tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post5889903711281813809..comments2023-08-02T05:06:28.437-04:00Comments on Having Writ: Looking Downsister AEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-78581199081821874402007-10-04T18:13:00.000-04:002007-10-04T18:13:00.000-04:00Hi, Lucy. Good question. The looking down only s...Hi, Lucy. Good question. The looking down only started out as protection against tripping over things. I did indeed hide defiance by continuing to look down. There were battles I chose not to fight then, and I think that was the right decision to make. The right time did come.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-44509417121691003222007-10-04T16:19:00.000-04:002007-10-04T16:19:00.000-04:00If you could go back in time, would you walk with ...If you could go back in time, would you walk with your head held high? 12 years old IS a klutzy time, size 10 shoes or not! nice journey :)Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442070518518821892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-49820720694132391362007-10-03T20:03:00.000-04:002007-10-03T20:03:00.000-04:00Thank you, Holly. I think absent-minded bumping i...Thank you, Holly. I think absent-minded bumping into things would have been easier than not being able to keep up with how long my feet were - they grew too fast for me to adjust.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-6642416565616508302007-10-03T15:58:00.000-04:002007-10-03T15:58:00.000-04:00I think I was equally clumsy, but mostly because I...I think I was equally clumsy, but mostly because I had my head in the clouds. Lovely post!Holly Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610077263690125535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-11410786473040995312007-10-02T18:48:00.000-04:002007-10-02T18:48:00.000-04:00Squeezing in some time while working late - Welcom...Squeezing in some time while working late - <BR/><BR/>Welcome, Marja & UL. I still find (and pick up) pennies! Thanks<BR/><BR/>Hi, Lea. Thanks - this one feels a long way away now. I'm more comfortable in my skin, but I still carry a core of defiance.<BR/><BR/>Welcome back, Gautami & Jo, and thanks.<BR/><BR/>Paisley - they may have been shy, but there may have been more. I know a fair number in my high school classes were greatly embarrassed most of the time.<BR/><BR/>Redness and Kai - thanks.<BR/><BR/>Hello, Sue. Time does color some memories - or outright re-writes them! But having this anchor tucked away does bring back memories of the teenage angst.<BR/><BR/>Hi, Hedwyg, and thanks.<BR/><BR/>Welcome, Mary. Ah, if only looking where you are going would keep you from stumbling! But alas, that's not necessarily how it works, literally or figuratively.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-15891419281418717222007-10-02T15:33:00.000-04:002007-10-02T15:33:00.000-04:00As anyone who know me can attest. I look once and...As anyone who know me can attest. I look once and go. I seldom look and often fall. Could I learn to look more, do ya' think? ;-)Mary Timmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610970753020969331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-34084040728984536992007-10-02T13:31:00.000-04:002007-10-02T13:31:00.000-04:00Very nice! A thought-provoking image of growing u...Very nice! A thought-provoking image of growing up.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>HedwygSr. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927398954456388764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-71636296715655483982007-10-02T13:08:00.000-04:002007-10-02T13:08:00.000-04:00Ah, nicely done! Makes me look back and wonder wha...Ah, nicely done! Makes me look back and wonder what I thought I saw and why...Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-65760943798579817312007-10-02T12:29:00.000-04:002007-10-02T12:29:00.000-04:00you've captured life just perfectly.we always judg...you've captured life just perfectly.<BR/>we always judge ourselves harshly..<BR/><BR/>nice poem. :) Peace, KaiKaiBlue https://www.blogger.com/profile/09820083757874351493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-5005926934309135712007-10-02T09:45:00.000-04:002007-10-02T09:45:00.000-04:00Thanks, everyone! I appreciate all your comments,...Thanks, everyone! I appreciate all your comments, but I'm in such a rush this morning, I only have time for a quick response or two;<BR/><BR/>AnnieElf - you betcha!<BR/><BR/>Robin - I think that's a great way of putting it.<BR/><BR/>The poem leaves out a lot of background and so doesn't lead you from one thing to another smoothly - something I would do differently if I were to write this (or re-write it) today.<BR/><BR/>Hope to see you all here again!sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-28624872017573146632007-10-02T08:47:00.000-04:002007-10-02T08:47:00.000-04:00So true, love it, Thank You!So true, love it, Thank You!Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139558255321645746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-34794051657568362122007-10-02T08:34:00.000-04:002007-10-02T08:34:00.000-04:00Vulnerable and defiant at the same time. I like it...Vulnerable and defiant at the same time. I like it.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-5658739712783182022007-10-02T08:30:00.000-04:002007-10-02T08:30:00.000-04:00i do remember lots of boys who walked looking at t...i do remember lots of boys who walked looking at their feet... i always thought they were just shy......paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-68314157321714644302007-10-02T07:40:00.000-04:002007-10-02T07:40:00.000-04:00I like that bit about dimes and pennies. Thinking ...I like that bit about dimes and pennies. <BR/><BR/>Thinking over it....gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-91919506195299889732007-10-02T07:23:00.000-04:002007-10-02T07:23:00.000-04:00What an interesting way of looking at things, nice...What an interesting way of looking at things, nice post.ULhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005895432233940416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-76454416970661259402007-10-02T04:49:00.000-04:002007-10-02T04:49:00.000-04:00I was always a head down kind of girl too.....I li...I was always a head down kind of girl too.....I like your piece very much!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149139820474072721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-6571850047105469502007-10-02T01:43:00.000-04:002007-10-02T01:43:00.000-04:00An excellent reflection on where you come from. I...An excellent reflection on where you come from. I bet you are holding your head UP now.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-90656453011446238312007-10-02T01:27:00.000-04:002007-10-02T01:27:00.000-04:00finding your way... great post and memory to share...finding your way... great post and memory to share, this journey of your youth.Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101643429585271655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-43561638989047217642007-10-02T01:16:00.000-04:002007-10-02T01:16:00.000-04:00I like this. Doesn't the way we walk show a lot. I...I like this. Doesn't the way we walk show a lot. I found a couple of pennies in my life.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.com