tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post7168049913377922838..comments2024-03-18T22:27:11.239-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: March 22, 2019Linda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-85689824885744662522019-03-30T19:51:28.943-04:002019-03-30T19:51:28.943-04:00The illustration is such a great lead-in to the po...The illustration is such a great lead-in to the poem, Linda. agree with those who enjoyed the description, "yellow rain slicker". I also liked your use of personification.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-41768047676041691892019-03-24T00:59:49.503-04:002019-03-24T00:59:49.503-04:00Thanks for the poems! Love the art and especially ...Thanks for the poems! Love the art and especially the forsythia and how the "rain giggles and runs," for I so want the spring and color to come.Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-17340404883985349932019-03-23T19:44:12.459-04:002019-03-23T19:44:12.459-04:00I love both of these poems, Linda! They're ver...I love both of these poems, Linda! They're very different of course, but they both sing their own strains of spring joy.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-67437620042881272932019-03-23T13:35:52.765-04:002019-03-23T13:35:52.765-04:00Oh I miss Kyoto - this makes me want to go back so...Oh I miss Kyoto - this makes me want to go back so much! I've never visited in the spring - each of my trips has been in autumn and winter, but she's a beautiful city all the year round. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-75776544882519888332019-03-23T12:17:03.674-04:002019-03-23T12:17:03.674-04:00I just love the specific details in the Gary Snyde...I just love the specific details in the Gary Snyder poem, and yours is wonderful, too - "rain slicker" is perfect.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-3644299677797746362019-03-23T07:13:34.145-04:002019-03-23T07:13:34.145-04:00Love that giggling rain!
(And your Poetry Month p...Love that giggling rain!<br /><br />(And your Poetry Month project is all KINDS of awesome! WOW!)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-84442077822520401282019-03-23T06:42:50.537-04:002019-03-23T06:42:50.537-04:00I'll always have your poem in mind when I see ...I'll always have your poem in mind when I see forsythia blossoms. Double pleasure now! Thanks!Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-11978394704539184322019-03-22T21:32:36.916-04:002019-03-22T21:32:36.916-04:00"A few light flakes of snow
Fall in the feebl..."A few light flakes of snow<br />Fall in the feeble sun;<br />Birds sing in the cold"<br />This is exactly what today was like here. I love your forsythia haiku. The buds of mine are still bundled up tight. Thank you for a little glimpse of spring! Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-72736560989187950802019-03-22T11:36:46.300-04:002019-03-22T11:36:46.300-04:00Such a charming forsythia haiku, Linda!! Love it, ...Such a charming forsythia haiku, Linda!! Love it, and enjoyed the Gary Snyder fix today too. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-35912074941512293592019-03-22T07:43:20.102-04:002019-03-22T07:43:20.102-04:00your haiku made me smile, Linda. I loved the image...your haiku made me smile, Linda. I loved the image of the yellow rain slicker. Rebecca Herzoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384549967693583445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-30170493532330929002019-03-22T06:56:46.956-04:002019-03-22T06:56:46.956-04:00What a lovely ode to March.What a lovely ode to March.Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-56379668455418154802019-03-21T23:01:05.652-04:002019-03-21T23:01:05.652-04:00Every part is like a sigh of peace, Linda. This, a...Every part is like a sigh of peace, Linda. This, and this, I give it to you. Love that "yellow rain slicker"! Happy Friday!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com