tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post1289409974515141664..comments2024-03-26T09:20:29.620-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Poetry Friday - A CulminationLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-60516510763311616392017-01-22T19:54:04.429-07:002017-01-22T19:54:04.429-07:00Hi, Linda. I love the idea of winter *sitting.* Ye...Hi, Linda. I love the idea of winter *sitting.* Yes -- perfect personification for how a winter day feels.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-44678268128550238252017-01-22T08:46:28.416-07:002017-01-22T08:46:28.416-07:00Thanks, Mary Lee and Matt. Still rather warm this ...Thanks, Mary Lee and Matt. Still rather warm this week, but winter returns with snow mid-week!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-5372643192644736102017-01-22T08:43:07.226-07:002017-01-22T08:43:07.226-07:00It certainly IS winter...and we have another big s...It certainly IS winter...and we have another big storm on the way here! I can totally relate to your poem, Linda.Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-16981220690896888132017-01-22T04:47:50.651-07:002017-01-22T04:47:50.651-07:00We haven't gotten your snow (it is rain by the...We haven't gotten your snow (it is rain by the time it gets to us) but the thermometer is playing games with us, too!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-50903206858155580242017-01-21T19:34:40.751-07:002017-01-21T19:34:40.751-07:00Thanks, Ruth. Sometimes it does happen like this!Thanks, Ruth. Sometimes it does happen like this!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-26511082128110473232017-01-21T19:34:04.803-07:002017-01-21T19:34:04.803-07:00You are perceptive, Joyce. I did mean that too, bu...You are perceptive, Joyce. I did mean that too, but also it's the truth about our recent weather. What a time!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-59217227934294684822017-01-21T19:33:08.166-07:002017-01-21T19:33:08.166-07:00Thanks, Kiesha. I imagine that winter is going to ...Thanks, Kiesha. I imagine that winter is going to return. We have a few months left!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-9069647954556646272017-01-21T19:32:16.120-07:002017-01-21T19:32:16.120-07:00Thanks, Penny. I really wanted to capture this tim...Thanks, Penny. I really wanted to capture this time. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-18806210638461571012017-01-21T17:00:47.669-07:002017-01-21T17:00:47.669-07:00It sounds as though your winter is imitating our C...It sounds as though your winter is imitating our Caribbean winter! Enjoy!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-33570827725015943022017-01-21T13:19:58.014-07:002017-01-21T13:19:58.014-07:00Let's imagine that bit of green, Linda, in the...Let's imagine that bit of green, Linda, in the beds and in all parts of our lives. It may feel like snowy Narnia for awhile! I couldn't keep from reading your poem with an eye on the current climate.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-37690765200411049372017-01-21T11:46:28.941-07:002017-01-21T11:46:28.941-07:00Linda, I am waiting with you! We have been having ...Linda, I am waiting with you! We have been having a false spring here in Texas for sure. I'm quite tempted to plant some seeds! Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-91934224431610095032017-01-21T11:29:19.077-07:002017-01-21T11:29:19.077-07:00We've had warm weather too. Love your poem. It...We've had warm weather too. Love your poem. It's so spot-on! And the language is beautiful! The second stanza is fun to read with all the "s" sounds.Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-38396334120465179062017-01-20T21:32:06.310-07:002017-01-20T21:32:06.310-07:00Wow. I'm glad you shared that story. It can ha...Wow. I'm glad you shared that story. It can happen early here too, but not in January. Thanks, Violet.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-43667339289376617702017-01-20T21:31:15.650-07:002017-01-20T21:31:15.650-07:00It is hiding, but I hear snow is coming the middle...It is hiding, but I hear snow is coming the middle of next week. I am glad our mountains are getting lots of snow, good for the skiing!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-56260745656776942892017-01-20T21:30:09.823-07:002017-01-20T21:30:09.823-07:00Thanks, Carol, it was a lovely day writing, then w...Thanks, Carol, it was a lovely day writing, then with Ingrid and finally with my daughter Sarah and Imogene. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-17738574561179278462017-01-20T21:29:06.684-07:002017-01-20T21:29:06.684-07:00I know! I want to spend a lot of time outside! I know! I want to spend a lot of time outside! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-67057058624659534782017-01-20T21:19:37.442-07:002017-01-20T21:19:37.442-07:00I love the image of you, stooping to check your fl...I love the image of you, stooping to check your flowerbeds in January. That miracle does happen in some places (like here on Canada's southwest coast). The first winter I spent in BC, I lived in a basement suite which had a flowerbed outside my bedroom window. I couldn't believe it when I saw crocuses coming up in January.Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-16503394261395096212017-01-20T17:05:07.845-07:002017-01-20T17:05:07.845-07:00I love this poem. So you! Noticing and noting th...I love this poem. So you! Noticing and noting the every day. Our January days are climbing high into the 70's. Not sure where January is hiding. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-39372578169702990792017-01-20T16:32:01.560-07:002017-01-20T16:32:01.560-07:00It's really winter is a great line to work wit...It's really winter is a great line to work with, Linda. I hope you continue to write to brighten our days.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-27406917719198317102017-01-20T15:02:03.626-07:002017-01-20T15:02:03.626-07:00Oh yes, this January weather has been tricky. We s...Oh yes, this January weather has been tricky. We started with rain instead of snow, but the warm temps are tempting me, too!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-41331657420820589652017-01-20T11:16:49.889-07:002017-01-20T11:16:49.889-07:00I guess it happens to all of us, Jane. Perhaps it&...I guess it happens to all of us, Jane. Perhaps it's a little promise for spring? Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-54208938205608307692017-01-20T11:15:50.673-07:002017-01-20T11:15:50.673-07:00We've been in t-shirts, not quite flip-flops, ...We've been in t-shirts, not quite flip-flops, but now cold today. Love that "January dressed up as March." Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-61211544046860236232017-01-20T10:25:54.596-07:002017-01-20T10:25:54.596-07:00We get those odd winter days, too, that lull you i...We get those odd winter days, too, that lull you into a false sense of spring - it's actually sunny here today, but I know it's just January playing a little trick on us, because the rain will be back before you know it! Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-58907407143897886552017-01-20T06:49:09.984-07:002017-01-20T06:49:09.984-07:00Dear Linda -it's been a January trick here as ...Dear Linda -it's been a January trick here as well.. January dressed up as March. I've been wearing flipflops all week. Thank you for your poem! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-61216631363137385212017-01-20T06:44:46.424-07:002017-01-20T06:44:46.424-07:00Thanks, Linda. Will read some PF posts, and enjoy ...Thanks, Linda. Will read some PF posts, and enjoy my day!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com