tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post8662283368397007097..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: The Potato HouseDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-84871156609498189152012-03-16T10:58:52.427-04:002012-03-16T10:58:52.427-04:00I love this. Your poem brought back a memory from...I love this. Your poem brought back a memory from my childhood. I love when I read a piece of writing and it does that. Thank you.Koreen Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977777342739056741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-82655917745182791422012-03-15T21:13:26.044-04:002012-03-15T21:13:26.044-04:00I love how you have listed the names of the kinds ...I love how you have listed the names of the kinds of potatoes.wakeupandwritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609907178978468802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-9818332009723472762012-03-15T20:33:23.148-04:002012-03-15T20:33:23.148-04:00There are few things I love more than potatoes. V...There are few things I love more than potatoes. Very few. This poem might be one of them.Christy Rush-Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581876400990779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-4702235733652738242012-03-15T20:26:36.862-04:002012-03-15T20:26:36.862-04:00Each word carrying so much weight, and the images ...Each word carrying so much weight, and the images so haunting and visual.<br />The photograph is a nice companion to the poem.<br />( Thank you for the type face. I am delighted to read your work)PAMELA HODGEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834410745679219203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-89880010402565980792012-03-15T18:34:23.565-04:002012-03-15T18:34:23.565-04:00I have enjoyed reading your posts Donna. (I have ...I have enjoyed reading your posts Donna. (I have had trouble leaving comments.) You always find an interesting way to write about your world. Just like this. I have never known of a Potato house but have the whole history in your poem. Keep writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-16840248173339129822012-03-15T14:21:16.255-04:002012-03-15T14:21:16.255-04:00Never heard of potatoe houses, but it sounds like ...Never heard of potatoe houses, but it sounds like it use to be a busy place. I always look at old houses/barns and wonder why no one kept them going. So much history. Thanks for sharing a time gone by.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12535989955846532310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-86182943144818729722012-03-15T12:37:07.957-04:002012-03-15T12:37:07.957-04:00Another lovely homage to times past - thse lines r...Another lovely homage to times past - thse lines really stood out for me:<br />their <br />starchy treasure<br />white gold<br />in brown dirt<br />...and thank you for that picture!Tarahttp://tmsteach.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-38180088312821383792012-03-15T11:12:58.531-04:002012-03-15T11:12:58.531-04:00I loved the journey back in time and then to the p...I loved the journey back in time and then to the present.Heartfeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675876231566669372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-2983363233945019312012-03-15T03:29:21.222-04:002012-03-15T03:29:21.222-04:00At the beginning you made me think of when we were...At the beginning you made me think of when we were allowed time off school to help pick fruit crops. Then I felt your sadness at how time can try to erase the evidence of experiences - memories are so importantAnne and Riss @thelitladieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590941876169037945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-25144708728779933752012-03-15T02:44:36.245-04:002012-03-15T02:44:36.245-04:00It's great how you bring us through history an...It's great how you bring us through history and then with such a shift in emotion. I could get a sense of the pride in the work and now it just feels so empty. Beautiful poem. Makes me want to find out more about the potato house!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13806780584522995159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-9987299234103461152012-03-15T01:36:34.397-04:002012-03-15T01:36:34.397-04:00Love "starchy treasure" and "white ...Love "starchy treasure" and "white gold" but the telling words are at the end. So sad and nostalgic. You know with a few more words, or a refrain, this could be a folk tune. Nice Donna. Again, best wishes on the madness poem!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-47786502662238479702012-03-15T01:04:13.566-04:002012-03-15T01:04:13.566-04:00You are an amazing poet. I could feel the value a...You are an amazing poet. I could feel the value and yearning for the potato house. Beautiful!Elizabeth G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01947997210196544386noreply@blogger.com