tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post8261664157236429280..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: ARTSPEAK! Harlem Renaissance poem "The Toiler" and Line #6 in Our Progressive Poem!Irene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-73166405293823993812018-04-15T20:09:43.219-05:002018-04-15T20:09:43.219-05:00Oh my... Playing a game with the moon... and the f...Oh my... Playing a game with the moon... and the feeling of honeyed air so heavy and sweet... thank you for a beautiful line.Sarah Grace Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670154466818525636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-68910389918763755802018-04-15T06:16:48.954-05:002018-04-15T06:16:48.954-05:00Me again. "Warm, honeyed air" - you com...Me again. "Warm, honeyed air" - you come up with the most luscious phrases, Irene. xxAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-74775805712138181972018-04-11T06:42:13.445-05:002018-04-11T06:42:13.445-05:00Catching up on Progressive Poem today--I LOVE that...Catching up on Progressive Poem today--I LOVE that the seed is calling to the moon. Swoon.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-47094111440423235522018-04-10T16:38:23.130-05:002018-04-10T16:38:23.130-05:00When one is days late catching up on Progressive P...When one is days late catching up on Progressive Poems and such, one merely nods in agreement at all the comments rather than coming up with a novel one! Wonderful, Irene - thanks for all the poetry goodness over here this month and for masterminding the Progressive Poem! XORobyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-23754484913505507852018-04-09T14:49:18.869-05:002018-04-09T14:49:18.869-05:00This line from The Toiler: the mango-glow
of dayb...This line from The Toiler: the mango-glow<br />of daybreak...stunning.<br />And the progressive poem is unfurling beautifully.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214389804167241801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-67661389372146921602018-04-08T20:08:46.018-05:002018-04-08T20:08:46.018-05:00Sometimes it's tough to think of the mental to...Sometimes it's tough to think of the mental toil of writing poetry in the same way as physical toil. It feels like the former requires more justification/rationalization, even though they both can be taxing and rewarding in their own ways. I love the ending of The Toiler:<br /><br />The toiler knows<br />to heave-swing-ho –<br />and dreams<br />will follow.<br /><br />I also love your progressive poem line, Irene. A perfect entrance for an ideal playmate!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-58673081787444165192018-04-08T16:17:56.341-05:002018-04-08T16:17:56.341-05:00"mango-glow" - Irene, you never cease to..."mango-glow" - Irene, you never cease to amaze. Thank you for the Progressive Poem too! I have some catching up to do! xxAmy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-58040624187409358262018-04-08T07:27:09.184-05:002018-04-08T07:27:09.184-05:00That toiler has such wisdom to share with us all. ...That toiler has such wisdom to share with us all. That is such a lovely poem. I am enjoying seeing the progressive poem grow a little more each day and can't wait to see what happens next.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-82198326272278527132018-04-07T20:46:21.979-05:002018-04-07T20:46:21.979-05:00Thank you for sharing the lovely poem, The Toiler,...Thank you for sharing the lovely poem, The Toiler, and I am really enjoying following along, watching the progressive poem unfold.Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-24539745995640195972018-04-07T16:25:49.097-05:002018-04-07T16:25:49.097-05:00I love your toiler poem, particularly the last sta...I love your toiler poem, particularly the last stanza! And how wonderful that you included the moon to be a companion for our sweet Jasmine. It's funny that I included the moon in my Poetry Friday poem using a few of the lines from the progressive poem in progress and then it turned up in your line that day, too! We must have been on the same wavelength, Irene!Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-45912304353048017312018-04-07T04:33:14.142-05:002018-04-07T04:33:14.142-05:00I love this form and how you take us to the fields...I love this form and how you take us to the fields and leave us with hope, "dreams will follow." <br />The moon playing a game with Jasmine? I am always surprised by how this progressive poem progresses and grows into its own. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-33911363004790798402018-04-06T19:08:22.413-05:002018-04-06T19:08:22.413-05:00I do love your acknowledgement of the ways of toil...I do love your acknowledgement of the ways of toiling. The Toiler is a kind of toil I've been fortunate enough to never have to do. Generations before me did and I wonder what any of them who loved words and story did? Did they spin stories during work? I would be so frustrated and such a different person if I didn't get away from my daily responsibilities to play with words and sometimes even toil with them. That word mango in the first line really pulls me in. It's perfect and juicy with meaning. Jasmine is a curious creature. I like her already....even on her sixth day of being. Thanks for sharing your process.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-7132358909473057272018-04-06T18:46:15.971-05:002018-04-06T18:46:15.971-05:00*such a cohesive start*such a cohesive startAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-86650583417587174632018-04-06T16:38:04.372-05:002018-04-06T16:38:04.372-05:00Hi Linda,
Eager to see what your line will be. Oh...Hi Linda, <br />Eager to see what your line will be. Oh that sweet Jasmine and the honeyed air, moonglow and midnight and your line. I await. Irene, toiling, work to be potentially proud of or at least proud of the effort, the accomplishment. I am always so excited (and a only a little nervous) about writing my line, but I've always felt the whole is greater than the sum of its delicious parts. Thank you again for including me and helping me, Irene. I will get my post to you as soon as I can on Saturday night. I have to go to a funeral in the early part of the day. A special friend who she was a champion of my creativity in any area so I think there will be a helper by my side. I did not know about this when I signed up. But not to worry. I will be able do it. skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-17223378480213355972018-04-06T13:58:25.024-05:002018-04-06T13:58:25.024-05:00I like that "doing the work"--that is wh...I like that "doing the work"--that is what it takes, and clearly you do the poetry work. Yes to mango-glow and to Jasmine calling to the moon!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-62646157569820169622018-04-06T13:55:34.954-05:002018-04-06T13:55:34.954-05:00Playing games with the moon in the honey-breezed m...Playing games with the moon in the honey-breezed midnight air, oh my goodness, what lovely paths we are treading together!Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-20101639277377274542018-04-06T11:43:40.794-05:002018-04-06T11:43:40.794-05:00I, too, love the "mango-glow of daybreak"...I, too, love the "mango-glow of daybreak"! And the Moon!! Can't wait to see what comes next. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-8424561500915690772018-04-06T11:33:15.895-05:002018-04-06T11:33:15.895-05:00Beautiful poem Irene, I loved these lines from you...Beautiful poem Irene, I loved these lines from your poem,<br />"the mango-glow<br />of daybreak"<br /><br />"all things grow<br />bit by bit"<br /><br />Thanks too for your bits of expanding, loveliness, and depth, added to the progressive poem!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-53252083635455697272018-04-06T11:17:26.681-05:002018-04-06T11:17:26.681-05:00ALL month long!
ALL month long!<br />Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-35424688295172589722018-04-06T11:16:55.626-05:002018-04-06T11:16:55.626-05:00A game with moon - what fun! And the toiler, so mu...A game with moon - what fun! And the toiler, so much to love here - things growing bit by bit, furrows rich with fellowship, and dreams! We are lucky to watch your poetic toiling a month long!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-1773655649217154822018-04-06T10:11:25.213-05:002018-04-06T10:11:25.213-05:00Ah, perfect. The toiler and the moon!Ah, perfect. The toiler and the moon!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-62804486333325505162018-04-06T09:07:29.908-05:002018-04-06T09:07:29.908-05:00I too am savouring the sweetness of that mango glo...I too am savouring the sweetness of that mango glow, Irene. (That's our taste of Christmas in the summer, right there!) And I have to say, the progressive poem is softly, surely shaping into 'charming'. It has had such a cohesive. There have been days that surprised, but each next line has just cemented the rightness of each line. (If that makes sense?) I'm so impressed by it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-66298742055022854102018-04-06T08:32:43.279-05:002018-04-06T08:32:43.279-05:00What a wonderful celebration of all those who toil...What a wonderful celebration of all those who toil in every way, Irene. I love that "mango-glow". And because I love all things about the moon, my mind is whirling with the lovely scene you've set for Jasmine in the "honeyed air", and my line next! Moving on into. . .? (FYI-I somehow struggled to comment, finally got it!)Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-56283781801160828262018-04-06T08:31:41.431-05:002018-04-06T08:31:41.431-05:00Irene, first I was taken away to a dreaming state ...Irene, first I was taken away to a dreaming state with your descriptive line, "the mango-glow of daybreak". Then, I read your line for the Progressive Poem and was swept away into the warm, honeyed air. This poem is certainly filled with beautiful, dreamy descriptions. I can't wait to read what happens next. I look forward to Monday's Twitter chat that I have included in my post today. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-27967592500282431112018-04-06T06:18:55.707-05:002018-04-06T06:18:55.707-05:00Good mango-morn, Irene!
I love how "The Toil...Good mango-morn, Irene!<br /><br />I love how "The Toiler" fits our endeavor with the Progressive Poem:<br /><br />"The Toiler knows<br />all things grow<br />bit by bit"<br /><br />And after the little bit of yesterday, your Moon surprise lifts us up from the earth bed & an unknown game, to the wide wondering sky, in your lyrical way. <br /><br />So, so, so many paths - who knows what tomorrow will bring? (Linda may have an inkling...) <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.com