tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post6642671285740799655..comments2023-04-26T11:32:09.014-04:00Comments on Tapestry of Words: POETRY FRIDAY: A Walk Along the River Becky Shillingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-39488020446688881662014-09-10T15:23:56.765-04:002014-09-10T15:23:56.765-04:00Thanks so much, Barbara!Thanks so much, Barbara!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-48243933357857702372014-09-10T15:23:23.568-04:002014-09-10T15:23:23.568-04:00Thank you, Barbara!Thank you, Barbara!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-19373228046016246052014-09-10T15:23:05.198-04:002014-09-10T15:23:05.198-04:00Thanks so much, Claudine!Thanks so much, Claudine!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-85253066169617008632014-09-10T15:22:51.999-04:002014-09-10T15:22:51.999-04:00Thanks, Michelle. I was actually walking as I &quo...Thanks, Michelle. I was actually walking as I "wrote" the first draft, which is probably why it seems to have a pace to it! = ) Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-60316725328913178502014-09-10T15:20:54.503-04:002014-09-10T15:20:54.503-04:00That is a beautiful way to put it, Karen--a river ...That is a beautiful way to put it, Karen--a river definitely "calls and anchors us." Love this! Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-29074862906874856972014-09-10T15:20:06.315-04:002014-09-10T15:20:06.315-04:00Thank you, Katie!Thank you, Katie!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-61335620467534642102014-09-08T10:06:31.763-04:002014-09-08T10:06:31.763-04:00I love the photos. Your poem has strong visual ima...I love the photos. Your poem has strong visual imagery and a haunting rhythm. Congrats!Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-58813541749572816642014-09-08T02:18:13.871-04:002014-09-08T02:18:13.871-04:00I would love to walk alongside that river one day....I would love to walk alongside that river one day. I very much enjoyed the poem and the beautiful picture. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-45668402120106377002014-09-07T23:09:33.128-04:002014-09-07T23:09:33.128-04:00Gosh, love your river poem, Becky. It's like a...Gosh, love your river poem, Becky. It's like a picture book for me. Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-59218716161876564152014-09-07T10:57:27.321-04:002014-09-07T10:57:27.321-04:00A beautiful poem, Becky! It definitely does have ...A beautiful poem, Becky! It definitely does have picture book potential. I can feel the pace of your walking as you wrote this in your head. The poem has a great sense of movement as you reflect on all your observations. I also love how you brought it home in the end.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-90015412514416040012014-09-06T22:16:41.242-04:002014-09-06T22:16:41.242-04:00I really liked those last two lines -- what is is ...I really liked those last two lines -- what is is about a river that calls and anchors us? Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-28204101814355703982014-09-06T16:20:23.717-04:002014-09-06T16:20:23.717-04:00How lucky you are to have such an inspiring place ...How lucky you are to have such an inspiring place to roam in. Beautiful poem...it read like a river flows.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816574953419131532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-16773880713976345322014-09-06T10:50:16.267-04:002014-09-06T10:50:16.267-04:00Thanks, Catherine. I am glad you enjoyed it! = )Thanks, Catherine. I am glad you enjoyed it! = )Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-21914692644597184692014-09-06T10:49:40.751-04:002014-09-06T10:49:40.751-04:00Thanks so much, Mary Lee!Thanks so much, Mary Lee!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-82876432781272979802014-09-06T10:49:25.656-04:002014-09-06T10:49:25.656-04:00Thank you for your kind words, Myra. It is an insp...Thank you for your kind words, Myra. It is an inspiring place!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-88532340552379602842014-09-06T10:48:58.993-04:002014-09-06T10:48:58.993-04:00Thank you, Donna! Hope to see you at the SCWBI con...Thank you, Donna! Hope to see you at the SCWBI conference in two weeks! = )Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-28019047113437781442014-09-06T10:48:03.783-04:002014-09-06T10:48:03.783-04:00Thanks so much, Kelly! = )Thanks so much, Kelly! = )Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-30031736945164133422014-09-06T10:47:49.002-04:002014-09-06T10:47:49.002-04:00Thank you Laura!!Thank you Laura!!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-29194760571479481342014-09-06T08:59:05.045-04:002014-09-06T08:59:05.045-04:00Lovely and so are the photos. I could imagine bein...Lovely and so are the photos. I could imagine being there :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-65913473335398368172014-09-06T07:27:44.898-04:002014-09-06T07:27:44.898-04:00What everyone else said, but mostly I second your ...What everyone else said, but mostly I second your brilliant use of the winding flow of the repeated words that carry the reader and the eye from stanza to stanza. Huzzah! Well done!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-43441769560699704532014-09-06T04:04:54.014-04:002014-09-06T04:04:54.014-04:00Becky, thanks for your collaborative spirit. Becky, thanks for your collaborative spirit. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-4583802132029826242014-09-06T01:48:45.315-04:002014-09-06T01:48:45.315-04:00Hello there Becky, I so love the sound and sight a...Hello there Becky, I so love the sound and sight and smell of the river, thank you for bringing this place alive to us through your words.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-55020112848781698582014-09-05T23:10:45.384-04:002014-09-05T23:10:45.384-04:00Beautiful! Love the rhythm and set up of this poem...Beautiful! Love the rhythm and set up of this poem. Paints a beautiful, beautiful picture! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-72972401746089872872014-09-05T21:40:38.585-04:002014-09-05T21:40:38.585-04:00Great last line. Nicely done.Great last line. Nicely done.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-77522785646873286492014-09-05T20:57:21.302-04:002014-09-05T20:57:21.302-04:00Agree with one of the comments above. This would ...Agree with one of the comments above. This would be a great picture book! I really loved this poem! :-)Let Them Comehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13963869647004897028noreply@blogger.com