tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post4190731264837642748..comments2024-03-24T07:40:30.032-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: Summer Poetry SharingLinda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-69512125044869572852018-08-09T15:29:37.213-04:002018-08-09T15:29:37.213-04:00When I taught in Greece, the ELL teacher had a rea...When I taught in Greece, the ELL teacher had a really fun lesson about animal sounds from all the countries represented in her class. They posted them on a bulletin board. Super fun way to get kids talking and laughing!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-30483367139487854572018-08-08T15:13:37.849-04:002018-08-08T15:13:37.849-04:00What a beautiful surprise! What a beautiful surprise! Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-63438062839567897092018-08-08T15:13:24.320-04:002018-08-08T15:13:24.320-04:00I remember singing "Old Macdonald Had a Farm&...I remember singing "Old Macdonald Had a Farm" at a story time once where most of the mothers were from another country, and they were so confused by all my strange animal noises, because in their language animals say very different things! It had never occurred to me that animals might say different things in different languages! :-)Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-10902687390216562532018-08-07T06:09:32.418-04:002018-08-07T06:09:32.418-04:00Jone's bird music and Iphigene's "a m...Jone's bird music and Iphigene's "a music that tells us<br />we are each other's own"-- lovely!!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-44714800858323706352018-08-05T06:14:04.248-04:002018-08-05T06:14:04.248-04:00What wonderful gifts you received! I love that eac...What wonderful gifts you received! I love that each poem is so different and yet both about unity in our hearts. Thank you for sharing, Linda!Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-43780324233896089972018-08-04T10:01:16.546-04:002018-08-04T10:01:16.546-04:00Such treasures to return to indeed, Linda! I hope ...Such treasures to return to indeed, Linda! I hope you'll play along with my bird poem challenge in two weeks, too! :-) -- Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/Mrs. Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601071678011498746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-25787121815867642652018-08-04T08:37:32.277-04:002018-08-04T08:37:32.277-04:00And then along comes Christie with a bird song mne...And then along comes Christie with a bird song mnemonics poem!!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-57676584062791010442018-08-04T06:24:22.137-04:002018-08-04T06:24:22.137-04:00Oh, these are both beautiful! What wonderful poetr...Oh, these are both beautiful! What wonderful poetry swap bounty! Jone's picture and poem with its theme of unity is uplifting and I love Iphigene's <br />"only that beneath her<br />tiny ribs and my own<br />is a music that tells us<br />we are each other's own."<br />Such treasures in your mailbox!Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-13516081543354532842018-08-03T13:12:29.571-04:002018-08-03T13:12:29.571-04:00So fun! So fun! Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-82074198807518082772018-08-03T11:04:49.692-04:002018-08-03T11:04:49.692-04:00That is a lovely song of unity from the elongated ...That is a lovely song of unity from the elongated sphere of the universe. If we listen to the birds, then we all have that in common. You are a lucky recipient, indeed.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-12140330001323145292018-08-03T10:20:10.973-04:002018-08-03T10:20:10.973-04:00Mary Lee, I like to look up bird sounds from the w...Mary Lee, I like to look up bird sounds from the website www.allaboutbirds.org, Cornell. They said conk-la-ree. Coke-a-ree works too.<br />Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-82629178026387070562018-08-03T10:04:47.334-04:002018-08-03T10:04:47.334-04:00Ooohhh....both of these are beautiful. It is those...Ooohhh....both of these are beautiful. It is those invisible cords that bind that are the strongest. Thank you for sharing your treasures.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-50866181709648800152018-08-03T09:21:53.242-04:002018-08-03T09:21:53.242-04:00It lifts me up to feel the thrum of unity theme th...It lifts me up to feel the thrum of unity theme that both poems poured into your world & now into our lives. Thank you for gifting your post with these gifts, to you. <br /><br />And yay! about reaching the beach. <br /><br />Hope your August is august dear Linda. jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-23328752523295664782018-08-03T08:18:17.571-04:002018-08-03T08:18:17.571-04:00Such different poems! Both very beautiful - and en...Such different poems! Both very beautiful - and enhanced with their visuals. Enchanting.KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-70943511162304135902018-08-03T07:39:52.577-04:002018-08-03T07:39:52.577-04:00You are indeed blessed beyond measure with these p...You are indeed blessed beyond measure with these poetic treasures. Iphigene's poem is such a beautiful mother-daughter exchange. I adore it. "a music that tells us we are each other's own." Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-28593621679279560472018-08-03T05:53:22.163-04:002018-08-03T05:53:22.163-04:00Lucky you! I'm amused that Jone's red-wing...Lucky you! I'm amused that Jone's red-winged blackbirds sing "conk-la-ree." I hear "coke-a-ree!" I guess it's like the different ways other languages interpret a rooster's "cock-a-doodle-doo!"Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-4957849905262210512018-08-03T04:05:24.255-04:002018-08-03T04:05:24.255-04:00Blessed indeed. Two such beautiful poems! Thanks f...Blessed indeed. Two such beautiful poems! Thanks for sharing them. Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-89012735713601105782018-08-02T23:34:18.901-04:002018-08-02T23:34:18.901-04:00Indeed, these are so touching, Linda, each unique ...Indeed, these are so touching, Linda, each unique and lovely to read. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-9829146628811806372018-08-02T23:02:18.173-04:002018-08-02T23:02:18.173-04:00What gorgeously rich treasures you received–Jone&#...What gorgeously rich treasures you received–Jone's nature and Iphigene's human nature poem both filled with layers of thought, thanks for sharing them both Linda!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.com