tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post5036800961178004272..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: Toads In Tandem ~ It's a Love Thing!Sherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81879671630290955482013-08-31T23:57:28.780-05:002013-08-31T23:57:28.780-05:00Thanks to all who sent LaTonya and I some real poe...Thanks to all who sent LaTonya and I some real poetic appreciation and love when we both need it most. My life exploded (imploded?) this week, and this has buoyed us both considerably.<br /><br />I read this again and realized, I'm not sure where LaTonya ends and I begin, but extra props to LaTonya for doing the final edit. She wove it together so the seams don't show. <br /><br />"Free Love." Those words were not in our poem, but in the commentary above. We could get all maudlin and philosophical about what the phrase means, but I support it in the philos sense. Love, unconditional and pure. Peace, and thanks again to Kerry for pairing us up, AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-7427590532790388942013-08-31T08:21:36.556-05:002013-08-31T08:21:36.556-05:00Yay children of the 70's!Yay children of the 70's!Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-48713818868362134522013-08-30T09:16:30.642-05:002013-08-30T09:16:30.642-05:00nice collaboration! sending good thoughts your way...nice collaboration! sending good thoughts your way, LaTonya (and Amy too) xoMarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-21263504095096176872013-08-30T04:11:03.205-05:002013-08-30T04:11:03.205-05:00Thank you all for so much love. Amy and I learned...Thank you all for so much love. Amy and I learned we had so much in common that at first, we struggled for a theme. Love though is the foundation and so we went with it.<br /><br />Many of you know, my life is weird at the moment. Changes at home and work. Still I'm loved and I'm finding my way. Love makes me strong.<br /><br />Can't say how much your support here moves me.<br /><br />LLaTonya Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837979981517423142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-87028352614330094962013-08-30T01:36:57.059-05:002013-08-30T01:36:57.059-05:00anthem, call to action, observance, solidarity - a...anthem, call to action, observance, solidarity - and not 'at the end of the day' - at the beginning, middle, before, after, and all during, too. ~ MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-82383388985730936172013-08-29T21:10:56.374-05:002013-08-29T21:10:56.374-05:00Loving the vibes, message and the love ~ Hugs to ...Loving the vibes, message and the love ~ Hugs to both of you for a job well done ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-54677287334013319232013-08-29T17:33:36.546-05:002013-08-29T17:33:36.546-05:00Bravo! Life as it should be :D
Wonderful to read...Bravo! Life as it should be :D<br /><br />Wonderful to read-you blurred your voices into one glorious rainbow!<br /><br />Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-71156132343319508592013-08-29T17:19:40.763-05:002013-08-29T17:19:40.763-05:00This is nothing but awesome. To say I enjoyed this...This is nothing but awesome. To say I enjoyed this just doesn't say enough. Great job, gals!Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-77941851126976162172013-08-29T14:40:14.045-05:002013-08-29T14:40:14.045-05:00True words, and never should we stop saying them. ...True words, and never should we stop saying them. Love is love, and should always flow as free as this poem.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-69217995481177694252013-08-29T14:37:14.890-05:002013-08-29T14:37:14.890-05:00A great collaboration. Love shouldn't have con...A great collaboration. Love shouldn't have conditions. Thanks for creating such a wonderful piece.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-32790206932878720192013-08-29T14:17:01.657-05:002013-08-29T14:17:01.657-05:00There's absolutely everything to love about th...There's absolutely everything to love about this, and I do love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-73963912026045811122013-08-29T13:34:30.921-05:002013-08-29T13:34:30.921-05:00Tell it like it was, is, should be. Let the sun s...Tell it like it was, is, should be. Let the sun shine in ...<br /><br />This is the perfect pairing of two talented poets!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-88647193283844179372013-08-29T13:09:35.262-05:002013-08-29T13:09:35.262-05:00Fabulous!
I was a child in the 50s, grew up in th...Fabulous! <br />I was a child in the 50s, grew up in the 60s, and knew plenty of different people in the 70s. <br />Fortunately, my parents were of the "all people are equal" school of thought, so they had friends who were gay, friends who were straight, friends who were hippies...prejudice and discrimination were the crimes according to our parents, but even then they believed as you...hate the behavior, perhaps, but love the person.<br />I love what you've written here, both of you (and of course we might never know who wrote which).<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-85669345173602632412013-08-29T12:52:51.059-05:002013-08-29T12:52:51.059-05:00I am so ready for this poem! I sported the button...I am so ready for this poem! I sported the button below, though I knew little to nothing about gay/lesbian love until the Vietnam War ended. Awareness grew with disco, for sure, and with relatives. "Reject the Hate" is still too relevant, as is learning love from children before hate infects them. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-52089627126907773402013-08-29T12:29:52.790-05:002013-08-29T12:29:52.790-05:00Wowzers! Best collaboration ever. You KNOW how muc...Wowzers! Best collaboration ever. You KNOW how much I eagerly drank down every word. "Reject the hate." I especially love "psychedelic babies high on life." Loved.This.Toad-ally.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-46573386407695890072013-08-29T11:05:55.493-05:002013-08-29T11:05:55.493-05:00I soooooo love this...what a great write. A really...I soooooo love this...what a great write. A really fab collab with as human of appoint as you can get on it. Thanks.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-91309323812677965412013-08-29T10:17:44.258-05:002013-08-29T10:17:44.258-05:00Such a great collaboration. Sometimes, a child'...Such a great collaboration. Sometimes, a child's point of view/perspective sums up life so well"At five, love didn't need a label"--leaving one to wonder why labels are "needed" at 25, 75 or 95. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-78150744999749209032013-08-29T08:55:15.849-05:002013-08-29T08:55:15.849-05:00Love it, reading this was like a walk in the past....Love it, reading this was like a walk in the past. ScottlBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147326078011352857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-23130061755277765562013-08-29T08:37:39.316-05:002013-08-29T08:37:39.316-05:00LOVE this!LOVE this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-54266740268559297352013-08-29T08:26:52.566-05:002013-08-29T08:26:52.566-05:00Preach, sisters!Preach, sisters!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-66551915478712308302013-08-29T08:03:39.519-05:002013-08-29T08:03:39.519-05:00I love everything about this post!I love everything about this post!The Artful Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039109515963974739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75399316464574089742013-08-29T08:00:27.926-05:002013-08-29T08:00:27.926-05:00Hopefully, if we have learnt anything as citizens ...Hopefully, if we have learnt anything as citizens of the world over the last 40 years it is not to judge others based on lifestyles, choices, ethnicity and, above all, for falling in love.<br /><br />Many thanks to both Amy and LaTonya for putting together a poem we, at RT, can be really proud of.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-7269007523344335792013-08-29T07:33:34.476-05:002013-08-29T07:33:34.476-05:00Love is Power! Thanks for bold post! Wonderful col...Love is Power! Thanks for bold post! Wonderful collaboration!humbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106270909713851811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-18126643959676862992013-08-29T07:11:20.228-05:002013-08-29T07:11:20.228-05:00Excellent collaboration you two!! Barriers dissolv...Excellent collaboration you two!! Barriers dissolved by love and equality...great viewpoints given in this and I like the shape it took as well...very nice visually and audibly. :) Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-671475124124865862013-08-29T06:16:05.231-05:002013-08-29T06:16:05.231-05:00Some of the lovin' of the 70's was an excu...Some of the lovin' of the 70's was an excuse to have no parameters, which is not a good thing in many cases, BUT many rules and social norms were being rebelled against, for a good reason, and that often takes extremism. So, are we better off today for the 70's "free love"? In some cases, yes, as I can't imagine going back to much of the ideology and racism that existed prior to the 70's. <br /><br />Thank you for an awesome collaboration. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.com