tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post9139528165200074336..comments2024-03-18T22:27:11.239-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: Poetry Friday 3/10/17Linda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-80521578787962064062017-03-13T06:31:32.732-04:002017-03-13T06:31:32.732-04:00As I go through posts of friends who are thirsty f...As I go through posts of friends who are thirsty for summer, I remain grateful knowing that we have the sun the whole year long here in Singapore. Sending you sunlight and sunshiny days!GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-12447702942687172392017-03-12T16:44:10.428-04:002017-03-12T16:44:10.428-04:00Gone there with you...and thinking about how, each...Gone there with you...and thinking about how, each Memorial Day, I get out the swim bag to find the leftovers of last summer. Especially like "when sun-kissed shoulders need shield<br /> from scary stories<br /> spun over sparks"Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-66755077935890803312017-03-12T16:38:44.767-04:002017-03-12T16:38:44.767-04:00I love this, Linda. You make me long for summer du...I love this, Linda. You make me long for summer during this week of winter temps in the middle of an early spring. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-58346715694649732092017-03-12T15:01:00.626-04:002017-03-12T15:01:00.626-04:00I, too, often start a writing project by going thr...I, too, often start a writing project by going through photos. I really love what you've done with this one. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-70643896942620890732017-03-11T17:44:26.713-05:002017-03-11T17:44:26.713-05:00I love this, Linda, both the poem and the photo. M...I love this, Linda, both the poem and the photo. Makes me long for summer. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-70754001183021100462017-03-11T08:51:11.472-05:002017-03-11T08:51:11.472-05:00It sounds like you took a piece of your family and...It sounds like you took a piece of your family and shared it with us. That feels like an honor. Looks like a fun swimming hole.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-728018395351096412017-03-10T15:44:06.820-05:002017-03-10T15:44:06.820-05:00Such a fun-filled poem, Linda! I do love the pic o...Such a fun-filled poem, Linda! I do love the pic of the swimming hole...wish I was there!Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02968061311611437435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-34771022123662931242017-03-10T15:15:47.910-05:002017-03-10T15:15:47.910-05:00Oh how I needed this poem to transport me away! Ou...Oh how I needed this poem to transport me away! Our weather recently has just been dreadful - everyone is sick and grumpy and absolutely miserable trudging through slush and sludge. How did you know I needed this poetic escape to transport me to summer's warm embrace? So beautiful,and so fun!Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-69090279490601214702017-03-10T12:12:05.465-05:002017-03-10T12:12:05.465-05:00What a wonderfully evocative poem, Linda - makes m...What a wonderfully evocative poem, Linda - makes me yearn for summer.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-563742580141747412017-03-10T12:10:58.664-05:002017-03-10T12:10:58.664-05:00I'm ready for summer and the "swim bag&qu...I'm ready for summer and the "swim bag" lets's go! Rich poem and posting Linda!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-56574625693751220662017-03-10T11:12:33.993-05:002017-03-10T11:12:33.993-05:00I love how alive and vivid this poem is. We're...I love how alive and vivid this poem is. We're welcoming summer in my side of the world and this just made me quite excited to greet it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-79621738575265366422017-03-10T10:57:42.115-05:002017-03-10T10:57:42.115-05:00How fun to collect the memories from an old gym ba...How fun to collect the memories from an old gym bag. I like that last part when the bag talks to us!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-60096889004394572602017-03-10T07:25:01.034-05:002017-03-10T07:25:01.034-05:00Your descriptions are so evocative Linda!
"Fi...Your descriptions are so evocative Linda!<br />"Fingernails full of grit<br />from combing moats in sand"<br />is especially vivid. <br />Then, that surprise ending!<br /><br />And, your top to the post is a lovely essay.<br /><br />Appreciations!jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-39830093248995309282017-03-10T07:04:23.981-05:002017-03-10T07:04:23.981-05:00Nice, Linda!! Such a closeness felt - an alivenes...Nice, Linda!! Such a closeness felt - an aliveness to this object. Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-82726562691473520332017-03-10T05:49:44.888-05:002017-03-10T05:49:44.888-05:00I want to go there! It sounds idyllic.
Also, this...I want to go there! It sounds idyllic. <br />Also, this;<br />'Fingernails full of grit from<br />combing moats into sand.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-47436096862391358422017-03-09T21:46:38.686-05:002017-03-09T21:46:38.686-05:00I wonder if you realize just how much you've g...I wonder if you realize just how much you've grown as a poet over those last two years, Linda. Not that I'm taking any credit for that, mind you, but I will say the TLD community wouldn't be the same without you! Month after month, I admire the way you take on each challenge and OWN it.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-43287029555376131082017-03-09T21:23:00.246-05:002017-03-09T21:23:00.246-05:00Wonderful, Linda. I love the idea of the swim bag ...Wonderful, Linda. I love the idea of the swim bag waiting for all that fun to be had before sharing its contents when needed. A very clever ode. Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.com