tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post5859051858299049882..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: A Toad's Favo(u)rite - Wendell BerrySherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-33816257521405178822013-11-08T12:43:25.838-06:002013-11-08T12:43:25.838-06:00Margaret, this is marvellous, all of it. Sorry to ...Margaret, this is marvellous, all of it. Sorry to be late discovering it, my life is ridonkulous right now. Your photo is so beautiful, simply amazing. Peace of Wild Things is one of my favourite poems, and Marriage...? well, I just wish it had happened to me like that. You did a great job with this, and thank you for highlighting such a wonderful poet. I will watch that clip when I get some time, will be interested in his wisdom.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-25014462739487141102013-11-05T19:58:17.374-06:002013-11-05T19:58:17.374-06:00Your poem and photo choice for the opening of this...Your poem and photo choice for the opening of this post are SUCH a delight (as are the rest but wow!)I'm so grateful for the introduction and the link to the interview, (that I'm def going to watch, love Bill Moyers). I love the image in my mind of you with an over sized purse just brimming of poetry!! Hugs, Margaret! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-74899979433469255782013-11-05T18:03:55.811-06:002013-11-05T18:03:55.811-06:00Margaret, thank you so much~ He is a new voice for...Margaret, thank you so much~ He is a new voice for me, also. I loved the Marriage poem-the movement so evokes the ebb n' flow of any union~ Powerful! Wonderful choice <br />Thank you~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-47980416988856763442013-11-05T17:58:32.106-06:002013-11-05T17:58:32.106-06:00Thanks for the sharing his lovely work Margaret ~ ...Thanks for the sharing his lovely work Margaret ~ Will check out the interview and links ~ The poems you have highlighted just moved me ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-29511774275947495712013-11-05T15:02:51.762-06:002013-11-05T15:02:51.762-06:00Stunning all the way around....thanks for sharing ...Stunning all the way around....thanks for sharing , I had never read anything by this author and its nice to find someone new.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-24598402380142303652013-11-05T13:20:52.401-06:002013-11-05T13:20:52.401-06:00What a wonderful choice Margaret. "We hurt, a...What a wonderful choice Margaret. "We hurt, and are hurt, and have each other for healing. It is healing. It is never whole." Such truth. What an amazing poet. I wasn't familiar with Wendell Berry.<br />Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-3807103681788781722013-11-05T13:09:30.116-06:002013-11-05T13:09:30.116-06:00Was not familiar with his poetry, so am glad you&#...Was not familiar with his poetry, so am glad you've highlighted it here, Margaret.<br /><br />And you're right, sustainable agriculture shouldn't be political (though it is).<br /><br />To paraphrase the bumper sticker, "In our grandparent's era, Organic Produce was called Produce." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-74268420278084914142013-11-05T12:35:59.596-06:002013-11-05T12:35:59.596-06:00oooooh Wendell Berry. i don't know, Margaret, ...oooooh Wendell Berry. i don't know, Margaret, it would never have occurred to me to question how or why you are moved by his words (or anyone else's). the poems of his you've shared today are incredible. i was unfamiliar with "Marriage" but what could be more perfectly expressed? whoosh. he's a national treasure so far as i'm concerned.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-40784141303842407862013-11-05T12:06:27.120-06:002013-11-05T12:06:27.120-06:00What a wonderful new favorite you have here, Marga...What a wonderful new favorite you have here, Margaret. Anyone who can see the great worth of Wendell Berry can also see beyond the political to the essential, as the quotation from the PBS interview shows. Politicizing the survival of our planet is not only unfair to the people, it is unfair to the planet and every form of life thereon.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53188443497155311402013-11-05T11:47:41.545-06:002013-11-05T11:47:41.545-06:00Wendell Berry is an old companion of mine, Margare...Wendell Berry is an old companion of mine, Margaret. One of his many great gifts is that he speaks to something within us that is ancient, true, and completely independent of games. I first read him in the Last Whole Earth Catalog, and he hasn't changed a particle, unlike so many of us from that ill-fated generation. Wonderful to see that interview, and to see him featured today. Many thanks.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-25963918001803502622013-11-05T10:13:09.271-06:002013-11-05T10:13:09.271-06:00As I read 'The Peace of Wild Things' ... I...As I read 'The Peace of Wild Things' ... I felt at peace, calmed. Thank you for sharing .. I did not know this poet.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-27339387157932483972013-11-05T08:09:57.672-06:002013-11-05T08:09:57.672-06:00I love his work, Margaret. Just exquisite.I love his work, Margaret. Just exquisite.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-79198974183883980142013-11-05T06:36:37.315-06:002013-11-05T06:36:37.315-06:00You have introduced me to a new poet, today, Marga...You have introduced me to a new poet, today, Margaret and I thank you for it. I find an immediate concord with his style and themes. Your photography adds another level of enjoyment to this post.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-58533736530428146812013-11-05T05:43:02.275-06:002013-11-05T05:43:02.275-06:00For a conservative, you are full of surprises! I ...For a conservative, you are full of surprises! I adore Wendell Berry's poetry, and thank you for all the resources you gather here. "The Peace of Wild Things" has a permanent place on my blog. And I always look forward to your poems, prompts, and comments. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-90643795989263391292013-11-05T04:21:55.276-06:002013-11-05T04:21:55.276-06:00Lovely! I do not know his work, but I will now. Th...Lovely! I do not know his work, but I will now. Thank you, Margaret.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-56189899002899569562013-11-05T03:48:15.668-06:002013-11-05T03:48:15.668-06:00"You have been such light to me
that other wo..."You have been such light to me<br />that other women have been<br />your shadows." Wow!!! Why didn't I think to write that? <br /><br />Wonderful choice and post, Margaret. And yes, when I saw that someone had chosen Wendell Berry, I was interested to see who. I have a book of his called "The Memory Of Old Jack", but I haven't read it yet. Now I'm wondering why not.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.com