tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post6256082211171918020..comments2023-12-13T03:19:15.138-08:00Comments on The Drift Record : Poetry Friday: Szymborska's "Possibilities" - and a ChallengeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-68397762210999557202016-03-21T18:45:08.045-07:002016-03-21T18:45:08.045-07:00Thanks. You are the birding gmail commenter then? ...Thanks. You are the birding gmail commenter then? Nice of you to come by. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-25053348895674599812016-03-20T09:52:13.379-07:002016-03-20T09:52:13.379-07:00I followed a suggestion once, Michelle, to write a...I followed a suggestion once, Michelle, to write a list of ten things I really, truly love to do, and later was told to circle any one of them that I had done in the last six months. Only ONE on the list got circled!! So I decided then and there to try to do a few more things I preferred!Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-61587994402964227102016-03-20T08:14:22.149-07:002016-03-20T08:14:22.149-07:00I prefer to write such a poem as this than not wri...I prefer to write such a poem as this than not write such a poem as this. The absurdity is knowing that I don't always follow through on what I prefer.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-34184217879653782952016-03-19T11:53:58.157-07:002016-03-19T11:53:58.157-07:00Loved your list, Brenda - commented over at your s...Loved your list, Brenda - commented over at your site. Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-28067955483141599042016-03-19T11:53:17.836-07:002016-03-19T11:53:17.836-07:00Me, too, Mary Lee - I'm looking forward to sur...Me, too, Mary Lee - I'm looking forward to surprising myself! Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-70032160947223328462016-03-19T09:33:04.986-07:002016-03-19T09:33:04.986-07:00This was so inspiring, I decided to write my own. ...This was so inspiring, I decided to write my own. Now my day is half-gone, and I have you to thank! LOL Here is my poem:<br />http://friendlyfairytales.com/2016/03/19/who-are-you/<br />Thanks for the inspiration.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-67072936172004535462016-03-19T07:11:07.041-07:002016-03-19T07:11:07.041-07:00Hmm...starting my list now!Hmm...starting my list now!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-52694725298766762482016-03-18T18:42:51.777-07:002016-03-18T18:42:51.777-07:00This is the kind of poem you could take a week or ...This is the kind of poem you could take a week or two to write--just adding to it as things occur. Each preference takes me down a different thought tributary. Very interesting. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-40471949341893007112016-03-18T12:50:11.164-07:002016-03-18T12:50:11.164-07:00It would be fun to take your challenge, Julie. Thi...It would be fun to take your challenge, Julie. This shows a life filled, doesn't it? Each line helps us consider her meaning. I like the "cunning kindness", hm-m! Thanks for sharing. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-6059684883127000302016-03-18T09:17:08.387-07:002016-03-18T09:17:08.387-07:00I love that line too, Molly. I love that line too, Molly. Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-22005762309972165622016-03-18T09:14:16.314-07:002016-03-18T09:14:16.314-07:00Confession: I've never had a cat, so I really ...Confession: I've never had a cat, so I really can't make any claims. My bet is that I prefer canine exuberance (those "zeroes on the loose"?) to what feels like feline unreadability ("those lined up behind a cipher"...?) And you're right, Robyn, Szymborska must have been quite a person. Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-64574652324357786812016-03-18T08:07:47.133-07:002016-03-18T08:07:47.133-07:00What a wonderful poem--so many lines leapt out at ...What a wonderful poem--so many lines leapt out at me and I found myself nodding, delighted that she had captured something I myself had sensed but never voiced, like, "I prefer the time of insects to the time of stars." This is one to reread! Thanks for sharing.mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-37404980050574252882016-03-18T06:14:40.720-07:002016-03-18T06:14:40.720-07:00Wow! She must have been quite a person as well as...Wow! She must have been quite a person as well as a fine poet. Thanks for sharing, Julie. <br />Re. canine vs. feline, I've always had BOTH my entire life and can't imagine life without either species. My personal bent is that writing is canine and art is feline, based on myself and other writers and artists I know. ;0) Others might have another opinion, especially if they are cats....Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.com