tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post2214019013554094529..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Poetry Friday: Kindness, by Naomi Shihab Nye Karen Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-2830320985454059552020-04-02T17:31:55.523-05:002020-04-02T17:31:55.523-05:00We need this...We need this...Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-64262969693276726382020-03-29T09:20:58.783-05:002020-03-29T09:20:58.783-05:00Nye's poem is perfect for these days where the...Nye's poem is perfect for these days where there is much fear and loss and also so much kindness. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-28219823643503639552020-03-28T21:12:55.012-05:002020-03-28T21:12:55.012-05:00"our voice/catches the thread of all sorrows/..."our voice/catches the thread of all sorrows/and you see the size of the cloth./Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore,"<br />Naomi Shihab Nye seems to have done two sides of the same coin here, like I was talking about in my post this week. It's exhausting seeing the size of the cloth. xoTabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-26360766317882270572020-03-28T16:08:41.121-05:002020-03-28T16:08:41.121-05:00SO true. Just like you need fear before you can be...SO true. Just like you need fear before you can be brave...Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-54799684040415746902020-03-27T22:13:57.398-05:002020-03-27T22:13:57.398-05:00I think we might be sharing our bears this week in...I think we might be sharing our bears this week in the neighborhood, such a fun 'kind' thing to show our feelings for each other. Nye shows kindness in every poem I read of hers & this, of course, hits hard at this time in our lives: "Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore". Thank you, Karen. Best wishes to you & your family for good health in this troubling time.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-84148141199156567652020-03-27T14:35:26.212-05:002020-03-27T14:35:26.212-05:00I've always loved this poem, but somehow, toda...I've always loved this poem, but somehow, today, I love it even more.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-18149450526903352212020-03-27T12:31:56.021-05:002020-03-27T12:31:56.021-05:00Thank you. This is... just... perfect for today.Thank you. This is... just... perfect for today.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-84706687302413050712020-03-27T09:21:27.040-05:002020-03-27T09:21:27.040-05:00such a perfect poem for nowsuch a perfect poem for nowLinda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com