tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post8771222605148361750..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: OLW - No Really Donna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-11505201137925401332017-01-07T09:42:45.310-05:002017-01-07T09:42:45.310-05:00What a powerful and artistic OLW. I am thrilled to...What a powerful and artistic OLW. I am thrilled to have a peek into your process and see how it is already working for you. It's been a pleasure writing with you Donna. I look forward to more haiku and reaching farther than we have in the past. Happy New Year!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-35833187847272257722017-01-06T23:22:10.906-05:002017-01-06T23:22:10.906-05:00Donna, I think reach will suit you and allow you t...Donna, I think reach will suit you and allow you to move beyond bold to reach out and touch the lives of others to impact yours as you did on your travels. April was using the word fearless that I would like to borrow for one of your lines: Fearless women reach out, connect, and find joy in life's intertwined moments.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-28257976984272223572017-01-06T18:23:09.270-05:002017-01-06T18:23:09.270-05:00I know! I really tried to want COMMIT, but it jus...I know! I really tried to want COMMIT, but it just wasn't fitting somehow. REACH really jumped out at me suddenly. Like a dog pound puppy saying "Take me home!"Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-75611773335007416082017-01-06T18:21:33.685-05:002017-01-06T18:21:33.685-05:00I have "high hopes" for REACH!I have "high hopes" for REACH!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-10705895116402700382017-01-06T18:21:06.966-05:002017-01-06T18:21:06.966-05:00"Ignore the awful times, and concentrate on t..."Ignore the awful times, and concentrate on the good ones" is a direct quote from Vonnegut's book. Can you maybe look at that page and "create a line" using words from that page just - like a cross out poem?Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-55350084079319146262017-01-06T18:06:38.225-05:002017-01-06T18:06:38.225-05:00There are some gems already!There are some gems already!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-56415747065479540362017-01-06T17:06:05.310-05:002017-01-06T17:06:05.310-05:00Isn't it funny how we audition words? I'm ...Isn't it funny how we audition words? I'm so glad you found a word you *love* and that fits you so well. Here's to reaching in 2017!!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-88087112159470813762017-01-06T16:58:05.488-05:002017-01-06T16:58:05.488-05:00Loved reading about your journey to reach - it'...Loved reading about your journey to reach - it's the perfect choice!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-53937826410547897692017-01-06T15:02:28.951-05:002017-01-06T15:02:28.951-05:00I love the word reach and your stories of how you ...I love the word reach and your stories of how you are reaching out. I'm reading a Kurt Bonne gut novel today, Slaughterhouse Five, and am loving the words. My line is from this novel when the Tralfamadorians give Billy Pilgrim some very wise advice to live in peace: "Ignore the awful times, and concentrate on the ones." Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-75551426321659860212017-01-06T13:24:20.465-05:002017-01-06T13:24:20.465-05:00Happy New Year, Donna! The word reach is full of s...Happy New Year, Donna! The word reach is full of stretch and possibility. I can't wait to check back and see the lines of poetry added!Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02968061311611437435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-37019764949707306902017-01-06T13:00:37.199-05:002017-01-06T13:00:37.199-05:00Hi, Buffy! I'm so glad your "ferocious w...Hi, Buffy! I'm so glad your "ferocious women" line was out there to borrow. It's a beauty! And now this rushing blur! Love it! Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-75426938647165872072017-01-06T12:56:51.224-05:002017-01-06T12:56:51.224-05:00Oh, yes, CONNECT would quite easily be used for RE...Oh, yes, CONNECT would quite easily be used for REACH. I want to REACH far and wide, REACH high, REACH down... maybe to far reaches... REACH beyond my self-imposed limits! Thanks for the well-wishes!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-56129901401979253242017-01-06T12:38:03.284-05:002017-01-06T12:38:03.284-05:00NICE line, Linda! I love that all these words are...NICE line, Linda! I love that all these words are just hanging about us waiting to be noticed!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-2903388752078394822017-01-06T12:36:45.327-05:002017-01-06T12:36:45.327-05:00Bumbling through their country is such a wonderful...Bumbling through their country is such a wonderful way to put it! I've read a few of your posts, but need to get back over there and see what else you are up to. Loved that Frog and Toad book cover!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-19765526752939132302017-01-06T12:35:54.099-05:002017-01-06T12:35:54.099-05:00I had to laugh that you couldn't commit to com...<br />I had to laugh that you couldn't commit to commit! Reach is a wonderful word.<br /><br /><br />I reached into Kate Dicamillo's Where Are You Going Baby Lincoln to patch together a line:<br /><br /><br />where wizards and wolves rush by in a blur of green and gold and grayBuffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-55286440344788378072017-01-06T12:27:27.640-05:002017-01-06T12:27:27.640-05:00I know! It was so ironic that I couldn't comm...I know! It was so ironic that I couldn't commit!<br />Yes, almost every time I reach out a bit, I am brought closer to the reason we are here.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-87690175027477925192017-01-06T12:24:13.942-05:002017-01-06T12:24:13.942-05:00That's great! I'll be looking for your lin...That's great! I'll be looking for your line!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-75802869707697598602017-01-06T12:19:00.991-05:002017-01-06T12:19:00.991-05:00Reach is a great word. I'm fond of "conne...Reach is a great word. I'm fond of "connect" also, and I think you are using reach in a similar way. They are both simple yet powerful. Best of luck with your poetry, too.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-38021676203840222852017-01-06T12:06:20.187-05:002017-01-06T12:06:20.187-05:00Love that "reach" & that you've ...Love that "reach" & that you've started using it already. I have a set of poetry blocks that always sat at my school desk, now on a shelf right by my desk. Here's what I came up with, Donna. Thanks for this, sounds wonderful. "dreaming women do art in poetry"! Looking forward to what's next!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-44067477071152261032017-01-06T07:18:42.464-05:002017-01-06T07:18:42.464-05:00I have been travelling in a foreign country for th...I have been travelling in a foreign country for the past month, and I have been deeply moved by the kindness we have been shown by random strangers as we bumble through their country. There will always be mean people or bad people, but there will always be so many good, caring people, if you let yourself see them!Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-65076438617706835212017-01-06T06:23:47.718-05:002017-01-06T06:23:47.718-05:00Had to laugh that you couldn't commit to "...Had to laugh that you couldn't commit to "commit." "Reach" should be fun for you this year. My experience is that people are very willing to connect. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-29170948839244027852017-01-06T03:33:21.883-05:002017-01-06T03:33:21.883-05:00Reach is a great word choice and I love how you ha...Reach is a great word choice and I love how you have seen it and used it already. i will try to find a line for you and come back with it.Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.com