tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post2777510966213450793..comments2024-03-24T07:40:30.032-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: A Sense of SmellLinda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-29327862367961489722022-03-01T08:50:12.407-05:002022-03-01T08:50:12.407-05:00And I'm back to respond to your padlet poem — ...And I'm back to respond to your padlet poem — how much better off would we all be if we would always stop, take time, listen, and lean in. Such a sweet photo, too! Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-90798171373387610822022-03-01T08:46:53.291-05:002022-03-01T08:46:53.291-05:00"corn snow dripping/soaking into rusty leaf q..."corn snow dripping/soaking into rusty leaf quilts" — oh, so perfect! I'm with Heidi in that I don't find it to be a Not-Happy poem. Spring's promise always makes me happy. :) Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-83174934550692545492022-02-26T15:13:52.389-05:002022-02-26T15:13:52.389-05:00Linda, thank you for letting us know about the Chi...Linda, thank you for letting us know about the Children's Poetry Summit. Your wonderful poem fills the senses. I especially love the last three lines. : )Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-13473369870711694212022-02-26T14:07:07.789-05:002022-02-26T14:07:07.789-05:00I can just smell the aroma of inky excitement you&...I can just smell the aroma of inky excitement you've generated here, Linda, and I love this poem of olfactory delights. I'm curious why you think it "isn't exactly a happy children's poem," first because I don't find it in any way UNhappy, more purely evocative of the ebb and flow of our seasonal traditions. Second, you got me wondering--do all children's poems need to be happy, offer hope?Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-10207799865974792882022-02-26T12:59:05.713-05:002022-02-26T12:59:05.713-05:00Linda, wow. I guess I have a new challenge to writ...Linda, wow. I guess I have a new challenge to write a scent poem. Thanks for the challenge and the good example. Amazing all the smells around you that stirred my olfactory memory. <br /><br />I loved your star poem. The repetition fits the illustration perfectly:<br /><br />"when someone’s sad and needs a friend<br />Stop. Take time. Listen. Lean in"<br /><br />Thanks!Denise Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583406241247334445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-82416100269770262622022-02-26T07:44:10.500-05:002022-02-26T07:44:10.500-05:00Linda, I read your post several times last night a...Linda, I read your post several times last night and finally the computer had to be put away since I fell asleep over it many times. This seems to be recurrent habit (LOL). Using sensory words your poem provided such a wealth of images. I was just sweeping away the piles of leaves that landed on my entrance porch yesterday so that image rusty leaf quilts is fresh on my mind. <br />Your ending brings the hope of a soon-to-be spring. Can you please send the link to the padlet? I am not able to reach it.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-69762622471635091932022-02-26T06:01:02.343-05:002022-02-26T06:01:02.343-05:00Oh! I love how you stretched our senses by includi...Oh! I love how you stretched our senses by including so much smell "imagery". And how perfect that you ended with those deer step and sniffing, step and sniffing and a promise of green. This is a great challenge! Thanks for sharing.mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-40919383087496069892022-02-25T23:16:54.461-05:002022-02-25T23:16:54.461-05:00I actually led a writing workshop at the library r...I actually led a writing workshop at the library recently, and one of the activities involved getting kids to describe a setting using any sense except for sight - it was quite the creative challenge, and fun to let our other senses take the lead!Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-86839660492357802302022-02-25T20:33:40.488-05:002022-02-25T20:33:40.488-05:00These images are so vivid! Drying the mittens--I c...These images are so vivid! Drying the mittens--I can see and smell that! Marcie Flinchum Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253511592239628178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-74320310888155724382022-02-25T18:47:53.112-05:002022-02-25T18:47:53.112-05:00I'm with Tanita -- I'll take the challenge...I'm with Tanita -- I'll take the challenge! The scents definitely gave your images more depth and nuance!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-88812546546468388492022-02-25T16:23:50.781-05:002022-02-25T16:23:50.781-05:00I feel challenged! A poem for smells...!? Thanks f...I feel challenged! A poem for smells...!? Thanks for reminding us of the places we overlook in our poems.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-71501517645754241902022-02-25T16:12:44.403-05:002022-02-25T16:12:44.403-05:00The boots and dusty radiator and mud, all giving w...The boots and dusty radiator and mud, all giving way toward green! THANK YOU for this bit of budding hope today. We all needed it...Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-35218431253130647582022-02-25T11:24:10.696-05:002022-02-25T11:24:10.696-05:00Smidgey and you are on the same wave length...or s...Smidgey and you are on the same wave length...or scent trail, Linda! A nose knows good poetry. Well done. :)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-69393796544423917812022-02-25T11:05:52.895-05:002022-02-25T11:05:52.895-05:00What a great poem -- I love how you ended it with ...What a great poem -- I love how you ended it with the deer "following a scent that promises green." Thanks for the heads up about the Children's Poetry Summit!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-44015821174347407162022-02-25T10:31:01.658-05:002022-02-25T10:31:01.658-05:00What a great exercise! "Defrosted mud" i...What a great exercise! "Defrosted mud" is very evocative :) <br />I just saw a painting called 'A Smell of a Lime Tree" by a Ukrainian artist and thought you might appreciate anther unusual format for thinking about smell: https://www.wikiart.org/en/tetyana-yablonska/a-smell-of-a-lime-tree Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-62531173410768743122022-02-25T09:14:36.573-05:002022-02-25T09:14:36.573-05:00I love "soaking into rusty leaf quilts",...I love "soaking into rusty leaf quilts", Linda, happening right now as we come out of our snow & cold this past week! Smells definitely are going to improve outside!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-63899271815086801912022-02-25T08:51:25.085-05:002022-02-25T08:51:25.085-05:00Linda, thank you for introducing me to Children...Linda, thank you for introducing me to Children's Poetry Summit! Now I'm thinking about that sense of smell that I enjoy immensely and a sense that triggers emotions and memories that feel so mysterious. Your poem was so evocative, with the smell of roses, chocolate and the smells of winter. The deer sniffing the air was a lovely image to end with, looking for the scent that "promises green."Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-59368918763753400142022-02-25T03:06:09.504-05:002022-02-25T03:06:09.504-05:00Thanks for the introduction to the Children's ...Thanks for the introduction to the Children's Poetry Summit website - I look forward to checking it out. I love how you've focused on an (often overlooked) sense in your poem! Very evocative - I'm adding that to my list of things to experiment with!Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051371332314735643noreply@blogger.com