tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post115639321589157847..comments2023-06-04T09:54:01.077-06:00Comments on Land of Little Rain: Poetry Thursday ... when the time comes to let go ...Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09967323387645271468noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156624206791937162006-08-26T14:30:00.000-06:002006-08-26T14:30:00.000-06:00I do know and love Mary Oliver. Thank you (again!...I do know and love Mary Oliver. Thank you (again!) for a wonderful poem and wonderful photographs as well!Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156606585780909602006-08-26T09:36:00.000-06:002006-08-26T09:36:00.000-06:00Thank you Kerrdelune -- it's great to "see" you ag...Thank you Kerrdelune -- it's great to "see" you again over here, even though I myself have been lax about blogging. I am not surprised you love this poem -- it suits you. <BR/><BR/>And Laura, I think once you have had one of Mary Oliver's poetry books checked out of your library, you'll want to have several on you personal library shelf -- permanently. '-) You might want to bypass the library and go straight to half.com or eBay. lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156568202564367382006-08-25T22:56:00.000-06:002006-08-25T22:56:00.000-06:00Any time I come across one of her poems I think I ...Any time I come across one of her poems I think I must get to the library and read more. Thanks for the inspiration.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156552306021825902006-08-25T18:31:00.000-06:002006-08-25T18:31:00.000-06:00I have always loved this poem and the accompanying...I have always loved this poem and the accompanying images are marvellous.kerrdelunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779897207670867347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156515290031584182006-08-25T08:14:00.000-06:002006-08-25T08:14:00.000-06:00Twitches, you are very welcome to the apple tree p...Twitches, you are very welcome to the apple tree pic. <BR/>--MaureenMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967323387645271468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156510280371039312006-08-25T06:51:00.000-06:002006-08-25T06:51:00.000-06:00PS - I've added your photo to my poem, with linky....PS - I've added your photo to my poem, with linky. :) Thanks sooo much for offering it - how kind of you!mareymercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407666873261385487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156478636404108192006-08-24T22:03:00.000-06:002006-08-24T22:03:00.000-06:00twitches, I love it when that kind of thing happen...<B>twitches</B>, I love it when that kind of thing happens -- that you knew right away from one word which poem it would be, that you love it so much (I have a hard time saying all time favorite of eery poem i've ever read but it's definitely in my top 3 ... and has been since I first chose to read it at my friend's service) but how cool is that that we have the same taste? <BR/>overlapping lives. nice to meet you. <BR/>-- MaureenMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967323387645271468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156476179786851962006-08-24T21:22:00.001-06:002006-08-24T21:22:00.001-06:00I can't believe you posted this poem! This is my a...I can't believe you posted this poem! This is my all-time favorite poem of any poem in the world! I knew as soon as you spoke of letting go which one it would be. I want that last stanza on my tombstone, actually. I try to live by those words, and have ever since I read them.mareymercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407666873261385487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156476152104258152006-08-24T21:22:00.000-06:002006-08-24T21:22:00.000-06:00thanks, Jim and wendy, for heading over to a not-v...thanks, Jim and wendy, for heading over to a not-very-regular PT blog post ... and for letting me know you enjoyed this -- both the poem and the illustrations. <BR/><BR/>Mary Oliver is one of the world's great poets, for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156462187226156892006-08-24T17:29:00.000-06:002006-08-24T17:29:00.000-06:00I stand in awe of greatness.I stand in awe of greatness.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586814769281622578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25138938.post-1156458078601436772006-08-24T16:21:00.000-06:002006-08-24T16:21:00.000-06:00Wonderful introduction, a beautiful Oliver poem, a...Wonderful introduction, a beautiful Oliver poem, and then your haunting, amber-rained images bind it all together. How generous, your sharing.Jim Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408507847342833145noreply@blogger.com