tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post3357367988223888971..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Happy Labor Day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-72745744581563323122014-09-01T06:26:08.555-04:002014-09-01T06:26:08.555-04:00Nice job with Preston's voice, Diane. Hine did...Nice job with Preston's voice, Diane. Hine did an important service. I really should look him up.Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-81223681563675617972014-08-30T21:43:10.815-04:002014-08-30T21:43:10.815-04:00Wonderful, Diane! I'll be sharing via my Face...Wonderful, Diane! I'll be sharing via my Facebook writer's page on Monday. Happy housewarming to your daughter and son-in-law! Nice that they will be close enough for you to help out.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-4569618434399144742014-08-30T19:02:16.099-04:002014-08-30T19:02:16.099-04:00Oh, I almost forgot--teachers feel free to share w...Oh, I almost forgot--teachers feel free to share with your students if the poem fits. It makes me feel good to think that my work might engender some discussion! Many thanks.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-24619984627492869952014-08-30T19:00:11.943-04:002014-08-30T19:00:11.943-04:00Thanks everyone for your kind words! I apologize ...Thanks everyone for your kind words! I apologize for not replying to you all individually. My daughter and her husband closed on a house this week and there's a whole lot of painting (and oven cleaning) going on!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-76240639741081167012014-08-30T08:27:59.665-04:002014-08-30T08:27:59.665-04:00Oh, my. What a gift that you have given this child...Oh, my. What a gift that you have given this child -- a voice. Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-69243137486376480332014-08-30T00:43:15.557-04:002014-08-30T00:43:15.557-04:00Diane, it is amazing how you can capture the feeli...Diane, it is amazing how you can capture the feelings of each of your characters. This photo highlights the inequities of human rights during the early 1900s. I think this photo and poem would be a great pairing for the 5th graders who are studying human rights.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-12054873298067261522014-08-30T00:06:17.770-04:002014-08-30T00:06:17.770-04:00Oh man, that was just over 100 years ago. Love how...Oh man, that was just over 100 years ago. Love how you give those long-ago children a voice. Violet N.http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-39532104651933443472014-08-29T19:19:15.264-04:002014-08-29T19:19:15.264-04:00You've captured Preston's 5 year old spiri...You've captured Preston's 5 year old spirit in this poem, Diane, especially the line: "You watchin'?" Thank goodness Labor Day was made a holiday - for all the Preston's of that time and for all of our sakes. = )Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-23589682020801607602014-08-29T17:37:46.585-04:002014-08-29T17:37:46.585-04:00I'd love to share this with my students, Diane...I'd love to share this with my students, Diane, when we study child labor during the Industrial Revolution. So evocative...so sad.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-77092813066795867452014-08-29T12:51:25.520-04:002014-08-29T12:51:25.520-04:00Another wonderful photo that speaks volumes. There...Another wonderful photo that speaks volumes. There is such poignancy in the "voice" you've created for the boy.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-16985907130700227932014-08-29T10:55:58.550-04:002014-08-29T10:55:58.550-04:00When you share these pictures, I wonder how they s...When you share these pictures, I wonder how they survived, Diane. I have a 5 year old granddaughter & compare-wow! I like that your poem was in a simple child's voice, and a "that's how it is" tone, no whine. Wonderful!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-64728962959183429072014-08-29T09:31:33.008-04:002014-08-29T09:31:33.008-04:00I feel like a slacker compared to this little guy!...I feel like a slacker compared to this little guy!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-13680974849187093622014-08-29T07:51:26.898-04:002014-08-29T07:51:26.898-04:00It breaks my heart to see how young some of the wo...It breaks my heart to see how young some of the workers were!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-8383868824729923392014-08-29T06:42:57.401-04:002014-08-29T06:42:57.401-04:00You've captured "it" once again, Dia...You've captured "it" once again, Diane. Pride-in-work for 5-year olds should be limited to such things as crayon art hung by refrigerator magnets.Andrea Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926896897768609275noreply@blogger.com