tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post5447316103369906643..comments2023-11-03T05:59:46.763-04:00Comments on Keeping Secrets: the land of meKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-47720736228140641932009-10-18T07:16:12.245-04:002009-10-18T07:16:12.245-04:00About the above-removed comment: I'll learn to...About the above-removed comment: I'll learn to use the "Preview" button!<br /><br />Rick - Welcome, and thank you!<br /><br />Miladysa - I think there's a bunch of us! Welcome, and thanks.<br /><br />RW - Thanks, Rachel. I keep seeing this illustrated. How I wish I could do that!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-7598285682379491962009-10-18T07:13:56.798-04:002009-10-18T07:13:56.798-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-71460254216976696102009-10-17T12:38:50.422-04:002009-10-17T12:38:50.422-04:00Oh, this is sweet! I'd love to see it in an an...Oh, this is sweet! I'd love to see it in an anthology for children.RachelWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225401230724459199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-5108055641770137552009-10-17T12:11:41.578-04:002009-10-17T12:11:41.578-04:00"I’d float just where I want to go
Without a ..."I’d float just where I want to go<br />Without a hand to hold"<br /><br />Makes me want to float too!<br /><br />Lovely poem.Miladysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065128196666157541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-85508774247597777082009-10-17T11:19:32.201-04:002009-10-17T11:19:32.201-04:00Such a refreshing, morning poem!Such a refreshing, morning poem!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-16601576528459622052009-10-16T20:10:34.216-04:002009-10-16T20:10:34.216-04:00Thanks, Cherie. Nice to see you're out and abo...Thanks, Cherie. Nice to see you're out and about! Hope you're feeling better.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-37481753281951624142009-10-16T13:58:25.555-04:002009-10-16T13:58:25.555-04:00I love red and this made me smile...I love red and this made me smile...Cherie/ Butterfly Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806998106057806030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-13089014468043922122009-10-16T05:59:12.083-04:002009-10-16T05:59:12.083-04:00Calli - Come on! We'll have a whole skyful of ...Calli - Come on! We'll have a whole skyful of us! Wouldn't that be a delightful sight?<br /><br />Marie - Up, up, and away! Showing how my age here. ;-)<br /><br />Gel - Thanks for the congrats and for visiting. I'm glad you're back and hope this year will be a better one for you. You were one of my first blogfriends! It's good to know you're still here!<br /><br />Sarah - I'm smiling at the blog comment. For all I talk about "keeping secrets", I know there's NOTHING private once it's released into Cyberspace - and nothing disappears. I do, though, have a fear that someday, everything in Cyberspace will be sucked into a black hole and we'll be left with a huge gap in our knowledge. Ooh! That sounds like the germ of an idea! Hmmm...<br /><br />Glynis - Thank you, dearest.<br /><br />Selchie/Sarah - You're so nice. Thank you.<br /><br />Quackster - Thank you, my friend.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-86600528938465692282009-10-16T00:49:04.099-04:002009-10-16T00:49:04.099-04:00Fantastic way to speak of being free with a red ba...Fantastic way to speak of being free with a red balloon.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774058959178034129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-66667832067342330782009-10-15T15:40:33.391-04:002009-10-15T15:40:33.391-04:00Cute and a beaming smile, thank you for that.)Cute and a beaming smile, thank you for that.)sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937564243594887739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-6284068424244893652009-10-15T13:14:06.808-04:002009-10-15T13:14:06.808-04:00What a wonderful piece of work! lovelyWhat a wonderful piece of work! lovelyGlynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-81192581907430922492009-10-15T10:53:28.547-04:002009-10-15T10:53:28.547-04:00Actually, you look much like I imagined. I picture...Actually, you look much like I imagined. I pictured you with brown hair, soft eyes, and a very warm smile.<br /><br />But you do not look old enough to be a Grandma! ;) <br /><br />If my kids could see my thoughts sometimes...well, wait. Hang on for a minute. They'll likely read my blog someday! <br /><br />(Gulp!)Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-9944846798600373252009-10-15T00:18:13.688-04:002009-10-15T00:18:13.688-04:00One more thought for you, my published friend! I j...One more thought for you, my published friend! I just read the exciting news in your side bar about your poem! WHOHOOOOOOOOOOOO! That is well-deserved and I'm clapping for you. "blue thinker's sky"- love the entire piece and no wonder we connect. I used to work in special ed.... BTW, you look FABULOUS!<br /><br />-gelShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543740379574446123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-65156336419970098262009-10-15T00:05:04.137-04:002009-10-15T00:05:04.137-04:00Hi Karen,
I was delighted you visited and you can ...Hi Karen,<br />I was delighted you visited and you can read my reply in that comment thread. As a stressful 2009 nears an end, I'm delighted to be up and running full blast.(I have dearly missed the camaraderie from sharing writing.) I even added you to my blogroll, something I need to build from scratch! <br /><br />-gel <a href="http://www.SoulCrayons.typepad.com" rel="nofollow">This is my new writing & photography blog address</a>Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543740379574446123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-46387731666985382872009-10-14T18:59:23.899-04:002009-10-14T18:59:23.899-04:00Dear Karen,
You're poem is spiritual and...Dear Karen,<br /><br /> You're poem is spiritual and liberating.<br />I feel the desire to release my true self<br />and love after reading this poem.<br /><br />MarieMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469330580965664454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-87152259242224538972009-10-14T18:09:26.244-04:002009-10-14T18:09:26.244-04:00I think I need to come join you and my sis Cat! Oh...I think I need to come join you and my sis Cat! Oh to have so much fun and freedom...to float like a red balloon overseeing all the joyful things below.<br /><br />See, Karen, you have this magical way of bringing out the child within...<br /><br />CalliCallihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-72795419620155134052009-10-14T18:05:12.964-04:002009-10-14T18:05:12.964-04:00Julie - I love evoking memories of old beloved wor...Julie - I love evoking memories of old beloved works. I love both of those, myself. Sometimes I write something and then think: Did I think that up? I even went looking for The Red Balloon to make sure I didn't plagiarize! <br /><br />Kaye said, "Thank God for the monkey." I think that's a great line. I want to remember that, even though no one else will have any idea what I'm talking about! That's okay, they probably don't most of the time, anyway. Ha, ha!<br /><br />Thanks for looking at and for your comment on Gangway. (For the longest time, I thought it was Gangplank - a totally different matter!) I was really surprised when I heard from them. <br /><br />I am a member of WV Writers, but I have yet to find the time to attend any of their functions. I really wanted to go to the summer workshop, but I was in Paris - oh, dear! Paris or WV Writers? It really was a hard choice! <br /><br />Thanks for all your kind words and continued support, Julie. It means more than you can know.<br /><br />Vesper - Thank you so much! I think you're one of the women who really knows what I mean by this poem! I wonder if men feel the same way? Thanks for going to Gangway!<br /><br />Sarah - I can't help but wonder how you pictured me! I'm old enough to be your mother; I know that much. (Which just goes to show that sometimes our mothers think of things we'd never imagine they could! Ha!) Thank you for your always supportive and uplifting comments.<br /><br />Wine and Words - Welcome! I hope I helped you stay awake this day. That Rick! He's something -- trying to horn in on my solo flight. I almost relented to let him go, but I don't know...<br /><br />I'm glad to remind you of The Red Balloon. Please come back by sometime.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-43702722942749218852009-10-14T17:52:04.041-04:002009-10-14T17:52:04.041-04:00Came over from Rick. Bounce Bloggin' to keep m...Came over from Rick. Bounce Bloggin' to keep myself awake.<br /><br />There was a movie about a Red Balloon that we watched every year in grade school on one of those old reel to reels that went clickity clack all the through the film. As I recall, there were no words. I haven't thought about that movie in a long time. Thanks for the memory.<br /><br />I love the image of pulling your own string...finding fresher air.Wine and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778785233226804217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-54501110397541618042009-10-14T12:59:43.050-04:002009-10-14T12:59:43.050-04:00I've seen you now! Yay!!
A beautiful photo,...I've seen you now! Yay!! <br /><br />A beautiful photo, Karen--you have such a warm smile. It's great to match the real world you to the one that's been inside my mind. :)<br /><br />And the poem is a stunner. I remember it well. <br /><br />Congratulations, my friend!!!Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-9615491870677017652009-10-14T12:16:10.063-04:002009-10-14T12:16:10.063-04:00Karen, how delightful this is and how uplifting, i...Karen, how delightful this is and how uplifting, in many ways... I love it! :-)<br /><br />Congratulations on your poem appearing in Gangway #39! And what a pleasure to see you, my friend. :-)<br /><br />xoxoxoVesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-38058345704510879022009-10-14T08:51:04.462-04:002009-10-14T08:51:04.462-04:00First thought...your poem instantly makes me think...First thought...your poem instantly makes me think of The Red Balloon, which I love! Second thought...the language of your poem also makes me think of e.e. cummings and his goat footed balloon man, which I also love. There are so many lively phrases that stand out in the poem, like "hurdy gurdy man" and "Land of Me." How nice it would be to stay in the Land of Me for one day! I love the fact that the little monkey is the one who set the "me" free! What a fun, beautiful poem. You rock, sister!<br /><br />And a big congratulations on "Bebelplatz." It is, of course, excellent. It's also great to see your pretty face. Your students are so fortunate to have such an intelligent and caring educator. <br /><br />I was searching around this morning and came across this site: <br /> http://www.wvwriters.org/blog.html You may already know it, but just in case. It's called WV Writers, Inc. if the link doesn't show. It looks like they have great information about classes, groups, writing events and contests in West Virginia. I don't know anything about it...just stumbled upon it. But it looks interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-24792256857489395012009-10-14T06:49:50.003-04:002009-10-14T06:49:50.003-04:00Cat - Thanks for finding time to make the trip ove...Cat - Thanks for finding time to make the trip over here. I think we two could have great adventures! I'm ready; are you?<br /><br />Gel - How nice to see you again! Where on earth have you been? Well, maybe I'll find out when I head over to your place. I'm so glad to hear from you again!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-12859054245383725142009-10-14T02:53:25.023-04:002009-10-14T02:53:25.023-04:00Delightfully playful! I imagine this in a children...Delightfully playful! I imagine this in a children's book.<br /><a href="http://www.SoulCrayons.typepad.com" rel="nofollow">Click here for my poem please</a> (Sorry, my Google account is not connected to my blog.)<br />-GelShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16543740379574446123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-41253501120142729512009-10-13T21:42:00.062-04:002009-10-13T21:42:00.062-04:00Oh Karen, this makes me want to take you by the ha...Oh Karen, this makes me want to take you by the hand and run off to some wonderful adventure! What a carefree childlike romp we could have.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5474566446391728432.post-67601682960262219582009-10-13T18:04:08.538-04:002009-10-13T18:04:08.538-04:00Ani - I haven't seen "Up!" but I'...Ani - I haven't seen "Up!" but I've heard great things about it. I, of course, was off doing something responsible while my husband and grandson went to see it. See what I mean? I need to let go!!! <br /><br />TWM - Come along! I think you just follow your heart...<br /><br />Sarah - I can imagine that with young children and a husband, along with a writing schedule, it isn't easy for you to find time for "me". I understand totally why it strikes a chord. <br /><br />Writing has given me back to myself. Even if I don't recognize me anymore! ;-)<br />Thank you!<br /><br />Emerging Writer - Me, too - on pulling my own strings. It seems that most of us really can't do that. Thank you for visiting.<br /><br />Argent - Thank you! That means a great deal, coming from a musician.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.com