tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post7404770779847088502..comments2024-03-29T06:39:55.936-04:00Comments on Tabatha Yeatts: The Opposite of Indifference: The destitute and hungryTabathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-13738344573164269182016-09-02T15:41:54.444-04:002016-09-02T15:41:54.444-04:00What a beautiful poem. Thank you.What a beautiful poem. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214389804167241801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-4206939442987242912016-09-01T20:11:02.919-04:002016-09-01T20:11:02.919-04:00Wow, he's new to me. I loved that. Thanks, Tab...Wow, he's new to me. I loved that. Thanks, Tabatha! Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-47278006484947715612016-08-28T21:51:11.222-04:002016-08-28T21:51:11.222-04:00I'm reading REAL BOYS: RESCUING OUR SONS FROM ...I'm reading REAL BOYS: RESCUING OUR SONS FROM THE MYTHS OF BOYHOOD right now and it touches on many of the themes in this poem.<br /><br />These lines struck me: If you<br />were a boy<br />in America<br />maybe they beat<br />this word<br />into the dudgeon<br />of you, too.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-22855894517952387412016-08-27T22:22:55.637-04:002016-08-27T22:22:55.637-04:00Such a thought provoking poem. Thanks for sharing ...Such a thought provoking poem. Thanks for sharing this one, Tabatha!Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02968061311611437435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-6172558298002390882016-08-27T08:58:54.873-04:002016-08-27T08:58:54.873-04:00Touching and powerful, Tabatha - and so important ...Touching and powerful, Tabatha - and so important for our world. Thanks for sharing!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-77256815916527977442016-08-27T08:43:02.935-04:002016-08-27T08:43:02.935-04:00Oh, wow. That one took me by surprise. This resona...Oh, wow. That one took me by surprise. This resonates with the poem Linda Mitchell shared. (It's so fun when there are echoes throughout the PF Roundup!!)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-20296767020660420662016-08-27T08:04:59.718-04:002016-08-27T08:04:59.718-04:00And when I did
lift a torch
to the wrought-iron do...And when I did<br />lift a torch<br />to the wrought-iron door<br />where this yardbird<br />jangled his chains<br />like hell-smithed<br />windchimes, he held<br />his palms open<br />to a bath of light<br />washing the dank stones.<br /><br />Sigh.... just letting those words sink in and glow.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-39557623965231900922016-08-27T07:18:18.425-04:002016-08-27T07:18:18.425-04:00The word that came to mind was "powerful,&quo...The word that came to mind was "powerful," and I see it came to everyone else's mind too! Thank you for sharing this. So good.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-73960666465180215542016-08-27T00:26:03.704-04:002016-08-27T00:26:03.704-04:00Thank you for this. The poem and the author.Thank you for this. The poem and the author.Julieannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876141420632207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-86898429369535329572016-08-26T23:32:37.419-04:002016-08-26T23:32:37.419-04:00Thanks for introducing another interesting poet an...Thanks for introducing another interesting poet and very honest poem. It makes you wonder how many people are walking around starved and shriveled inside for lack of love. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-64604985901050891242016-08-26T16:47:07.806-04:002016-08-26T16:47:07.806-04:00I remember a woman who, when raising her children,...I remember a woman who, when raising her children, disciplined them simply by saying "I won't love you anymore." Although I was young myself, I knew how cruel that was for a mother to say. Thanks for sharing this thought-provoking poem.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-14995345396678486162016-08-26T14:59:25.347-04:002016-08-26T14:59:25.347-04:00I recently read an essay from a woman who was abus...I recently read an essay from a woman who was abused, and one of the things she said her mother did was that she never used the word "love" in the house, to any of the children. This poem touches that, at least to me, and I thought it must be something horrible to experience. Thanks for this, love felt!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-12157060440097655052016-08-26T14:17:08.891-04:002016-08-26T14:17:08.891-04:00Powerful poem. A four-letter word that carries cha...Powerful poem. A four-letter word that carries chains.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-87841373869274803142016-08-26T14:07:24.319-04:002016-08-26T14:07:24.319-04:00Yes. again. There is power in that word, especiall...Yes. again. There is power in that word, especially when it has feet.<br /><br />Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-27731758561190015382016-08-26T14:02:52.914-04:002016-08-26T14:02:52.914-04:00Oh my...the power of words, the power of love. Oh my...the power of words, the power of love. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-24847288868590666802016-08-26T13:39:11.089-04:002016-08-26T13:39:11.089-04:00Wow. And a hearty YES. Thanks so much for sharin...Wow. And a hearty YES. Thanks so much for sharing, Tabatha. Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-80455377994020211062016-08-26T13:10:28.655-04:002016-08-26T13:10:28.655-04:00...and again, love. Love this poem, Tabatha. The w......and again, love. Love this poem, Tabatha. The whole poem but especially the lines:<br />"You learned to focus<br />on tuffs of grass<br />that seemed<br />to litter the dirt" It really make me think about differing perspectives. Thanks for sharing. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-4546304403936409692016-08-26T10:43:36.503-04:002016-08-26T10:43:36.503-04:00How beautiful! Thanks for sharing this one, Tabath...How beautiful! Thanks for sharing this one, Tabatha!Reneehttp://www.nowaterriver.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-84878416068509395582016-08-26T07:18:06.223-04:002016-08-26T07:18:06.223-04:00I found the surprise Keith Leonard
led me to, in t...I found the surprise Keith Leonard<br />led me to, in this poem. <br /><br />Glad to meet him.<br />In fact, I've loved <br />meeting him.<br /><br />Appreciations, Tabatha.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91636461349673530.post-54828406271567417322016-08-26T06:14:41.849-04:002016-08-26T06:14:41.849-04:00Oof. Yes. This is what I particularly noticed an...Oof. Yes. This is what I particularly noticed and which made my heart soar as I watched the DNC speeches--the people spoke of LOVE. There are so many virtues to pursue, but the way I learned it as a child was "the greatest of these is love." I'm pretty sure it's objectively provable, too! <br /><br />Thanks, Tabatha. I hope your two older birds have flown safely to their new homes.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.com