tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post5689610916197107493..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: The Thursday Think Tank - #40 HopeRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-56797518910545469912011-03-20T10:29:38.683-04:002011-03-20T10:29:38.683-04:00My second 'Hope' poem is more the opposite...My second 'Hope' poem is more the opposite: Deceitful Hope. Not to be attempted by the faint hearted, I'm afraid.Isabel Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974989548030799086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-4035887478650210872011-03-19T20:36:35.762-04:002011-03-19T20:36:35.762-04:00Just want to say thank you to all of you who have ...Just want to say thank you to all of you who have given me such incredible response for my poems. I intend to catch up with all of you. Life has been a bit crazy of late, but the slowing down time is coming when I will be able to be as responsive to your work as you have been to mine. Again, thank you all.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144768922185244207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-52810553425511551262011-03-19T17:49:11.315-04:002011-03-19T17:49:11.315-04:00I remember when I discovered that hope was the ele...I remember when I discovered that hope was the element that would see us/me through. It lives within us all if we are well enough.Judy Roneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-11376024631832822242011-03-19T14:24:04.687-04:002011-03-19T14:24:04.687-04:00Getting back to posting here again. I do so enjoy ...Getting back to posting here again. I do so enjoy all the comments and reading where others go with the prompt. Hope on!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-15284023085516520502011-03-18T15:37:45.962-04:002011-03-18T15:37:45.962-04:00This is so weird because this is the first poem i ...This is so weird because this is the first poem i ever memorized! it was my grandma's favorite, too. and i took the little bird from this poem and used the image to re-create my own poem regarding "hope"----on wednesday, before i even saw this prompt! must be something in the universe that is trying to soothe our anxious souls as we greive for Mother Earth...and our fellow men...Templeton's furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569680717037747033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-80643777836929779962011-03-18T14:54:06.718-04:002011-03-18T14:54:06.718-04:00Hope is what separates man from beasts; it's a...Hope is what separates man from beasts; it's a vision of a future better than the present.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-12252616798599795942011-03-18T10:30:43.992-04:002011-03-18T10:30:43.992-04:00when one door closes, another door opens,
life ha...when one door closes, another door opens, <br />life has to move on,<br />hope is unkillable.<br /><br />keep hoping,<br />Happy Weekend.<br />linked in one,Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-16214776558794563692011-03-18T08:48:56.581-04:002011-03-18T08:48:56.581-04:00Even here, thousands of miles away from Japan, we ...Even here, thousands of miles away from Japan, we can relate to Japan's story, for it is our story too. I have posted a poem on the same calling upon Tororot, the God of the Rising Sun, to intervene.Salem Lorothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786501839467653361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-65016670698079915552011-03-18T08:09:12.996-04:002011-03-18T08:09:12.996-04:00My one is from last year but it is about hope.My one is from last year but it is about hope.Saadihttp://saadiwriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-27193608843480599722011-03-17T23:33:42.457-04:002011-03-17T23:33:42.457-04:00I wrote on Japan...I wrote on Japan...Gaurang Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197327991289339685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-67117716218523226062011-03-17T21:01:39.722-04:002011-03-17T21:01:39.722-04:00I wrote about the hope of Spring, but you will see...I wrote about the hope of Spring, but you will see references to Japan.Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-20996683551739541972011-03-17T19:26:49.055-04:002011-03-17T19:26:49.055-04:00This poem is about Earth! something to learn for t...This poem is about Earth! something to learn for the nature calamities and volunteerUma Anandanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529447615364043190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-78960553914855456892011-03-17T18:17:29.403-04:002011-03-17T18:17:29.403-04:00Oops! Happy St. Paddy's day all!Oops! Happy St. Paddy's day all!flauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-67727230534244119162011-03-17T18:15:54.294-04:002011-03-17T18:15:54.294-04:00I wrote this for anyone who lives under oppressive...I wrote this for anyone who lives under oppressive conditions. <br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-86044841256684132902011-03-17T17:26:48.497-04:002011-03-17T17:26:48.497-04:00This was influenced by Japan, this poem..."Wa...This was influenced by Japan, this poem..."Wa", which was what Japan used to be called...bla bla....hope you guys can dig it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-50958668084838856672011-03-17T17:25:31.917-04:002011-03-17T17:25:31.917-04:00Great prompt, Robert.Great prompt, Robert.Paul Andrew Russellhttp://www.paulandrewrussell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-63336640028068173702011-03-17T16:50:49.681-04:002011-03-17T16:50:49.681-04:00I am naturally optimistic and hopeful by nature. B...I am naturally optimistic and hopeful by nature. But the events across the sea are so sorrowful I feel it changing to resignation. I love the prompt though. One must hang onto hope.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-60942258534033029142011-03-17T16:48:47.206-04:002011-03-17T16:48:47.206-04:00As it happens,I responded to a different "hop...As it happens,I responded to a different "hope" prompt earlier this month and wrote <a href="http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2011/03/03/hope-humor/" rel="nofollow">Hoping For Humor.</a>Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-57563359877685094092011-03-17T16:39:13.535-04:002011-03-17T16:39:13.535-04:00Hope is like a "pin drop"...it falls to ...Hope is like a "pin drop"...it falls to the floor unnoticed, yet it is there just the same. Love this prompt Robb....happy St Paddy's day to everyone! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-2891968905139805132011-03-17T16:22:35.048-04:002011-03-17T16:22:35.048-04:00It's a flora day for my poetry prompts! First ...It's a flora day for my poetry prompts! First clover, now crocus. Crocus and clover...no, that's not right! Anyway,http://lolamousedroppings.blogspot.com/2011/03/hope-with-apologies-to-pope.htmlLolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-58408773165653975302011-03-17T15:35:33.694-04:002011-03-17T15:35:33.694-04:00I'm always hopeful on the 17th of March.I'm always hopeful on the 17th of March.Brother Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-13815084057197665902011-03-17T15:06:37.439-04:002011-03-17T15:06:37.439-04:00I wrote this one several weeks back. I am ever-hop...I wrote this one several weeks back. I am ever-hopeful and perpetually optimistic. At times, hope was the only light I had to follow.<br />However, like Fireblossom, I'm not ready to dwell in the sorrow today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-33356665433802198622011-03-17T14:31:29.721-04:002011-03-17T14:31:29.721-04:00Hi,
This is what came to my mind when I saw the pr...Hi,<br />This is what came to my mind when I saw the prompt...Rashmihttp://poem-myworldofexcitement.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-54016375334882915132011-03-17T13:43:12.331-04:002011-03-17T13:43:12.331-04:00Snow Falls is a lament for Japan. The tolling bel...Snow Falls is a lament for Japan. The tolling bell reminds us all of our mortality and hopes for the future.Isabel Doylehttp://writteninexile.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-85602671465326878752011-03-17T11:54:13.382-04:002011-03-17T11:54:13.382-04:00Fire that is why there was a tidbit put in there t...Fire that is why there was a tidbit put in there that you can write about anything hopeful. I hope to catch the leprechaun at the end of the rainbow because I need that darn pot of gold to pay for my retirement. Which by the way doesn’t happened for another 20 plus years or so…..sighRobert Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536151998025229196noreply@blogger.com