tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post1119373423059406881..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Until I Saw the Sea, by Lilian Moore [Poetry Friday]Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-77426197597540911202014-09-12T04:53:44.522-05:002014-09-12T04:53:44.522-05:00I so loved this poem that I had to go to Amazon an...I so loved this poem that I had to go to Amazon and get a book. I ended up with a signed first edition of Lilian Moore's "Something new begins"! Thanks for sharing it! Now I have my very own treasured copy.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-13117491054938785592014-09-08T20:48:24.487-05:002014-09-08T20:48:24.487-05:00Laura! I this is one of my all-time FAVORITE poems...Laura! I this is one of my all-time FAVORITE poems...that I haven't read in ages. Thank you so much for giving us its beauty...and for giving us YOUR beauty. <br />Here I am, putting my arms around you in a g'bye-we'll-miss-you-come-back-soon hug:<br />{{{{{{ <3 }}}}}}}April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-91554510924188344882014-09-08T13:52:09.115-05:002014-09-08T13:52:09.115-05:00This Lillian Moore poem is perfect for explaining ...This Lillian Moore poem is perfect for explaining how hard it is to know what life will bring next..."until I saw the sea". Good luck with your expanding opportunities, Laura! = )Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-6092417289121331162014-09-07T21:40:21.964-05:002014-09-07T21:40:21.964-05:00So much of life is about tough decisions... about ...So much of life is about tough decisions... about things we don't know or didn't know before, and about simply breathing in and out. Lillian Moore had it right.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-34028963639190090972014-09-06T10:34:37.480-05:002014-09-06T10:34:37.480-05:00We are a Mutual Admiration Society, Laura!
I'v...We are a Mutual Admiration Society, Laura!<br />I've learned so much from you these last way-too-short months and came to know so many poets and poems I wouldn't have known, including this Lillian Moore poem you shared.<br />How lucky for us and our readers to have YOUR sun and wind, if only for a while.<br />Your Fan EstherEsther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-83551220507126486932014-09-06T10:34:30.728-05:002014-09-06T10:34:30.728-05:00We are a Mutual Admiration Society, Laura!
I'v...We are a Mutual Admiration Society, Laura!<br />I've learned so much from you these last way-too-short months and came to know so many poets and poems I wouldn't have known, including this Lillian Moore poem you shared.<br />How lucky for us and our readers to have YOUR sun and wind, if only for a while.<br />Your Fan EstherEsther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-380175893949359872014-09-06T07:40:52.697-05:002014-09-06T07:40:52.697-05:00Lovely choice for a goodbye! I'll miss finding...Lovely choice for a goodbye! I'll miss finding your words here, but I can totally imagine that sigh of relief when this commitment came off your plate!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-78640915044505763752014-09-06T07:26:27.098-05:002014-09-06T07:26:27.098-05:00Appreciations for sharing this beauty Laura.
The ...Appreciations for sharing this beauty Laura. <br />The lines that stopped me the first time I read "Until I Saw The Sea" by Lilian Moore & they still grab me, are:<br /><br />...I did not know the wind could wrinkle the water so."<br /><br />You are deeply appreciated by your readers, including Teaching Authors & their followers where ever you perch, & you continue in this warm, generous community likely with an occasional comment on posts. <br /><br />Good wishes for all you juggle.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-77631576607593356912014-09-06T01:14:57.104-05:002014-09-06T01:14:57.104-05:00I loved these three lines most of all:
"I nev...I loved these three lines most of all:<br />"I never knew<br />that sun<br />could splinter a whole sea of blue."<br />I'm sure you would be missed in Teaching Authors. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-62690262814078334522014-09-05T18:35:50.968-05:002014-09-05T18:35:50.968-05:00I was wondering how you were doing it all! I'...I was wondering how you were doing it all! I'll continue to keep in touch with your blog. New adventures await.<br />Thanks for the lovely, Ah!, poem. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-57449212445875752272014-09-05T15:29:09.814-05:002014-09-05T15:29:09.814-05:00And I forgot to say--this poem is beautiful. Thank...And I forgot to say--this poem is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-57805462738171918102014-09-05T15:27:46.067-05:002014-09-05T15:27:46.067-05:00>>"If I had met this person 20 years ag...>>"If I had met this person 20 years ago, I bet my life would be different right now"? That's kind of how I feel about the Teaching Authors. <<<br />Wow, Laura. I'm so honored by this. As Linda says, you will definitely be missed! I'm hoping we can lure you back from time to time. Meanwhile, good luck with your many adventures!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-45976108056777655052014-09-05T12:01:10.771-05:002014-09-05T12:01:10.771-05:00Thanks, Jill and Linda! Linda, I only have a bit o...Thanks, Jill and Linda! Linda, I only have a bit of her work and adore it. I am adding her other works to my birthday list. Each time I read the bit I have, I, too, am in awe!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-67275904978290512402014-09-05T07:30:18.443-05:002014-09-05T07:30:18.443-05:00I imagine that you will be missed Laura! I love th...I imagine that you will be missed Laura! I love this blog and yours too, so happy that both will continue. I've seen this poem before and am in awe of Lilian Moore's ability to do so much with so few words. Thank you, and best wishes!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-17361640230756062662014-09-05T07:21:08.068-05:002014-09-05T07:21:08.068-05:00I'll miss your posts, Laura. You've been a...I'll miss your posts, Laura. You've been a terrific addition....<br /><br />JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401873777944815512noreply@blogger.com