tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post4672234329928323725..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: Unopened BookSusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-39786741359588217742013-01-08T01:24:34.083-06:002013-01-08T01:24:34.083-06:00Susie, you've summed up my feelings about teac...Susie, you've summed up my feelings about teaching and the importance of making it real. The present tense version makes it all the more immediate and compelling.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-12324048392899924832013-01-07T21:19:21.476-06:002013-01-07T21:19:21.476-06:00Love both poems, each has a slightly different fee...Love both poems, each has a slightly different feel. Can't pick a favorite as one seems like a grandmother (then) and her granddaughter (now). Well done!Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-20646451782943926802013-01-07T18:51:45.593-06:002013-01-07T18:51:45.593-06:00Your poem reminds me of people in my life who have...Your poem reminds me of people in my life who have taught me in this way. Special people. I like both versions of this poem but prefer the present tense. Feeling in the present so to speak :-)Elleceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049386448865741626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-62453135235397819932013-01-07T18:33:15.470-06:002013-01-07T18:33:15.470-06:00I like it both ways, by the way, past and present,...I like it both ways, by the way, past and present, but the past tense gives a different feel. I think I prefer the introspection of the past.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-27150116609579957612013-01-07T18:32:22.439-06:002013-01-07T18:32:22.439-06:00As a teacher, too, I hope the lessons I teach are ...As a teacher, too, I hope the lessons I teach are more than words, more than books can tell. I love the marbled skin (she says, examining the newly sprung spots upon her hands). :-)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-15895431228534360262013-01-07T18:12:58.447-06:002013-01-07T18:12:58.447-06:00Love this - tacit knowledge is the hardest to teac...Love this - tacit knowledge is the hardest to teach :)marousiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925164210601407878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-4880419352124468992013-01-07T17:05:24.607-06:002013-01-07T17:05:24.607-06:00Sometimes the wisdom gained from experience is mor...Sometimes the wisdom gained from experience is more valuable than the words in the textbooks ~ Good one Susie ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-67881439486436754112013-01-07T16:27:11.540-06:002013-01-07T16:27:11.540-06:00Very good Suzie, I really like this one. One of my...Very good Suzie, I really like this one. One of my 'guru's always reminds me to look at tense. Have you looked at trying this one in present tense? Either way it is good, just a thought. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-63918652675984211862013-01-07T12:40:14.032-06:002013-01-07T12:40:14.032-06:00Another (former) teacher loving this one!Another (former) teacher loving this one!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-50041500081206084792013-01-07T10:57:31.282-06:002013-01-07T10:57:31.282-06:00Beautifully written, Susie. I can see her wisdom a...Beautifully written, Susie. I can see her wisdom and experience, "no need to study words that cant feel." A poem that stays with one, after reading it.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-60543542721281295402013-01-07T10:15:07.212-06:002013-01-07T10:15:07.212-06:00Very beautiful and informative poem.Very beautiful and informative poem.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-30388847922738085232013-01-07T08:41:55.286-06:002013-01-07T08:41:55.286-06:00This is very thought-provoking, Susie, especially....This is very thought-provoking, Susie, especially..."no need to study words that could not feel" & "marbled face"... I think we all have unwritten tests to pass.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-78497749612121459652013-01-07T07:22:34.231-06:002013-01-07T07:22:34.231-06:00Me too, Kerry. And this is also beautifully struc...Me too, Kerry. And this is also beautifully structured, Susie, pared down to the admiration we feel for those who age well--having lived--and our hope to be so full of Grace and Love. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-17000681298502398792013-01-07T06:39:17.797-06:002013-01-07T06:39:17.797-06:00Susie, this poem really resonates with me. There ...Susie, this poem really resonates with me. There are people like this...who teach life lessons through examples. I think grandparents have this kind of opportunity, but I can think of others in my life who do this now! This is one of my favorite poems of yours.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-53474545689468847182013-01-07T05:18:48.821-06:002013-01-07T05:18:48.821-06:00this is so lovely! all of the best teachers i had ...this is so lovely! all of the best teachers i had taught much more from the heart than books.<br /><br />♥my heart's love songshttp://myheartslovesongs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-86060793732153649812013-01-07T04:53:18.100-06:002013-01-07T04:53:18.100-06:00I guess books are more valuable as points of new e...I guess books are more valuable as points of new explorations than things to fence your wisdom.very well put.Abin Chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534639363132246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-31309251813355785732013-01-07T04:44:59.157-06:002013-01-07T04:44:59.157-06:00What I have understood of you so far: no doubt you...What I have understood of you so far: no doubt you will pass that test. Lovely and refreshing MM [Monday morning] poem.<br />BTW, I know it isn't your own image, but it really spoke to me: A single pelargonium floret is about all my horticulture has to offer on this bleak midwinter day. The plant is so faithful and keeps on giving when there is nothing else. The same colour. I shall now pay mine homage and take some pictures of it.<br />Small mercies.Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-14899856597127370712013-01-07T04:16:58.093-06:002013-01-07T04:16:58.093-06:00teaching emotionally is such a rarely shared yet i...teaching emotionally is such a rarely shared yet important skill, thanks for the reminderLLM Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199375981896229914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-5505588152620138012013-01-07T03:52:21.067-06:002013-01-07T03:52:21.067-06:00It tells so much... very beautiful! Great thoughts...It tells so much... very beautiful! Great thoughts!Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-79421773948153074422013-01-07T01:03:48.070-06:002013-01-07T01:03:48.070-06:00As a teacher myself, I love this poem. It speaks s...As a teacher myself, I love this poem. It speaks straight to my heart, because I really try to teach more than can be found in books.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.com