tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post4208547910562297306..comments2024-03-29T06:28:23.317-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Endings Make Me GratefulLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-82012007819712139232012-06-10T19:26:16.298-06:002012-06-10T19:26:16.298-06:00Hi Linda, once again, this is a powerful message -...Hi Linda, once again, this is a powerful message - oft taken for granted, ignored, and little valued. Thank you for this gift of appreciation and just finding something to be thankful for each day. What a blessing on a Sunday. I'm a little behind in my comments and blog-viewing as I've been traveling and still horribly jetlagged as of now. Experiencing the searing heat and the sandy air here in Las Vegas, but immensely grateful to be with family and a safe flight.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-25243692963771784712012-06-09T10:46:17.532-06:002012-06-09T10:46:17.532-06:00Yes, we MUST remember to welcome every day with gr...Yes, we MUST remember to welcome every day with gratitude!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-9988071425581083942012-06-09T09:41:42.818-06:002012-06-09T09:41:42.818-06:00"Know sorrow’s somewhere beyond the horizon&q..."Know sorrow’s somewhere beyond the horizon" struck me. Isn't that always so true, yet we forget sometimes that it is full for others when it is far from us. Love this poem, have read it several times since you posted it as I am leaving it open for a little while. It is a wonderful time for reminders and to be grateful.Betsy Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492340502962987362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-45196793599422034442012-06-08T23:17:16.271-06:002012-06-08T23:17:16.271-06:00This is gorgeous Linda! Such a beautiful reminder!...This is gorgeous Linda! Such a beautiful reminder! Thanks so much for this Friday gift!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-43465254407364088152012-06-08T19:55:49.714-06:002012-06-08T19:55:49.714-06:00I have not heard of this poet, Linda...so, thank y...I have not heard of this poet, Linda...so, thank you. I love all the layers of gratitude, loss, and solace.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-44445765405050304162012-06-08T14:59:43.211-06:002012-06-08T14:59:43.211-06:00"I’m riffing
on the warm air, the wingbeats o..."I’m riffing<br />on the warm air, the wingbeats of my lungs that can take this all in,<br />flush the heart’s red peony, then send it back without effort or thought."<br /><br />Lovely!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-85954324623683424222012-06-08T10:24:38.790-06:002012-06-08T10:24:38.790-06:00What a great piece of writing! I was thinking lit...What a great piece of writing! I was thinking little grim thoughts this morning a bit, thinking of how I don't have control of the world. But then I decided that most of it doesn't affect me directly today, so chose to be happy in spite of all the bad new blues! Kind of like this poem for today! Thank you so much for sharing it. I am joining the trees in their applause.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-80527791948116669512012-06-08T07:29:46.453-06:002012-06-08T07:29:46.453-06:00Barbara is definitely one of my favorites. I'v...Barbara is definitely one of my favorites. I've shared several of her poems at Alphabet Soup, and she was a Potluck guest last year with her gluten free Chocolate Shortbread. <br /><br />"Gratitude" brims with beautiful images and choice diction. The clear bowl of sky, sigh.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-87869690776819550282012-06-08T06:45:18.851-06:002012-06-08T06:45:18.851-06:00Love this. Especially these last lines.
"And...Love this. Especially these last lines.<br /><br />"And the trees breathe in what we exhale, clap their green hands<br />in gratitude, bend to the sky."Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-48411691473779567252012-06-08T03:56:50.694-06:002012-06-08T03:56:50.694-06:00Ooh, thanks for sharing this, Linda - so beautiful...Ooh, thanks for sharing this, Linda - so beautiful!Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-44817836534677745002012-06-08T01:34:55.375-06:002012-06-08T01:34:55.375-06:00Beautiful, Linda. Really breathtaking. Thank you!Beautiful, Linda. Really breathtaking. Thank you!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-63361982188449083042012-06-07T23:31:26.015-06:002012-06-07T23:31:26.015-06:00What a wonderful poem...so many reminders to be th...What a wonderful poem...so many reminders to be thankful for ordinary things it's so easy to take for granted. I loved these lines:<br /><br />"The whole world<br />sings, gleams, as if it were basted in butter, and the air’s<br />sweet enough to send a diabetic into shock—"<br /><br />Barbara Crooker and Linda Pastan are two poets I love who write often and well about my kind of world.violethttp://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com