tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post5819101865772526560..comments2024-03-26T09:20:29.620-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Retreat TodayLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-86937339318152544702013-10-19T16:29:05.196-06:002013-10-19T16:29:05.196-06:00Thanks BJ-home now, but it was a wonderful time! ...Thanks BJ-home now, but it was a wonderful time! The poem is a favorite!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-33483955851764666572013-10-19T13:45:09.792-06:002013-10-19T13:45:09.792-06:00Hi Linda - Sounds like you're having a wonderf...Hi Linda - Sounds like you're having a wonderful renewing time at the retreat. Love this Mary Oliver poem!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-14246555255153836842013-10-19T07:42:49.874-06:002013-10-19T07:42:49.874-06:00You are most welcome, Mary Lee. It's a hug fr...You are most welcome, Mary Lee. It's a hug from Mary Oliver!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-25886875173057787852013-10-19T07:25:11.521-06:002013-10-19T07:25:11.521-06:00Thank you.Thank you.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-61361820138872162792013-10-19T07:01:05.855-06:002013-10-19T07:01:05.855-06:00Mary Oliver offers many gifts, doesn't she, Vi...Mary Oliver offers many gifts, doesn't she, Violet? My time in the retreat was a pleasure too. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-53923081824308552352013-10-19T06:59:50.759-06:002013-10-19T06:59:50.759-06:00Thanks Myra-it was a good time. I'm glad to h...Thanks Myra-it was a good time. I'm glad to hear about this poem from you, too.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-54768414270813046452013-10-18T21:46:32.513-06:002013-10-18T21:46:32.513-06:00Linda, what a lovely and balanced weekend. It'...Linda, what a lovely and balanced weekend. It's nice to have breathing space in weekends filled with intense activities. The Mary Oliver poem is soothing and reassuring. I love how collections of words, arranged in just the right way, can have that effect. <br /><a href="http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Violet N.</a>Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-53083763397327611402013-10-18T20:40:34.216-06:002013-10-18T20:40:34.216-06:00Hi there Linda, this is one of my favorite Mary Ol...Hi there Linda, this is one of my favorite Mary Oliver poem. I think I've photoedited this poem as well using my iphone app, and passed it along to special friends who are in sore need of poetry in their lives. I am so glad that you are finding some quiet and a lovely time of renewal with colleagues. Much deserved and much needed.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-15732917191204660702013-10-18T20:27:22.678-06:002013-10-18T20:27:22.678-06:00I love that you have another story with a connecti...I love that you have another story with a connection to Wild Geese, Tara. I feel as if I could read it again and again, seeing new things each time. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-23879167667448937352013-10-18T20:14:42.177-06:002013-10-18T20:14:42.177-06:00Ah, the retreat sounds wonderful, Linda. Wild Gee...Ah, the retreat sounds wonderful, Linda. Wild Geese is such a haunting poem - it was a friend's cri de couer when she was in the midst of a terrible marriage and then divorce - those last lines resonated so powerfully. Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-14805164428031585222013-10-18T20:02:47.422-06:002013-10-18T20:02:47.422-06:00Mary Oliver fits in so many places, doesn't sh...Mary Oliver fits in so many places, doesn't she, Stacey? The retreat is always good, good to be in a different place with my wonderful colleagues. Good talk and great activities this time!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-62364731958840464042013-10-18T20:01:29.924-06:002013-10-18T20:01:29.924-06:00Thanks Cathy, I'll be over to read your entire...Thanks Cathy, I'll be over to read your entire post soon! Happy you enjoyed the poem!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-32361263889620348502013-10-18T19:36:04.000-06:002013-10-18T19:36:04.000-06:00It's funny how the site I clicked to posted th...It's funny how the site I clicked to posted this poem on summer solstice. You posted it at a very different time of year and for a different reason. But for both of you, the poem resonated. <br /><br />Your retreat sounds fantastic! Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-19101967523654498782013-10-18T19:29:36.921-06:002013-10-18T19:29:36.921-06:00Just clicked over to read the poem in it's ent...Just clicked over to read the poem in it's entirety --- so glad I did. Beautiful.<br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-11749417710887312942013-10-18T19:26:55.434-06:002013-10-18T19:26:55.434-06:00LInda,
How wonderful that you have found the time ...LInda,<br />How wonderful that you have found the time to rest and grab a little energy for the next big hurdles. 'Serendipity' not only matters for bringing us energy, but it seems it may also be a little necessary for poetry. Thanks for sharing the Mary Oliver poem, Wild Geese. Your poem seems it might go well with Catherine's over at Reading to the Core.<br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-54959398683881440432013-10-18T19:13:31.541-06:002013-10-18T19:13:31.541-06:00Thanks Jama, Donna & Ruth. I'm home now, ...Thanks Jama, Donna & Ruth. I'm home now, tired, but it was a terrific time. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-54511934770406817222013-10-18T16:02:42.687-06:002013-10-18T16:02:42.687-06:00Your retreat sounds wonderful! I hope it is all y...Your retreat sounds wonderful! I hope it is all you wished for.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-81011675786603488992013-10-18T14:32:23.225-06:002013-10-18T14:32:23.225-06:00I am so retroactively jealous of your retreats, Li...I am so retroactively jealous of your retreats, Linda! Why can our state not see the benefit of happy, relaxed, educated teachers? Oh. Never mind. Sadly, we're still working on destroying that for our students, come to think of it.<br />Treasure your time and colleagues! I am more happy for you and the others than I am jealous! Wish it could be spread thickly over the whole education system!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-81201016382174392632013-10-18T12:06:30.156-06:002013-10-18T12:06:30.156-06:00It's always a good day with a Mary Oliver poem...It's always a good day with a Mary Oliver poem in it. Rejuvenate, refresh and enjoy your retreat, Linda!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com