat ...Thanks for hosting - and for showing us to a seat at your table. I'm sorry for the loss of such an old and solid friend. May your new place soon find you around a new table that holds court in your memory in such a warm and central way.<br /><br />My recipe poem is here: http://tanitasdavis.com/wp/?p=12546tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-78549607205600857942022-11-25T07:57:54.048-08:002022-11-25T07:57:54.048-08:00Good morning (still, here), Ruth! Thank you for h...Good morning (still, here), Ruth! Thank you for hosting. I've spent way longer on my unusual post today and must get on, but I will be back early tomorrow to to lay myself across your tables of goodness. <br />https://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/2022/11/catalog-of-unabashed-change.htmlHeidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-36864826129961141332022-11-25T06:36:37.638-08:002022-11-25T06:36:37.638-08:00Ruth, I don't think I've ever gotten teary...Ruth, I don't think I've ever gotten teary-eyed over a table until now. What a beautiful elegy for your table. I think your grief is justified. I especially love "Again and again /we wiped you clean / only to spill more." I'm seeing tables as clean slates in a brand new way. xolaurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-13052586761123756192022-11-25T06:20:14.595-08:002022-11-25T06:20:14.595-08:00Here is my recipe poem post: https://www.jonerush...Here is my recipe poem post: https://www.jonerushmacculloch.com/blog/poetry-friday-week-47-celebrating-recipe-poems<br /><br />I love Neruda! and your ode is sumptuous in detailsJone MacCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914176616609813258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-25464375084540740862022-11-25T05:36:19.433-08:002022-11-25T05:36:19.433-08:00Ruth, Thanks for hosting. What a lovely table. I&#...Ruth, Thanks for hosting. What a lovely table. I'm sorry you had to leave it behind, but I imagine another family is loving it now. Your ode captures that feeling of joy and gratitude that an ode was made for. <br />I have a recipe haibun about my mother's cornbread dressing: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2022/11/25/poetry-friday-a-recipe-for-dressing-and-love/Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-15686037882808912212022-11-25T05:21:48.365-08:002022-11-25T05:21:48.365-08:00Thank you for hosting in the midst of a move and f...Thank you for hosting in the midst of a move and for sharing glimpses of your life. <br />The whole post is just gorgeous. Your ode makes me want to write one to my own table---maybe I'll suggest this theme to our poetry group. Meanwhile, I'm in with a "recipe" poem today: https://saralewisholmes.blogspot.com/2022/11/poetry-friday-recipe-poems.html<br />Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-45835577735259040192022-11-25T04:47:52.823-08:002022-11-25T04:47:52.823-08:00What a beautiful tribute to your table. I love ode...What a beautiful tribute to your table. I love odes. I’m in today with a book recommendation and a haiku: https://www.marcieatkins.com/2022/11/25/poetry-friday-november-25-2022/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-34823119434546279492022-11-24T22:14:55.730-08:002022-11-24T22:14:55.730-08:00Thanks for hosting! I'll come back and read yo...Thanks for hosting! I'll come back and read your post later this weekend...they are boarding my flight even as I type! <br /><br />I have a recipe poem for the Poetry Sisters' challenge:<br /><br />https://ayearofreading.org/2022/11/25/poetry-friday-recipe-poem/Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-47678141057778937282022-11-24T19:26:23.969-08:002022-11-24T19:26:23.969-08:00Hi Ruth, the odes you have shared are most engagin...Hi Ruth, the odes you have shared are most engaging, both Pablo's and your own.The photos accompanying your post are suitably colourful and illuminating. You present as a global citizen and an adventurer -more power to you. Travel nourishes the writer within and it shows in your chosen words. Thank you for this special post and for hosting. <br />This week I an sharing a Rant Poem...<br /><br />https://alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2022/11/rant-poem-in-time-of-kali-yugu.htmlAlan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-26525457333281417692022-11-24T18:22:43.494-08:002022-11-24T18:22:43.494-08:00Thanks for hosting, Ruth, and happy Thanksgiving! ...Thanks for hosting, Ruth, and happy Thanksgiving! I'll be back tomorrow to read:) I'm in w a recipe poem at https://www.laurasalas.com/poems-for-teachers/recipe-for-a-song-poetry-friday/laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-76192171970095150942022-11-24T17:16:01.024-08:002022-11-24T17:16:01.024-08:00Oh my. I was looking forward to catching up on you...Oh my. I was looking forward to catching up on you and your happenings, as I settle back into Poetry Friday, Ruth, and I knew you would have much to offer - but I sure didn't expect you to have moved countries, again. I can see I need to sift back through old posts and catch up properly! Your table poem is so very relatable - and perfectly piecing memories together, like the mosaic on the table itself. I am sure it will bring its new family much joy, too! But I for sure can see why you shed tears and still feel bereft.<br /><br />Today I am thankful for Snail Mail... https://katswhiskers.wordpress.com/2022/11/25/snail-mail-snails-ark (And for you hosting Poetry Friday!KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-3285136016814783262022-11-24T07:29:01.130-08:002022-11-24T07:29:01.130-08:00Ruth, this is such a heartfelt post. It reminds me...Ruth, this is such a heartfelt post. It reminds me of Joy Harjo's poem, 'Maybe the World Ends Here.' Your ode is beautiful. Thank goodness for photographs! I cannot imagine the change you've undergone in this past year. Bless you, for still posting, still writing through it all. And, thank you for hosting today. I'm in with a recipie for Poetry Friday.<br />https://awordedgewiselindamitchell.blogspot.com/ Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-18455358605671810662022-11-24T06:04:10.762-08:002022-11-24T06:04:10.762-08:00Appreciations for the gorgeous photos & this l...Appreciations for the gorgeous photos & this lovely ode, which catches my breath at the idea of spilling, yet wiping clean. Your essay is also heart-moving & catches me up with you & your wonderful missions. I also thank you for the gift of Mr. Neruda’s ode, new to me as most great poems are as I’m Still Learning. I’m especially struck with him seeing our World as honey & smoke. I’m thankful for you there in Uganda, wonderful Ruth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-15027484740952739062022-11-23T22:02:15.643-08:002022-11-23T22:02:15.643-08:00Thanks for your beautiful heart-wrenching "Od...Thanks for your beautiful heart-wrenching "Ode to My Table," poem–You had such a warm and inviting place to gather. I hope your new home, and new table will offer you some of these same joys and happenings to come. Happy Thanksgiving Ruth, from across many oceans, and thanks for the Neruda poem and for hosting!<br /><br />Here's my link for a Recipe poem, challenged by the Poetry Sisters:<br />https://moreart4all.wordpress.com/2022/11/23/poetry-friday-recipe-poem-challenge/Michelle Koganhttp://www.michellekogan.comnoreply@blogger.com