tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post2688565913139501117..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Someone's Having a Birthday Soon!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-34263055225468118092017-03-05T15:32:30.604-05:002017-03-05T15:32:30.604-05:00While anyone can appreciate this poem, I think tho...While anyone can appreciate this poem, I think those of us who write feel a little bit closer to the speaker's perspective. Thanks for sharing, Diane!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-86966980036102280582017-03-05T11:31:51.098-05:002017-03-05T11:31:51.098-05:00This reminds me of the Little Princess where the d...This reminds me of the Little Princess where the dad says that dolls dance and play while the children are out. Why shouldn't writer's notebooks get to party, too?Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-7007858497898251272017-03-04T22:42:51.327-05:002017-03-04T22:42:51.327-05:00I'm not a notebook person, but I do write on a...I'm not a notebook person, but I do write on all sorts of scraps of paper. I can imagine those scraps rising up! The air would be unbreathable.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-43400258425297505252017-03-04T22:40:01.313-05:002017-03-04T22:40:01.313-05:00The conversations at the Dodge festivals are fabul...The conversations at the Dodge festivals are fabulous. Sadly I haven't been for the last three years.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-24502980606124603562017-03-04T22:39:05.117-05:002017-03-04T22:39:05.117-05:00Always fun to puzzle things out!Always fun to puzzle things out!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-50084298922005573542017-03-04T22:38:28.213-05:002017-03-04T22:38:28.213-05:00I'll probably share something else of his clos...I'll probably share something else of his closer to his birthday. Look for it on my Kurious Kitty blog.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-11938828858434105132017-03-04T22:37:30.796-05:002017-03-04T22:37:30.796-05:00It was new to me, too, and the white paper wings w...It was new to me, too, and the white paper wings was too good not to share!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-52228247345919334302017-03-04T22:35:39.705-05:002017-03-04T22:35:39.705-05:00Well, you can't be expected to remember them a...Well, you can't be expected to remember them all! Plus, it means you'll always have something "new" to look forward to!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-80072280597016359892017-03-04T22:34:30.455-05:002017-03-04T22:34:30.455-05:00Yes, however, he tends to dominate the conversatio...Yes, however, he tends to dominate the conversation, which I found a little off-putting.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-2236563009783177522017-03-04T22:33:41.675-05:002017-03-04T22:33:41.675-05:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-2908391483560638622017-03-04T22:33:07.053-05:002017-03-04T22:33:07.053-05:00It leaves you with a big question, or two, or thre...It leaves you with a big question, or two, or three. What do you mean drowning? In water? In words?Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-18396241155988267582017-03-04T22:30:54.592-05:002017-03-04T22:30:54.592-05:00I agree!I agree!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-47707771856578405942017-03-04T11:33:04.804-05:002017-03-04T11:33:04.804-05:00Ha ha! Those dog-goned notebooks that won't si...Ha ha! Those dog-goned notebooks that won't sit still long enough for thoughts or poems. They are fickle friends....but still friends. What a wonderful selection for the celebration. Thank you!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-22798465094214683702017-03-04T07:57:43.090-05:002017-03-04T07:57:43.090-05:00Thanks for playing along, Diane--and I love that p...Thanks for playing along, Diane--and I love that photo so much, of Rita rummaging like a regular person in her purse, and Billy unscrewing the top of his bottle of water like a regular person, getting ready to wow us with his ordinary-sounding, conversational stanza which build imperceptibly to that turn in the final line that tells us he was up to something all along. Perfect!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-56294953045128573892017-03-03T23:55:10.727-05:002017-03-03T23:55:10.727-05:00Its another image that, like others, makes me wond...Its another image that, like others, makes me wonder what Billy Collins was imagining in his mind when he wrote. Perhaps that notebook full of words is going to save him from drowning? It is mysterious as you wrote. Thanks, Diane.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-34224687592706759372017-03-03T19:52:06.919-05:002017-03-03T19:52:06.919-05:00Hi Diane, thanks for Billy Collins ride with "...Hi Diane, thanks for Billy Collins ride with "The Flying Notebook" it's wonderful!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-74193716697063378762017-03-03T18:45:47.448-05:002017-03-03T18:45:47.448-05:00This poem was new to me as well and that final lin...This poem was new to me as well and that final line is just classic Billy Collins. Love it! Thanks for sharing.Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-23500568538003663752017-03-03T16:49:09.038-05:002017-03-03T16:49:09.038-05:00Even though I own (I think) all of his books, poem...Even though I own (I think) all of his books, poems keep popping up seeming brand new! I LOVE this one! Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-14887638513107493352017-03-03T16:07:47.114-05:002017-03-03T16:07:47.114-05:00I'm envious that you got to hear him speak!I'm envious that you got to hear him speak!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-56481577215910035862017-03-03T14:24:43.853-05:002017-03-03T14:24:43.853-05:00Oh yes, such a good one! He uses such a light touc...Oh yes, such a good one! He uses such a light touch to deliver the goods. Fabulous metaphor.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-24100429537242897472017-03-03T14:22:48.019-05:002017-03-03T14:22:48.019-05:00Wow. This one is definitely new to me. The last li...Wow. This one is definitely new to me. The last line comes as a bit of a shocker, doesn't it? I love that unsettled feeling, though. Thanks for sharing, Diane.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-53193974401814726482017-03-03T11:23:11.548-05:002017-03-03T11:23:11.548-05:00Crazy good. -JetCrazy good. -JetJethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375106441402515884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-27441651027781132202017-03-03T08:22:00.704-05:002017-03-03T08:22:00.704-05:00A definite personality--"glad now to be free ...A definite personality--"glad now to be free of my scrutiny and my pen point."Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-29770854109735722422017-03-02T23:16:52.920-05:002017-03-02T23:16:52.920-05:00I love this imagery - a writer's notebook is l...I love this imagery - a writer's notebook is like a living entity, often with a personality of its own! ;)Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.com