tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post2452714611199288997..comments2024-03-26T09:20:29.620-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Poetry Friday - Birthday SpecialLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-89175731421770662842021-03-03T10:01:08.084-07:002021-03-03T10:01:08.084-07:00Thanks, Robyn! Hope March has started beautifully ...Thanks, Robyn! Hope March has started beautifully for you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-90424755753240466702021-03-02T17:50:15.780-07:002021-03-02T17:50:15.780-07:00How kind of you, Linda, to throw confetti for our ...How kind of you, Linda, to throw confetti for our Pisces friends over here! That poem - goodness. How had I not read it before? Every. Line. Perfect. Thank you for sharing! XORobyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-22414195819893733702021-03-02T13:09:36.367-07:002021-03-02T13:09:36.367-07:00I'm so glad you stretched it as long as you co...I'm so glad you stretched it as long as you could, Ruth, & hope it was a lovely one! And, I'm glad to share a new poem to you! Thanks!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-39120048737484886862021-03-02T12:52:32.854-07:002021-03-02T12:52:32.854-07:00What a perfect poem, and it's new to me! I am ...What a perfect poem, and it's new to me! I am just reading Poetry Friday now, after stretching out my birthday as long as I possibly could over the weekend! Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-15070914387752060172021-03-01T06:02:42.791-07:002021-03-01T06:02:42.791-07:00Thanks, Karen & Matt, I'm happy I shared t...Thanks, Karen & Matt, I'm happy I shared the poem this week & that you liked it. I would be happy to share some cake, Matt. We need some 'teleporting' talents, though! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-37966138371152508572021-02-28T21:47:18.327-07:002021-02-28T21:47:18.327-07:00Lovely poem, Linda- I'd not read it before, so...Lovely poem, Linda- I'd not read it before, so thank you! And if you have any more of that tuxedo cake left, I'll happily help you finish it. ;)Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-26914997181280520362021-02-28T12:42:13.183-07:002021-02-28T12:42:13.183-07:00Oh, I *love* this one, Linda. I don't think I&...Oh, I *love* this one, Linda. I don't think I've read it before. I love "green and laundry-sweet" and the ache. Just lovely. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-73246657510054499042021-02-28T11:18:28.139-07:002021-02-28T11:18:28.139-07:00Thanks, Kay & Susan. I like that first line, t...Thanks, Kay & Susan. I like that first line, too, & wishing your daughter a happy birthday, Susan. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-9586518152511613142021-02-28T09:47:02.947-07:002021-02-28T09:47:02.947-07:00What a lovely poem! My daughter turned 30 this wee...What a lovely poem! My daughter turned 30 this week. I'm going to share it with her!susanbruck.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622383204401655375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-81341704525001746732021-02-27T17:54:30.406-07:002021-02-27T17:54:30.406-07:00Beautiful poem. I love that first line--today we a...Beautiful poem. I love that first line--today we are possible.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-49444195259279295342021-02-27T10:11:21.131-07:002021-02-27T10:11:21.131-07:00Thank you everyone. I'm in the midst of a book...Thank you everyone. I'm in the midst of a bookstore, then 2nd shot flurry. So far, I'm fine. I'm so glad you enjoyed the poem!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-83292617072121130542021-02-27T08:56:58.103-07:002021-02-27T08:56:58.103-07:00Love it! Hope your second shot doesn't give yo...Love it! Hope your second shot doesn't give you too much ache!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-4493750922501137082021-02-27T08:31:53.154-07:002021-02-27T08:31:53.154-07:00Thanks for the birthday wishes, Linda! What a gorg...Thanks for the birthday wishes, Linda! What a gorgeous poem from Lucille Clifton. "Today we are possible" and "everything waits for us" -- but also her recognition of the ache in life.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-48316252325373159732021-02-27T08:10:48.868-07:002021-02-27T08:10:48.868-07:00Happy Birthday, Linda. Today is my oldest son'...Happy Birthday, Linda. Today is my oldest son's birthday. I hope you enjoyed your cake... even though it rhymes with ache! Haha. Karen Eastlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778112838401454642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-14866778153683238112021-02-27T07:50:18.443-07:002021-02-27T07:50:18.443-07:00Poetry + cake = the perfect birthday celebration f...Poetry + cake = the perfect birthday celebration for the Pisces peeps! You know how to throw a party, Linda! ;)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-83548496648090964772021-02-26T19:59:25.407-07:002021-02-26T19:59:25.407-07:00The cake looks divine. And the poem is new to me. ...The cake looks divine. And the poem is new to me. I love how it takes us from snow to cane fields.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-83199008658164194182021-02-26T18:51:11.482-07:002021-02-26T18:51:11.482-07:00What a delicious slice of tuxedo cake you've o...What a delicious slice of tuxedo cake you've offered up, and lovely poem by Lucile Clifton. I especially like the ending, "what we will become/waits in us like an ache." Thanks Linda!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-61233017747004213672021-02-26T16:56:43.747-07:002021-02-26T16:56:43.747-07:00I know there are many of us, Kat. One of my bookst...I know there are many of us, Kat. One of my bookstore co-workers was not pleased that a couple of us made the decision to close. We just didn't know, & I wish our country had made similar choices to yours! Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-6899668789765877312021-02-26T16:13:07.357-07:002021-02-26T16:13:07.357-07:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who totally ...I'm glad I'm not the only one who totally missed the ongoing significance of this pandemic, Tabatha and Linda. In so many ways, it hasn't been as bad as I'd feared (Australia has had a very different experience to much of the world) - but its impact has long fingers and a tight grasp. <br /><br />That tuxedo cake looks delicious, Linda!KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-2554513747415355802021-02-26T15:41:06.046-07:002021-02-26T15:41:06.046-07:00Thanks, Janice, but it is not my birthday. I'm...Thanks, Janice, but it is not my birthday. I'm just celebrating for so many on Poetry Friday who are Pisces! Yes, the poem is a lovely thought about reflecting.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-19093905382692907992021-02-26T12:33:50.289-07:002021-02-26T12:33:50.289-07:00Happy Birthday to you and all the other birthday f...Happy Birthday to you and all the other birthday folks. It's so interesting thinking back, as in the poem, about birth, the possibilities, and knowing what we know. Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-62721655046811914912021-02-26T10:43:45.127-07:002021-02-26T10:43:45.127-07:00We've been talking & talking about that da...We've been talking & talking about that day, now tell your son I'll call it the 'panniversary' too! You definitely have a day to mark it, your own birthday! What I remember is taking a "closed until further notice" sign to the bookstore. We didn't know, did we? Wishing you a Happy Birthday with lots of smiles for the year ahead, Tabatha! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-41913399171784750152021-02-26T10:40:53.308-07:002021-02-26T10:40:53.308-07:00This cake may add to my weight a bit. I tried it a...This cake may add to my weight a bit. I tried it about a week or two ago & it is sumptuous - lots of chocolate! I wish I could share it all across the world. Thanks, Jama!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-40106435358865319032021-02-26T09:27:57.753-07:002021-02-26T09:27:57.753-07:00Thank you for the sweet birthday wishes, Linda! Th...Thank you for the sweet birthday wishes, Linda! That is a delicious-looking cake and a great poetry find. <br />My son taught me the term "panniversary" yesterday -- one year since we started dealing with the pandemic. My birthday last year was the first day my parents started social distancing, so they gave me my presents in a parking lot (COVID-19 cases were confirmed in my state on my birthday eve). I really had no idea that COVID-19 would be an issue a year later...sometimes ignorance really is bliss :-) Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-82035393342736616112021-02-26T08:46:58.451-07:002021-02-26T08:46:58.451-07:00Thanks for sharing this poem (new to me), and of c...Thanks for sharing this poem (new to me), and of course I'm drooling at that tuxedo cake (great name). Wonderful about all the Pisces birthdays.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com