Comments on: “The Poet” http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/ a window on the writing life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:25:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharon http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10744 Sharon Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:01:14 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10744 This is a lovely gem of a poem, Cindy. When I first returned to school I had three young children at home. I worked at the kitchen table, in the TV room, or in the middle of the house on the living room couch. I did some of the best work I've ever done in a small house full of people. I will say that I most like to work near a window. I crave natural light. I now have the luxury of space, and I still gravitate to the room with the best natural light. This is a lovely gem of a poem, Cindy. When I first returned to school I had three young children at home. I worked at the kitchen table, in the TV room, or in the middle of the house on the living room couch. I did some of the best work I’ve ever done in a small house full of people. I will say that I most like to work near a window. I crave natural light. I now have the luxury of space, and I still gravitate to the room with the best natural light.

]]> By: cindy http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10740 cindy Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:46:23 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10740 Thanks for the peek into your own writing room, Cindy, and for this wonderful poem. A wish for all of us, to have the paper and time to write. Thanks for the peek into your own writing room, Cindy, and for this wonderful poem. A wish for all of us, to have the paper and time to write.

]]> By: Mary Ellen http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10722 Mary Ellen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:04:26 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10722 Thank you Cindy for encouraging all of us to read poetry. I picked up two Mary Oliver collections today at the library. Our cold Michigan weather is a perfect time to enjoy a new author, with a kitty (or two or three) on the sofa, along with a cup of hot tea!Life is good! Thank you Cindy for encouraging all of us to read poetry. I picked up two Mary Oliver collections today at the library. Our cold Michigan weather is a perfect time to enjoy a new author, with a kitty (or two or three) on the sofa, along with a cup of hot tea!Life is good!

]]> By: beth http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10718 beth Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:55:04 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10718 what a great poem....and yes, I have my space to create...thank god.... and would surely shrink up and blow away by a small gust of wind, if I didn't. so you're in royal oak ? we used to live in sterling heights and bought our first house in pleasant ridge back in 1985....oh the memories.....and wow, I love that area !!! what a great poem….and yes, I have my space to create…thank god…. and would surely shrink up and blow away by a small gust of wind, if I didn’t.

so you’re in royal oak ? we used to live in sterling heights and bought our first house in pleasant ridge back in 1985….oh the memories…..and wow, I love that area !!!

]]> By: Kathleen Scott http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10712 Kathleen Scott Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:41:47 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10712 Hi Cindy, I tried to send this via your 'contact' page but the e-mail wouldn't send (gremlins?) so I'm adding it as a comment here. One of the best things about blogging is making new friends. I've enjoyed your posts so much, and the interchange between us. I was tickled to see in your comment on my Driftwood winery post that you'll be coming to Texas sometime. Hope you can spend some time in the Hill Country. If you can, stop a couple of days with us and I'll show you some of our area. I don't know your timing but this spring-to-early summer will be magnificent with wildflowers because of the wonderful rains this fall/winter. Cheers, Kathleen Hi Cindy, I tried to send this via your ‘contact’ page but the e-mail wouldn’t send (gremlins?) so I’m adding it as a comment here.

One of the best things about blogging is making new friends. I’ve enjoyed your posts so much, and the interchange between us.

I was tickled to see in your comment on my Driftwood winery post that you’ll be coming to Texas sometime. Hope you can spend some time in the Hill Country. If you can, stop a couple of days with us and I’ll show you some of our area. I don’t know your timing but this spring-to-early summer will be magnificent with wildflowers because of the wonderful rains this fall/winter.

Cheers,
Kathleen

]]> By: Kathleen Scott http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10711 Kathleen Scott Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:29:51 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10711 This post brought tears to my eyes, I don't know why. But I love the depth of feeling and the certainty of creation. Appreciated your lead-in, particularly the sentence about your friend with the sewing machine. It's true that homes are for living, not show. I love my office, a smallish bedroom with a convertible sofa for overflow guests. The window looks out across our front yard so I can see the weather and hummingbirds and the (blankety-blank) deer when I look away from my screen. I feel peaceful here, which frees my mind. Lovely post, thanks. This post brought tears to my eyes, I don’t know why. But I love the depth of feeling and the certainty of creation. Appreciated your lead-in, particularly the sentence about your friend with the sewing machine. It’s true that homes are for living, not show.

I love my office, a smallish bedroom with a convertible sofa for overflow guests. The window looks out across our front yard so I can see the weather and hummingbirds and the (blankety-blank) deer when I look away from my screen. I feel peaceful here, which frees my mind.

Lovely post, thanks.

]]> By: Joanna Jenkins http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10704 Joanna Jenkins Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:30:20 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10704 This made me smile Cindy. I have a beautiful office-- that I almost NEVER work in. So I agree with you, finding the space that works for you if you really want to work is what it's about. Hope your week is going good. xo This made me smile Cindy. I have a beautiful office– that I almost NEVER work in. So I agree with you, finding the space that works for you if you really want to work is what it’s about.

Hope your week is going good.
xo

]]> By: Cindy La Ferle http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10700 Cindy La Ferle Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:37:52 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10700 Deb, I hear you. If you have a retreat center nearby, you might ask your husband or a family friend if they would fill in for you for a day or two while you slip away for a writing/spiritual retreat. We have a Jesuit center nearby, and I often used it for that purpose when my son was small. Really helped. I know you have a MUCH bigger family, and that does make it harder for now. Still, your beautiful blog shows me that you do find time for your creative work -- kudos for that! Deb, I hear you. If you have a retreat center nearby, you might ask your husband or a family friend if they would fill in for you for a day or two while you slip away for a writing/spiritual retreat. We have a Jesuit center nearby, and I often used it for that purpose when my son was small. Really helped. I know you have a MUCH bigger family, and that does make it harder for now. Still, your beautiful blog shows me that you do find time for your creative work — kudos for that!

]]> By: deb http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10696 deb Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:32:13 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10696 I can sew or do busy work where and whenever. But I can't seem to read or write when distracted by kids or tv etc. I am making a point to leave and find a space instead of getting frustrated. I always think just around the corner will be a stretch of quiet but it never seems to happen. Life happens, and we have to live it. I often think of artists who were reclusive or completely unable to function in their families or communities and while I joke that I'd love to give this a try... of course I won't . I can sew or do busy work where and whenever.
But I can’t seem to read or write when distracted by kids or tv etc. I am making a point to leave and find a space instead of getting frustrated. I always think just around the corner will be a stretch of quiet but it never seems to happen. Life happens, and we have to live it. I often think of artists who were reclusive or completely unable to function in their families or communities and while I joke that I’d love to give this a try… of course I won’t .

]]> By: Cindy La Ferle http://www.laferle.com/2010/01/the-poet/comment-page-1/#comment-10695 Cindy La Ferle Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:09:09 +0000 http://www.laferle.com/?p=6258#comment-10695 Great idea, Joanne! When my son was in grade school, sometimes I'd work on assignments at the local diner, just to get out of the house. (I'd get distracted at home, and would do laundry when I should have been meeting deadlines.) I loved the diner -- I made friends with the owner and staff, and had a favorite booth. Very cozy. I'd always order breakfast or lunch and a pot of tea, working alone for a couple hours. Great idea, Joanne! When my son was in grade school, sometimes I’d work on assignments at the local diner, just to get out of the house. (I’d get distracted at home, and would do laundry when I should have been meeting deadlines.) I loved the diner — I made friends with the owner and staff, and had a favorite booth. Very cozy. I’d always order breakfast or lunch and a pot of tea, working alone for a couple hours.

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