tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post5787629571239962283..comments2024-03-29T07:40:54.130-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Poetry Friday - WindowsLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-90175086577397251372020-02-13T19:53:45.968-07:002020-02-13T19:53:45.968-07:00I know exactly why you missed this PF, Carol. Gran...I know exactly why you missed this PF, Carol. Granddaughters keep one very busy, plus everything else is so much less important, right? I hope you had a wonderful time with them. Thanks for loving looking out the window, too. I think we all do! Love knowing about your feral cats! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-64538185427496394492020-02-13T19:48:31.186-07:002020-02-13T19:48:31.186-07:00Linda, last week was a blur since I was helping ou...Linda, last week was a blur since I was helping out in Virginia with the grandddaughters, so I totally missed the Valentine request for this week's Valentine's Day PF. I love looking out my window to see what's happening. Your poetic observations, such as "my pine/carries winter's burden-/glad to be limber -" are thoughtful noticings. This haiku touched me: sun sets/on a precious life,/words remembered (nature has a way of touching life-one of my friends died unexpectedly at our gym). What's out my window: two feral cats/cozying close together/winter loveCarol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-37259420646754556542020-02-10T13:10:55.980-07:002020-02-10T13:10:55.980-07:00Thanks, Tara. I know you spend time looking out at...Thanks, Tara. I know you spend time looking out at your gorgeous views, too. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-1147117752092975972020-02-10T09:04:46.502-07:002020-02-10T09:04:46.502-07:00Your poems and photographs are wonderful testament...Your poems and photographs are wonderful testaments to your gift of noticing and taking pleasure in the world around you, Linda.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-11715538439823806282020-02-09T21:46:31.106-07:002020-02-09T21:46:31.106-07:00Yes, as you can see, all of us agree about those w...Yes, as you can see, all of us agree about those windows! Thanks, Buffy!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-44361437565425552542020-02-09T18:58:17.668-07:002020-02-09T18:58:17.668-07:00If it's good enough for Billy Collins, I guess...If it's good enough for Billy Collins, I guess it's good enough for us too! Lots of my poems start from window staring too--a great way to catch some inspiration. Love your pine lines.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-11354298752336652722020-02-09T10:08:26.423-07:002020-02-09T10:08:26.423-07:00Thanks, Karen, I'm glad you enjoyed it all. As...Thanks, Karen, I'm glad you enjoyed it all. As you can tell, I love Collins' words, too.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-4992683649269753582020-02-09T10:07:20.093-07:002020-02-09T10:07:20.093-07:00Billy Collins got it right, I agree. Thanks, Chris...Billy Collins got it right, I agree. Thanks, Christie!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-53495706984961700262020-02-09T09:02:48.862-07:002020-02-09T09:02:48.862-07:00"...because it is their job for which they ar..."...because it is their job for which they are paid nothing every Friday afternoon." I love it. :) A new-to-me Collins poem! Thank you! <br /><br />I also love the view from your window, Linda. "Corvid cast of players" is perfect. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-86727022683428676092020-02-09T07:12:37.046-07:002020-02-09T07:12:37.046-07:00Oh this is all so lovely. It reminded me that so m...Oh this is all so lovely. It reminded me that so much of my inspiration for writing does come from looking out one window or another. You never know what you might see and where it might take you. -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/Mrs. Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580085844427332905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-57074779954079720082020-02-08T20:35:55.656-07:002020-02-08T20:35:55.656-07:00Thanks, Ramona, it was a fun post to write, then d...Thanks, Ramona, it was a fun post to write, then discover my own 'views'. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-82387467592165505222020-02-08T20:35:22.512-07:002020-02-08T20:35:22.512-07:00Billy Collins simply pleases me with every poem, M...Billy Collins simply pleases me with every poem, Michelle. I love that you liked this poem, too. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-33543519651889170302020-02-08T17:57:58.640-07:002020-02-08T17:57:58.640-07:00Love seeing what's outside your window and the...Love seeing what's outside your window and the poems that are inspired by your view! Always something new to learn (had to look up corvid). Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-25239959191569854602020-02-08T17:26:08.207-07:002020-02-08T17:26:08.207-07:00That ending to Billy Collins poem was fantastic–wh...That ending to Billy Collins poem was fantastic–what a twist, from the dry humor,<br />"the stone caught in the throat of her poet lover." How familiar that window is to me…Thanks for "your" window poems Linda and especially this one, <br />"sun glistens on lacy skirts,<br />dripping into memory"michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-22173943887407908102020-02-08T15:13:39.967-07:002020-02-08T15:13:39.967-07:00I'm not sure others see what I see, Laura, but...I'm not sure others see what I see, Laura, but I am often posting pictures of clouds, and what to me is there. Perhaps I'll use one for my second share with the group? Thanks for hte idea!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-12911597230064241682020-02-08T13:14:05.021-07:002020-02-08T13:14:05.021-07:00I want to write in response to those cloud prompts...I want to write in response to those cloud prompts! (Maybe we should use that as a water prompt one day this month.)author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-25766475524189249972020-02-08T06:59:38.431-07:002020-02-08T06:59:38.431-07:00I'm looking forward to the party, Ruth. Thanks...I'm looking forward to the party, Ruth. Thanks!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-89170234434683082382020-02-08T06:59:01.211-07:002020-02-08T06:59:01.211-07:00Thanks, Kat, it was fun to see how many I had writ...Thanks, Kat, it was fun to see how many I had written "out my window". Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-36885527396263839052020-02-08T06:58:22.051-07:002020-02-08T06:58:22.051-07:00Thanks, Tabatha. We had much more snow yesterday &...Thanks, Tabatha. We had much more snow yesterday & the pine was shrouded in snow this time. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-9637341934479629212020-02-08T05:03:28.129-07:002020-02-08T05:03:28.129-07:00Wonderful stuff today, Linda! Looking forward to y...Wonderful stuff today, Linda! Looking forward to your party next week! Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-2751210600108315732020-02-08T02:44:13.733-07:002020-02-08T02:44:13.733-07:00A lovely collection, Linda - but what exquisite wo...A lovely collection, Linda - but what exquisite words on your second; sun glistens on lacy skirts, / dripping into memory.KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-51979669180694376262020-02-08T01:33:07.038-07:002020-02-08T01:33:07.038-07:00I love your pine haiku, Linda. Trees and people al...I love your pine haiku, Linda. Trees and people alike need to be limber with their burdens. "Cloud prompts" made me smile. Enjoy your view! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-29834815586191541072020-02-07T16:39:58.822-07:002020-02-07T16:39:58.822-07:00Oh, I have more than one poem about crows. They ar...Oh, I have more than one poem about crows. They are everywhere in the neighborhood, but I struggle getting a picture close up. I love them, so, so smart! Thanks, Karen!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-50778230711330211762020-02-07T16:38:32.515-07:002020-02-07T16:38:32.515-07:00Ha! And yes, time to look & look for Buffy, is...Ha! And yes, time to look & look for Buffy, isn't it? Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-28376036030634494182020-02-07T16:37:49.245-07:002020-02-07T16:37:49.245-07:00Billy Collins knows the truth, doesn't he? Tha...Billy Collins knows the truth, doesn't he? Thanks, Molly!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com