tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post3749056432124868915..comments2024-03-25T12:58:42.058-05:00Comments on Poetry for Children: Poem for an historic momentSylvia Vardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-37438454230829175802008-09-04T08:25:00.000-05:002008-09-04T08:25:00.000-05:00Laura, thanks for your response. This is a very sp...Laura, thanks for your response. This is a very special collection, I agree, and the poem in its entirety is even more wonderful-- with even more lyrical examples of the history Obama shares.<BR/>SylviaSylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-76603871734049260692008-09-04T08:09:00.000-05:002008-09-04T08:09:00.000-05:00This is gorgeous. Will have to find this book. Tha...This is gorgeous. Will have to find this book. Thanks, Sylvia, for introducing me to it.<BR/><BR/>Favorite lines from your excerpt:<BR/><BR/>I follow in the shadows/<BR/>of heroes without names<BR/><BR/>Amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-43722537561826887012008-09-03T08:50:00.000-05:002008-09-03T08:50:00.000-05:00How lovely to hear from you, Carole. Thank YOU For...How lovely to hear from you, Carole. Thank YOU For this beautiful poem. I feel the awe, too. <BR/>SylviaSylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-54943574244078696232008-09-03T08:19:00.000-05:002008-09-03T08:19:00.000-05:00Those lines do ring true. Thanks for making the co...Those lines do ring true. Thanks for making the connection for us, Sylvia. I am in awe of history in the making.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-27029446817576567072008-08-30T08:27:00.000-05:002008-08-30T08:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Jim. I'm a big fan of Caro...Thanks for stopping by, Jim. I'm a big fan of Carole's and think she is a poet to watch!Sylvia Vardellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570078181499700656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31122236.post-92074720562454088072008-08-30T05:18:00.000-05:002008-08-30T05:18:00.000-05:00Thanks for the post Sylvia. I foresee a trip to th...Thanks for the post Sylvia. I foresee a trip to the library to read more of her work!<BR/><BR/>JimJim Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823505566059392116noreply@blogger.com