tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post4907847038638045851..comments2024-03-29T07:40:54.130-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: This Time of Year - Thinking of TreesLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-25827832548409898712017-12-18T15:17:22.988-07:002017-12-18T15:17:22.988-07:00You're welcome. Wishing you a very Merry Chris...You're welcome. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, too!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-69536172917879848342017-12-18T13:09:39.026-07:002017-12-18T13:09:39.026-07:00Thank you, Linda, for sharing that poem. Have a Me...Thank you, Linda, for sharing that poem. Have a Merry Christmas and enjoy that lovely tree. Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-75434864941926934392017-12-18T06:40:20.388-07:002017-12-18T06:40:20.388-07:00You're welcome, Linda, and the same to you! I&...You're welcome, Linda, and the same to you! I'm glad this may spark a wonderful book for the students!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-10244393052548638972017-12-18T06:39:32.982-07:002017-12-18T06:39:32.982-07:00Thanks, Carol, I hope you find some peaceful times...Thanks, Carol, I hope you find some peaceful times during this special holiday. Enjoy finding your own way to picture your tree! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-12547403007433499192017-12-18T02:52:58.920-07:002017-12-18T02:52:58.920-07:00Thank you for introducing me to this poem. I’m itc...Thank you for introducing me to this poem. I’m itching to make an anthology for my students. This is perfect. Peace a d joy to you, friend Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-17346014810414157252017-12-18T00:38:01.045-07:002017-12-18T00:38:01.045-07:00Peaceful wishes to you, Linda. I may be terribly l...Peaceful wishes to you, Linda. I may be terribly late for the Poetry Friday Roundup but my heart is in the right place. There is so much to do this holiday season and I want to savor each moment. I love the tree sequence and makes me think that I should take my digitized tree photo and create a haiku for healing because the tree brought such peace at the end of a long weekend of doing...Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-2161629042500634712017-12-17T22:15:57.431-07:002017-12-17T22:15:57.431-07:00Thank you, Jone. Have a terrific week!Thank you, Jone. Have a terrific week!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-271941960894761672017-12-17T21:39:34.035-07:002017-12-17T21:39:34.035-07:00I love e.e.cummings "trees". And I love...I love e.e.cummings "trees". And I love your haiku!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214389804167241801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-75751286637041991712017-12-17T16:39:01.430-07:002017-12-17T16:39:01.430-07:00I guess many of us with a cat have had this happen...I guess many of us with a cat have had this happen. Sarah's cats have stayed away from their tree. Glad you like the poem. It is one to have for Christmas.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-37086053936729864592017-12-17T10:55:29.907-07:002017-12-17T10:55:29.907-07:00I do love that Christmas poem, Linda - so Cummings...I do love that Christmas poem, Linda - so Cummings-like in its perspective and humor. I had to laugh at your story of the cat who leaped into your tree - we had one of those, too...a story we laugh about these days but was quite the tragedy at the time (the tree took its own victims as it crashed down!).Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-14923851805397705092017-12-16T18:47:20.484-07:002017-12-16T18:47:20.484-07:00Thanks, Kat, always nice to write about them!Thanks, Kat, always nice to write about them!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-28425898238885219222017-12-16T18:46:48.623-07:002017-12-16T18:46:48.623-07:00Oh, nice to imagine you singing to your tree, Mary...Oh, nice to imagine you singing to your tree, Mary Lee. e.e. cummings gives good advice!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-35655803395247777022017-12-16T18:46:00.120-07:002017-12-16T18:46:00.120-07:00Thanks, Buffy! Thanks, Buffy! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-52521120221856577692017-12-16T15:21:42.314-07:002017-12-16T15:21:42.314-07:00Timing is everything. And so are memories... Lovel...Timing is everything. And so are memories... Lovely to share yours, Linda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-13520199624872215052017-12-16T15:06:19.322-07:002017-12-16T15:06:19.322-07:00Thank you for your memories and the poem I can sin...Thank you for your memories and the poem I can sing to our little tree to let it know that its life was not in vain!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-17489019076073478202017-12-16T14:08:19.661-07:002017-12-16T14:08:19.661-07:00Keep breaking rules, Linda--love your 3 lines with...Keep breaking rules, Linda--love your 3 lines with 3 photos!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-28064428434310341452017-12-16T10:21:07.045-07:002017-12-16T10:21:07.045-07:00Thank you, Violet, it makes me happy that I've...Thank you, Violet, it makes me happy that I've found a new poem for you! Yes, I'm imagining a very Merry Christmas with my tree, and all that family, too! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-9729634066420180042017-12-16T09:20:55.725-07:002017-12-16T09:20:55.725-07:00Linda, this is so beautiful! I love your little ha...Linda, this is <i>so beautiful</i>! I love your little haiku, your memories, and the fabulous find in your bookstore. I've never read that e.e. cummings poem but it's a keeper (I'm going to copy and save it before I leave here). I wish you and your tree a very wonderful Christmas. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-61712667293946893192017-12-16T06:58:42.492-07:002017-12-16T06:58:42.492-07:00Fun to hear about your own 'falling' tree....Fun to hear about your own 'falling' tree. I have a new artificial tree, though somehow this year, I yearned for a real one. Maybe next year! How wonderful you sent your poem. It was wonderful and I knew the author would love it. So happy for you, Kay! Thanks for telling me!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-55856428517986620302017-12-16T06:56:48.086-07:002017-12-16T06:56:48.086-07:00Thanks,Molly, it is fun to share the connections.Thanks,Molly, it is fun to share the connections.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-9058595790744494052017-12-16T06:56:16.759-07:002017-12-16T06:56:16.759-07:00I think if I centered the poem, it would look like...I think if I centered the poem, it would look like a tree, Michelle. Wow! Thanks for noticing!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-56051511328672686552017-12-16T06:00:21.092-07:002017-12-16T06:00:21.092-07:00Linda, also wanted to thank you for your encourag...Linda, also wanted to thank you for your encouragement to send my poem about The Radium Girls to the author. I got up the nerve to tweet it to Kate Moore, and she responded and shared it! It made my day.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-554485324148916692017-12-16T05:59:09.342-07:002017-12-16T05:59:09.342-07:00That ee cummins poem is just lovely. I enjoyed rea...That ee cummins poem is just lovely. I enjoyed reading your past tree memories and those from your grandfather. It was the year of the falling tree that we went to artificial. We still have that same tree (maybe 15 or more years) today. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-49769706851639900452017-12-16T05:23:59.822-07:002017-12-16T05:23:59.822-07:00What a lovely poem -- so sweet and sad. Those litt...What a lovely poem -- so sweet and sad. Those little arms and those yearning spangles! It was fun to read your holiday remembrances, which sparked some of my own. Does everyone have a tumbling tree memory? Finally, I love your idea of a triptych haiga. Well done!mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-29712924534953483622017-12-15T22:10:53.064-07:002017-12-15T22:10:53.064-07:00What a lovely poem you shared with us Linda, to go...What a lovely poem you shared with us Linda, to go along with these wonderful memories of yours and your intro into books and poetry–such a special connection you and your grandfather shared. The poem seems to make a silhouette of a tree too. Thanks for sharing all with us!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.com