tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post3597784809485650339..comments2023-04-26T11:32:09.014-04:00Comments on Tapestry of Words: POETRY FRIDAY: It's National Piano Month!Becky Shillingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-77143234404882644692014-09-17T07:41:02.051-04:002014-09-17T07:41:02.051-04:00I was reminded of the movie "The Pianist"...I was reminded of the movie "The Pianist" - love the poem you shared here. Used to play as a child - I wish I paid more attention to my lessons now. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-46920164112842226182014-09-15T21:21:39.994-04:002014-09-15T21:21:39.994-04:00Maybe a piano is in your future, Susan! = ) Maybe a piano is in your future, Susan! = ) Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-55414963279949861032014-09-15T21:20:43.852-04:002014-09-15T21:20:43.852-04:00Thank you so much for posting this link, Tabatha! ...Thank you so much for posting this link, Tabatha! I loved the poem!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-86918194822963109332014-09-15T21:18:00.898-04:002014-09-15T21:18:00.898-04:00Thanks, Johnell!Thanks, Johnell!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-33357462569157856672014-09-15T21:17:47.933-04:002014-09-15T21:17:47.933-04:00That is a great idea, Donna! I need to try a piano...That is a great idea, Donna! I need to try a piano poem, too.Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-19928165655648752042014-09-15T21:17:13.093-04:002014-09-15T21:17:13.093-04:00Some days it sounds better than others! We just fo...Some days it sounds better than others! We just found out that one of my boys will be playing in the tuba in band--I can't wait to hear that music!!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-55762300006885046402014-09-15T01:21:46.282-04:002014-09-15T01:21:46.282-04:00Oh these poems make me wish I still had a piano ar...Oh these poems make me wish I still had a piano around my house. I was never any good, but I sure had a lot of fun. Susan Taylor Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931432581676140096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-78451328285417653742014-09-14T08:12:20.850-04:002014-09-14T08:12:20.850-04:00Hi Becky! Having music in the house is such a trea...Hi Becky! Having music in the house is such a treat, isn't it? I hunted up one of my favorite piano poems to share with you: http://tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/2012/03/still-whole.html Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-26385504343481856452014-09-13T19:32:10.796-04:002014-09-13T19:32:10.796-04:00Pianos were part of my childhood too. The poems ar...Pianos were part of my childhood too. The poems are great.Johnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042379175433349768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-34319263035689108122014-09-13T16:18:16.812-04:002014-09-13T16:18:16.812-04:00Wow! Piano poems - that is great! I took piano l...Wow! Piano poems - that is great! I took piano lessons as an adult. I wasn't getting very accomplished. Maybe if I'd struggled through it for a few more years. I might not have stayed married for lo these 42 years though. Best I gave it up. Maybe I'll try writing a piano poem instead!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-80722690197445296792014-09-13T08:56:33.092-04:002014-09-13T08:56:33.092-04:00I love imagining you and your boys taking turns fi...I love imagining you and your boys taking turns filling your house with music!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-25457282150248252882014-09-13T07:17:15.274-04:002014-09-13T07:17:15.274-04:00Thanks so much! = ) Thanks so much! = ) Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-6827552119576372082014-09-13T07:17:01.361-04:002014-09-13T07:17:01.361-04:00I am glad I learned to play, but it was often a st...I am glad I learned to play, but it was often a struggle for me to sit still and practice. I am not the best sight reader in the world, and that is probably why...Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-49669136921028638982014-09-13T07:16:12.848-04:002014-09-13T07:16:12.848-04:00That is a great coincidence, Karen! = ) That is a great coincidence, Karen! = ) Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-58287120519520834012014-09-13T07:15:48.502-04:002014-09-13T07:15:48.502-04:00Now I am going to go have to read this book, Julie...Now I am going to go have to read this book, Julie! Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-90789954381787006872014-09-13T07:14:34.208-04:002014-09-13T07:14:34.208-04:00Thank you, Catherine!Thank you, Catherine!Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-70917469112569880762014-09-13T07:12:26.374-04:002014-09-13T07:12:26.374-04:00Yes--he's so clever! = )Yes--he's so clever! = )Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-14546652814245784492014-09-13T07:12:07.214-04:002014-09-13T07:12:07.214-04:00Your kitties sound so cute! I think animals defini...Your kitties sound so cute! I think animals definitely enjoy music, too! Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-17078185017021283022014-09-13T06:45:47.687-04:002014-09-13T06:45:47.687-04:00What a great thing to play an instrument :) The po...What a great thing to play an instrument :) The poems are fantastic :)theartofpurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540540687204124967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-26974518197885101522014-09-12T23:12:20.948-04:002014-09-12T23:12:20.948-04:00My mother played piano at our church. She tried to...My mother played piano at our church. She tried to teach me a few times, but I was too much of a brat. True story. =( I wish I'd paid more attention now! The piano is a beautiful instrument. Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-85137863510569152662014-09-12T21:30:45.973-04:002014-09-12T21:30:45.973-04:00How delightful! I didn't know it was National ...How delightful! I didn't know it was National Piano Month, but I have a piano poem today, too. :) Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-59360189062929075962014-09-12T21:13:36.132-04:002014-09-12T21:13:36.132-04:00Yikes - is that the same D.H. Lawrence that wrote ...Yikes - is that the same D.H. Lawrence that wrote Women in Love? He certainly put on a different hat for that one! Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-78463648568561503752014-09-12T19:50:14.353-04:002014-09-12T19:50:14.353-04:00I was searching for a musical poem this week, but ...I was searching for a musical poem this week, but I couldn't find one that suited my thinking. Thank you for sharing these, and giving us a peek into your musical household. Good luck with your work-in-progress!Catherinehttp://readingtothecore.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-14051437635138727082014-09-12T15:10:01.310-04:002014-09-12T15:10:01.310-04:00Delightful, Becky! I so wish I had learned to play...Delightful, Becky! I so wish I had learned to play the piano, but alas, I haven't a musical bone in my body. LOL I think my dog is more musical than I. On that "note", I love Ken Nesbitt's poem - "catchy 'Pet Rock' sound" indeed! = )Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425699691615371137.post-84553269833141224072014-09-12T13:51:07.370-04:002014-09-12T13:51:07.370-04:00Becky, how fun for your home to be filled with the...Becky, how fun for your home to be filled with the sounds of your boys' playing. My kitties always join in on the fun when I play ... I tell you, it's a magnet.<br /><br />And DHL -- what pathos in that poem! You just want to hug the man.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.com