tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post8344885095621976680..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: A Toad's Favo(u)rite: The Death of the Ball Turret GunnerSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-71045544613136255712013-07-24T20:14:12.350-05:002013-07-24T20:14:12.350-05:00Wonderful reading and post, Thank you,Peggy for sh...Wonderful reading and post, Thank you,Peggy for sharing your favo(u)rite!!! Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-83466446013784438092013-07-17T15:35:19.229-05:002013-07-17T15:35:19.229-05:00I loved that book Marion. It has been a long time ...I loved that book Marion. It has been a long time since I read it. A real classic I think.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-70640489689659487062013-07-17T12:00:48.515-05:002013-07-17T12:00:48.515-05:00I cannot think of "ball turret gunner" a...I cannot think of "ball turret gunner" and not recall the masterpiece, bittersweet novel "The World According to Garp" by John Irving. I smile just thinking of how the main character was conceived. If you haven't read it, it's a MUST read. xoMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-30372450618754482802013-07-17T10:28:57.069-05:002013-07-17T10:28:57.069-05:00Beautiful share Peggy ~ Poems on war really touch...Beautiful share Peggy ~ Poems on war really touch me ~ Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-45154067852800508072013-07-17T08:34:14.302-05:002013-07-17T08:34:14.302-05:00I see no reason why we cannot continue with this f...I see no reason why we cannot continue with this feature if our members are all willing.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-68509812885282471422013-07-17T00:20:47.471-05:002013-07-17T00:20:47.471-05:00So glad so many read this. I could not think of a...So glad so many read this. I could not think of a favorite either when I first started writing this. So I went for impact instead of favorite. My childhood experiences with poetry were all at home with my parents--my dad loved to read us poetry. But somehow I did not want to write about the impact of "Birdie with a Yellow Bill" or "Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner." As I said this poem from my first year of university really stuck with me. Yes I think we should keep this feature going. I am sure we could all think of another poem to write about.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-88357386277565959162013-07-16T21:01:09.574-05:002013-07-16T21:01:09.574-05:00I finally had a chance to watch the video-so emoti...I finally had a chance to watch the video-so emotional! It really affected me~ <br /><br />I agree with Margaret maybe we should keep this challenge and rotate it. I couldn't really select a Favo(r)ite poem either~ <br /><br />Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-76951993898607117352013-07-16T20:07:25.346-05:002013-07-16T20:07:25.346-05:00Unflinching in its honesty and lack of hope. Sent...Unflinching in its honesty and lack of hope. Sent chills down my spine - especially when paired with the video. Thank you and I love this "Favo(r)ite challenge! I think we should keep it rotating a few times. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81332810015594983282013-07-16T16:29:51.430-05:002013-07-16T16:29:51.430-05:00This is an amazing share, Peggy. I had not realiz...This is an amazing share, Peggy. I had not realized this was a favorite of yours. It has a strong message and is worth thinking about.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-33174772967778210382013-07-16T15:22:30.634-05:002013-07-16T15:22:30.634-05:00This poem does pack a punch! I think impact is wha...This poem does pack a punch! I think impact is what moves us~ It is so timely and moving how war still effects us all. I can't imagine all they endured! Thank you Peggy for bringing his voice into focus! A moving poem and post :DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-29469283034134188982013-07-16T15:01:56.680-05:002013-07-16T15:01:56.680-05:00honestly i wish i had read this poem as a young pe...honestly i wish i had read this poem as a young person. Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027954226798117530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-18543753753454793862013-07-16T11:55:56.984-05:002013-07-16T11:55:56.984-05:00There are a few poems about war which really remai...There are a few poems about war which really remain in the consciousness because they speak of the violence of conflict rather than a specific war. As I read this, I believe it's message is as current today as it was when written. I found the reading to be very moving, thank you for sharing that with us as well.<br /><br />I was sad to read that your first introduction to poetry did not occur at school. Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-11468505509796517982013-07-16T11:31:43.253-05:002013-07-16T11:31:43.253-05:00Wow thank you all for the comments. And think you...Wow thank you all for the comments. And think you Kerry for getting it all up for me. It is still a pretty amazing poem I think. Perfect for college freshman in 1965 too. I have been around off and on lately. A busy time of year here. Thank you Toads!!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-57548271379239757062013-07-16T11:05:34.252-05:002013-07-16T11:05:34.252-05:00Peggy, I just had to search Randall Jarrell, and r...Peggy, I just had to search Randall Jarrell, and read about him. I discovered he admired Kipling a great deal, so that might explain why the title of this poem made me think of Kipling.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-5492076414686113122013-07-16T10:49:08.485-05:002013-07-16T10:49:08.485-05:00Wow, Peggy, I didnt know about those spheres with ...Wow, Peggy, I didnt know about those spheres with men curled up inside - how horrifying. A short poem that packs a wallop. It reminds me of how Johnny Got His Gun impacted me when I read it when I was young.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-72160192741907905452013-07-16T10:47:29.042-05:002013-07-16T10:47:29.042-05:00I hadn't read this before. It's amazing.I hadn't read this before. It's amazing.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-37036215810500335372013-07-16T10:03:45.392-05:002013-07-16T10:03:45.392-05:00I hadn't read this poem before, but I can cert...I hadn't read this poem before, but I can certainly see how it stuck with you. It is so powerful and brings to mind so many images of war in such few words. Thanks for sharing it with us.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-37885788607732541022013-07-16T09:46:51.710-05:002013-07-16T09:46:51.710-05:00WOW, Peggy. soooo powerful! thank you for sharing ...WOW, Peggy. soooo powerful! thank you for sharing this poem and poet; with both i was unfamiliar. WOW. Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027954226798117530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-67394601842974702952013-07-16T08:38:27.086-05:002013-07-16T08:38:27.086-05:00This poem hit me too--its topic, its spareness, th...This poem hit me too--its topic, its spareness, the s-t-r-e-t-c-h of each image. Yes, indeed. You can almost hear the guns and the wwoosh of the hosed water. Gag reflex plays into the impact of this amazing poem, short as a life at war.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-54261668259465796142013-07-16T08:21:17.708-05:002013-07-16T08:21:17.708-05:00Thank you, Peggy. I had not read this poem before....Thank you, Peggy. I had not read this poem before. It is very powerful. K. (Manicddaily on Wordpress.). Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-86363960441478672712013-07-16T01:07:53.357-05:002013-07-16T01:07:53.357-05:00The title of the poem sounds like something Kiplin...The title of the poem sounds like something Kipling would have written if he had been around for WWII.<br />You're right, it packs a lot of punch, and would certainly have made a strong, lasting impression on a young person.<br />I was born in the first wave of the post-war baby boom, when my father returned from duty in England. I'm surprised I never saw this poem before. Thanks for introducing us to it, Peggy.<br />K<br />Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com