tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post1951534793366724088..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: The Song Of Where I'm FromSusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-56324961585030006842016-04-25T23:34:21.766-05:002016-04-25T23:34:21.766-05:00What a wonderful feast of family reminiscence! I ...What a wonderful feast of family reminiscence! I too am from 'newspaper cut patterns, hand made dresses, the scent of cinnamon, canned beans ... hard work, tall trees, mushroom hunts ... moonlight walks in my father’s shadow.'Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-68070642436146477592016-04-25T22:21:54.067-05:002016-04-25T22:21:54.067-05:00Truly amazing in detail and charmTruly amazing in detail and charmAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413074557542736813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-85866679339813218172016-04-25T20:48:17.620-05:002016-04-25T20:48:17.620-05:00So rich and sensory. It's all so familiar bec...So rich and sensory. It's all so familiar because I am from that now too after living in the VA mountains for 30 years. colleenhttp://looseleafnotes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-64509265341117668332016-04-25T15:39:51.812-05:002016-04-25T15:39:51.812-05:00This was so rich and descriptive - really great to...This was so rich and descriptive - really great to read. Buddah Moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839068145732552328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-8436737222113515412016-04-25T13:56:22.761-05:002016-04-25T13:56:22.761-05:00Susie, this is every bit as rich in root and phras...Susie, this is every bit as rich in root and phrase and memory as Lyon's original. Just wonderful. De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-23089758865028815302016-04-25T13:48:57.664-05:002016-04-25T13:48:57.664-05:00What others said is true - the real-life images ma...What others said is true - the real-life images make your words come to life. You've captured authentic human experience here - particularly, American experience. It's a poem I knew I wanted to read again the moment I finished. Thanks for sharing.Stacie Eirichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889951415294858821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-83885910941133204162016-04-25T12:52:06.946-05:002016-04-25T12:52:06.946-05:00There're so many amazing things from where you...There're so many amazing things from where you've come...sensory and textural and beautiful...a fabric of love you've woven. I love the rooted hands ending. Thank you for the wonderful challenge, Susie! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-85381813206701467612016-04-25T12:33:33.764-05:002016-04-25T12:33:33.764-05:00Ah, lovely, Susie--really well chosen and interest...Ah, lovely, Susie--really well chosen and interesting details. Thanks. k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-49354652019043273932016-04-25T12:30:06.272-05:002016-04-25T12:30:06.272-05:00p.s. The photos are spectacular....I loved the lin...p.s. The photos are spectacular....I loved the lines about the fields "stone deep in hunger" and the "dreams ribbed with crow wings." WOW!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-70807232015118971282016-04-25T12:04:29.699-05:002016-04-25T12:04:29.699-05:00This is absolutely gorgeous writing Susie :D
This is absolutely gorgeous writing Susie :D<br />Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-8956258633392780672016-04-25T11:59:55.330-05:002016-04-25T11:59:55.330-05:00There is a whole lot of personal history wrapped u...There is a whole lot of personal history wrapped up in these lines.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-19197960650168512402016-04-25T11:49:54.721-05:002016-04-25T11:49:54.721-05:00This is wonderful, Susie, and reminds me how fortu...This is wonderful, Susie, and reminds me how fortunate I am to be able to visit one of my mother's cousins next month.<br />Hugs, KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-13858863857607791582016-04-25T11:36:08.599-05:002016-04-25T11:36:08.599-05:00Nice one: lots of history and culture, and very cl...Nice one: lots of history and culture, and very close to the sample poem.Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-2712423714496042222016-04-25T11:20:36.764-05:002016-04-25T11:20:36.764-05:00Spectacular writing, Susie. Spectacular writing, Susie. Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-86623533308448867912016-04-25T09:48:23.392-05:002016-04-25T09:48:23.392-05:00Love this Susie so much i had to read it over thre...Love this Susie so much i had to read it over three times. It reminds me of where I'm from as well. Great job as usual. Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-22120150812466863132016-04-25T07:13:02.559-05:002016-04-25T07:13:02.559-05:00I love reading about other people's childhoods...I love reading about other people's childhoods, especially when they are from different countries and cultures. This is wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-87333979514966744852016-04-25T04:52:47.874-05:002016-04-25T04:52:47.874-05:00This seems to me to be a heart-felt story about yo...This seems to me to be a heart-felt story about your roots, Susie. I love the photos that you,ve included. A very special story.Elleceenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-44428639153640384722016-04-25T03:32:24.265-05:002016-04-25T03:32:24.265-05:00Wonderful... so many great images, and those pictu...Wonderful... so many great images, and those pictures tell so much more. I especially like the unanswered questions... so many of those we all carry.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-19709745401501276322016-04-25T02:36:57.427-05:002016-04-25T02:36:57.427-05:00I have read your poem several times, immersing in ...I have read your poem several times, immersing in the rich flashes of images. Such a wonderful view of your worlds within worlds.Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-40060101344557461062016-04-25T01:57:08.468-05:002016-04-25T01:57:08.468-05:00True Americana at its finest!
I find it a shame th...True Americana at its finest!<br />I find it a shame that I will never meet in the flesh some of the people I've "met" virtually. I would very much enjoy spending time with the person who wrote this poem! :-)Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost https://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.com