tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post2451708301837727947..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--PhotographsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-60974630728863937702013-01-21T08:43:43.479-05:002013-01-21T08:43:43.479-05:00Tabatha, the photos were from Underwood and Underw...Tabatha, the photos were from Underwood and Underwood, which the Library of Congress says, "Underwood & Underwood of Washington and Chicago specialized in photographs of current events and personalities which the firm distributed as a news picture agency. The firm presented its 'stock surplus' to the Library in a series of gifts made primarily between 1922 and 1935." Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36650827159742123332013-01-21T06:09:21.363-05:002013-01-21T06:09:21.363-05:00I was especially struck by:
Lord, let me lay my c...I was especially struck by: <br />Lord, let me lay my child<br />in the belly of Earth--<br />only She will not go<br />to sleep hungry tonight. <br /><br />I wonder about the photographers -- who were they? What's their story? Thanks for sharing these Diane.<br /><br />Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-85139353823051613012013-01-20T18:31:12.436-05:002013-01-20T18:31:12.436-05:00Back at ya.Back at ya.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-52228416003839550972013-01-20T17:57:32.167-05:002013-01-20T17:57:32.167-05:00No words. Just thanks.No words. Just thanks.Andrea Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926896897768609275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-84768546991276534492013-01-20T11:13:52.212-05:002013-01-20T11:13:52.212-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Ruth.Thanks for stopping by, Ruth.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-92068745735069290502013-01-19T10:58:23.452-05:002013-01-19T10:58:23.452-05:00Yes. People just keep going because they have to....Yes. People just keep going because they have to. How terrible that people are still dying of hunger in this world!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-7656644987473163742013-01-19T09:52:19.188-05:002013-01-19T09:52:19.188-05:00Indeed...Indeed...Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-59112302748114119212013-01-18T23:20:13.442-05:002013-01-18T23:20:13.442-05:00Heartbreaking, indeed. I especially liked the line...Heartbreaking, indeed. I especially liked the line, "Hunger and puberty are / taking her together" - it really sums up her plight.Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-65608676530918342402013-01-18T17:11:39.452-05:002013-01-18T17:11:39.452-05:00Laura, that was the line that struck me, too. As ...Laura, that was the line that struck me, too. As if hunger or puberty weren't bad enough. <br /><br />We all "lost" on December 14, and we must keep walking the walk for all our children. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-3829435542470070272013-01-18T16:44:09.558-05:002013-01-18T16:44:09.558-05:00Devastating - both poems. And yet such heartache ...Devastating - both poems. And yet such heartache has always existed along with the cheer we all crave; and it should be honored as you have done so here. (I had the same thoughts as Laura's re. how a parent "walks" after losing a child - very striking imagery.)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-30731236497318982892013-01-18T14:08:55.343-05:002013-01-18T14:08:55.343-05:00Hi, Diane. The line, "Hunger and puberty are
...Hi, Diane. The line, "Hunger and puberty are<br />taking her together," struck me. Your response poem is beautiful -- the opening stanza made me think of friends who have lost children, how difficult it is and how they somehow manage to keep walking.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-77595083925059438172013-01-18T13:46:43.201-05:002013-01-18T13:46:43.201-05:00Powerful words and images. Powerful words and images. Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-8240218533023061072013-01-18T10:30:40.085-05:002013-01-18T10:30:40.085-05:00Thanks Liz and Katya. Hunger still exists in many...Thanks Liz and Katya. Hunger still exists in many places around the world, including the US! In 2010 1 in 7 households were "food insecure," according to <a href="http://www.worldhunger.org/" rel="nofollow">worldhunger.org</a>.KURIOUS KITTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972712028425323003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-44671489422319769442013-01-18T09:01:37.021-05:002013-01-18T09:01:37.021-05:00Touching. Thank you.Touching. Thank you.Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618886866798905292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-13949665136348206152013-01-18T08:56:14.069-05:002013-01-18T08:56:14.069-05:00Heartbreaking.Heartbreaking.Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.com