tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post3559580053139565297..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Poetry Friday Roundup Is Here!Donna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-9493997161880575202016-02-24T14:35:30.703-05:002016-02-24T14:35:30.703-05:00Both such beautiful poems.
My understanding has ...Both such beautiful poems. <br /><br />My understanding has always been that poetry has a rhyme, rhythm and shape, whereas straight prose can have no shape all all but presents poetic elements. Thus the reason you find prose in novels periodically, but they're not books full of poetry.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-55506705519639444582016-02-20T10:05:58.256-05:002016-02-20T10:05:58.256-05:00Here I come late on Saturday morning as usual, to ...Here I come late on Saturday morning as usual, to say that kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkoookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk<br />there was something sticky on my K key, AND that this poem of yours, related to Nemerov's in quite a few ways, is one of the best things I've read in a while! It masquerades as a cute rhyming verse but carries a truth that we can never hear too often in too many forms--especially those of us who have a tendency to ill-attend the present. Thanks for this, and thank you for my poetry postcard, and thank you for hosting!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-16258462398970700792016-02-19T19:44:57.267-05:002016-02-19T19:44:57.267-05:00We've had another mild winter, no snow, which ...We've had another mild winter, no snow, which I always find disappointing. I got you poetry postcard. Thank you!<br />We Seattleites would revise your final lines:<br />"Between the lightest<br />and the darkest<br />Where all and nothing<br />stops and stalls<br />As here we sit<br />between RAINfalls."<br />Have a wonderful weekend. Looking forward to some sun next week!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-53145567623281613432016-02-19T17:28:38.131-05:002016-02-19T17:28:38.131-05:00Oh. I left a comment yesterday, but it mustn't...Oh. I left a comment yesterday, but it mustn't have posted. I thought it did... I love your up-beat poem. Such a perfect celebration of now. (And so much to celebrate!) Thank-you for making us take time to reflect and be grateful. And thank-you for hosting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-76311585734901798622016-02-19T16:41:49.509-05:002016-02-19T16:41:49.509-05:00Today was beautiful sun - still only 33 degrees, b...Today was beautiful sun - still only 33 degrees, but seemed warm!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-88147650982857324892016-02-19T15:37:23.462-05:002016-02-19T15:37:23.462-05:00Oh, yeah, and thanks for hosting!Oh, yeah, and thanks for hosting!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-5954534319904872922016-02-19T15:37:02.090-05:002016-02-19T15:37:02.090-05:00Thank you for sharing that video, Donna! And your ...Thank you for sharing that video, Donna! And your poem is so lovely--with its ceaseless surging forward and then that wonderful ending!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-75031752936718158742016-02-19T12:53:15.197-05:002016-02-19T12:53:15.197-05:00I will have to get on over to your place shortly. ...I will have to get on over to your place shortly. I don't think I know that poem.... yet!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-58884548513279719142016-02-19T12:51:41.770-05:002016-02-19T12:51:41.770-05:00Yes, life is very likely to be found exactly in th...Yes, life is very likely to be found exactly in the nows and the in-betweens!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-38337561851516537462016-02-19T12:50:51.646-05:002016-02-19T12:50:51.646-05:00Oh, Tabatha, I meant to tell you I matched up Paul...Oh, Tabatha, I meant to tell you I matched up Paul Simon's "She's Got Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" with my Day 17 Found Object image and poem "Waiting for the Right Foot".<br />http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2016/02/found-object-day-17.htmlDonna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-79526489640775141682016-02-19T12:43:29.533-05:002016-02-19T12:43:29.533-05:00Thanks, Penny! I have to get over to your site so...Thanks, Penny! I have to get over to your site soon and see what your guests have today.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-73689364970851334392016-02-19T12:41:50.547-05:002016-02-19T12:41:50.547-05:00It's 33 and sunny, so we are loving the heat! ...It's 33 and sunny, so we are loving the heat! Brown oak leaves are peeking through the snow in places! It can make one giddy! 70's will happen in June for us...Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-85965306137702046972016-02-19T12:37:09.559-05:002016-02-19T12:37:09.559-05:00Don't Listen was great! Trying to get everywh...Don't Listen was great! Trying to get everywhere today and everywhere in-between!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-52902397028105781102016-02-19T12:13:13.029-05:002016-02-19T12:13:13.029-05:00Thank you for hosting today, Donna. I love Nemerov...Thank you for hosting today, Donna. I love Nemerov's poem, and yours, about "the nows and<br />in-betweens." Here in CT we are definitely stuck in-between; everything is drab and gray. Thank goodness for the blue jays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-5350589819575699362016-02-19T11:36:19.183-05:002016-02-19T11:36:19.183-05:00Thanks for hosting.
My selection is "In the L...Thanks for hosting.<br />My selection is "In the Land of Words: new and selected poems" by Eloise Greenfield with illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Janet S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-38824969513399233842016-02-19T11:16:00.739-05:002016-02-19T11:16:00.739-05:00Donna,
Thanks for sharing your lovely poem. I lov...Donna, <br />Thanks for sharing your lovely poem. I love the notion of in-between, particularly your opening lines between the nights and weathers. So much truth in this one!<br /><br />Today I'm sharing a poem by Debora Greger entitled The Poetry of Bad Weather.<br /><br />Thanks too for hosting!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-65190970164274710432016-02-19T10:32:29.014-05:002016-02-19T10:32:29.014-05:00Thank you for hosting! Have a great weekend, every...Thank you for hosting! Have a great weekend, everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-79856380043984344782016-02-19T10:20:00.522-05:002016-02-19T10:20:00.522-05:00Donna, wonderful poem! I love the rhythm and rhymi...Donna, wonderful poem! I love the rhythm and rhyming and celebration of in-between. Thanks for hosting this week!Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-51068493998427552192016-02-19T09:50:48.464-05:002016-02-19T09:50:48.464-05:00Thank you for hosting today. I love your poem &qu...Thank you for hosting today. I love your poem "Half Way to Somewhere" Sometimes it feels like life always happens in the nows and the in-betweens. Randomly Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041218984035157545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-85075800372869878072016-02-19T08:31:25.661-05:002016-02-19T08:31:25.661-05:00Hi Donna! <3 your poem! It has a Phantom Tollbo...Hi Donna! <3 your poem! It has a Phantom Tollbooth-y feeling to me :-)<br /><br />Thanks for hosting!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-1300004063800542492016-02-19T08:23:18.512-05:002016-02-19T08:23:18.512-05:00Donna, Thanks so much for hosting. I love your poe...Donna, Thanks so much for hosting. I love your poem. It's perfection from the title to all the in-betweens! Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-43531083233503547822016-02-19T07:44:56.829-05:002016-02-19T07:44:56.829-05:00Donna, thank you for this reminder to celebrate ev...Donna, thank you for this reminder to celebrate every day! Here the temps are climbing into the 70s today, so that is one thing I will be celebrating! Thanks so much for hosting! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-27957349473398534322016-02-19T07:32:42.209-05:002016-02-19T07:32:42.209-05:00I never quite get the hang of Mr. Linky- seem to d...I never quite get the hang of Mr. Linky- seem to do it wrong every week! Anyway, I love how you linked all of these "betweens." Clever and true. I did a little linking myself this week, combining Poetry Friday with the Nonfiction Picture Book 10 for 10, which is also occurring today. http://carolwscorner.blogspot.com/2016/02/poetry-friday-meets-nonfiction-10-for-10.htmlCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-23749886224973532482016-02-19T07:16:25.066-05:002016-02-19T07:16:25.066-05:00"Is the now of
In-between"
What a fun p..."Is the now of<br />In-between"<br /><br />What a fun poem to read...and so much darn truth. I adore how you capture this... Thank you for hosting this week with such joy. Happy Poetry Friday! xoAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-91813567127928870752016-02-19T00:29:55.428-05:002016-02-19T00:29:55.428-05:00Donna! Thank you so much for hosting today. Like...Donna! Thank you so much for hosting today. Like Bridget, I love the "now of the in-between"...and the spicy danceablity of the meter...and the shape of your poem!<br /><br />To celebrate the upcoming World Read-Aloud Day, TeachingAuthors will be riffing about, well, reading aloud. <br /><br />My post is called Just Listen, and in it, fabulous author Eric Silverman reveals one way she learned how to write picture books. <br /><br />And I've written a poem for Poetry Friday. It's called Don't Listen. <br /><br />My post goes live on Friday morning:<br />http://www.teachingauthors.com/2016/02/just-listen.html<br />April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128192997917583478noreply@blogger.com