tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post608477014980816832..comments2024-03-28T15:21:44.806-04:00Comments on Susan's Poetry: Small ChangeSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-873600938578815072013-01-02T21:30:55.424-05:002013-01-02T21:30:55.424-05:00I love your poem, but the video sent me off on an ...I love your poem, but the video sent me off on an hour-long tangent reading about Pete Seeger and all he is still doing.<br />Did you know about this?<br />http://www.beacontheatre.com/events/2012/december/leonard-peltier-benefit.html<br /><br />I sure wish I'd been there. Pete Seeger and Harry Belafonte and all. I've seen Belafonte twice, but have never seen Pete Seeger live.<br />Sigh.<br />I'm so easily distracted, but it's often fun, and sometimes poignant.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-52899231498728202542013-01-02T19:53:37.887-05:002013-01-02T19:53:37.887-05:00Oh how I love the thought behind this one. It doe...Oh how I love the thought behind this one. It does take an understanding of how small things treasured and tended can turn into a life of abundance. Great work.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-72482179746751097232013-01-01T14:50:35.554-05:002013-01-01T14:50:35.554-05:00Actually not here, though it should be and could b...Actually not here, though it should be and could be if fixed up. In USA cities this means we are in a creaky old building that was never renovated and doesn't have updated anything to support new technologies, etc. You comment gives me new perspective!<br /> Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-4922758433634712532013-01-01T14:37:57.419-05:002013-01-01T14:37:57.419-05:00thoughtful reflections on children and their evolu...thoughtful reflections on children and their evolution.lovely lines.Abin Chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534639363132246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-54289564064172578282013-01-01T11:06:13.080-05:002013-01-01T11:06:13.080-05:00My mother's home town took pennies in the park...My mother's home town took pennies in the parking meter the last time I was there, but that was half a dozen years ago, so...this piece is utterly charming.W.k. kortashttp://wkkortas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-30598727812294470442013-01-01T07:09:19.229-05:002013-01-01T07:09:19.229-05:00Your words here bring sound images, very smooth an...Your words here bring sound images, very smooth and like that growing...<br />Loved reading... loved the first stanza...and the second one follows so nicely... Happy new year!Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-71768886871790161862012-12-31T17:38:27.862-05:002012-12-31T17:38:27.862-05:00"just
as I watch bits of now
and then accumul..."just<br />as I watch bits of now<br />and then accumulate<br />in youthful minds and bloom<br />perennial gardens." beautiful!!! Happy New Year!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-42547269212657512842012-12-31T16:46:43.914-05:002012-12-31T16:46:43.914-05:00Love the imagery and subtle appeal to the senses. ...Love the imagery and subtle appeal to the senses. Well written piece.Adura Ojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787703060107491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-49473221831564526862012-12-31T16:35:02.965-05:002012-12-31T16:35:02.965-05:00Love the idea of watching bits of now and then acc...Love the idea of watching bits of now and then accumulate! Nice one, Susan! Happy New Year!WabiSabihttp://wabisabipoet.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/surrender/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-13472199973779516872012-12-31T16:16:15.252-05:002012-12-31T16:16:15.252-05:00A little bit of change can eventually grow into so...A little bit of change can eventually grow into something large!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-19011863423527471442012-12-31T14:36:23.276-05:002012-12-31T14:36:23.276-05:00This is great, Susan. Did you ever read the childr...This is great, Susan. Did you ever read the children's story, A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams? The collecting of coins reminds me so much of it.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-89910661903759813902012-12-31T14:29:16.163-05:002012-12-31T14:29:16.163-05:00hmmm....I really like the transgression which occu...hmmm....I really like the transgression which occurs from the first verse, which is quite literal, to the second which takes the concept of the discarded/ made irrelevant into a more abstract place, which is to say the concept grows....very meta, Susan. I very much enjoyed the ride!<br /><br />PS> Loved the video included, but I always preferred Arlo Guthries version. The first concert I ever went to was an Arlo Guthrie show when I was seven. And oh man, I had to wait through the 45 rendition of Alices Restaurant just to hear the inch worm song. As an adult now, I wish I had paid more attention to Alice's Restaurant too. Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-89806598485570680092012-12-31T13:50:26.575-05:002012-12-31T13:50:26.575-05:00The image of these coins rolling and dropping into...The image of these coins rolling and dropping into the jar is distinct, Susan...this is a great piece!! Happy New Year!! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-40636991707329319962012-12-31T13:43:17.792-05:002012-12-31T13:43:17.792-05:00I love the blooming in young minds and the perenni...I love the blooming in young minds and the perennial gardens. Wonderful.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-35961596021195835792012-12-31T12:53:02.618-05:002012-12-31T12:53:02.618-05:00Love your treatment of change, Susan. We have a wi...Love your treatment of change, Susan. We have a wish jar, too! Happy New Year...health and creativity!Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-19950438296152741722012-12-31T10:46:58.728-05:002012-12-31T10:46:58.728-05:00bits of now
and then accumulate
in youthful minds ...bits of now<br />and then accumulate<br />in youthful minds and bloom<br />perennial gardens<br /><br />Exactly Susan! Youthful minds are open for lots of goodness if only properly harnessed. You brought it out most distinctly. Nicely!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-56495343624667328852012-12-31T10:41:20.100-05:002012-12-31T10:41:20.100-05:00Fun analogy -- "hardwood" floors in your...Fun analogy -- "hardwood" floors in your classrooms? Wow, a luxurySabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-65030229512095009512012-12-30T18:56:06.269-05:002012-12-30T18:56:06.269-05:00nickels no excuse nickels no excuse Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-19917990123630095312012-12-30T17:02:31.901-05:002012-12-30T17:02:31.901-05:00ha. wondering at the significance of spelling nich...ha. wondering at the significance of spelling nichols the way you do....hey little change adds up you know...keep tossing them in that wish jar...love the second verse as i enjoy watching the little bits collect in the young minds...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456333369930820298.post-13017325023235329652012-12-30T15:40:44.578-05:002012-12-30T15:40:44.578-05:00nice...coins rolling
on classroom hardwood floors....nice...coins rolling<br />on classroom hardwood floors....and then growing in the wish jars... the bits of now and then accumulated...the change of growth...i like<br />Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com