tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post4516989257248701720..comments2024-03-29T10:18:13.837-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: Sick by Shel SilversteinDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-63341881707245510782018-01-10T19:14:22.020-06:002018-01-10T19:14:22.020-06:00Indeed. We all need to play hooky once in a while....Indeed. We all need to play hooky once in a while.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-10078306485599553542018-01-10T18:41:38.245-06:002018-01-10T18:41:38.245-06:00Love this poem, Dorothy! It's so authentic; he...Love this poem, Dorothy! It's so authentic; he captured the voice of the condemned unlike anyone I've ever read. ;-) Plus, who wouldn't like a day off once in a while?! ;-)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-39055219936250597032018-01-08T10:25:15.051-06:002018-01-08T10:25:15.051-06:00Welcome back, Rose. I hope your holiday with your ...Welcome back, Rose. I hope your holiday with your family was good also. Silverstein was absolutely a poetic genius. Gone too soon, but thank goodness, his words live on.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-61820142520841618262018-01-08T08:31:25.167-06:002018-01-08T08:31:25.167-06:00I've always loved Shel Silverstein! I don'...I've always loved Shel Silverstein! I don't remember if I read this particular poem to my youngest daughter, but it certainly would have been relevant to her:) I've been AWOL from blogging for awhile, so I hope you had a happy holiday season!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-79780150920963457842018-01-07T22:16:22.442-06:002018-01-07T22:16:22.442-06:00He certainly won't be forgotten by my children...He certainly won't be forgotten by my children or me. I still take down his books occasionally and read for a while when I need a day brightener. Never fails!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-41375915389925920332018-01-07T21:01:35.560-06:002018-01-07T21:01:35.560-06:00I've loved Shel Silverstein since I was a scho...I've loved Shel Silverstein since I was a school librarian in another life about 100 years ago. When I would read his poems to the children they would light up joy. He was a great American poet who will never be forgotten. P. x Pam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-2069772089738175422018-01-07T12:53:59.425-06:002018-01-07T12:53:59.425-06:00Yes, he spoke for us all, I think.Yes, he spoke for us all, I think.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-18203521394530210072018-01-07T12:46:43.709-06:002018-01-07T12:46:43.709-06:00He is the best! I still feel that way some days.He is the best! I still feel that way some days.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-91734186048622623592018-01-07T10:08:04.716-06:002018-01-07T10:08:04.716-06:00LOL! You nailed it, Alana!LOL! You nailed it, Alana!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-2340514836956158152018-01-07T08:21:34.275-06:002018-01-07T08:21:34.275-06:00Up to the last three sentences, that sounded like ...Up to the last three sentences, that sounded like being 65 years old! Where's my Saturday? (Seriously, that poem is wonderful.)Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com