tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post4029574893338829269..comments2024-03-18T21:35:14.053-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: A Poem for MondayJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-12590049070122725072012-03-28T08:10:55.966-04:002012-03-28T08:10:55.966-04:00Amy - That was probably one of the first poems I l...Amy - That was probably one of the first poems I learned, too. Such a hard life though...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-53463352827693530772012-03-28T08:10:20.640-04:002012-03-28T08:10:20.640-04:00Stacybuckeye - That is an encouraging tidbit ;-)Stacybuckeye - That is an encouraging tidbit ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-64607440224573231122012-03-28T08:09:48.068-04:002012-03-28T08:09:48.068-04:00Col - You're welcome! I loved that line, too.Col - You're welcome! I loved that line, too.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-9355483303795066132012-03-28T08:09:15.940-04:002012-03-28T08:09:15.940-04:00Diane - For the past couple of years, I've bee...Diane - For the past couple of years, I've been gradually spending more time on poetry - always hated it when I was in school. We has temps in the teens Monday night!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-56348280279948368842012-03-27T13:06:12.616-04:002012-03-27T13:06:12.616-04:00I have always liked Robert Frost's poetry from...I have always liked Robert Frost's poetry from the first one I learned. Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening was in a children's book of poetry I received for Christmas one year. I love that poem and so many of his others.<br /><br />I didn't know his life was so difficult.<br />Thank you for posting this poem and Frost's Birthday~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-17195664835044503942012-03-27T12:23:12.096-04:002012-03-27T12:23:12.096-04:00I love that he was 39 before his poetry was publis...I love that he was 39 before his poetry was published. Gives all of us middle-agers hope :)stacybuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811500448951042300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-32457858355008315222012-03-27T08:30:26.500-04:002012-03-27T08:30:26.500-04:00Beautiful photo, and beautiful poem as well. I esp...Beautiful photo, and beautiful poem as well. I especially will try to keep this line with me during the next few hectic weeks: <br /><br />"...keep us here<br />All simply in the springing of the year."<br /><br />Thanks, JoAnn!Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-59570623018918493092012-03-27T06:50:41.433-04:002012-03-27T06:50:41.433-04:00Robert Frost is the only poet I managed to enjoy -...Robert Frost is the only poet I managed to enjoy - always had an under appreciation of poetry when I was younger. What the heck happened to the warm weather?(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-25411026297377174542012-03-26T20:02:55.524-04:002012-03-26T20:02:55.524-04:00Staci - Poetry was always such a chore for me, but...Staci - Poetry was always such a chore for me, but I'm slowly learning to appreciate it as I get older. Robert Frost is a gem.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-16188422156428316402012-03-26T20:02:01.451-04:002012-03-26T20:02:01.451-04:00Arti - Frost will always be special to me because ...Arti - Frost will always be special to me because he was the first poet I ever really appreciated. Our early spring seems to have vanished with temps dropping to the teens tonight. The apple growers are nervous!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-90528532657809568692012-03-26T19:37:00.743-04:002012-03-26T19:37:00.743-04:00That is such a timely poem!! I loved it and I hone...That is such a timely poem!! I loved it and I honestly like that style. Learning a bit more about his life was interesting.Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-88989962312093944192012-03-26T18:59:03.384-04:002012-03-26T18:59:03.384-04:00Thanks for posting this, JoAnn. Frost is one of my...Thanks for posting this, JoAnn. Frost is one of my favorite poets, all time. I didn't know today is so special. Love this poem you have here. I thought we're getting an early spring, seems like for us moisture comes down as snow. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-40337714073056045472012-03-26T17:41:04.981-04:002012-03-26T17:41:04.981-04:00DS - If I don't read my updates right away, it...DS - If I don't read my updates right away, it seems I never get back to them. Not sure what happened to our beautiful spring weather. We barely topped freezing today and the local apple growers are nervously looking at temps in the teens tonight!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-62374812061703887102012-03-26T17:37:54.497-04:002012-03-26T17:37:54.497-04:00Joan Hunter Dunn - You're very welcome!Joan Hunter Dunn - You're very welcome!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-88382981713179120262012-03-26T17:36:49.798-04:002012-03-26T17:36:49.798-04:00Margot - Rober Frost is the first poet I ever like...Margot - Rober Frost is the first poet I ever liked, but I've never heard his voice. Will have to search for an audio clip of his voice - thanks for mentioning it!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-51251900432545039732012-03-26T17:35:04.347-04:002012-03-26T17:35:04.347-04:00Rhapsodyinbooks - I didn't know anything at al...Rhapsodyinbooks - I didn't know anything at all about Robert Frost's life. Just love my daily updates from Writer's Almanac!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-57159016726228693732012-03-26T17:33:20.374-04:002012-03-26T17:33:20.374-04:00Audrey - Wasn't Friday's poem wonderful?! ...Audrey - Wasn't Friday's poem wonderful?! I put it in my poetry folder, too.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-53398516736419371482012-03-26T13:54:05.595-04:002012-03-26T13:54:05.595-04:00Thank you for sharing this, JoAnn. I keep saving t...Thank you for sharing this, JoAnn. I keep saving the WA updates for "later," which of course, never arrives...Happy Spring!dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-83268585043509278072012-03-26T12:52:49.465-04:002012-03-26T12:52:49.465-04:00What a perfect poem to start the week with. Thank ...What a perfect poem to start the week with. Thank you.Joan Hunter Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652041203134127783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-49045599216097827842012-03-26T12:38:58.471-04:002012-03-26T12:38:58.471-04:00Robert Frost is one of my favorites. I used to hav...Robert Frost is one of my favorites. I used to have one of those big 33 records of Frost reading his own poetry. His voice was so soothing. I should see if that survived to cd. Thanks for sharing a tribute to Mr. Frost. Happy Birthday.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-14890370560442511732012-03-26T10:21:08.730-04:002012-03-26T10:21:08.730-04:00I didn't realize he had had such a hard life. ...I didn't realize he had had such a hard life. I also realize from your post that for some reason I have stopped getting my updates from Writer's Almanac! Must fix that!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-30463005690862422762012-03-26T07:49:35.564-04:002012-03-26T07:49:35.564-04:00I loved this one! I saved Friday's, too:
......I loved this one! I saved Friday's, too:<br /><br />...I'd like this to be no weekend stay<br />Where a single change of clothes is sufficient.<br />Bring clothes for all seasons, enough to fill a closet;<br />And instead of a single book for the bedside table<br />Bring boxes of all your favorites...Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.com