tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post1957042946600028616..comments2023-12-22T04:06:22.782-06:00Comments on come sit by my fire: Sunday Morning PoetryRelyn Lawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-17673318528781921072011-12-06T23:25:50.355-06:002011-12-06T23:25:50.355-06:00Another awesome poem Relyn, thanks for sharing...u...Another awesome poem Relyn, thanks for sharing...u are doing a great job with your one precious life, enriching it and those of so many others :)Kyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070705454594068172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-2582970168955704772011-12-03T07:37:47.607-06:002011-12-03T07:37:47.607-06:00I love this poem. I only recently discovered Mary ...I love this poem. I only recently discovered Mary Oliver.<br />Thank you for sharing.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442254775683205606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-79143915697201796352011-11-30T00:31:35.213-06:002011-11-30T00:31:35.213-06:00I know as well. That's a beautiful poem, my fr...I know as well. That's a beautiful poem, my friend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459265311205890622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-28447501746297190262011-11-29T17:36:39.811-06:002011-11-29T17:36:39.811-06:00Oh how I love Mary Oliver! And poetry. And you too...Oh how I love Mary Oliver! And poetry. And you too. Your comment made me cry. Happy Holiday season, Relyn! <br />KirstenKirsten Steenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497761140112542336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-24498194819694150882011-11-28T23:31:42.391-06:002011-11-28T23:31:42.391-06:00I'd love to press "Pause" on my life...I'd love to press "Pause" on my life and stay here in this happy, beautiful, contented zone. . .Beautiful thoughts in poetry. Thanks, Friend!Sweet Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614958513434632328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-64060689484873506072011-11-28T20:59:36.780-06:002011-11-28T20:59:36.780-06:00I, too, visited Mesa Verde, stunned by all I learn...I, too, visited Mesa Verde, stunned by all I learned, all I felt, and all I imagined. It reminded me that my life (like that of the grasshopper) was so small in the vastness of time and creation...and yet so precious in the small space of now that I fill.<br /><br />The words...'Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?' is particularly poignant to me this week.Deborah Carrhttp://www.natureofwords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-71955776950944616612011-11-28T13:15:36.621-06:002011-11-28T13:15:36.621-06:00So many thoughts and considerations this past week...So many thoughts and considerations this past week about what to do with this fleeting fragile life. Thanksgiving certainly is the time that these questions arise. Hope yours was a lovely one Relyn!<br /><br />xo Mary JoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198791077499236420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-2666321983719566642011-11-28T09:58:04.037-06:002011-11-28T09:58:04.037-06:00I love the poem. It has so much truth in it and so...I love the poem. It has so much truth in it and so much to think about. I enjoy slowing down to appreciate the little things; like the grasshopper that we most usually complain about. There is beauty and awe in everything about us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-85457886864962326222011-11-28T08:02:35.916-06:002011-11-28T08:02:35.916-06:00Perhaps my most favorite poem, especially due to t...Perhaps my most favorite poem, especially due to that last line... it really is a kick in the pants! Thanks to that line, and more Mary Oliver poems too, it's given me course to be more bold with my life. She truly inspires every time! Thank you for today, Relyn :o) ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-79148054455312361492011-11-28T06:26:49.955-06:002011-11-28T06:26:49.955-06:00You know, I've never read that whole poem? I&#...You know, I've never read that whole poem? I've always just known the last two lines!Amyhttp://www.magpieandmuttonfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-37659979594308003282011-11-27T22:45:22.994-06:002011-11-27T22:45:22.994-06:00Very nice. Life is short, time to enjoy it more.
...Very nice. Life is short, time to enjoy it more.<br />Thanks for the reminder.<br />xo jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-84295974098671668752011-11-27T21:36:40.234-06:002011-11-27T21:36:40.234-06:00I know I must live my wild and precious life with ...I know I must live my wild and precious life with as few regrets as possible, then someday in a far, far away time, I will float away.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-60498243531909963752011-11-27T18:10:21.611-06:002011-11-27T18:10:21.611-06:00I love the lilt of her questions
and the wonder in...I love the lilt of her questions<br />and the wonder in her open pen.<br />And I join you in applause,<br />grinning wildly with gratitude<br />to the genius Love behind it all!<br />We love you Maker and Lover of us all:)<br />-JenniferJennifer Richardsonhttp://ripplespeak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-64281555512062569072011-11-27T16:37:55.162-06:002011-11-27T16:37:55.162-06:00Ditto what S. Etole just said.
I had a yoga teac...Ditto what S. Etole just said. <br /><br />I had a yoga teacher who would say lines to this poem as the class went along. She adored Mary Oliver. It was a very charming way to learn the poem and practice yoga.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-81147999165157422292011-11-27T14:52:06.503-06:002011-11-27T14:52:06.503-06:00I've always liked her ending question.I've always liked her ending question.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-41017497930895607952011-11-27T12:12:54.426-06:002011-11-27T12:12:54.426-06:00Life is far too brief. So true.
Thank you for you...Life is far too brief. So true.<br />Thank you for your ever so sweet comment.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242778760582160429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-17171465965211308422011-11-27T11:07:17.713-06:002011-11-27T11:07:17.713-06:00I love Mary Oliver's poems. Whenever I read on...I love Mary Oliver's poems. Whenever I read one unaware of who the author is, I always smile when I see her name. It goes without saying that her poems speak to me. Thanks for putting a smile on my face this morning.Robanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240975327890268321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-69657450474935526962011-11-27T09:40:44.669-06:002011-11-27T09:40:44.669-06:00So so true. Life is fleeting and we must grab onto...So so true. Life is fleeting and we must grab onto every precious moment like there is no tomorrow.<br /><br />Bisous,<br />MelissaSimply Mel {Reverie}https://www.blogger.com/profile/15881462293605864150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-37188138985521038132011-11-27T08:46:43.714-06:002011-11-27T08:46:43.714-06:00Beautiful. Caught up in mundane things and challen...Beautiful. Caught up in mundane things and challenges we forget the gift of life is precious.Lubnahttp://www.writerscyberslate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-45411368857329267882011-11-27T04:50:41.408-06:002011-11-27T04:50:41.408-06:00Read more Mary Oliver, that's what I'm goi...Read more Mary Oliver, that's what I'm going to do with my one precious life :) And Mary does pray, the poet's way, by paying attention...<br />Happy Sunday to you and yours Relyn xxShaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.com