tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post6272993929894842522..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Poetry Friday: Breakage, by Mary Oliver Karen Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-87556443533663520122019-01-21T07:16:00.667-06:002019-01-21T07:16:00.667-06:00Many thanks to you all for stopping by and sharing...Many thanks to you all for stopping by and sharing in the memories of Mary Oliver's words. So beautiful to see her all over the place on Friday. Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-38304192108369762332019-01-20T16:05:16.468-06:002019-01-20T16:05:16.468-06:00The world will miss her wisdom. This weekend I am ...The world will miss her wisdom. This weekend I am savoring all of her poetry that is being shared.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-34146351921859140612019-01-20T07:07:57.210-06:002019-01-20T07:07:57.210-06:00I'm heartbroken that she's gone. Now begin...I'm heartbroken that she's gone. Now begins the rest of my lifetime of studying her words and her ways.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-24571634045753810552019-01-19T18:23:36.970-06:002019-01-19T18:23:36.970-06:00Another poet/friend shared this poem. The lines th...Another poet/friend shared this poem. The lines that reach out to me most are: <br /><br />and nothing at all whole or shut, but tattered, split, <br />dropped by the gulls<br /><br />We all need that reminder sometimes, that it's okay to be broken -- that breakage has its own beauty.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-34077382278495545792019-01-19T12:48:43.345-06:002019-01-19T12:48:43.345-06:00She was a true gift to us all. She taught us to li...She was a true gift to us all. She taught us to live wide awake and to reflect on all things. Thank you for sharing her work!Whispers from the Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819098985292406065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-49811877341756867862019-01-18T15:17:13.986-06:002019-01-18T15:17:13.986-06:00Ah, I love this one, you see so many broken shells...Ah, I love this one, you see so many broken shells, - nothing at all whole or shut, but tattered, split- and somehow, she still finds story within them.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-85382909256994352852019-01-18T12:38:45.708-06:002019-01-18T12:38:45.708-06:00She taught us well, didn't she? I am loving al...She taught us well, didn't she? I am loving all that everyone is sharing today, like a brief seminar on Mary Oliver. Thanks, Karen.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-4048649381707538662019-01-18T10:57:58.197-06:002019-01-18T10:57:58.197-06:00Hadn't read this one before. LOVE it. Swooning...Hadn't read this one before. LOVE it. Swooning over "the scallop full of moonlight." :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-40710536754563373552019-01-18T09:48:37.452-06:002019-01-18T09:48:37.452-06:00Her first lines are always so stunning in their si...Her first lines are always so stunning in their simplicity.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.com