tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post7550901512448774801..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: WRITING IN WINTERIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-8598687876719322502012-01-15T09:28:25.111-06:002012-01-15T09:28:25.111-06:00Oh...that "unmittened heart"...vulnerabl...Oh...that "unmittened heart"...vulnerable, but brave.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-85666121714439484682012-01-14T16:20:02.728-06:002012-01-14T16:20:02.728-06:00I, too, am swooning over "unmittened heart.&q...I, too, am swooning over "unmittened heart." And how lovely to write a beautiful poem for Jeannine who feeds so many of us. It's so unlonely in here; thank you for the reminder and the poem too. a.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-31658082618332280872012-01-14T14:52:22.631-06:002012-01-14T14:52:22.631-06:00Irene, I admire the recognition of the risk that c...Irene, I admire the recognition of the risk that comes with writing. We venture out onto the blank white page like the skater onto the ice, and no matter how easy we might make the figure 8s appear, there are always dark currents muttering underneath and places where the ice is thin. Without the risk, it wouldn't really matter, would it?James Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614935078978354375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-90284112164612552592012-01-14T11:14:00.700-06:002012-01-14T11:14:00.700-06:00Ohhhhh, I love the "unmittened heart!" ...Ohhhhh, I love the "unmittened heart!" Lovely!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-35339327263180428132012-01-14T08:09:27.888-06:002012-01-14T08:09:27.888-06:00Thank you, Tabatha- it was a special gift that Jea...Thank you, Tabatha- it was a special gift that Jeannine gave ME. Happy day to you!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-63126050934616955472012-01-14T08:08:28.295-06:002012-01-14T08:08:28.295-06:00I love that you printed Jeannine's post! I loo...I love that you printed Jeannine's post! I look forward to what words it brings YOU. Thanks for reading.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-80116608255306106332012-01-14T08:07:39.447-06:002012-01-14T08:07:39.447-06:00Robyn, "echoing enchantment" belongs in ...Robyn, "echoing enchantment" belongs in a poem! thanks for reading. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-7770634878335854042012-01-14T08:06:47.909-06:002012-01-14T08:06:47.909-06:00Thank you Julie! Of course the only ice ponds this...Thank you Julie! Of course the only ice ponds this far south are domed with climate-control. :) Thanks for reading!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-8189132384069253622012-01-14T08:04:17.679-06:002012-01-14T08:04:17.679-06:00Yes, Ed, to poems inspiring other poems, poets ins...Yes, Ed, to poems inspiring other poems, poets inspiring other poets! I want to know YOUR tingly truths. Thanks for reading.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-67827404944152522572012-01-14T01:01:36.282-06:002012-01-14T01:01:36.282-06:00I've never learned to skate. Or bike, for that...I've never learned to skate. Or bike, for that matter. Your poem makes me feel that I missed out on a lot. :( Lovely lines. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-53602174339165183552012-01-14T00:52:12.612-06:002012-01-14T00:52:12.612-06:00Nice! I love the spacing on flung wide.Nice! I love the spacing on flung wide.Rena J. Traxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950062537755234879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-32940866538778465582012-01-13T19:53:38.267-06:002012-01-13T19:53:38.267-06:00I was going to comment on the wonderful combo of &...I was going to comment on the wonderful combo of "tingly truths" myself, but the others beat me to it. So much of poetry to me is finding those killer combinations that say exactly what you want the way you want.<br /><br />And it is fun, Jama, to see one poem inspire another. That's the way life should be!Ed DeCariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008811161729435126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-81250175006567123392012-01-13T19:30:36.517-06:002012-01-13T19:30:36.517-06:00Just beautiful Irene!Just beautiful Irene!Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-26100295941006821802012-01-13T10:21:55.690-06:002012-01-13T10:21:55.690-06:00Beautiful, Irene! I'm echoing enchantment wit...Beautiful, Irene! I'm echoing enchantment with "your tingly<br />truths" and "your deliberate unmittened heart" - what wondrous, easy 8's turns of phrases. Thanks for sharing!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-26628215476857084002012-01-13T09:47:09.317-06:002012-01-13T09:47:09.317-06:00I loved that post & printed it out to keep at ...I loved that post & printed it out to keep at the computer. This is lovely, a look, for me, at introspection with 'just you with your tingly truths'. Thank you.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-10531384491352621682012-01-13T09:35:38.727-06:002012-01-13T09:35:38.727-06:00You really capture the movement of skating in this...You really capture the movement of skating in this, Irene! I love swirl of it, and I especially like the ending. What a special gift for Jeannine!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-88010300066263029732012-01-13T09:17:42.440-06:002012-01-13T09:17:42.440-06:00Breathtakingly beautiful, Irene! The "deliber...Breathtakingly beautiful, Irene! The "deliberate unmittened heart" slays me. Wonderful to see the ripples of inspiration from one poet to the next.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-46439465490762246132012-01-13T08:42:09.310-06:002012-01-13T08:42:09.310-06:00Oh, Irene, It's drizzly and gray outside but y...Oh, Irene, It's drizzly and gray outside but you've just warmed my heart -- and let's hope it becomes a "deliberate and unmittened" one. I love that description! ! I feel so happy to have inspired you, and it reminds me of all the goodness of friendship and creativity and how today is a good day to write a poem. xoJeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-52203453635542949852012-01-13T08:40:13.596-06:002012-01-13T08:40:13.596-06:00I love this one....the match-up of white space/ice...I love this one....the match-up of white space/ice/truth is perfect.<br /><br />Hope all is well, Irene!Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.com