tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post6927103331971735653..comments2024-03-24T07:40:30.032-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: Tonight's PoemLinda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-17751848330243337082022-11-21T21:53:22.197-05:002022-11-21T21:53:22.197-05:00What a beautiful poem and image, Linda. I was espe...What a beautiful poem and image, Linda. I was especially touched by:<br />Star placement<br />is lonely work.<br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'm grateful for all the beauty in the Poetry Friday posts.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-25826310965885786702022-11-20T09:03:44.348-05:002022-11-20T09:03:44.348-05:00"Star placement is lonely work" - what a..."Star placement is lonely work" - what a beautiful line... and yet, she sets each one, carefully, lovingly. So much to be grateful for in your poem. Thank you!Patricia Franzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291738294052016720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-6733723707745413902022-11-19T08:59:11.475-05:002022-11-19T08:59:11.475-05:00That illustration is luminous and so is your poem....That illustration is luminous and so is your poem. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-10807049328996791132022-11-19T06:58:35.936-05:002022-11-19T06:58:35.936-05:00This is a sweet, twisty, chewy kind of poem that w...This is a sweet, twisty, chewy kind of poem that will stay with me. I love the idea that the poem is not the stars placed in the November sky but the being doing the placing. Wonderful!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-65603320899054205712022-11-19T06:54:16.005-05:002022-11-19T06:54:16.005-05:00Linda, I love this. <3Linda, I love this. <3 Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-39917231106744455242022-11-18T19:23:45.268-05:002022-11-18T19:23:45.268-05:00Tonight's poem will keep me company. I'll ...Tonight's poem will keep me company. I'll look for stars up in between the shaggy heads of the towering palms!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-63019850931756235292022-11-18T14:20:51.750-05:002022-11-18T14:20:51.750-05:00Those last two stanzas hit just the perfect note f...Those last two stanzas hit just the perfect note for me Linda... thank you for sharing, and happy Poetry Friday!Sarah Grace Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670154466818525636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-61055829927772491042022-11-18T13:14:31.051-05:002022-11-18T13:14:31.051-05:00Ooh, Linda. This one gives me goosebumps.Those wor...Ooh, Linda. This one gives me goosebumps.Those worries, zipped up and tucked in tight...sigh. And the loneliness and at the same time comfort of a chilly night filled with stars...laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-69838040525683428202022-11-18T12:31:14.777-05:002022-11-18T12:31:14.777-05:00Linda: Love this poem, this image. Beautiful! What...Linda: Love this poem, this image. Beautiful! What caught me were the worries, tucked in and zipped up tight. We carry such weight. And, for some reason, I first thought she was harvesting stars from the sky... yikes. I like your take better. Thanks for this, and happy Thanksgiving.Karen Eastlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778112838401454642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-15425636315589369532022-11-18T10:46:04.972-05:002022-11-18T10:46:04.972-05:00Love both the poem and art -- so enchanting!! I es...Love both the poem and art -- so enchanting!! I especially like the notion of hand cut stars. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-21405086145278663452022-11-18T01:06:24.417-05:002022-11-18T01:06:24.417-05:00Such a great match Linda, your poem and the art, t...Such a great match Linda, your poem and the art, they must have been made with stardust…I like "their worries zipped up/ and tucked in tight" easy to forget your worries as you walk through the frigid air, perhaps that's the positive side of it, lovely, thanks!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-33509504293757223792022-11-17T19:34:47.956-05:002022-11-17T19:34:47.956-05:00This is lovely, Linda - a perfect complement to th...This is lovely, Linda - a perfect complement to the image. I loved the imagery of 'November people/bundled in puffy coats'.Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.com