tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post6457985844582678325..comments2024-01-31T20:45:40.520+00:00Comments on Slow Lane Shuffle: Sign of the timesRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-17540172394410942702017-01-19T18:04:21.752+00:002017-01-19T18:04:21.752+00:00yes, full of joy and immediate - that's what I...yes, full of joy and immediate - that's what I got out of it. and of course for adults too but I'll definitely read it to my kids because they'd love it!<br /><br />thank you - I'm super excited about the new book :) xMarion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-75039743227437861942017-01-18T20:09:31.900+00:002017-01-18T20:09:31.900+00:00I did post it back on a Poetry Bus online outing (...I did post it back on a Poetry Bus online outing (years ago now of course)... but I've never been sure about it (and I tweaked it a lot over quite a long time). Maybe it's time is now...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-82803998650134416182017-01-18T20:03:58.494+00:002017-01-18T20:03:58.494+00:00I can see where Marion is coming from, the poem is...I can see where Marion is coming from, the poem is so immediate, and simply told, so that anyone can relate... <br /><br />Tis full of joy as well. I like it alot.Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-27256945535393834082017-01-18T15:45:24.488+00:002017-01-18T15:45:24.488+00:00Yarn is such a great word and, as I'm no knitt...Yarn is such a great word and, as I'm no knitter (or crocheter...), to me its first meaning is the long and rambling story!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-33017758482020667812017-01-18T15:39:24.870+00:002017-01-18T15:39:24.870+00:00I like this part especially:
And though I know it...I like this part especially:<br /><br />And though I know it's unlikely<br />I'll feel satisfaction,<br />My eyes still burn upwards,<br />My touch flies sky high.<br /><br />I'm the kind of person who often doesn't bother with things that I know won't really turn out the way I want - but then how do you learn & grow? In a small way I'm trying to do that with yarn. I know my project won't look like the picture, but in the trying I learn something new. And use new muscles!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-88689756625757640932017-01-18T14:45:08.558+00:002017-01-18T14:45:08.558+00:00It's not intended to be for children though......It's not intended to be for children though... so maybe it needs to be part of a different book! Or maybe if I put it in the pamphlet someone else might find it and put it in a children's anthology or something. Maybe...<br />Thanks for reading, Marion. Exciting times for you with new book coming!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246801426821066145.post-29327683658221575392017-01-18T14:31:48.917+00:002017-01-18T14:31:48.917+00:00I very much like this, I could immediately visuali...I very much like this, I could immediately visualise reading it with illustrations in a childrens poetry book. I think children's poetry is a much more lucrative market!!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.com