tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post3858502833286704768..comments2023-09-17T04:41:18.737-04:00Comments on Revolutionary Revelry: Transformation, Circuitous Paths, Innovations, and Circularity: Poetry Bus: Alley AdventureDr. Jeanne Irishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-78477643184006206672011-03-23T19:50:59.942-04:002011-03-23T19:50:59.942-04:00Thank you, Karen!Thank you, Karen!Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-75591148246231816842011-03-23T19:10:52.020-04:002011-03-23T19:10:52.020-04:00Thanks for sharing this feeling of the delicious m...Thanks for sharing this feeling of the delicious mystery of childhood.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-85818529448911896562011-03-21T22:42:53.135-04:002011-03-21T22:42:53.135-04:00Thanks, TFE. When we were children, my brother tau...Thanks, TFE. When we were children, my brother taught me how to be aware of the 'magic' that surrounded us every day. No matter how difficult it may seem, I try to adapt that same awareness in adulthood.Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-20488672122814665262011-03-21T18:48:28.085-04:002011-03-21T18:48:28.085-04:00It's always exciting to go where you shouldn&#...It's always exciting to go where you shouldn't go and you capture the imagination of childhood beautifully here Jeanne!<br /><br />I loved this bit<br /><br />'This day, we discovered a horseshoe print,<br />imbedded in a piece of hidden pavement,<br />shadowed by the tall grasses growing wild,<br />fighting for a piece of the dappled sunrays<br />that played upon the broken cement.<br />“Only one print,” Stephen whispered,<br />“Must be from Pegasus.”'Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-7084549896619351102011-03-21T15:58:18.250-04:002011-03-21T15:58:18.250-04:00So true, Jinksy. Good to hear from you! :)So true, Jinksy. Good to hear from you! :)Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-41506873035379943242011-03-21T14:58:03.055-04:002011-03-21T14:58:03.055-04:00Wonderful what imagination can add to an everyday ...Wonderful what imagination can add to an everyday scene...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-28785777485366343122011-03-21T13:19:45.463-04:002011-03-21T13:19:45.463-04:00Merci, NanU. Wow, I really like the way you phrase...Merci, NanU. Wow, I really like the way you phrased your comment. Yes, you're right; alleys are similar to alternate dimensions, aren't they?Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-7539733745453162242011-03-21T12:57:35.976-04:002011-03-21T12:57:35.976-04:00Wonderful poem, Jeanne Iris. Alleys are special pl...Wonderful poem, Jeanne Iris. Alleys are special places, a whole separate town laid over the first one, full of interesting and dangerous things kept out of sight.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-71781536038544589622011-03-21T11:55:40.244-04:002011-03-21T11:55:40.244-04:00Thanks, Helen. Ooh, yes, those creepy old houses w...Thanks, Helen. Ooh, yes, those creepy old houses were so exciting! We had one in our neighborhood that we called, 'the witch's house."Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-39136014567923065352011-03-21T11:02:46.123-04:002011-03-21T11:02:46.123-04:00Delightful! When my boys were 7,8 and 9 we lived ...Delightful! When my boys were 7,8 and 9 we lived next to a vacant house .. the owner had passed away months prior. They called it 'the dead man's house' and executed a few explorations inside (without our knowledge) .. they still talk about those days and they are 48,49 and 50!!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-2876483757527617512011-03-20T22:29:59.948-04:002011-03-20T22:29:59.948-04:00Dana, yes and thank you. Stephen does what big bro...Dana, yes and thank you. Stephen does what big brothers do well: tease their little sisters all the while protect them.<br /><br />Thank you, Socks. Yep, he's nuts all right... in a good way.Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-24414059165061725542011-03-20T18:31:22.752-04:002011-03-20T18:31:22.752-04:00I loved this, I was there within all that magic, f...I loved this, I was there within all that magic, fear and daring and some wonderful lines,...tall grasses growing wild....a sweet yet acid smell filled the air... & great close, plus your brother sounds nuts, in the best kind of way!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265615433200755531.post-69336039437932449512011-03-20T18:30:49.070-04:002011-03-20T18:30:49.070-04:00Great memory! I love your brother's imaginatio...Great memory! I love your brother's imagination - and it sounds like he was probably old enough to know you shouldn't be playing with broken glass.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.com