tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post7191250382722711534..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Our TimesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-6250500667146436822013-10-22T15:34:23.020-04:002013-10-22T15:34:23.020-04:00Ha, ha! You're probably right!Ha, ha! You're probably right! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-75866944289449782822013-10-22T13:52:37.064-04:002013-10-22T13:52:37.064-04:00Reminder to self: do not get on Diane's s**t l...Reminder to self: do not get on Diane's s**t list.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-78821469248198890102013-10-20T09:42:10.221-04:002013-10-20T09:42:10.221-04:00Truthfully, I like a good fig. Fig Newtons were a...Truthfully, I like a good fig. Fig Newtons were always a favorite growing up. ;-)Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-12601351718983902882013-10-20T09:40:38.390-04:002013-10-20T09:40:38.390-04:00Funny, you should mention Millay. We can only hop...Funny, you should mention Millay. We can only hope that the "lovely light" from the mess in Congress burns out soon.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-59925367181230651702013-10-20T09:37:34.013-04:002013-10-20T09:37:34.013-04:00Thanks for the new names to explore!Thanks for the new names to explore!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-59372842261881358822013-10-20T09:36:44.398-04:002013-10-20T09:36:44.398-04:00She always strikes me as not-quite-with-us!She always strikes me as not-quite-with-us!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-38512796441375341162013-10-20T09:36:02.409-04:002013-10-20T09:36:02.409-04:00Oh Myra, I shudder to think what your part of the ...Oh Myra, I shudder to think what your part of the world is thinking about the political circus going on here!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36241476435403825202013-10-20T09:33:28.849-04:002013-10-20T09:33:28.849-04:00Sure is, people can get really caught up in the co...Sure is, people can get really caught up in the commenting section of many news and social media outlets. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-62173585122535409462013-10-20T09:31:49.806-04:002013-10-20T09:31:49.806-04:00Maybe not so wise as heartfelt!Maybe not so wise as heartfelt!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-60172489214048551962013-10-19T22:13:25.569-04:002013-10-19T22:13:25.569-04:00Gads--figs everywhere this weekend! I always enjo...Gads--figs everywhere this weekend! I always enjoy a bit of politopoetry, myself, and as Rudyard proves, like fashion politopoetry always comes around relevant again. That quote of Henry Clay's is inspirational indeed!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-37152801437552441302013-10-19T08:44:57.326-04:002013-10-19T08:44:57.326-04:00Politics are a stinking rotten mess these days. I ...Politics are a stinking rotten mess these days. I prefer Millay's figs to our political fig-ure-heads.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-14752551876750427282013-10-19T02:26:33.521-04:002013-10-19T02:26:33.521-04:00Yikes. Bachmann is off the rails! Love your poem a...Yikes. Bachmann is off the rails! Love your poem and your passion, Diane. You've read Calvin Trillin's political ditties, right? And do you know James Fenton's work? Not funny, just political in the most beautiful way, though of a different era. and I'm thinking of Yusef Komunyakaa, too. Lots of ways to be political in poetry!Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-50679036975507342032013-10-18T22:58:36.506-04:002013-10-18T22:58:36.506-04:00That Bachmann interview was so strange - it was as...That Bachmann interview was so strange - it was as though she was speaking in tongues. As many of her ilk seem to do these days....the stench of rot indeed!Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-20825020528411525412013-10-18T22:19:05.517-04:002013-10-18T22:19:05.517-04:00Thanks for all the links. Poetry always has the pe...Thanks for all the links. Poetry always has the perfect response, I think. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-64839798230752442652013-10-18T17:43:06.332-04:002013-10-18T17:43:06.332-04:00I like your response to the mess in Washington. W...I like your response to the mess in Washington. Writing poetry about it is a lot saner than most of what one could do!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-61098246723632798212013-10-18T17:29:11.110-04:002013-10-18T17:29:11.110-04:00Wise words to ponder, Diane...well done!Wise words to ponder, Diane...well done!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-28552960391614884242013-10-18T16:55:43.144-04:002013-10-18T16:55:43.144-04:00Too much of late!Too much of late!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-14400075261578501962013-10-18T16:54:19.079-04:002013-10-18T16:54:19.079-04:00Yes, everything is fodder. If you can't laugh...Yes, everything is fodder. If you can't laugh, surely, you'll go mad.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-46972921503420752222013-10-18T16:52:50.999-04:002013-10-18T16:52:50.999-04:00Thanks, Janet! Thanks, Janet! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-68918011284349619632013-10-18T14:57:22.810-04:002013-10-18T14:57:22.810-04:00It would be nice to stick our head up to sniff and...It would be nice to stick our head up to sniff and find the smell of fruit instead of the stench that seems to be there a lot lately.<br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-88386336839188012742013-10-18T13:35:15.739-04:002013-10-18T13:35:15.739-04:00Good one, Diane. Politics, like every other subjec...Good one, Diane. Politics, like every other subject, is fair game for poetry, a seemingly natural opportunity for satire. Love your final stanza especially. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-14365824795614874532013-10-18T13:02:50.037-04:002013-10-18T13:02:50.037-04:00So many interesting links here, D. And your fabulo...So many interesting links here, D. And your fabulous poem, of course . . . JanetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com