tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post554101689650109238..comments2024-03-13T04:40:03.184-07:00Comments on I'm Retired -- Adventures of a Simpler Life: Walking HomeCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-30865127188865413052014-02-10T21:04:31.857-08:002014-02-10T21:04:31.857-08:00This is so beautiful and really speaks to me. I d...This is so beautiful and really speaks to me. I don't have a favorite February poem, but this could be it now.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-79961936981830200962014-02-07T08:19:26.545-08:002014-02-07T08:19:26.545-08:00I love the last couple lines, "my shoulders c...I love the last couple lines, "my shoulders covered with stars". The big flakes really do look like stars when they land on you.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-34682662606068069132014-02-07T08:18:10.669-08:002014-02-07T08:18:10.669-08:00They were gathered near the gate, anticipating a b...They were gathered near the gate, anticipating a big hay drop before the storm. I thought it was interesting that they, too, felt the impending snow and knew what to expect. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-65945834612934252842014-02-07T07:58:43.829-08:002014-02-07T07:58:43.829-08:00Wish I could put my feelings in words like Mary Ol...Wish I could put my feelings in words like Mary Oliver does in this poem. The first line is my favorite. "The snow-laden sky". I love how you can feel the snow in the air before it ever begins to fall.Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-46105126484506899032014-02-07T06:57:04.314-08:002014-02-07T06:57:04.314-08:00There is interesting irony in the Walker, with her...There is interesting irony in the Walker, with her head in the stars, contemplating existence in conjunction with pictured livestock planted in snowy cold reality. Penelope Postcardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094718993222584581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-82450297076552477052014-02-07T04:17:21.232-08:002014-02-07T04:17:21.232-08:00That's the surprise of the winter!! Cow lookin...That's the surprise of the winter!! Cow looking in the cool mind...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868881556135895505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-31784731258039133392014-02-07T04:00:59.604-08:002014-02-07T04:00:59.604-08:00Perfect for Australia! Here it is, read by the po...Perfect for Australia! Here it is, read by the poet, with gorgeous visuals, for anyone who doesn't know it.<br />http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o5bNhQrKay0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Do5bNhQrKay0Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-49089103177572581412014-02-06T22:29:50.715-08:002014-02-06T22:29:50.715-08:00That does sound like the right February poem for w...That does sound like the right February poem for where you live. However for me it would have to be My Country by Dorothea Mackellar - the first line of the second verse is 'I love a sunburnt country'. That to me describes Australia in February.<br />Take care <br />CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-74212304818404586782014-02-06T06:24:43.767-08:002014-02-06T06:24:43.767-08:00Oh, I love this Mary Oliver poem! Thanks.Oh, I love this Mary Oliver poem! Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-48653681201597754792014-02-06T04:33:38.879-08:002014-02-06T04:33:38.879-08:00That sounds like a very suitable poem for the weat...That sounds like a very suitable poem for the weather in your country.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-42665656796315842962014-02-06T02:58:42.249-08:002014-02-06T02:58:42.249-08:00Love the cows.Love the cows.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-76882602150360374682014-02-06T02:17:34.030-08:002014-02-06T02:17:34.030-08:00Not sure I could name a single February poem - so ...Not sure I could name a single February poem - so I think this makes the one on this post my favourite!<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - MelbourneStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-82320588465132208992014-02-05T15:21:30.066-08:002014-02-05T15:21:30.066-08:00That's a good one for February, too!That's a good one for February, too! Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-77857920631718016782014-02-05T15:06:21.448-08:002014-02-05T15:06:21.448-08:00I love Stopping by the woods on a Snowy Evening by...I love Stopping by the woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost. I like the poem you shared. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com