tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post305704820140229169..comments2024-03-01T00:32:17.498-05:00Comments on Read Write Believe: Poetry Friday: In the Style of Linda Hogan's "Innocence"Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-13031345820102229252021-05-03T20:21:19.501-04:002021-05-03T20:21:19.501-04:00I confess I had to google "jink" but tha...I confess I had to google "jink" but that and twist perfectly describe why I adore our Japanese Maple. My husband will tell you I often stand beneath it admiring the subtle turns it's slender branches take. Your poem is spot on and inspiring. Thank you for sharing the results of this wonderful challenge, Sara. Christie Wymanhttps://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-55604004018749863612021-05-03T11:46:52.423-04:002021-05-03T11:46:52.423-04:00As someone who leads environmental education works...As someone who leads environmental education workshops focused on trees, the first stanza is a gift. You have so clearly seen and described the miracle of trees. I love the entire poem, but the noticing and lyrical description in the first stanza is incredible.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-81236193548215787182021-05-02T09:34:05.567-04:002021-05-02T09:34:05.567-04:00Sara, there is a beautiful flow to your poem after...Sara, there is a beautiful flow to your poem after a deep study of the Hogan poem. Lines that resonate with me: tell the beauty in the bent, to stagger in pursuit of light, and the entirety of the final stanza. There is simplicity yet wisdom in what you wrote. I am still working on my poem on innocence.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-30332533532305859622021-05-02T06:04:48.219-04:002021-05-02T06:04:48.219-04:00Really beautiful...that record of pushings through...Really beautiful...that record of pushings through the soil, to be a witness.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-63485964183552288652021-05-01T20:39:40.200-04:002021-05-01T20:39:40.200-04:00THIS is a wonder of a poem, too. And you're ri...THIS is a wonder of a poem, too. And you're right about trees and honesty. I never thought about it that way. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-81184542740512260312021-05-01T07:15:01.970-04:002021-05-01T07:15:01.970-04:00Wow. Trees seem so sturdy and forceful to me, but ...Wow. Trees seem so sturdy and forceful to me, but I love this view of them reflecting all that they impact. I extra loved " thread-thin roots break concrete / with their greed." This is just a beautiful, thought-provoking poem, Sara!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-25189204578017195892021-04-30T16:14:12.173-04:002021-04-30T16:14:12.173-04:00I so enjoyed reading about your process and what o...I so enjoyed reading about your process and what others added from their own thoughts, Sara. And then your own poem/philosophy how pondering about a tree (this one? all trees?) can help you (all of us?) live our lives. To me, as our thinking observations tell us, as your poem does, we are all one together, as you so beautifully have written.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-76170758169323133492021-04-30T16:09:42.510-04:002021-04-30T16:09:42.510-04:00Lovely--especially that final stanza. Love the ide...Lovely--especially that final stanza. Love the idea of a tree as witness.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-6464071896489778102021-04-30T14:17:58.833-04:002021-04-30T14:17:58.833-04:00Oh, beautiful, Sara. You capture the pure essence ...Oh, <i>beautiful</i>, Sara. You capture the pure essence of Hogan's ...tone, purpose, theme, everything. tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-82275389005753367812021-04-30T09:57:17.472-04:002021-04-30T09:57:17.472-04:00Definitely a challenge, and you met it head-on! Wo...Definitely a challenge, and you met it head-on! Wonderfully done. I, too, love "stagger in pursuit of light."Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-510472700027760002021-04-30T07:49:57.573-04:002021-04-30T07:49:57.573-04:00"stagger in pursuit of light" Wow! and Y..."stagger in pursuit of light" Wow! and YES! You nailed it, girl.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824466663015731028.post-5383181012444518542021-04-30T07:47:51.652-04:002021-04-30T07:47:51.652-04:00To me this TRULY met the challenge -- the obserser...To me this TRULY met the challenge -- the obserservation, the wonder and the growth. I adore it. I adore it all, but that first, honest stanza is the best -- it is such an honoring of the tree and it's often unremarked upon miracles. Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.com