tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post108194049173956680..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: U is for UmbrellaDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-19069915653217155232012-04-28T23:30:40.572-04:002012-04-28T23:30:40.572-04:00Your post was like a hearty bowl of oatmeal. Warm ...Your post was like a hearty bowl of oatmeal. Warm and filling and delicious. Loved the image.PAMELA HODGEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834410745679219203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-4555598272287488862012-04-25T13:38:37.163-04:002012-04-25T13:38:37.163-04:00Thanks, so much for reading my poem! I'm glad...Thanks, so much for reading my poem! I'm glad you liked it! Hope you can stop by again to read some more!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-32134336519129603962012-04-25T08:23:28.830-04:002012-04-25T08:23:28.830-04:00Thanks, Julie! Will you keep blogging regularly af...Thanks, Julie! Will you keep blogging regularly after this month? Hard to keep up the pace of a daily blog, but I will be at it at least twice a week...Tuesdays and Fridays...then we'll see about the other days! Someone has to do some cleaning sometime!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-89675419697852958192012-04-25T00:14:28.831-04:002012-04-25T00:14:28.831-04:00"U" inside out is priceless! What a clev..."U" inside out is priceless! What a clever poem! Funny that we both wrote about umbrellas! I like yours better! JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-75841296475251384652012-04-24T21:44:06.635-04:002012-04-24T21:44:06.635-04:00Thanks, Elsie. After April, as with last year, I ...Thanks, Elsie. After April, as with last year, I wonder if I'll be able to stop writing poetry all the time and get back to regular life!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-85916387565214291072012-04-24T20:51:53.428-04:002012-04-24T20:51:53.428-04:00Your poetry amazes me. I love that you have taken ...Your poetry amazes me. I love that you have taken the ordinary and created extraordinary poems.elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-85713572594149192122012-04-24T20:02:00.298-04:002012-04-24T20:02:00.298-04:00To me, that is such a plus for publishing online, ...To me, that is such a plus for publishing online, the linking, the Tagxedo, looking up different types of poetry, being aware of fonts, researching, thesaurus work, etc. All of those things are available now to enhance the experience for a reader, AND expand the knowledge of the writer. I've learned so much doing this!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-43085374207778736402012-04-24T19:51:07.253-04:002012-04-24T19:51:07.253-04:00Poetry is intensified language and a great way to ...Poetry is intensified language and a great way to build students' vocabulary so I love what you have done with words - the linking out and the diagram.annehttp://thelitladies.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-73654413890707229882012-04-24T18:15:13.140-04:002012-04-24T18:15:13.140-04:00Its the first time in my life that I've ever u...Its the first time in my life that I've ever used ferrule, too! I'm learning new things each day with my poetry! I'm looking forward to X also. It was fun to create. I'll be interested in what you think it, so stay tuned!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-21512471439828075582012-04-24T18:10:45.422-04:002012-04-24T18:10:45.422-04:00Thanks for stopping by and reading!Thanks for stopping by and reading!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-33293797314100204022012-04-24T18:09:35.360-04:002012-04-24T18:09:35.360-04:00Thanks, glad you like them, Nanc! If you want to c...Thanks, glad you like them, Nanc! If you want to check the meanings, click on the word umbrella and a diagram page will come up with those parts labeled.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-82852746932698887902012-04-24T18:06:21.957-04:002012-04-24T18:06:21.957-04:00Thanks, Linda! Getting down to the wire now. Wha...Thanks, Linda! Getting down to the wire now. What will we do with our time after April is over? Maybe I'll have time to read a book or some more blogs!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-90761038637399667262012-04-24T17:26:46.059-04:002012-04-24T17:26:46.059-04:00Ferrule...how awesome that you used the word ferru...Ferrule...how awesome that you used the word ferrule, such a clever poem. I am looking forward to X!Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-73709884707997202242012-04-24T17:09:52.470-04:002012-04-24T17:09:52.470-04:00Oh, I really liked your poem. Wonderful. Great mee...Oh, I really liked your poem. Wonderful. Great meeting you. :)M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-90098678587050834122012-04-24T15:54:16.321-04:002012-04-24T15:54:16.321-04:00I loved not knowing some of the words and making g...I loved not knowing some of the words and making guesses by the context. Your poems are absolutely the greatest. xo nancAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-81916911720596977712012-04-24T13:22:41.824-04:002012-04-24T13:22:41.824-04:00That first part (about the fonts, etc.) could be a...That first part (about the fonts, etc.) could be a poem, too, Donna! However, your real poem is absolutely marvelously worded as well as sneakily worded. Love that "A wash and wear/kind of dresser" and "openly protective". You are just a clever wordsmith! And I'm also glad you didn't leave out "us", an important part of "you". Sweet!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-46695637920433491902012-04-24T12:49:14.626-04:002012-04-24T12:49:14.626-04:00Thanks, Roza!Thanks, Roza!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-57963543153421587122012-04-24T12:48:39.769-04:002012-04-24T12:48:39.769-04:00Thanks! Enjoying your poetry also!Thanks! Enjoying your poetry also!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-26780754757194320312012-04-24T12:47:27.972-04:002012-04-24T12:47:27.972-04:00Thanks for the encouragement, Amy! Yes, I believe ...Thanks for the encouragement, Amy! Yes, I believe I will... just not sure what route to go, but I think it's enough material to warrant a binding somehow.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-89136826046895584112012-04-24T12:19:54.493-04:002012-04-24T12:19:54.493-04:00You painted such a beatiful picture with your poem...You painted such a beatiful picture with your poem of the umbrella...<br />I like U inside out best!<br />Are you going to bind these into a book? Have you decided yet?Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-27608261154666615732012-04-24T10:40:17.019-04:002012-04-24T10:40:17.019-04:00Thanks for visiting my blog. Glad You enjoyed it. ...Thanks for visiting my blog. Glad You enjoyed it. I like your post.Natalie Deckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420337655010987555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-57477173701911555902012-04-24T10:22:24.536-04:002012-04-24T10:22:24.536-04:00Hi Donna, this is definitely one the most creative...Hi Donna, this is definitely one the most creative approaches to the challenge I've read so far, bravo!rchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390033530066470195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-12453984620972651442012-04-24T09:52:27.379-04:002012-04-24T09:52:27.379-04:00It didn't seem so challenging when I thought o...It didn't seem so challenging when I thought of it...it's just a good thing I already knew the alphabet, so that wasn't the hard part! Thanks for following, Elaine. I hope to post at least once a week on Tuesdays after April's challenge is over.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-14354117052322004292012-04-24T09:48:48.002-04:002012-04-24T09:48:48.002-04:00Only 5, I know...kind of sad! What will I do with...Only 5, I know...kind of sad! What will I do with my time? Clean house? Maybe it's time to start that novel...I don't want to clean house.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-49584583709310809422012-04-24T09:28:38.957-04:002012-04-24T09:28:38.957-04:00I just recently found out that brolly was umbrella...I just recently found out that brolly was umbrella. Thanks for visiting my blog, Only 5 posts to go on A-Z.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.com