tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post6060801659318237692..comments2024-03-26T09:20:29.620-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: PoetryFriday - PlacesLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-52889698018589061572020-02-04T20:14:20.701-07:002020-02-04T20:14:20.701-07:00So much to love in this post. I am glad everyone ...So much to love in this post. I am glad everyone has enjoyed the postcard exchange.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-40094933228893057902020-02-03T06:39:48.951-07:002020-02-03T06:39:48.951-07:00Thanks for all, Catherine. I'll find that arti...Thanks for all, Catherine. I'll find that article!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-86333670600696513072020-02-03T06:38:52.602-07:002020-02-03T06:38:52.602-07:00Thanks, Margaret, yes, I had a whole family parent...Thanks, Margaret, yes, I had a whole family parenting me! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-15992108345459598692020-02-03T03:52:43.134-07:002020-02-03T03:52:43.134-07:00The final lines of your poem are so poignant, Lind...The final lines of your poem are so poignant, Linda. They remind me of something in an essay I read recently: "What happens to what we remember?" (Brian Doyle, quoted by Patrick Madden. https://www.assayjournal.com/patrick-madden-8203once-more-to-his-last-game-61.html) I love the specifics of your memories, especially the firehouse story! Thank you for sharing this with us!Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-22485752675600625482020-02-02T15:42:50.813-07:002020-02-02T15:42:50.813-07:00I love your postcard poem, memory of child Linda. ...I love your postcard poem, memory of child Linda. You were raised by many, it seems. Love the surprise of the fire alarm story. It's time to write these stories! Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-86009895289175526152020-02-02T09:31:08.171-07:002020-02-02T09:31:08.171-07:00Thanks, Mary Lee. Yes, I heard that story a lot!Thanks, Mary Lee. Yes, I heard that story a lot!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-26358071013818169232020-02-02T05:22:12.958-07:002020-02-02T05:22:12.958-07:00Great story! What a surprise that must have been.....Great story! What a surprise that must have been...and obviously a favorite story to tell over and over again! :-)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-57419425722835704512020-02-01T21:04:01.244-07:002020-02-01T21:04:01.244-07:00That is wonderful that you are encouraging others ...That is wonderful that you are encouraging others to write their stories, Ramona. I hope you do get some to do it & that you'll write your own, too. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-45627319160108681042020-02-01T20:10:38.014-07:002020-02-01T20:10:38.014-07:00Oh Linda, I love your poem and these final lines. ...Oh Linda, I love your poem and these final lines. How fun to put them on a postcard. <br />"If I don't remember,<br />if I don't write them down,<br />where will they go?"<br />I'm encouraging others in our congregation to join me on my #52stories or #20 stories (20 for this special year) or #12 stories (one each month). Your poem has inspired me to try to write some of my stories as poems.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-92035139550791286232020-02-01T15:26:16.721-07:002020-02-01T15:26:16.721-07:00I hope you do write some, too, Karen. I'm glad...I hope you do write some, too, Karen. I'm glad to inspire. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-34361916668976504882020-02-01T09:36:34.100-07:002020-02-01T09:36:34.100-07:00I love these family stories, Linda. And... where W...I love these family stories, Linda. And... where WILL they go? I want to capture them all. I like this poem very much... the beauty of poetry...it can capture the heart of the story in a few lines. I think I'll have to try that also. You have inspired me! Thank you.Karen Eastlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778112838401454642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-49101541742303306392020-02-01T08:06:41.231-07:002020-02-01T08:06:41.231-07:00Thanks, Michelle. I just got Ordinary Hazards this...Thanks, Michelle. I just got Ordinary Hazards this week, will be starting it soon. I hope to write a few more postcard memories, too!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-41048108619531939422020-02-01T00:25:30.156-07:002020-02-01T00:25:30.156-07:00Very strong, you paint a vivid scene in the first ...Very strong, you paint a vivid scene in the first few lines. Your poem sounds like the beginning of a memoir. I just started Nikki Grime's "Ordinary Hazards–" I hope we hear more of these little stories, connection to your past too, thanks Linda!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-12054326240081436052020-01-31T22:23:09.335-07:002020-01-31T22:23:09.335-07:00Thanks, Linda. I imagine you have a few to write, ...Thanks, Linda. I imagine you have a few to write, too.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-33451670113514658392020-01-31T16:00:33.307-07:002020-01-31T16:00:33.307-07:00I loved the memories in your poem. Those "une...I loved the memories in your poem. Those "uneven steps" is a great way to describe out childhood memories. Thanks for this!Linda Kulp Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469823160121657098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-6023133806745061952020-01-31T13:22:36.457-07:002020-01-31T13:22:36.457-07:00I don't know that show at all, Michelle. I'...I don't know that show at all, Michelle. I'll see if I can find it! Sending you a wish that you will get on that show!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-1268182367061811842020-01-31T13:21:33.630-07:002020-01-31T13:21:33.630-07:00Thanks, Kay, I will keep writing!Thanks, Kay, I will keep writing!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-21076415363159079912020-01-31T12:19:50.040-07:002020-01-31T12:19:50.040-07:00Those stories are so important... even the little ...Those stories are so important... even the little ones. Do you watch the show Finding Your Roots? In my fantasy, I would be on that show one day and have Henry Louis Gates recover some of my family's lost stories for me.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-21538859441333625832020-01-31T11:32:54.641-07:002020-01-31T11:32:54.641-07:00I hope more of your family stories and memories wi...I hope more of your family stories and memories will find their way into poems. This one is lovely. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-21386494861077184332020-01-31T10:46:51.471-07:002020-01-31T10:46:51.471-07:00Thanks, Laura, I have an old diary from one of my ...Thanks, Laura, I have an old diary from one of my husband's great aunts, that day to day capture of her life & I treasure it. It would be wonderful to have others. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-32895679031761450062020-01-31T10:16:38.179-07:002020-01-31T10:16:38.179-07:00"If I don't write them down, where will t..."If I don't write them down, where will they go?" Stories are a gift. My father always says he wishes he'd written down his parents' and grandparents' stories. Thanks for sharing the postcards, too!author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-2128841588348789022020-01-31T09:12:40.024-07:002020-01-31T09:12:40.024-07:00I have diaries from junior high on, but not before...I have diaries from junior high on, but not before that, only stories told to me, Jama. I have loved what you've shared thought the years on your blog, though you wish for journals. Maybe I should tell the grand-girls how much they would love them years from now? Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-11632386214708845692020-01-31T09:09:55.651-07:002020-01-31T09:09:55.651-07:00Of course I only remember what was told to me late...Of course I only remember what was told to me later, Tabatha. I think I was about 3 or 4 & was "inspecting" the knobs, etc. Evidently I wanted to sit in the firetruck, and then pulled a lever or pushed a button, setting off the alarm. It was a volunteer force & when that loud horn rang, the volunteers came running, including my grandfather! Oops!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-27569127931077456422020-01-31T09:06:08.833-07:002020-01-31T09:06:08.833-07:00I plan to try, Linda, and am rather inspired by th...I plan to try, Linda, and am rather inspired by the idea. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-52590551014727024342020-01-31T09:05:09.706-07:002020-01-31T09:05:09.706-07:00Thanks, Carol! I love that you have a story about ...Thanks, Carol! I love that you have a story about an alarm set off by your son. Stories we remember about us and about our children are precious. And yes, I won't forget about this"year of the rat" now!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com