tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post2711424624349750366..comments2024-03-24T07:40:30.032-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: Poetry Friday 7/14/17 Where am I?Linda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-68620446240495916962017-09-24T11:20:22.795-04:002017-09-24T11:20:22.795-04:00Eleanor Roosevelt estate, I know it well. My daugh...Eleanor Roosevelt estate, I know it well. My daughter went there for a Girl's Leadership retreat in high school-a real honor. Hillary Clinton was the keynote for a very small gathering of girl leaders and parents. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-17751777538404659442017-07-17T15:21:26.783-04:002017-07-17T15:21:26.783-04:00Fun! I had no idea of the answer til I read it, bu...Fun! I had no idea of the answer til I read it, but enjoyed yoyr poem anyway.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-16325082078863198542017-07-17T15:21:22.515-04:002017-07-17T15:21:22.515-04:00Fun! I had no idea of the answer til I read it, bu...Fun! I had no idea of the answer til I read it, but enjoyed yoyr poem anyway.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-80962927090075027602017-07-16T17:12:50.410-04:002017-07-16T17:12:50.410-04:00You are having a marvelous summer, it sounds like!...You are having a marvelous summer, it sounds like! Thanks for bringing us along on your travels!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-41838448300568178442017-07-15T12:21:50.740-04:002017-07-15T12:21:50.740-04:00What a bountiful harvest of words, Linda! Thank yo...What a bountiful harvest of words, Linda! Thank you for sharing about your visit as well. It sounds like a really neat place to stop off and explore.Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-33378109511062246342017-07-15T11:37:37.683-04:002017-07-15T11:37:37.683-04:00Your "Yankee Doodle Insult" is an intere...Your "Yankee Doodle Insult" is an interesting twist on the macaroni theme! I thoroughly enjoyed it! (And the puzzler, too.)Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-34199992783811293662017-07-15T11:11:09.165-04:002017-07-15T11:11:09.165-04:00I'm glad you explained where you were. After k...I'm glad you explained where you were. After knowing the ER connection, it made perfect sense. I'm heading on vacation today and want to follow your example to harvest words along the way.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-46538196327660124082017-07-15T00:05:59.675-04:002017-07-15T00:05:59.675-04:00Both your poems are clever constructions. Well don...Both your poems are clever constructions. Well done, you! (Of course I would never guess where you are - but still it's fun to read - and I'm hoping to remember your game when next I go on holidays...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-80969821429112988652017-07-14T21:49:23.837-04:002017-07-14T21:49:23.837-04:00Oh, being a late bird means I get to catch your &q...Oh, being a late bird means I get to catch your "reveal" - terrific riddle and love the bit of history! And HOW clever - your Yankee Doodle/Macaroni creation! Bravo. (I've been watching TURN... sometimes fast-forwarding through the most graphic parts, but such a captivating series. Alas, it's almost over!)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-20504521890698187532017-07-14T20:27:09.019-04:002017-07-14T20:27:09.019-04:00The combination of this work shows how poetry can ...The combination of this work shows how poetry can lead us to new discoveries. The golden shovel is so brilliant including American history that is rarely what we recall in the history books, the riff raff that was the Revolution and the arrogance of a king who thought he'd always win. Thanks for stretching your writing muscles because I am inspired to stretch mine. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-42496959377035074082017-07-14T14:53:55.114-04:002017-07-14T14:53:55.114-04:00Hmmm...I don't know where you are, but that po...Hmmm...I don't know where you are, but that poem was fun to read.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-10778035063373443542017-07-14T14:52:48.391-04:002017-07-14T14:52:48.391-04:00The sugar maple makes me think Vermont, but then I...The sugar maple makes me think Vermont, but then I'm puzzled by the firebrand or king--maybe that suggests a revolutionary state. Was the King Pine tree revolt in New Hampshire? I'm getting a live free or die vibe, so I'm going to go with New Hampshire! Where ever you might be, hope you are having a good vacation. I love that you are harvesting bushels of words!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-31957562281731187482017-07-14T11:14:39.778-04:002017-07-14T11:14:39.778-04:00"turn their skulls into headcheese"-- wo..."turn their skulls into headcheese"-- woo! you know how to hurl a potent insult. <br />I recognized the ER quote, but that's all I got. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-43979969287245363092017-07-14T11:03:54.462-04:002017-07-14T11:03:54.462-04:00I have no idea where you are! Alas my knowledge of...I have no idea where you are! Alas my knowledge of American geography is that that great! <br /><br />I remember singing "Yankee Doodle" merrily as a kid, and only when I got a bit older did I stop and say to myself "what the heck is this all about? Macaroni is a pasta, not a feather in a hat!" ;-)Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-42635585160936792672017-07-14T10:42:18.340-04:002017-07-14T10:42:18.340-04:00Hmmm, I feel like I can identify the clues, but th...Hmmm, I feel like I can identify the clues, but they don't help me guess! I love love love your second poem--I was just now wondering how macaroni came to the pasta of choice for Kraft, and now I guess I have a clue there too!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-85857396446943666732017-07-14T10:20:06.224-04:002017-07-14T10:20:06.224-04:00Ah, I love a puzzle poem!
So well-crafted, Linda.
...Ah, I love a puzzle poem!<br />So well-crafted, Linda.<br /><br />Knowing the region/state I'll not comment.<br /><br />Glad you escaped to this adventure.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-21471475769878570812017-07-14T10:19:10.497-04:002017-07-14T10:19:10.497-04:00Ah, I love a puzzle poem!
It's so well-crafted...Ah, I love a puzzle poem!<br />It's so well-crafted, Linda.<br /><br />Knowing the region/state, I will not play.<br />So glad you escaped to this adventure.<br /><br />jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-1303753066406864022017-07-14T10:18:51.096-04:002017-07-14T10:18:51.096-04:00Fun! Where ARE you?Fun! Where ARE you?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-15243910151790714922017-07-14T08:55:46.197-04:002017-07-14T08:55:46.197-04:00What fun to create a travel riddle poem! I don'...What fun to create a travel riddle poem! I don't know where you are, though I suspect I will be all "of course" when you reveal it to us. :) Thank you for sharing! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-75490678959869612432017-07-14T00:29:03.657-04:002017-07-14T00:29:03.657-04:00Road trip-when will you reveal your destination sp...Road trip-when will you reveal your destination spot, Linda. I like what you conjured up today to intrigue us. Yankee Doodle Insult begins with a lofty stance and then leads to Macaroni-a different historical bent for Mac and Cheese Day. Are you at Mt. Vernon or another historical landmark? Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-40984165773202845642017-07-13T22:30:03.033-04:002017-07-13T22:30:03.033-04:00Not sure where you are but, I wouldn't mind vi...Not sure where you are but, I wouldn't mind visiting. Dashing poem and collaged image, and interesting take on Yankee Doodle. Enjoy your summer journeys Linda!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-8710354860359224332017-07-13T22:25:51.905-04:002017-07-13T22:25:51.905-04:00I love your poem! And I do believe that you are in...I love your poem! And I do believe that you are in a certain National Historic Site? I would love to visit there someday!Rebecca Herzoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384549967693583445noreply@blogger.com