tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post4066055986082103402..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Today's poem - My Lost Youth by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-12436492745349547452009-02-28T19:52:00.000-05:002009-02-28T19:52:00.000-05:00Thank you for coming by, Rob. HWL has so much hea...Thank you for coming by, Rob. HWL has so much heart. Have you read the Calhoun biography? He quotes Oscar Wilde:<BR/>"Longfellow was himself a beautiful poem. more beautiful than anything he ever wrote"Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64470872408440546662009-02-28T16:32:00.000-05:002009-02-28T16:32:00.000-05:00A beautiful example of the heart in Longfellow's p...A beautiful example of the heart in Longfellow's poetry. So much emotion is conveyed in so few words. Thanks for the tribute to Longfellow.Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-1777306154109620522009-02-28T14:13:00.000-05:002009-02-28T14:13:00.000-05:00Pamela, mine too! I hope to feature more of his w...Pamela, mine too! I hope to feature more of his work soon.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-31198721300661169732009-02-28T13:51:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:51:00.000-05:00One of my most favourite poets!! Thank you!One of my most favourite poets!! Thank you!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-48590716852564945072009-02-28T13:19:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:19:00.000-05:00Jeff, I can hear it! The cadence I bet.Jeff, I can hear it! The cadence I bet.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-47995502993716591172009-02-28T10:46:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:46:00.000-05:00For some reason, this reminded me of Dylan's song,...For some reason, this reminded me of Dylan's song, Boots of Spanish Leather...<BR/>- J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53097100081531008842009-02-28T10:29:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:29:00.000-05:00I'm so pleased you all like it. I'm reading a bio...I'm so pleased you all like it. I'm reading a biography of him right now.<BR/><BR/>Hip Chick, I'll be over to read it. <BR/><BR/>Brit in Tennessee, I love his poems.<BR/><BR/>Cath, I read it aloud and just loved the way it sounded. Great, true words.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-73737010842234780352009-02-28T09:23:00.000-05:002009-02-28T09:23:00.000-05:00I've never read that one before, Nan. It's so wond...I've never read that one before, Nan. It's so wonderfully nostalgic and rather sad. Thanks for posting it.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-86805763733378794742009-02-27T21:49:00.000-05:002009-02-27T21:49:00.000-05:00Epitomizes a total life....Longfellow, one of the ...Epitomizes a total life....<BR/>Longfellow, one of the best !A Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-68551759880092865852009-02-27T19:31:00.000-05:002009-02-27T19:31:00.000-05:00Oh I love Longfellow. This poem reminded me of one...Oh I love Longfellow. This poem reminded me of one that is about my little town. I posted it on my blog. thank you so much for reminding me of this.aspiritofsimplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870339828098281415noreply@blogger.com