tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post233110942273674914..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--15 Words More Or LessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-72003053651677778902015-03-08T11:08:37.645-04:002015-03-08T11:08:37.645-04:00Mary Lee, I agree about Jan. 29. Modern life is a...Mary Lee, I agree about Jan. 29. Modern life is a mixed blessing. It's nice to be able to get flowers all year long, but, one misses the anticipation and delight in the reward.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-561023767749268732015-03-08T10:07:28.218-04:002015-03-08T10:07:28.218-04:00Jan. 29th makes me sad. So true. And Feb. 5th -- I...Jan. 29th makes me sad. So true. And Feb. 5th -- I'm curious about that kid. I want to know more!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-15119797106315272952015-03-07T08:24:06.981-05:002015-03-07T08:24:06.981-05:00I'd be interested in hearing what your librari...I'd be interested in hearing what your librarians have to say, Linda. I'm only speaking from a public librarian's perspective. I imagine in schools it's business as usual!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-1023773717879016052015-03-06T20:00:10.889-05:002015-03-06T20:00:10.889-05:00Sorry to read your comment about the library "...Sorry to read your comment about the library "entertainment". I need to ask my librarians if that's true here too. I love the counter bell poem, & that you're working with the prompts "outside". I've had to skip a few weeks because I'm so busy. Maybe I'll take your idea, Diane. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41949667828776044522015-03-06T17:20:11.831-05:002015-03-06T17:20:11.831-05:00Actually it was the gnarly oak one. I spent a lot...Actually it was the gnarly oak one. I spent a lot of time googling images of gnarly trees and didn't find what I was looking for. An oak came closest, but, the tree I see in my mind's eye isn't an oak. I'll be damned if I know what it is, though!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-22922641938582517082015-03-06T17:17:45.086-05:002015-03-06T17:17:45.086-05:00Thanks, Buffy, that's what a haiku should do--...Thanks, Buffy, that's what a haiku should do--allow the reader to imagine a scene from what isn't in the poem.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-71333325066464741452015-03-06T17:16:23.842-05:002015-03-06T17:16:23.842-05:00No one knows where the bell originally came from. ...No one knows where the bell originally came from. I wish I knew its history. The underneath looks primitive and rusty, but, desk bells aren't a very complicated design, so this one could be 100 years old, or from just before I started working there in 1986! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-70817898489341208782015-03-06T17:08:33.722-05:002015-03-06T17:08:33.722-05:00A dog's vengeful expression, though, is nothin...A dog's vengeful expression, though, is nothing compared to a cat's!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-32007193556696888242015-03-06T17:07:02.271-05:002015-03-06T17:07:02.271-05:00Wow, Robyn, comment stopped me cold. I hadn't...Wow, Robyn, comment stopped me cold. I hadn't thought about a poem, or any of my writing for that matter, as being something truly unique.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-1666282512179085722015-03-06T16:52:19.167-05:002015-03-06T16:52:19.167-05:00Really, cow bells? I love that.Really, cow bells? I love that.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-1804213706144391492015-03-06T16:51:52.310-05:002015-03-06T16:51:52.310-05:00Thanks, Margaret! It's nice to know that meta...Thanks, Margaret! It's nice to know that metaphor isn't something alien to kids!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-34768749830804715532015-03-06T16:51:00.665-05:002015-03-06T16:51:00.665-05:00Matt, I keep old envelops under my keyboard and sc...Matt, I keep old envelops under my keyboard and scratch notes on them. I used to use post-its, but, with an abundance of junk mail, reusing envelops is cheaper and makes me feel a little less wasteful. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-84993670161042441622015-03-06T14:16:15.620-05:002015-03-06T14:16:15.620-05:00I rang one of those bells just yesterday... it too...I rang one of those bells just yesterday... it took great fortitude to do so. Unlike some children who tend to slam the living daylights out of it! I also love Feb 5's haiku. Which haiku took you a week and a half? BTW, Diane, I hope you'll take part in the DMC challenge this month– tanka!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-27443771914134386992015-03-06T13:48:48.594-05:002015-03-06T13:48:48.594-05:00Love your first grader haiku--brought a whole show...Love your first grader haiku--brought a whole show-and-tell scene to mind. And yes, I've always wondered if anyone is brave enough to ring the bell! Thanks for sharing these. Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-65907282196555387992015-03-06T12:32:16.866-05:002015-03-06T12:32:16.866-05:00The counter bell poem was my favorite too -- I lik...The counter bell poem was my favorite too -- I like the tension running through and then being surprised by a flash portrait of a woman. And that is some bell -- lots of personality and history.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-33923541974345649332015-03-06T11:48:16.187-05:002015-03-06T11:48:16.187-05:00These are brilliant! The counter bell poem is spot...These are brilliant! The counter bell poem is spot on (some days - other days don't you just want to smash your hand down again and again and again?) and I love the dog's "look of vengeance" in the first poem so so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-21020165679748907722015-03-06T10:16:12.685-05:002015-03-06T10:16:12.685-05:00Oh, that counter bell poem! Something each of us ...Oh, that counter bell poem! Something each of us has likely felt, but I've never read a poem about it. Thanks for sharing all of these; and it's fun to read in the comments how Laura's challenge blooms in different lives and spaces. <br />[Also, glad you public librarians are busy - but, yes, sad about less reading. Sigh.]Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-52494090289105843292015-03-06T09:14:10.929-05:002015-03-06T09:14:10.929-05:00That old bell could tell some tales! I, too, hate ...That old bell could tell some tales! I, too, hate ringing a bell for service, even if most places around our campus use cow bells instead of the kind pictured. Thank you for sharing your process of making this exercise your own. I used to do the challenge during my lunch break, but found, like you and Matt, it didn't give me enough time to be satisfied. Maybe I'll try it again!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-58290267515959736022015-03-06T06:48:37.969-05:002015-03-06T06:48:37.969-05:00I do Laura's challenge, but lately I've ha...I do Laura's challenge, but lately I've had my first morning group do it on Thursdays. They amaze me with how they have gone from strict description to using metaphor. I remember most of the pictures. I like your conclusion on Feb. 9th that sometimes the healing hurts more than the injury. So true. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-465770720222355482015-03-05T23:18:00.387-05:002015-03-05T23:18:00.387-05:00Nicely done, Diane! I especially liked Feb. 5th...Nicely done, Diane! I especially liked Feb. 5th's poem. I try to share something on Laura's 15-word blog posts when I can - but usually it simply helps me get an idea onto paper, so once it's posted and saved on my computer I can go back and refine it. I've got so many things going on right now I'd forget half of everything if I didn't create these little poetic 'notesMatt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.com