tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post9024294081790479107..comments2024-03-29T05:08:14.335-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - Birthdays and BeginningsTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-70651983425140992742010-10-18T11:47:51.150-04:002010-10-18T11:47:51.150-04:00For Tricia:
Maybe older,
wiser too;
perhaps a bit...For Tricia:<br /><br />Maybe older,<br />wiser too;<br />perhaps a bit bent,<br />but more true.<br />Certainly wrinkles<br />where none had been,<br />you get more of them<br />when you are thin!<br /><br />Maybe older,<br />nicer though;<br />perhaps forgetful?<br />I don't know.<br />Here's a cup,<br />put in the best<br />and file this birthday<br />with the rest.<br /><br />Janejaneyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-20089689568030733212010-08-31T18:08:39.024-04:002010-08-31T18:08:39.024-04:00Oh my, Tricia. I am sorry I missed your birthday, ...Oh my, Tricia. I am sorry I missed your birthday, because it is truly a day to be celebrated, in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-47886425619775335232010-08-31T16:26:12.235-04:002010-08-31T16:26:12.235-04:00This year's birthday (late-August, like yours)...This year's birthday (late-August, like yours) means a new (and old) city for my family and me, and trying to find my footing in a place that does not quite feel like home.<br /><br /><br />Dear Dallas,<br /><br />Nearly a decade has passed since I fled <br />your potholed streets and stony store clerks.<br />I'd buried a daughter and a marriage here,<br />and I didn't look back.<br /Stephanie Parsley Ledyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157035552236330676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-86062577389392882292010-08-31T01:00:12.300-04:002010-08-31T01:00:12.300-04:00Tricia, I wrote this poem some time ago, but it fi...Tricia, I wrote this poem some time ago, but it fits this week's challenge. I do hope to write another too. I hope your own birthday was wonderful!<br /><br />One Whole Year<br /><br />Look at me!<br />I'm different.<br />See?<br />I'm not the age<br />I used to be.<br /><br />Last night<br />that number<br />disappeared.<br />I'm older now.<br />One whole year.<br /><br />TodayAmy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-18181957052447844492010-08-31T00:28:47.321-04:002010-08-31T00:28:47.321-04:00Happy Birthday, Tricia!
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Everything I...Happy Birthday, Tricia!<br /><br />***********<br /><br />Everything Is Beginning<br /><br />Everything is beginning:<br />this breath, this doubt,<br />this cell phone ringing,<br />this smile, this curse,<br />this better, this worse,<br />the glitter of sunlight<br />on a splash of water,<br />the soft living weight<br />of my baby daughter.<br />Everything is new<br />in this world, every bitKate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-8214467719539426072010-08-30T20:52:44.448-04:002010-08-30T20:52:44.448-04:00We share a birthday! Your day sounds a lot like mi...We share a birthday! Your day sounds a lot like mine, except we went out to eat breakfast rather than dinner. I'll take breakfast out any chance I get.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-26607375272644434592010-08-30T18:14:35.138-04:002010-08-30T18:14:35.138-04:00I offer a "learning" poem for all the st...I offer a "learning" poem for all the students, no matter their age, and good luck for all throughout the new school year. The first link is to the poem, the second to the main page.<br /><br />http://mudvillemusings.blogspot.com/2010/08/dog-days-of-summer-done-got-dog-gone.html<br /><br />http://mudvillemusings.blogspot.com/Stu Pidassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229620467151429952noreply@blogger.com