tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post3412657188443487816..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Today's poem - A Letter from Home by Mary OliverNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52149967811674562112009-11-22T11:59:55.811-05:002009-11-22T11:59:55.811-05:00Nan, you're welcome. I love her work.Nan, you're welcome. I love her work.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-4135138397315079032009-11-22T11:40:08.324-05:002009-11-22T11:40:08.324-05:00This is great. Thank you for posting it.This is great. Thank you for posting it.nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445777687088584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32929019092492856142009-11-22T10:16:46.104-05:002009-11-22T10:16:46.104-05:00Catherine, I'm with you on Frost, but honestly...Catherine, I'm with you on Frost, but honestly Donald H. and especially Jane K. are just too sad and depressing for me. I'm so pleased about the reading in common we've done. I've just met Edie!<br /><br />Jodi, thanks. It really is peaceful. <br /><br />Val, I have included a few Mary O. poems. If you want to read them, you may do one of two things. You could scroll down and on the right side under 'letter topics' click on 'today's poem' or you could type her name into the search bar at the top left of the page. I am a relatively new reader of her work, and I so love her poems.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-36394725250451339682009-11-21T13:15:47.931-05:002009-11-21T13:15:47.931-05:00I've never heard of Mary Oliver before
Thank y...I've never heard of Mary Oliver before<br />Thank you for the introduction<br />What a lovely poemValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-82215168849096901182009-11-21T11:25:44.866-05:002009-11-21T11:25:44.866-05:00I just love the header photo. So peaceful looking...I just love the header photo. So peaceful looking.jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512572406681071671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-38160188066716750012009-11-21T10:36:26.479-05:002009-11-21T10:36:26.479-05:00Such a beautiful poem with a poignant reminder of ...Such a beautiful poem with a poignant reminder of friendship and the importance of letter-writing, too. Mary Oliver is among my top five favorite poets (along with Robert Frost, Donald Hall, Jane Kenyon, and Emily Dickinson). <br /><br />We have read so many of the same things--my friend Edie, at Cupcake Chronicles (our on-line bookgroup: http://www.TalkingCupcakes.blogspot.com) and I were talking about our shared commonality in the literary realm, just the other day.<br /><br />Thanks for your illuminating blog!<br /><br />CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361090241108323002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-66356178858913854552009-11-20T17:53:35.439-05:002009-11-20T17:53:35.439-05:00Carole, I love your words. Exactly the way I feel....Carole, I love your words. Exactly the way I feel. Did you see what Sprite wrote about the plants? It really adds to the poem, I think.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22417897015769216642009-11-20T17:38:05.190-05:002009-11-20T17:38:05.190-05:00Oh love I love Mary Oliver's poems, she says i...Oh love I love Mary Oliver's poems, she says it like no other. She reminds me how lovely it is the receive mail, old fashioned mail in envelopes that we can read and read again. I dash off e-mails to people, must remember to retrieve my pen and paper more often, and to enclose small gifts.<br />'She will not tell me if she cries'...so poignant.<br /> CaroleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-47513268624402164282009-11-20T15:52:12.615-05:002009-11-20T15:52:12.615-05:00Yes, yes, Pamela.Yes, yes, Pamela.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59499530307569341122009-11-20T15:49:56.256-05:002009-11-20T15:49:56.256-05:00Blessed genius.Blessed genius.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22664599971700353592009-11-20T15:48:17.109-05:002009-11-20T15:48:17.109-05:00Cornflower and Julie, I'm so very pleased you ...Cornflower and Julie, I'm so very pleased you both like it. Thank you for leaving notes.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67474086033670022472009-11-20T15:43:05.302-05:002009-11-20T15:43:05.302-05:00oh, its such a lovely, haunting poem that it nearl...oh, its such a lovely, haunting poem that it nearly floats up from my screen.<br />thanks for sharing it<br /><br />julieJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-48831416940079935512009-11-20T15:12:45.733-05:002009-11-20T15:12:45.733-05:00"... people always plan to live their lives a..."... people always plan to live their lives and never do". How true.<br />It's a lovely piece, Nan. Thankyou.Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-31310600784344635212009-11-20T15:12:14.497-05:002009-11-20T15:12:14.497-05:00Well, the 'garden' in the English sense - ...Well, the 'garden' in the English sense - that's just the lawn with a few flowers by the rocks. It looks especially neat because we mow the leaves after they all fall. Not so very hard at work. :<) I am really not much of a gardener, Lisa. I so love this poem, and I thank you for leaving a note about it.<br /><br />Sprite, I'm just thrilled that you noted what the plants mean. It adds so much to the poem to know. Thanks! Hey did you ever read any of the Enola Holmes young adult books? The meanings of plants figure into them. You could type 'Enola Holmes' into the search bar if you are interested in the titles. I love this series.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-9819945849949870262009-11-20T14:59:20.304-05:002009-11-20T14:59:20.304-05:00Gorgeous. I love Mary Oliver.
I'm particularl...Gorgeous. I love Mary Oliver.<br /><br />I'm particularly struck by the final line and the symbolism of those particular plants: Courage, love, and regret. Perfect.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing...spritehttp://www.spritewrites.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-49882298551785846102009-11-20T14:51:17.196-05:002009-11-20T14:51:17.196-05:00THe photo of your garden all neat and ready for wi...THe photo of your garden all neat and ready for winter is so pretty. I can see you have been hard at work.<br /><br />Mary really knows how to say it. She is one of my favorite poets.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com