tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post1087021781443943231..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: VALERIE WORTH POEMS ABOUT SUMMER THINGSIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-19623422788836184772013-07-07T07:47:31.550-05:002013-07-07T07:47:31.550-05:00Carol, thinking of you on that concrete porch! Tha...Carol, thinking of you on that concrete porch! Thank you for stopping by and sharing the Valerie-love. So inspiring! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-43096324098109109372013-07-07T07:46:47.141-05:002013-07-07T07:46:47.141-05:00Michelle, I love that watering can rusting too! An...Michelle, I love that watering can rusting too! And you know, I have always been a bit secretive. I like to treasure these things for myself. :) Thanks for stopping by. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-15299198030276882832013-07-07T07:45:53.735-05:002013-07-07T07:45:53.735-05:00a cold RAINY day in July. Rain rain go away!a cold RAINY day in July. Rain rain go away!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-71319756894608970552013-07-07T07:45:27.722-05:002013-07-07T07:45:27.722-05:00Yes, Diane, there is hope and a home for small poe...Yes, Diane, there is hope and a home for small poems! Definitely something to give us all hope. I think maybe you just need LOTS of small poems?? Keep going with your work. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-27700838575931337222013-07-07T07:44:05.164-05:002013-07-07T07:44:05.164-05:00Tara, yes those bones on the outside make a fly se...Tara, yes those bones on the outside make a fly seem less like a pest and more like a marvel. And isn't celebration one of the chief aims of poetry? At least it is for me. Thanks for stopping by. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-41907768268613336252013-07-07T07:43:07.945-05:002013-07-07T07:43:07.945-05:00Valerie Worth makes it easy, Mary Lee. Happy day t...Valerie Worth makes it easy, Mary Lee. Happy day to you, and thanks for stopping by. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-69921152338377307822013-07-07T07:42:40.089-05:002013-07-07T07:42:40.089-05:00Margaret, I love a porch too. Thinking of you down...Margaret, I love a porch too. Thinking of you down there in the bayou... xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-35584692633641947082013-07-07T07:42:06.357-05:002013-07-07T07:42:06.357-05:00Yay for porch-loving poets! Thanks for stopping by...Yay for porch-loving poets! Thanks for stopping by, Ruth. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-57853643736354402692013-07-07T07:41:43.479-05:002013-07-07T07:41:43.479-05:00Keri, I think an 1880 aqua-ceiling-ed porch sounds...Keri, I think an 1880 aqua-ceiling-ed porch sounds AWESOME. Thank you for stopping by.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-85998343406022680852013-07-07T07:40:53.090-05:002013-07-07T07:40:53.090-05:00No fireflies! Linda, you need to come to Alabama a...No fireflies! Linda, you need to come to Alabama and visit me. :) And you know, Valerie Worth is definitely awe-inspiring. She teaches us to be really observant and keep looking for those unusual comparisons.... which is exactly what YOU do. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-10427051888455916182013-07-06T11:15:51.940-05:002013-07-06T11:15:51.940-05:00Love, love, love Valerie Worth. The way she always...Love, love, love Valerie Worth. The way she always, always, always chooses just the right word to convey an image blows me away every time. I will think of her the next time I sit on my concrete porch (it's not painted, but the concrete feels so cool on your feet on hot summer days). Thanks for this gorgeous summer collection!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-46620909959469814102013-07-06T06:22:13.969-05:002013-07-06T06:22:13.969-05:00Love the watering can rusting among friends and al...Love the watering can rusting among friends and also your Tom Sawyer-esque lawnmowing story. (I would have wanted to take credit!)Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-47230942347353412022013-07-05T21:37:28.945-05:002013-07-05T21:37:28.945-05:00not flies today or yesterday... too cold You nee...not flies today or yesterday... too cold You need to write a poem about a cold day in July :)Patricia J. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044354515656710902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-70188800699118701082013-07-05T20:26:21.361-05:002013-07-05T20:26:21.361-05:00I was told by a workshop mentor (not at all meanly...I was told by a workshop mentor (not at all meanly) that my short poems probably would never sell because people want to get a bit more of something for their money. I understand what he's saying, but then I think of Valerie Worth. Her poems are small, and, they sold! Thanks for sharing these ones today!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-1247828182492768852013-07-05T17:15:18.809-05:002013-07-05T17:15:18.809-05:00I don't think I will ever look upon a fly agai...I don't think I will ever look upon a fly again without thinking of bones on the outside, or a front porch without imagining what the heck is going on with the back orch! It's all the details she zeroes in on and transforms that makes Worth such a great poet.Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-30370020658369219582013-07-05T15:47:04.031-05:002013-07-05T15:47:04.031-05:00Another great little collection!Another great little collection!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-82632799634432994752013-07-05T14:49:28.677-05:002013-07-05T14:49:28.677-05:00I'm with Linda. Valerie Worth is brilliant. ...I'm with Linda. Valerie Worth is brilliant. Love them all! Thanks for sharing. I write this while sitting on a porch on a south Louisiana cottage. Porches may be country, but I love the country.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-36516183232560615372013-07-05T14:32:26.642-05:002013-07-05T14:32:26.642-05:00HOW can someone not like a porch? Shaking my head...HOW can someone not like a porch? Shaking my head... (And loving Valerie Worth!)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-4223290947832838032013-07-05T10:48:06.486-05:002013-07-05T10:48:06.486-05:00Earlier today I was on a tremendous porch with an ...Earlier today I was on a tremendous porch with an aqua ceiling -- the house was built in 1880! Thanks for sharing this lovely collection of poems and your personal connections to them. Enjoy those peaches!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-89498174520850366692013-07-05T09:06:31.721-05:002013-07-05T09:06:31.721-05:00Have I said this in previous posts: I think Valeri...Have I said this in previous posts: I think Valerie Worth makes me so in awe that I might think I'll never write a good poem! I could respond to each one of these too, Irene. What wonderful summer delights the poems are! We have few crickets here in Colorado and no fireflies. I do believe children are missing out! And I have such fond memories of playing on the steps of a grandmother's porch. Guess I'm a bit country too! Thank you!!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com