tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post7643583100968374926..comments2024-03-29T07:42:02.917-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: POEM IN PRAISE OF SECOND PLACEIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-4786000036869020562012-03-17T19:59:40.737-05:002012-03-17T19:59:40.737-05:00Hooray for everyone who takes part in the race, no...Hooray for everyone who takes part in the race, no matter what place they come in!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-46291295402499291652012-03-16T23:02:26.427-05:002012-03-16T23:02:26.427-05:00Dearest Irene, thank you for introducing us to Mr....Dearest Irene, thank you for introducing us to Mr. Langley (who - like all the others noted above - I didn't know before). These are my favorite lines from the poem:<br /><br />"who once had caught<br />evanescing sunbeams in a magic jar"<br /><br />what a beautiful way to describe this man.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-86253903774207748062012-03-16T12:04:45.579-05:002012-03-16T12:04:45.579-05:00Appropriate post, Irene! (And particularly for me...Appropriate post, Irene! (And particularly for me re. MADNESS, as I think my entry couldn't quite compete with Darren's chicken-flavored cat.) ;0) But as I always tell folks, most hunts DON'T go the wolf's way. (If it were to give up after a few fast rabbits or elk, it wouldn't eat.) Thank you for acquainting us with Mssrs. Boliek AND Langley today!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-51419024041876155902012-03-16T10:06:39.766-05:002012-03-16T10:06:39.766-05:00Great poem, Irene. Sad to say I didn't know Mr...Great poem, Irene. Sad to say I didn't know Mr. Langley either. Love that he's been immortalized in a poem, though :). Thanks for the reminder that although winning is nice, it's really about the trying.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-47326882320989125362012-03-16T09:59:27.252-05:002012-03-16T09:59:27.252-05:00Thanks for sharing this, Irene! As the saying goes...Thanks for sharing this, Irene! As the saying goes, "No matter how slow you run, you still lap everyone sitting on the couch."Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-36388146153966594602012-03-16T09:24:53.137-05:002012-03-16T09:24:53.137-05:00Sigh... should be "I know how they feel."...Sigh... should be "I know how they feel."Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-27191610783512616002012-03-16T09:23:58.989-05:002012-03-16T09:23:58.989-05:00Oh, I really feel for Mr. Langley and am sorry I d...Oh, I really feel for Mr. Langley and am sorry I didn't know his name. But I do now! And what a lovely tribute to all of those who miss by a hair. I know how he feels!Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-22836539299147352622012-03-16T08:52:03.120-05:002012-03-16T08:52:03.120-05:00Sad to say for Langley, I have never heard of this...Sad to say for Langley, I have never heard of this man, Irene. However did you find this poem, which is quite beautiful, & makes my day as I lost by a few votes. Nevertheless, you have encouraged me to keep on as I do realize that I can make the 'race a race' (te he). I love that next to last stanza, "who once had caught/evanescing sunbeams in a magic jar" Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-11334727100578653582012-03-16T07:11:24.505-05:002012-03-16T07:11:24.505-05:00oh my gosh... give me another cup of coffee... jus...oh my gosh... give me another cup of coffee... just read my comment back and I know I lost that race.... please overlook my mistakesPatricia J. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044354515656710902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-70331708778822878452012-03-16T07:07:41.287-05:002012-03-16T07:07:41.287-05:00very true but... if you didn't have the desire...very true but... if you didn't have the desire to win... in your heart know that you will be first ... would there be a race if everyone that entered a race accepted that second was okay. For me, I take off the clothes of kindness when I race... no cheating but every man for himself... and I run to win, always. my Granny would say, "Winning isn't everything but it sure beats the heck out of losing." Now if I lose, which I do sometimes :), I figure out what went wrong, try to fix it, and then I race again. Here are to second places... don't stop, work on it and ran again... you can do it!!!Patricia J. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044354515656710902noreply@blogger.com