tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post2118605337946675914..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: ~A GALLOP THROUGH THE FOREST OF MISTED MEMORY~ Hannah's personal challenge poemSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-31993428586976457382012-05-09T18:42:45.873-05:002012-05-09T18:42:45.873-05:00Your responses simply warm my heart and inspire me...Your responses simply warm my heart and inspire me to write more and do more to reach out with my writing. It has been such a pleasure hearing about all of your experiences, also!! Thank you to each and every one of you that kindly read and then thoughtfully responded to this challenge offering. I'm so grateful! Warm-smiles to you all!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-33868557960514115672012-05-09T11:01:26.430-05:002012-05-09T11:01:26.430-05:00epic perfect goodness, Hannah!epic perfect goodness, Hannah!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-66576923281148685432012-05-09T09:30:44.126-05:002012-05-09T09:30:44.126-05:00Nothing like a trip through childhood to bring out...Nothing like a trip through childhood to bring out the best and deepest feelings. So cool to go back like that...it always seems smaller when you go back, but the feeling is still there and the nostalgia takes you in waves. Great writing Hannah and great challenge Laurie...loved it.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-88139777907882243342012-05-09T00:17:06.298-05:002012-05-09T00:17:06.298-05:00I feel the regression into your childhood througho...I feel the regression into your childhood throughout this. I remember you writing about visiting your old home before, but your revisions etc have made the poem into something even more special.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-79906221593988401862012-05-08T18:56:18.506-05:002012-05-08T18:56:18.506-05:00I love this Hannah ~ How I remembered my own chi...I love this Hannah ~ How I remembered my own childhood dreams and wild rides with my brothers and sisters. I like the images you drew here, such a comfort to escape from the realities and perhaps sad state of our home. You rose up to the challenge very well ~ <br /><br />Laurie, thanks for the challenge ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-34267385247951930262012-05-08T15:58:31.318-05:002012-05-08T15:58:31.318-05:00Such a sweet romp down "Memory Lane, Hannah! ...Such a sweet romp down "Memory Lane, Hannah! Funny how we all played similar games back then. A lovely tale that brought back many happy recollections. Thanks, Hannah! :-)PSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262352611143658741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-58350889049783655292012-05-08T15:49:48.925-05:002012-05-08T15:49:48.925-05:00Hannah, this poem took me in, right from the start...Hannah, this poem took me in, right from the start, with your words, "We took to the woods". There is something about childhood and siblings when imagination takes hold and it is easy to "gallop" off on an adventure. It most definitely stirred memories of horses and the wonders of a forest. Agree with Pearl that it could be a book, though I was thinking more of a chapbook with some mystical illustrations.<br />Hannah, this poem just wows me! Glad that Laurie gave such a challenge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254228974989688426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-72672254912896396032012-05-08T15:21:45.839-05:002012-05-08T15:21:45.839-05:00Oh yes, I enjoyed this. For instance that your bro...Oh yes, I enjoyed this. For instance that your brother also felt the heat - but in fact I love it all. You created a lively and fresh childhood image and you even kept up with your poetic voice.<br />I like your description of going back very much.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300676476172376641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-76791588135203424922012-05-08T14:18:32.700-05:002012-05-08T14:18:32.700-05:00Oooh lovely, a bit mystical and filled with terrif...Oooh lovely, a bit mystical and filled with terrific imagery....would perhaps make a lovely children's book...!Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15506538737806033824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-45972636129081406222012-05-08T14:17:27.871-05:002012-05-08T14:17:27.871-05:00Laurie is right. You never fail to amaze. I always...Laurie is right. You never fail to amaze. I always get enjoyment from your work and this poem, though a bit different from your usual work, still delivers. Write on, Hannah.Linda H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01005584805379179415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75602356059747720262012-05-08T14:04:44.880-05:002012-05-08T14:04:44.880-05:00Oh,all of your kind comments and reflections of yo...Oh,all of your kind comments and reflections of your own memories just fill my heart to full with gladness!! I'm so happy that you all are enjoying this and I'm so grateful for each of your thoughtful remarks. Thank you ever so much!! Warm smiles to all of you poetical peeps!!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-57967852718094147002012-05-08T13:37:11.379-05:002012-05-08T13:37:11.379-05:00This is really good, nice job rising to the challe...This is really good, nice job rising to the challenge!Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-58735948842599276102012-05-08T13:37:10.714-05:002012-05-08T13:37:10.714-05:00This is really good, nice job rising to the challe...This is really good, nice job rising to the challenge!Mystic_Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099062213372011260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-89973664145009717512012-05-08T13:20:52.374-05:002012-05-08T13:20:52.374-05:00So glad I stopped by here today. What lovely memo...So glad I stopped by here today. What lovely memories written with such delicacy and warmth.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-66008790832019358962012-05-08T13:11:55.416-05:002012-05-08T13:11:55.416-05:00Hannah, such wonderfully written verses of childho...Hannah, such wonderfully written verses of childhood memories. There are those moments we have as a child that help us through and carry us in our today. My childhood home was sold last year and I know the pain it is to let go of it in the physical realm, but memories will always be with me.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-11726790298222976902012-05-08T12:25:19.491-05:002012-05-08T12:25:19.491-05:00Hannah! This is gorgeous! I love this gallop back ...Hannah! This is gorgeous! I love this gallop back to childhood (we played horses, too...and then at 12 I actually had one for a few years). Sweet, and nostalgic, and tied with quiet reins to the present. Just beautiful. I especially loved: <br />"we each with our own stories." <br /><br />YES.De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-1905013260205577042012-05-08T12:03:49.147-05:002012-05-08T12:03:49.147-05:00What a wonderful adventure in the woods with your ...What a wonderful adventure in the woods with your horses. So many children play at horses, so many girls it seems. What is it about the magic of horses? So strong and protecting and yet approachable. Maybe adult women should have the chance to get away to a woods and play horse once again.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-2012843298429320662012-05-08T12:00:13.942-05:002012-05-08T12:00:13.942-05:00It was a sheer delight to work with Hannah... than...It was a sheer delight to work with Hannah... thank you!!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-82358041180984135962012-05-08T10:59:53.813-05:002012-05-08T10:59:53.813-05:00Because I truly feel that it's never too late ...Because I truly feel that it's never too late to have a happy childhood, I was impressed with this poem! The imagery is just beautiful as is the narrative itself. Wow. Let me spell that backwards ---woW! 8-)Mary Ann Potterhttp://www.fromthestarcatcher.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53013862432741048222012-05-08T10:42:35.127-05:002012-05-08T10:42:35.127-05:00Hannah, no matter what you write you never disappo...Hannah, no matter what you write you never disappoint me. Your images and descriptions allowed me to "see" your horse:<br /> her color was of the misty, morning sky, a gray-hued-purple; <br />she had a white, diamond, shaped patch in the middle of her forehead<br />and her mane, tale and fur around her hoofs were long and flowing. <br /><br />I grew up on the cement streets of Brooklyn, but I can identify with the kind of imaginative play you had with your siblings. Beautiful and poignant vignette!! Thank you for challenging Hannah, Laurie and for leading us here. This will not be my only visit.Barbara Ehrentreuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317588534441254146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-48488136238398435502012-05-08T09:56:03.540-05:002012-05-08T09:56:03.540-05:00What a great title and a very ambitious write, wha...What a great title and a very ambitious write, what a great trip back to an old home, I have often thought that I would like to doe the same myself. Everything seems much the same but seems just a bit smaller to me but no less magical. This was a great write Hannah and a cool challenge Laurie.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-40851624080017535872012-05-08T09:34:46.417-05:002012-05-08T09:34:46.417-05:00p.s. I LOVE the title, too!p.s. I LOVE the title, too!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-65147722493651221032012-05-08T09:34:00.037-05:002012-05-08T09:34:00.037-05:00What a fantastically beautiful read this was, Hann...What a fantastically beautiful read this was, Hannah. So vivid I could see the voices, hear the high-pitched echoes. It reminds me of looking out the window and seeing my sister, who has always loved horses "being" a horse, galloping around the fields out back. Sigh. You did a spectacular job with this poem. So rich in memory.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-33931420864281227432012-05-08T08:53:34.080-05:002012-05-08T08:53:34.080-05:00I love this idea of writing from the "we"...I love this idea of writing from the "we" perspective - not something I often do but I intend to try it out myself. I loved the depth of this narrative. It is rich in details and the heart of childhood.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-50296663205702105162012-05-08T08:02:04.592-05:002012-05-08T08:02:04.592-05:00This reminds me so much of my own childhood. Beau...This reminds me so much of my own childhood. Beautiful write!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.com