tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post4215206281548032371..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Progressive Poem Final Line is HereDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-68769808844969462092019-05-01T20:13:20.341-04:002019-05-01T20:13:20.341-04:00Thanks! Well, I do like to sing! Not sure about be...Thanks! Well, I do like to sing! Not sure about being a musician yet, but I finally have some time to pursue playing an instrument now that I'm retired!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-52935483630041993172019-05-01T19:51:17.106-04:002019-05-01T19:51:17.106-04:00Oh, Donna, what an incredible wrap-up! You say you...Oh, Donna, what an incredible wrap-up! You say you're a beginner with the ukulele, but something tells me you aren't a beginner musician. I absolutely loved listening to the song. I'm in awe of your skill as a poet and a musician.<br />Thanks for a wonderful finale. Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-67108274028764929202019-05-01T11:52:45.862-04:002019-05-01T11:52:45.862-04:00thanks, Mary Lee. I really enjoyed doing it!thanks, Mary Lee. I really enjoyed doing it!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-2064563334803117172019-05-01T11:52:20.883-04:002019-05-01T11:52:20.883-04:00Didn't seem like work really...you know how it...Didn't seem like work really...you know how it is when you get an idea and things start to come together. The hardest part was trying to record anything with stuff going on around me and mess ups playing. Hardly the professional set up! Lol!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-37453339677039453572019-05-01T11:22:32.554-04:002019-05-01T11:22:32.554-04:00Wow, you really worked hard on this - and it show...Wow, you really worked hard on this - and it shows! Great idea for your last line, which sews everything up neatly. And great job with the song!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-44886220551412241082019-04-30T19:56:20.494-04:002019-04-30T19:56:20.494-04:00OH MY WORD!!! You are a-mazing! So perfect to take...OH MY WORD!!! You are a-mazing! So perfect to take our lyric lines and make a song!!! Only you! WOW WOW WOW!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-71760815076699525252019-04-30T17:44:42.254-04:002019-04-30T17:44:42.254-04:00Or my husband's who has heard about your proce...Or my husband's who has heard about your process just said an upside down cake! Janet Clare F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-52891776681333046922019-04-30T17:22:24.213-04:002019-04-30T17:22:24.213-04:00Let's see what Irene thinks! I'm liking &...Let's see what Irene thinks! I'm liking "Summer" in there. I had thought of "Summer Song" as two words from the titles.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-79776609560893771372019-04-30T17:19:02.936-04:002019-04-30T17:19:02.936-04:00Thanks, Margaret! I liked how things just seemed ...Thanks, Margaret! I liked how things just seemed to come together, almost of their own volition!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-74433902933895072762019-04-30T17:18:20.625-04:002019-04-30T17:18:20.625-04:00Thanks, Amy. It was a fun ending to have come tog...Thanks, Amy. It was a fun ending to have come together. It all just felt right - all those wonderful lines needed a hug!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-71213691722423680202019-04-30T17:17:11.502-04:002019-04-30T17:17:11.502-04:00Aw! I'm glad you like it!Aw! I'm glad you like it!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-509407592678223592019-04-30T13:15:47.274-04:002019-04-30T13:15:47.274-04:00Thanks, Ruth. I feel guilty that I had so much fun...Thanks, Ruth. I feel guilty that I had so much fun doing it. Wasn't like work at all!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-24400727626238723842019-04-30T13:10:01.394-04:002019-04-30T13:10:01.394-04:00;) YOU are SO welcome! My pleasure! My husband a...;) YOU are SO welcome! My pleasure! My husband and I still talk about going to Gee's Bend someday.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-91759324840441292922019-04-30T12:58:17.679-04:002019-04-30T12:58:17.679-04:00Thanks, Michelle! Loved trying to figure out how...Thanks, Michelle! Loved trying to figure out how to do it, too!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-28839990652479633052019-04-30T12:56:50.485-04:002019-04-30T12:56:50.485-04:00Wouldn't that be amazing to have a class put t...Wouldn't that be amazing to have a class put together poem then involve the music teacher and the class with basic instruments in the creation of music for it? THAT would be SO much fun!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-68837821571214658822019-04-30T12:55:22.937-04:002019-04-30T12:55:22.937-04:00So glad you were "well fed"!! Yes, I did...So glad you were "well fed"!! Yes, I did a double take when I saw that hoodie! I was just leaving with my daughter, and had to quickly tell her..."be right back!" Nice guy, quite happy to let me take a picture of his back!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-41868660652492692102019-04-30T12:48:52.873-04:002019-04-30T12:48:52.873-04:00My children, when they were young, would ask me if...My children, when they were young, would ask me if I knew "that person" I was just talking to out of the blue. I'd have to go into the thing ab out how it's okay as an adult (or if you are with an adult) to talk to strangers - that strangers are just people you don't know yet. My license plate project has also helped me be able to just walk up to strangers and ask questions. It's gotten to be more and more fun, the older I get!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-85892805582984693542019-04-30T12:44:18.470-04:002019-04-30T12:44:18.470-04:00Thanks, Buffy! And you are welcome.Thanks, Buffy! And you are welcome.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-81096823565342029292019-04-30T12:22:34.374-04:002019-04-30T12:22:34.374-04:00Thanks! Have not done this before. It was a grand ...Thanks! Have not done this before. It was a grand experiment in perseverance and vulnerability!<br />Can you PM me? I started to put everything here, but it was too much. I can give you links to what I've researched, bought and watched or read. I have pictures of my granddaughter's uke and mine on this page:<br />http://mainelywrite.blogspot.com/2019/04/v-is-for-violin1-atoz-challenge.html<br />You definitely SHOULD do this! My granddaughter was 4 1/2 when I got her a "First Act" ukulele. Turned 5 yesterday, and she has learned 3 chords by name and the positions - and now I'm thinking she's ready for a "better" model uke now. She's tried mine and the strumming and chording are more rewarding.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-53626716727067411362019-04-30T11:50:44.385-04:002019-04-30T11:50:44.385-04:00I have not had the chance to read the other commen...I have not had the chance to read the other comments. Will do so later, but WOW, Donna. This is amazing. I love everything you have done and written. You play like a pro and a songwriter? Have you done that before? Your voice is charming and honestly you have made this poem something I could not imagine it to be. Honestly, I love this. PS You have given me the idea to learn how to play so I can teach my granddaughter! She's only three, but I could use a headstart. I used to play guitar and piano so maybe there is hope for me. Are you learning online? Tips etc. appreciated. And again, thank you and CONGRATULATIONS on this brilliance. Such creativity. Janet Clare F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-24557619995832275732019-04-30T11:12:28.449-04:002019-04-30T11:12:28.449-04:00So much fun--thanks for the song and wonderful fin...So much fun--thanks for the song and wonderful finale!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-4195351714959301862019-04-30T10:42:22.135-04:002019-04-30T10:42:22.135-04:00I had said I wanted to carry my ukulele with me on...I had said I wanted to carry my ukulele with me on the bike. Just wish it were to the beach this year. But I'm sure the river will be just fine! I want to get good enough so that if someone overhears me they won't wish they hadn't...lol!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-23258480101402672772019-04-30T10:20:45.406-04:002019-04-30T10:20:45.406-04:00Stunning. I love this, I enjoyed reading the pro...Stunning. I love this, I enjoyed reading the process you used. And to ask a stranger about the photo is brilliant.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-78802279211781428222019-04-30T09:56:07.330-04:002019-04-30T09:56:07.330-04:00Love, love, love it set to music. This makes it ev...Love, love, love it set to music. This makes it even further relatable for kids! What a resource when teaching poetry in the classroom to show this collaboration!Sherry Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326605891373049617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-69995303855535660862019-04-30T09:43:03.544-04:002019-04-30T09:43:03.544-04:00You got to pop in on my "AtoZ aside-track&quo...You got to pop in on my "AtoZ aside-track" post. Lol! It isn't AtoZ, but another amazing fun event in April. Glad you stopped by!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.com