tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post4963760030418107220..comments2024-01-02T22:46:29.288-05:00Comments on Musings: WINTER POEM SWAPJoyce Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-5786990299454344282023-10-20T20:14:59.507-04:002023-10-20T20:14:59.507-04:00Oh, Tabatha, thank you for sharing this frosty poe...Oh, Tabatha, thank you for sharing this frosty poem with me today. Beautiful! This stanza:<br /><br />"she knows the remedy <br />for words freezing inside her<br />is to remember stories that pump<br />the bellows of her heart"<br /><br />Wow! <br />Denise Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583406241247334445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-45102031288649088652018-03-01T15:00:05.918-05:002018-03-01T15:00:05.918-05:00Beautiful! I was wishing I'd seen this earlier...Beautiful! I was wishing I'd seen this earlier, but at least now I can wish you 'Happy March!' We made it through February. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-77227939169694621102017-12-26T09:37:31.624-05:002017-12-26T09:37:31.624-05:00That is a gorgeous poem--sure to warm those cold d...That is a gorgeous poem--sure to warm those cold days and nights of winter. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-33390853601612800812017-12-25T07:44:44.736-05:002017-12-25T07:44:44.736-05:00The remedy is stories. A lovely poem that warms t...The remedy is stories. A lovely poem that warms those frozen veins. Thanks for sharing. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-26646043664023568282017-12-24T09:08:31.962-05:002017-12-24T09:08:31.962-05:00What a lovely poem of encouragement (and celebrati...What a lovely poem of encouragement (and celebration of the writerly life)!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-69579165041776814062017-12-24T07:53:55.535-05:002017-12-24T07:53:55.535-05:00Oh my oh my--
"those nights when the wind
wr...Oh my oh my--<br />"those nights when the wind<br /><br />wraps its fearsome arm<br />behind your back<br />and leans in for a kiss?"<br /><br />Gorgeous encouragement from Tabatha, and much warm fortitude to you, Joyce! Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-12970364146144164802017-12-23T20:22:44.945-05:002017-12-23T20:22:44.945-05:00Beautiful poem - especially those last lines. What...Beautiful poem - especially those last lines. What a gift!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-25065898191393115252017-12-22T21:40:15.658-05:002017-12-22T21:40:15.658-05:00Hope your footsies and your creativity stay warm t...Hope your footsies and your creativity stay warm this winter! Happy Holidays! <br />Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-15505691347612501912017-12-22T20:59:13.352-05:002017-12-22T20:59:13.352-05:00Thanks, Donna! Same for my husband and me. We live...Thanks, Donna! Same for my husband and me. We live in central Maine during the summer. Maybe we'll meet one day! If I need a memory boost, I'll be in contact.Joyce Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905709719444916488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-72637540052797405582017-12-22T17:14:19.348-05:002017-12-22T17:14:19.348-05:00A soulful poem, especially the ending: " trac...A soulful poem, especially the ending: " traces letters,<br />one by<br />one."<br /><br />Have fun unlocking that story this winter–all the best with it and those socks too!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-6698570354453599342017-12-22T14:00:03.431-05:002017-12-22T14:00:03.431-05:00If you ever need any validation of an historical-t...If you ever need any validation of an historical-type tidbit, my husband and I were born in and grew up in 1950's Maine. Love that you are writing this!<br />What a gorgeous poem you were gifted by Tabatha..."traces letters one by one"...<br />Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-47650357523398700602017-12-22T12:28:02.511-05:002017-12-22T12:28:02.511-05:00I'm revising a MG novel, too. It's such fu...I'm revising a MG novel, too. It's such fun!Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-46981965588340794282017-12-22T11:46:58.453-05:002017-12-22T11:46:58.453-05:00How beautiful!! Best of luck with the novel, here&...How beautiful!! Best of luck with the novel, here's hoping that the words flow like water!Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-71328601339150347672017-12-22T09:19:00.578-05:002017-12-22T09:19:00.578-05:00Your gifts and that comforting poem by Tabatha wil...Your gifts and that comforting poem by Tabatha will keep you warm, Joyce. It's a lovely thought to think of you finding the letters to trace upon the windows. Enjoy your holidays and best wishes for the writing.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-27746952121627159832017-12-22T08:24:38.893-05:002017-12-22T08:24:38.893-05:00Oh, my. The tone and feel of this poem actually ma...Oh, my. The tone and feel of this poem actually made me physically shiver....the fearsome arm of of the wind behind my back. Joyce, what a joy it is to see that you are working on a MG novel. I'm wishing you lots of words in the right order and in the right feeling to move your story along. Happy Holidays!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016603191533255832.post-8235417277521690492017-12-21T23:17:31.559-05:002017-12-21T23:17:31.559-05:00What a gorgeous poem Tabatha gifted you! Here'...What a gorgeous poem Tabatha gifted you! Here's to a new year with stories pumping from the bellows of our hearts, and pens that flow when you wear your lucky writing socks!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.com