tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post7607754209908957215..comments2024-03-29T00:51:16.923-04:00Comments on my juicy little universe: floodingHeidi Mordhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-50380753556629100312018-04-14T21:52:54.040-04:002018-04-14T21:52:54.040-04:00Your poem affected life?! Yes, you can share your ...Your poem affected life?! Yes, you can share your lovely poem and its great "after story" with the world... Submit now on LifePoemsProject.com<br />LifePoemsProject.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538309740836924268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-52174591559167018722017-09-05T22:58:59.207-04:002017-09-05T22:58:59.207-04:00Parenting–it's ongoing, hopefully the early ye...Parenting–it's ongoing, hopefully the early years set the stage for when they begin to stretch their wings and take flight. Many vivid and deep metaphors here Heidi.michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-65420165621996231692017-09-04T14:33:47.679-04:002017-09-04T14:33:47.679-04:00So many images with bite, that it did express what...So many images with bite, that it did express what I felt watching the footage of Houston, and how I feel at the thought of my eldest leaving in three years. Leaving. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-54779802550509437772017-09-03T21:56:23.195-04:002017-09-03T21:56:23.195-04:00So many powerful lines, images, and emotions, Heid...So many powerful lines, images, and emotions, Heidi. Copperheads and alligators... beds of drowned dreams... setting sail on a seesaw. Letting go, as with all things, will come one day at a time. Please remind me of this next year when my oldest is off to college!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-30037775676358354962017-09-03T10:20:31.114-04:002017-09-03T10:20:31.114-04:00Isn't poetry wonderful in how you can read and...Isn't poetry wonderful in how you can read and write it on so many levels. Your poem captures what we have been seeing on the news. It's hard to fathom where to even begin picking up the pieces. I can relate to the parenting, too, but I do enjoy seeing my daughter soar as she enters this new stage.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-36441801909475758862017-09-03T09:25:39.104-04:002017-09-03T09:25:39.104-04:00You have captured so many moments and emotions (ev...You have captured so many moments and emotions (even if it is metaphorically) that we have been seeing on television this week. This speaks of the "unfathomness" of it all, especially from those of us so far away from the devastation.Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772974035255619503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-91358340986243909812017-09-02T16:02:51.211-04:002017-09-02T16:02:51.211-04:00Heidi, I'm with you on several levels.Heidi, I'm with you on several levels. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-58454397209378115942017-09-02T12:59:11.995-04:002017-09-02T12:59:11.995-04:00Wonderful word play and yet not exactly a playful ...Wonderful word play and yet not exactly a playful poem. I was playing with the Houston, we have a problem line in my head this week. But, I couldn't get to the point you have here of perspective. I love the library book titles floating and your last line. This poem packs a punch...even if sailing is by sea saw. As always, I come here and say, wow.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-1127903671343401072017-09-02T10:12:24.021-04:002017-09-02T10:12:24.021-04:00"topical depression"
Topics for depress..."topical depression"<br /><br />Topics for depression: the flooding, the incessant rain, the urge to personify The Wrath of Harvey, the dangers that lay waiting to bite, those leaving us by any means possible...<br /><br />You captured so much so well.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-78603950054802529742017-09-01T20:14:58.580-04:002017-09-01T20:14:58.580-04:00Hi Heidi! I especially was struck by "One of ...Hi Heidi! I especially was struck by "One of us can barely swim<br />under the burdens of everything<br />she’s trying to rescue.<br />One sets sail on a seesaw." Hugs to you--Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-3164004052662660282017-09-01T19:46:56.529-04:002017-09-01T19:46:56.529-04:00I remember how hard it was to send my children off...I remember how hard it was to send my children off into the world, but as Diane writes, it will get better & you will be proud to see your young adult blossom into beauty. In my youth I helped a family clean out their flooded home & do not forget it after all the years. There are creatures there to be wary of, among the mud & the family treasures. I think your poem shows the shouting anguish the hurricane victims are experiencing very beautifully.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-33872004425154437402017-09-01T19:37:45.992-04:002017-09-01T19:37:45.992-04:00Here's hoping you weather the parenting storm ...Here's hoping you weather the parenting storm with ease. Your poem has so many powerful lines-- "where we make beds full of/ drowned dreams" and the lines Diane mentioned are two of my favorites.Molly Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975100905434379155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-62438817063342588822017-09-01T07:30:14.845-04:002017-09-01T07:30:14.845-04:00Take it from me, you will survive this new stage o...Take it from me, you will survive this new stage of parenting, and, on the other side of it you will be so very pleased with the adults they have become!<br /><br />Your poem, though, captures so well what we're seeing on the news. I find these lines particularly frightening, <i> and it’s so muddy<br />you can’t tell what’s about to bite</i> You didn't say "might bite," and that makes all the difference.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-12573994825082024672017-09-01T06:50:24.446-04:002017-09-01T06:50:24.446-04:00I was reading in a literal sense, too, until I rea...I was reading in a literal sense, too, until I read your above comment. The devastation of this Houston flooding is beyond comprehension even though I had the same experience once. Floods take everything, soak up disgusting water, and spit out soggy debris. Recovery is long and riddled with mixed emotions. To me, sending my kids out into the world wasn't this difficult. They were ready to conquer the world, and I was at home cheering them on. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-33818836985891090272017-09-01T06:30:56.546-04:002017-09-01T06:30:56.546-04:00Thank you, Kat, and I will take your kind empathy ...Thank you, Kat, and I will take your kind empathy for what's really going on, but please know that we are safe and dry here in the DC metro area! That photo is not my house and this poem is a mere metaphor for a crazy new stage of parenting.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-76485256518656928112017-09-01T01:34:43.800-04:002017-09-01T01:34:43.800-04:00Oh, Heidi. I am so sorry to hear this. I can't...Oh, Heidi. I am so sorry to hear this. I can't even begin to imagine the confusion and raw emotions you must be feeling right now, surrounded by so much devastation and personal loss. Take care of yourself - and let others take care, too. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com