tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post6047579865610930534..comments2024-03-29T09:21:43.016-04:00Comments on Today's Little Ditty: DMC: "Presence of Tree" by Michelle KoganMichelle Heidenrich Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-82412523363286462872020-05-21T20:45:06.699-04:002020-05-21T20:45:06.699-04:00Thanks Linda!Thanks Linda!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-10306187210350812262020-05-21T20:44:44.593-04:002020-05-21T20:44:44.593-04:00Yes Whitman had a liking for trees too–trees are t...Yes Whitman had a liking for trees too–trees are truly grand in all senses.michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-46396291352350761442020-05-21T19:01:09.472-04:002020-05-21T19:01:09.472-04:00Lovely, Michelle...and so life affirming. Lovely, Michelle...and so life affirming. Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-79427778240599182072020-05-21T17:37:15.396-04:002020-05-21T17:37:15.396-04:00I just read a brainpickings about Whitman and tree...I just read a brainpickings about Whitman and trees. I imagine he would have loved this, as I do, Michelle. That tree, your tree, has hubris. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-11413681600524679492020-05-21T17:28:43.246-04:002020-05-21T17:28:43.246-04:00Yes, the environment and nature are there always, ...Yes, the environment and nature are there always, and I just recently read Joy harjo's book, "An American Sunrise Poems. Thanks Margaret!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-62552140901919972562020-05-21T17:24:48.272-04:002020-05-21T17:24:48.272-04:00Thanks Janet!Thanks Janet!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-57907931866296866132020-05-21T17:23:54.384-04:002020-05-21T17:23:54.384-04:00Thanks Michelle, tree and I are very happy to be h...Thanks Michelle, tree and I are very happy to be here! Sending leaf-branches of love, xo.michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-20121890501982724772020-05-21T17:22:19.522-04:002020-05-21T17:22:19.522-04:00Thanks Molly, tree keeps me centered…Thanks Molly, tree keeps me centered…michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-25833262857196123342020-05-21T16:24:22.611-04:002020-05-21T16:24:22.611-04:00I love how you, the artist, are present with the t...I love how you, the artist, are present with the tree in this persona poem. The echo of I am tree reminds me of Native Americans who speak for the environment. I know this is an important topic to you. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-74743040319320010082020-05-21T16:17:17.348-04:002020-05-21T16:17:17.348-04:00From Janet Clare F.From Janet Clare F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-22310756575313592012020-05-21T10:06:42.527-04:002020-05-21T10:06:42.527-04:00So, trees have been on my mind. I read this lovely...So, trees have been on my mind. I read this lovely board book yesterday to my grandson on redwood trees, then last night saw Maria Popova highlighting Whitman's love of trees and walks in the woods and their healing power, and NOW your lovely homage to trees, so important, so varied, so true. And this morning I looked out my own window and saw that our leaves are fully out, finally. Lovely, poem to wrap around me today. Thanks, Michelle. (And Michelle!)skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-7228655794521327982020-05-21T08:07:01.525-04:002020-05-21T08:07:01.525-04:00So serene and inviting, Michelle!
So serene and inviting, Michelle!<br />Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-26700330422082936132020-05-21T07:52:37.070-04:002020-05-21T07:52:37.070-04:00Beautiful, Michelle! A mindful mask poem is a grea...Beautiful, Michelle! A mindful mask poem is a great twist on this month's challenge. Having a two-story-tall tree say "I am here for you" is an unexpected comfort. Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.com