tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post2579024989407843955..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: How to RiseIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-51392294636775801962017-03-11T12:33:26.064-06:002017-03-11T12:33:26.064-06:00Yes to all this. And I love your poem, Irene. Grea...Yes to all this. And I love your poem, Irene. Great imagery. Viola/Langston what a combo!Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-21867959761526999802017-02-05T08:57:07.166-06:002017-02-05T08:57:07.166-06:00"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes is su..."Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes is such a powerful poem. Your "How to Rise" is wonderful. Very young children can connect with the message. Thanks for writing and sharing it!Alice Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302512837699702430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-41082963226230956162017-02-03T21:24:03.805-06:002017-02-03T21:24:03.805-06:00Your poem is beautiful! I think I will share it w...Your poem is beautiful! I think I will share it with my sister to remind her to keep rising and find those new mountains during her treatments. I was reading "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver today, and both poems kind of have the same message - to keep going. Thank you for sharing in my OLW this month.Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-80387001746473894212017-02-03T16:47:51.016-06:002017-02-03T16:47:51.016-06:00Which means you just keep rising up, my friend!Which means you just keep rising up, my friend!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-89906835935571483702017-02-02T22:35:13.778-06:002017-02-02T22:35:13.778-06:00Pressing on in spite of difficulties, still climbi...Pressing on in spite of difficulties, still climbin' on. I love your words in the poem:<br />"And each day the sun returns,<br />reminding us <br /><br /> to try<br /> once more."Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-67674623324671041782017-02-02T20:28:14.908-06:002017-02-02T20:28:14.908-06:00I love your poem. Especially the part about the b...I love your poem. Especially the part about the balloon just doing what comes naturally, it simply lifts.<br />We both turned to our African American heroes to teach us about rising. You keep rising. I'll follow close behind. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-52164358043376521032017-02-02T16:52:06.834-06:002017-02-02T16:52:06.834-06:00Thanks for the inspiration,Irene, both from Mr. Hu...Thanks for the inspiration,Irene, both from Mr. Hughes and you. Your path to rise is so accurate: Opportunity-->maybe fail-->take changes-->leave comfort zone-->be brave. I never thought of it broken down like that. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-11749433103323783452017-02-02T10:44:33.923-06:002017-02-02T10:44:33.923-06:00A very uplifting post! Love both poems on the Rise...A very uplifting post! Love both poems on the Rise theme.<br />"A whale dives deep before it swims up for air" - love this. It would make a great poster!<br />Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-68092832280550563652017-02-02T08:03:57.306-06:002017-02-02T08:03:57.306-06:00Irene, this post of yours is filled with strong vo...Irene, this post of yours is filled with strong voice. Viola delivers an amazing rendition of Langston Hughes' poem while Langston's voice fills the air with softness and commitment to the climb. Your poem takes the word rise to another dimension for me. It visually opens a new day for me - one in which I need to try harder to appreciate than the day before. Thank you.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.com