tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post4209475480633955899..comments2023-12-13T03:19:15.138-08:00Comments on The Drift Record : "January Jumps About in the Frying Pan"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-84956130209809762262015-01-23T07:19:10.384-08:002015-01-23T07:19:10.384-08:00Well, I managed to miss this last week, but so hap...Well, I managed to miss this last week, but so happy to have stumbled in today! Thank you for getting us off on the right foot, Julie, and wishing you a year full of "pardonable joy."Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-88587311362953749632015-01-20T17:26:07.925-08:002015-01-20T17:26:07.925-08:00Dear Julie,
This made my heart flutter today. Love...Dear Julie,<br />This made my heart flutter today. Loved March most of all, probably because it's my birthday month. How lovely to see the months passing in poetry.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-13286331330981722682015-01-19T09:14:59.755-08:002015-01-19T09:14:59.755-08:00I've taken quite a fancy to June- that first c...I've taken quite a fancy to June- that first creamy dip and pardonable joy! So many great tidbits to savor in this poem, Julie. Thanks for sharing and for piquing my interest with those terrific photos as well!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-28298611446892231422015-01-18T07:45:26.877-08:002015-01-18T07:45:26.877-08:00My favorites are the "pardonable joy" of...My favorites are the "pardonable joy" of June and the head-tossing of October! Fun poem!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-51076270909718143892015-01-17T08:54:51.483-08:002015-01-17T08:54:51.483-08:00This is a gift to savor, Julie, difficult to find ...This is a gift to savor, Julie, difficult to find a favorite because they all ring true, but are also unique thoughts. Still, I remember how much others write about May after the long winter, although April is not far behind. Love "May, she hides nowhere, <br />nowhere at all," Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-65467871428758601552015-01-17T01:47:49.351-08:002015-01-17T01:47:49.351-08:00Oh, I love the rhythm of this piece. For me, it...Oh, I love the rhythm of this piece. For me, it's spunky October and reflective November, though there are so many riches here. He has quite the resume of publications -- it's odd there is so little about him.Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312695417155507664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-48714139457130074832015-01-16T09:19:31.490-08:002015-01-16T09:19:31.490-08:00Love this poem -- I think October and November are...Love this poem -- I think October and November are my favorites. Now I'm curious to learn more about George Barker and his work :). I enjoyed how unpredictable each stanza was, like opening a new gift each time.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-51076074574765390142015-01-16T04:32:47.522-08:002015-01-16T04:32:47.522-08:00Ah! For me, it's bold May and grieving Novembe...Ah! For me, it's bold May and grieving November. Love this and will return to it. Thank you, Julie... we have had lots of fog here so far this year, so here's hoping for that SUNNY year! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-41231093273553160492015-01-16T03:22:14.213-08:002015-01-16T03:22:14.213-08:00Oops - I didn't even get his name right just n...Oops - I didn't even get his name right just now. It's Barker, not Parker. Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-49782887268035315932015-01-16T03:20:59.914-08:002015-01-16T03:20:59.914-08:00I'm curious too, Tabatha. Who was George Parke...I'm curious too, Tabatha. Who was George Parker, and how can someone that T.S. Eliot declares to be a genius be so unknown? Time for some research! Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-10773995695835091202015-01-16T02:45:51.901-08:002015-01-16T02:45:51.901-08:00So many favorite bits here...February scuttling un...So many favorite bits here...February scuttling under "any dish's lid," March sitting in the bath tub, September's autumn drummer, October's tree tossing its head. I think the last two stanzas might be my favorites, though. I will save the whole thing. Thanks also for the snapshots. I am curious about the life lived between!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com