tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post4012836445206304603..comments2024-03-05T06:36:02.955-05:00Comments on Today's Little Ditty: A Joni Mitchell reprise: "in time I would learn" + more found haikuMichelle Heidenrich Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-68412405316230185012019-07-25T13:28:36.574-04:002019-07-25T13:28:36.574-04:00Thank you for the uplifting comment, Buffy. :) I s...Thank you for the uplifting comment, Buffy. :) I see a beautiful, imperfect reflection of you in your found haiku! You should add it to the padlet. Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-25329302938296497462019-07-25T13:24:01.939-04:002019-07-25T13:24:01.939-04:00Love this, Margaret! Thanks for sharing.Love this, Margaret! Thanks for sharing.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-6224067393536117702019-07-21T16:58:50.236-04:002019-07-21T16:58:50.236-04:00This is such a wise and thought-provoking post, Mi...This is such a wise and thought-provoking post, Michelle. I especially love this: "...our personality flaws are as important as our strengths—that the friction between the two is what makes us who we are." I still grapple with my flaws and constantly feel I should "fix" them. Thank you for giving me another way to look at this conflict!Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-78701621222231408102019-07-21T10:57:36.316-04:002019-07-21T10:57:36.316-04:00I too am a Joni Mitchell fan from way back. This w...I too am a Joni Mitchell fan from way back. This was one of my #MustReadNFIn2019 titles. I listened to it read by Xe Sands and ended up going over to Spotify to listen to the music that matched that time in her life. <br />At first I had a hard time with it. Sometimes you don’t want to know exactly everything about your idols. You want them to maintain their mythic status. You don’t want to learn about their pettiness and flaws. You don’t want them to be human. By they end though, I realized that it turns out that it’s ok to see that people you admire are just human after all. It made me appreciate Mitchell’s genius even more. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-57292331533670993982019-07-21T04:50:05.714-04:002019-07-21T04:50:05.714-04:00I hadn't listened to Joni Mitchell's music...I hadn't listened to Joni Mitchell's music in ages, Michelle, but I'm glad you reminded me of her amazing talent and shared how it inspires you. I'm also thankful that my wee haiku fit a larger and more powerful narrative under your keen poetic/editorial eye. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-63371974383487427182019-07-20T17:48:05.845-04:002019-07-20T17:48:05.845-04:00Molly's poem sent me to read Marion Dane Bauer...Molly's poem sent me to read Marion Dane Bauer's blog, where I found this:<br /><br />my mother’s eggs cast<br />here I am, alive, breathing<br />an imperfect pea<br />Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-55170778318327453382019-07-20T17:32:23.782-04:002019-07-20T17:32:23.782-04:00Love the way all of these read in sequence--from c...Love the way all of these read in sequence--from cellophane years to empowered woman, lifting others up. And how fitting-- lifting other poets is what you do on your blog.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-42468832316335248052019-07-20T05:33:01.708-04:002019-07-20T05:33:01.708-04:00Michelle, under the weather seems to be the phrase...Michelle, under the weather seems to be the phrase heard these days. My husband had a bug last week and now I am feeling the swaying unbalance. Get well and stay well wishes I send to you.<br />This thought of yours is one to remember:<br />"That's what poets do. They open eyes and minds, they bring people together, they provide comfort and a sense of belonging, and they promote self-discovery." Here's to a community of thoughts found in the corners of articles. I enjoyed your take on what has been sent in to TLD. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-65652767543821185712019-07-19T20:28:24.108-04:002019-07-19T20:28:24.108-04:00Hope you are feeling better, but glad you found ti...Hope you are feeling better, but glad you found time to read and share some of what you learned. I love how the found haiku came together. I'm looking forward to reading more.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-25671934854785851372019-07-19T20:17:05.224-04:002019-07-19T20:17:05.224-04:00Oh I hope you are feeling better. I'm intrigue...Oh I hope you are feeling better. I'm intrigued with the self-reflection inspired by reading this biography. I agree with the tension between flaws and genius. Wouldn't it be great if we could just erase all those flaws.....but no...because they strike against our genius and make us possibly better artists...if I get that right from my read of your post. What fun this has been to see all the found haiku. You ALWAYS make me want to write more and better. Thank you.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-59054303933747365392019-07-19T20:14:54.761-04:002019-07-19T20:14:54.761-04:00Thanks for the new perspective on cellophane and J...Thanks for the new perspective on cellophane and Joni Mitchell. I loved her music once and should go back to it. I love "the moment of lift" as I just recently read Kate DiCamillo's post about fledging: https://www.facebook.com/KateDiCamillo/ Another haiku found in your post and Kate's. <br /><br />An empty nest found<br />this moment of lift, fledged--<br />Now you are flying.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-40670832956391604332019-07-19T18:40:35.153-04:002019-07-19T18:40:35.153-04:00Very thoughtful poem from a person whose health ha...Very thoughtful poem from a person whose health has stalled their abilities! Seriously, I hope you're feeling better, and hope to contribute to this month's DMC!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-54098213798372915092019-07-19T17:59:34.999-04:002019-07-19T17:59:34.999-04:00Beautiful weaving together of a memory and then le...Beautiful weaving together of a memory and then letting it sail away. I'm glad <br />"those tender cellophane years" are far behind. I carved out a bit of time to add a found poem to the padlet, thanks to you and Linda for this challenge!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-49445726373815918852019-07-19T15:46:03.052-04:002019-07-19T15:46:03.052-04:00How clever of you to create your beautiful found h...How clever of you to create your beautiful found haiku and then invite it to play with others! These words of yours ring especially true to me: "With more than a few years under my belt, I understand that our personality flaws are as important as our strengths—that the friction between the two is what makes us who we are. " Now, I'm off to listen to some Joni Mitchell!Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-2326226974728836912019-07-19T13:38:50.142-04:002019-07-19T13:38:50.142-04:00Thank you for sharing this. Opulent HabitsThank you for sharing this. <a href="http://thehabitstacker.com/" rel="nofollow">Opulent Habits </a>Ahne SDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661027052350232164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-46360870701935619962019-07-19T08:20:25.577-04:002019-07-19T08:20:25.577-04:00I now have another book on my to-be-read list! De...I now have another book on my to-be-read list! Despite the physical challenges of getting older, at least there are no cellophane crinkles obscuring the view.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-64602632217452409582019-07-19T06:54:00.022-04:002019-07-19T06:54:00.022-04:00I'm sorry you were under the weather, but what...I'm sorry you were under the weather, but what a fruitful poetic journey it led to!<br />Very cool that the other haiku from the padlet go so well with yours!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-67898308731032900982019-07-18T23:53:19.034-04:002019-07-18T23:53:19.034-04:00I enjoyed reading about your love for Joni Mitchel...I enjoyed reading about your love for Joni Mitchell, the solemn, yet endearing reflection of hers and yours, Michelle and that you have been sharing with your daughter, too. Your haiku and the others I hope are mirroring so much that women realize they already own, and perhaps didn't know. I read "Hergira" and copied these lines that touched me in their stark, but true, image: "We all come and go unknown<br />Each so deep and superficial<br />Between the forceps and the stone" Thanks for every part.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com