tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post1244466194617039745..comments2024-03-24T21:33:34.140-04:00Comments on my juicy little universe: ODT for kidsHeidi Mordhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-22401026817729827712019-01-16T00:41:40.046-05:002019-01-16T00:41:40.046-05:00The honest rings true in this jolly-bittersweet po...The honest rings true in this jolly-bittersweet poem–Charming Heidi.Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-26071011443144922052019-01-14T20:10:18.875-05:002019-01-14T20:10:18.875-05:00Ah, I love this, Heidi. This year has started off ...Ah, I love this, Heidi. This year has started off with me constantly quoting Anatole France: "The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything." Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-73392042693126389822019-01-14T06:57:32.826-05:002019-01-14T06:57:32.826-05:00Love this - a kid's normal day, perfectly desc...Love this - a kid's normal day, perfectly described.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-32262772332684278532019-01-13T19:56:25.263-05:002019-01-13T19:56:25.263-05:00I came here straight from Ruth's post - wow. ...I came here straight from Ruth's post - wow. Very poignant, to read both like that!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-67028943849807136922019-01-13T08:50:49.359-05:002019-01-13T08:50:49.359-05:00Love this and striving to figure out that paradox ...Love this and striving to figure out that paradox in my own experiences. Thanks so much for sharing. Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-59305668764000680542019-01-12T17:56:53.616-05:002019-01-12T17:56:53.616-05:00New song to me. (Yes, i kinda live under a rock.) ...New song to me. (Yes, i kinda live under a rock.) I appreciate the lyrics more than the visuals in the video! <br /><br />Love that you are STILL stewing on the Ella Wheeler Wilcox poem!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-34325093526486410292019-01-12T08:49:32.370-05:002019-01-12T08:49:32.370-05:00My life in a nutshell! And the lives of our studen...My life in a nutshell! And the lives of our students, too. You are so smart to help your second graders recognize and come to grips with life's "bitter, gorgeous paradox." I may have to borrow this idea.Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-72000245869997023452019-01-12T08:25:29.630-05:002019-01-12T08:25:29.630-05:00You nailed this poem form. I love everything abou...You nailed this poem form. I love everything about it, especially being the listener to the most normal day for a second grader. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-42337099040220187542019-01-12T08:17:32.575-05:002019-01-12T08:17:32.575-05:00Yeah, I'll admit I was confused for a moment, ...Yeah, I'll admit I was confused for a moment, but I worked my way there, also late last night. That liminal moment before sleep is so freeing, isn't it? : )Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-2377428863131925132019-01-12T07:56:36.066-05:002019-01-12T07:56:36.066-05:00Wow. I came back and just reread my comment (made ...Wow. I came back and just reread my comment (made very late last night!) and it probably looks like it's totally unrelated to your post!! Not so - it was my reflection on the good/bad balance your poem is about, in the one piece of fruit. (And yes, I still have those pitaya flowers on my mind. :P) Just in case you were wondering...KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-11112016594927492992019-01-11T20:56:15.298-05:002019-01-11T20:56:15.298-05:00A wonderful visit with the self of a second grader...A wonderful visit with the self of a second grader. This is a gift you give and I love. Paint me delighted to be one of the folks introduced to this great song!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-71334872350044159032019-01-11T09:52:27.715-05:002019-01-11T09:52:27.715-05:00Well done. Hearing the truth can be hard or can be...Well done. Hearing the truth can be hard or can be a relief.<br />I had heard the Bittersweet Symphony before, but never seen the video. Fascinating!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-82613043789563060452019-01-11T08:49:32.214-05:002019-01-11T08:49:32.214-05:00You and Ruth are on the same page today! I really ...You and Ruth are on the same page today! I really love this, Heidi.. the good and the bad. It's all part of the mix that makes a day. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-1519634425040610412019-01-11T07:49:43.314-05:002019-01-11T07:49:43.314-05:00I love your poem. I wrote about normal days too. ...I love your poem. I wrote about normal days too. :-) Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-54281624467720575242019-01-11T07:26:06.121-05:002019-01-11T07:26:06.121-05:00Apparently the yellow dragon fruit is the sweetest...Apparently the yellow dragon fruit is the sweetest of them all ... but it is also covered in prickles! (The other varieties are not.) I'm hoping my flowers bear fruit so I can test it for myself. I've not tried a yellow one before.KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.com