tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post1868048390655049743..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: F is for Fix M and Free VerseDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66530812650266574262018-04-09T15:34:43.367-04:002018-04-09T15:34:43.367-04:00Ah, maybe next year, when I'm retired I can ta...Ah, maybe next year, when I'm retired I can take on the A to Z challenge. I love the free verse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214389804167241801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-4536506846094616272018-04-08T17:07:43.940-04:002018-04-08T17:07:43.940-04:00"all is right as healing rain" - indeed...."all is right as healing rain" - indeed. There is something healing about rain. Your work with the plates is so clever and cool - you are always on the lookout. And fingerprint rings! I had a fingerprint bracelet made long ago - with each of our 3 children's fingerprints on it. Memories! xxAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-28728107416181497082018-04-08T11:51:52.092-04:002018-04-08T11:51:52.092-04:00F is also for fun! Thanks for sharing the fun poem...F is also for fun! Thanks for sharing the fun poems.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-70622960407297024852018-04-08T05:05:59.186-04:002018-04-08T05:05:59.186-04:00These are so clever, Donna! I love the optimism of...These are so clever, Donna! I love the optimism of the final lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-27107885160778110742018-04-07T10:50:23.488-04:002018-04-07T10:50:23.488-04:00I liked seeing the difference in structure between...I liked seeing the difference in structure between the two versions. Both work well, but they do read differently. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-86639279207289410382018-04-07T08:35:50.963-04:002018-04-07T08:35:50.963-04:00Freaking fantabulous 'f' poems :)Freaking fantabulous 'f' poems :)Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-78077587884515704762018-04-07T06:04:04.488-04:002018-04-07T06:04:04.488-04:00Wonderful poem. I enjoyed reading it :) Also inter...Wonderful poem. I enjoyed reading it :) Also interesting plates!! Juihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122117321258847519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-11857855139617186272018-04-06T21:17:10.068-04:002018-04-06T21:17:10.068-04:00Oh, you are right! There are lots of s sounds in ...Oh, you are right! There are lots of s sounds in that poem. How wonderful! Wish I'd been knowing I was doing it when I did it - all subconsciously slipped through!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-32162002995648172522018-04-06T20:34:48.400-04:002018-04-06T20:34:48.400-04:00First, you make me say WOW! Then, you make me laug...First, you make me say WOW! Then, you make me laugh. Fah-DA! indeed. All those beautiful "s" words in your poem sound like rain....April showers to bring May flowers, please!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-50139423005157308532018-04-06T18:42:03.074-04:002018-04-06T18:42:03.074-04:00I find only the finest kind! Remember "Go Jam...I find only the finest kind! Remember "Go Jama"?<br />https://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2017/04/go-jama-atozchallenge.htmlDonna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-11787524706669808802018-04-06T17:49:23.291-04:002018-04-06T17:49:23.291-04:00Fiddle dee dee, I love your fiddling with fib and ...Fiddle dee dee, I love your fiddling with fib and free verse. And you do find the most interesting license plates!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-36946816846969482332018-04-06T14:57:22.253-04:002018-04-06T14:57:22.253-04:00It is so hard NOT to do vanity plates here! But I...It is so hard NOT to do vanity plates here! But I think next year I may go back to lobster boat names for a bit of a change. I'll be taking pictures this summer and then I'll know if I am going to have enough. Are you doing poems or atoz? Nevermind, I'll go check!!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-21316583250468222072018-04-06T14:55:13.222-04:002018-04-06T14:55:13.222-04:00Thank you! Hope you are having fun with AtoZ!Thank you! Hope you are having fun with AtoZ!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-29798071390287362652018-04-06T14:52:49.066-04:002018-04-06T14:52:49.066-04:00Cleansing showers - the ones that clear the air in...Cleansing showers - the ones that clear the air in summer - are just the best!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-47387577729570859032018-04-06T14:52:06.565-04:002018-04-06T14:52:06.565-04:00Pretty amazing rings. I'm tempted to get one,...Pretty amazing rings. I'm tempted to get one, as my original wedding ring had to be cut off over 30 years ago, and I have only had temporary "replacement" rings since then. 46 years is coming up. It might be time for a new ring.<br />As for Fix'm and Fix: It was fun to see whether it could be done or if it would "feel" or "sound" better.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-83767782837731623322018-04-06T14:44:52.675-04:002018-04-06T14:44:52.675-04:00I replied using my phone, but the response disappe...I replied using my phone, but the response disappeared. Lots of strangeness going on!<br />Anyway, yes, students' poems can get very stilted. I used to have to show my students a number of acrostics, and write a couple together as a group so they could see how it could flow and not just be a list of words. Sometimes it does help to do a free form and turn it into the "syllable count" poems to avoid the stilted - because a poem is about meaning and rhythm, not about getting the syllables right at any expense!<br />I'm flattered that you would use it as a mentor poem. Thanks! Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-62324010415472295352018-04-06T14:41:14.870-04:002018-04-06T14:41:14.870-04:00I remember participating in your license plate cha...I remember participating in your license plate challenge fondly. Have fun.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-76259659580318147642018-04-06T14:36:04.008-04:002018-04-06T14:36:04.008-04:00So happy you've joined! It is a lot of fun ge...So happy you've joined! It is a lot of fun getting the bloggers all together like this!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-92015502896530054832018-04-06T12:36:23.537-04:002018-04-06T12:36:23.537-04:00You are fantastically creative with your form and ...You are fantastically creative with your form and features of your site. Fabulous feats! <br /><br />Thanks for writing and reading,<br /><br />Sarah Butland<br />author of Fill In The Blank Letters, I Saw the Forest and more! Sarah Butlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273012287632649177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-57002194304185389232018-04-06T12:23:08.620-04:002018-04-06T12:23:08.620-04:00Both are poems of hope, Donna. I am often glad for...Both are poems of hope, Donna. I am often glad for "cleansing showers"!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-80540994413931004792018-04-06T12:17:06.226-04:002018-04-06T12:17:06.226-04:00Thanks for a very enjoyable post, Donna. I checked...Thanks for a very enjoyable post, Donna. I checked out the "finger print ring." Very interesting... even footprints! I think "Fix 'Em" and "Fix" would be great mentor texts to compare and contrast crafting of same subject, vocabulary, by same author.Alice Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302512837699702430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-37614328516630994832018-04-06T09:06:37.282-04:002018-04-06T09:06:37.282-04:00Thanks, Mary Lee! I ended up being happier with F...Thanks, Mary Lee! I ended up being happier with F than I had started out!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-33795230916127159902018-04-06T08:07:04.717-04:002018-04-06T08:07:04.717-04:00I have my gifted and talented children write a Fib...I have my gifted and talented children write a Fibonacci poem every year when we study him! For some reason it never occurred to me that other people might be writing them too. Your poem is much more lyrical than my students poems! I'm going to show it to them.<br /><a href="https://melaniecrousesblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/f-is-for-what-fresh-hell-laughing-in.html" rel="nofollow">Melanie's Stories</a>Melanie Crousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353025724182677932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66972465694919957172018-04-06T07:24:29.755-04:002018-04-06T07:24:29.755-04:00I had run across them before, but never written on...I had run across them before, but never written one. If I hadn't been scooting around on the AtoZ I wouldn't have found it!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-30939514504008845942018-04-06T06:49:18.757-04:002018-04-06T06:49:18.757-04:00This is my first Blogging A to Z challenge; I'...This is my first Blogging A to Z challenge; I'm loving seeing the work of others!<br />Enjoyed your free verse!<br />Never heard of a fib poem, but now that I have, I like it. Go, Fibonacci!<br />gabaroo.orgGabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336541070220276713noreply@blogger.com