tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post8061135245044973916..comments2024-03-26T09:20:29.620-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: Poetry Friday - Reflecting in AugustLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-61874976702454003302019-09-02T11:57:41.946-06:002019-09-02T11:57:41.946-06:00No, I won't give up, but it's been long al...No, I won't give up, but it's been long almost three years! Thanks, Michelle.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-89860407755025211022019-09-02T11:43:05.519-06:002019-09-02T11:43:05.519-06:00We just keep trying to process and make sense of i...We just keep trying to process and make sense of it all, don't we? It's becoming harder and harder to keep the faith, yet, as humans, our hope and resilience never dies.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-14545778711072258722019-09-02T06:54:07.848-06:002019-09-02T06:54:07.848-06:00Ha! "one leaf at a time" is apt for autu...Ha! "one leaf at a time" is apt for autumn coming. Thanks, Tabatha!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-10147050098493857552019-09-02T06:53:19.440-06:002019-09-02T06:53:19.440-06:00You're welcome, Joyce. Wonderful to think of i...You're welcome, Joyce. Wonderful to think of it as a pantoum, that 'repetition'! No, I won't ignore, but like you I would love to. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-36698524110146501422019-09-02T06:51:52.901-06:002019-09-02T06:51:52.901-06:00Thanks, Kimberly! Thanks, Kimberly! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-21417555563108634212019-09-02T06:30:22.027-06:002019-09-02T06:30:22.027-06:00One foot in front of the other, Linda! Sometimes k...One foot in front of the other, Linda! Sometimes keeping it simple like that is the best we can do. (Or maybe one leaf at a time, if you're a weed?) Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-91825257962989760402019-09-01T15:02:57.260-06:002019-09-01T15:02:57.260-06:00Don't you wish all that's gone wrong could...Don't you wish all that's gone wrong could fit in a skinny? It often feels like life is a pantoum with the repetition of unimaginable events! I also sometimes feel I'd like to ignore the state we're in, but if I do, then I'm not contributing to survival. Thank you for sharing your yearnings in this poem, Linda.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-30187630111587433152019-09-01T14:00:20.177-06:002019-09-01T14:00:20.177-06:00Love your flower and the survival it represents. Y...Love your flower and the survival it represents. Your skinny is the perfect pairing, Linda.Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-17333550333632741112019-09-01T12:15:44.722-06:002019-09-01T12:15:44.722-06:00I hope so, too, Bridget. Thank you!I hope so, too, Bridget. Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-44327852372021360762019-09-01T11:00:11.724-06:002019-09-01T11:00:11.724-06:00Simple, yet so complex. Thanks for your survival p...Simple, yet so complex. Thanks for your survival poem, Linda,...I hope we learn soon. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-76356374194106488102019-09-01T10:39:50.875-06:002019-09-01T10:39:50.875-06:00Yep, me, too! Thanks, Catherine!Yep, me, too! Thanks, Catherine!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-57584233690098496032019-09-01T10:39:31.970-06:002019-09-01T10:39:31.970-06:00Thanks for the link, Molly. That's wonderful!Thanks for the link, Molly. That's wonderful!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-16591376304870660392019-09-01T07:59:36.568-06:002019-09-01T07:59:36.568-06:00Thank you for this lovely reminder to keep it simp...Thank you for this lovely reminder to keep it simple, Linda. I do often wonder "will I ever learn?"Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-44436450662407257282019-09-01T05:18:05.223-06:002019-09-01T05:18:05.223-06:00Your gritty flower reminds me of Michael Pederson&...Your gritty flower reminds me of Michael Pederson's Urban Weed Awards, which I learned about them from Austin Kleon's blog. (https://miguelmarquezoutside.com/post/181341634733/tallest-weed) The skinny is the perfect match for your poem, its message and its inspiration. Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-19225066186671035662019-08-31T17:28:59.169-06:002019-08-31T17:28:59.169-06:00Oh, I do agree, Jane. Glad to hear from you!Oh, I do agree, Jane. Glad to hear from you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-21554974930800228052019-08-31T16:53:58.073-06:002019-08-31T16:53:58.073-06:00You know the lessons in this skinny well, Linda. I...You know the lessons in this skinny well, Linda. It's the rest of humanity, particularly policy makers, that need to learn! #ResistJane Heitman Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584630141388764779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-19637472556037286992019-08-31T15:27:42.750-06:002019-08-31T15:27:42.750-06:00You're welcome, Kiesha. And thanks, too!You're welcome, Kiesha. And thanks, too!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-76146185683885759622019-08-31T11:07:05.004-06:002019-08-31T11:07:05.004-06:00You say so much in this skinny. I am wishing other...You say so much in this skinny. I am wishing others the grit and fortitude to endure whatever they may face. Thank you for sharing this message!Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02968061311611437435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-18630180155810549932019-08-31T07:47:12.295-06:002019-08-31T07:47:12.295-06:00From this morning the hurricane looks as if it'...From this morning the hurricane looks as if it's swerving north, but still will hit the edge. Hoping that will change, too. Thanks, Margaret.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-21167234210392804302019-08-31T07:46:11.627-06:002019-08-31T07:46:11.627-06:00I am hoping, too, Kay, for everyone. Thank you.I am hoping, too, Kay, for everyone. Thank you.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-21670813004167581452019-08-31T07:45:39.059-06:002019-08-31T07:45:39.059-06:00Thank you, Karen. I agree we all need some hope.Thank you, Karen. I agree we all need some hope.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-32710532560656767702019-08-31T07:45:04.141-06:002019-08-31T07:45:04.141-06:00Thanks, Ramona. That plant keeps hanging in! Thanks, Ramona. That plant keeps hanging in! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-80016142068895412782019-08-31T07:44:38.598-06:002019-08-31T07:44:38.598-06:00Thanks, Linda, it did feel right to do it this way...Thanks, Linda, it did feel right to do it this way. I tried an acrostic, but it was too dark. Thanks!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-47747369275022678742019-08-31T05:37:44.029-06:002019-08-31T05:37:44.029-06:00Your image and poem may be simple, but profound in...Your image and poem may be simple, but profound in their message. That hurricane frightens me. It's as large and violent as Andrew in 92 and Katrina in 05. Praying for our friends in its path. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-68743361940656463232019-08-31T04:50:08.229-06:002019-08-31T04:50:08.229-06:00I love the tenacity of your flower and poem. Somet...I love the tenacity of your flower and poem. Sometimes it's those little things that can provide hope for us. May we all survive the many challenges in front of us. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.com