tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post4782972250134811849..comments2024-01-03T02:23:24.126-06:00Comments on bigger than a lasagna: dVerse Submission: Sweet Home or Psalms Fell on AlabamaHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-91587150323047187632013-03-15T10:00:28.536-05:002013-03-15T10:00:28.536-05:00Hi Anna! Thank you for your very sweet comment. I ...Hi Anna! Thank you for your very sweet comment. I had to record that one a few times before you could understand me. I wish that the us and them thing wasn't so universal. Thanks again for stopping by. I always enjoy your visits.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-23561239659076726392013-03-15T07:16:30.400-05:002013-03-15T07:16:30.400-05:00Oh Heidi - such heartfelt words (and I became as e...Oh Heidi - such heartfelt words (and I became as emotional as you did in your reading).<br /><br />'We fear Them because<br /> we don't understand that there is only Us'<br /><br />And so we do...and I wish we didn't...<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-71685827760537735642013-03-10T03:04:25.103-05:002013-03-10T03:04:25.103-05:00It is very frustrating, mostly because it's so...It is very frustrating, mostly because it's so thoughtless. We are too in love with tradition, and you will end up see confusing, contradictory behaviors out of people. <br /><br />We also have a strong number of people who are trying to help the state live up to its potential.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Grace! I always look forward to your comments.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-17706488893383216692013-03-10T01:58:31.723-06:002013-03-10T01:58:31.723-06:00Hope you had a good trip!Hope you had a good trip!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-15101152092047775892013-03-09T11:02:32.006-06:002013-03-09T11:02:32.006-06:00I'm from way up north, outside of Huntsville :...I'm from way up north, outside of Huntsville :)<br /><br />And I'm actually headed to Tuscaloosa here in a bit for the basketball game.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-57323355701069780812013-03-09T09:05:33.681-06:002013-03-09T09:05:33.681-06:00These lines hit me:
It is a land of beauty and ri...These lines hit me:<br /><br />It is a land of beauty and richness.<br />It is a land of hate and poverty.<br /><br />It is sad to see our native lands crippled with hate ~ I hope we always see the beauty of it, regardless of the bad things ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-57989607370572797492013-03-09T00:34:54.902-06:002013-03-09T00:34:54.902-06:00Hi Bone! Welcome to the lasagna. "I love this...Hi Bone! Welcome to the lasagna. "I love this" is an appropriate comment, which does become profound when accompanied with "Roll Tide". I am very happy that you love it. What part of Alabama? I'm from Mobile, but I live in Tusaloosa. <br /><br />Roll Tide!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-58626038056119836542013-03-08T23:20:53.291-06:002013-03-08T23:20:53.291-06:00I love this. (Wow, that comment was not as profou...I love this. (Wow, that comment was not as profound as one might've hoped.)<br /><br />And it hits home, as I'm from Alabama, too.<br /><br />Roll, Tide!Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-4029367376403425312013-03-08T23:13:17.976-06:002013-03-08T23:13:17.976-06:00I was reading about short forms and when I read, &...I was reading about short forms and when I read, "try a psalm" my first thought was "you can do that?" Thank you for stopping by and for the kind comments.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-76633867845957469622013-03-08T22:47:37.973-06:002013-03-08T22:47:37.973-06:00There is so much to bring joy, but so much also to...There is so much to bring joy, but so much also to bring sorrow....a wonderful write in contrasts. I have never written a psalm. Frankly I never even thought about it. Great write!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-20063921943909757402013-03-08T20:11:17.851-06:002013-03-08T20:11:17.851-06:00Hi Eusebia! I hope that love wins out every time. ...Hi Eusebia! I hope that love wins out every time. Thanks for stopping by.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-37668716430721356802013-03-08T20:09:21.120-06:002013-03-08T20:09:21.120-06:00Thank you Victoria! In the Poetry for Dummies book...Thank you Victoria! In the Poetry for Dummies book, the author wrote about how contradictions were used in psalms. When I was thinking about what to write, I kept thinking along the lines of "we have this great thing, yeah, but we also have this sucky thing." This form seemed to be a good way to express those thoughts. (well, that, and, it is the Bible Belt, and the 12 year old who lives right under my skin was amused by using psalms.) Anyway...long reply to say I'm glad that you liked it. <br /><br />(ah shoot. it's my blog, i can lengthy reply if i want.)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-46290298938473162232013-03-08T19:59:51.866-06:002013-03-08T19:59:51.866-06:00Hi Rowan! Welcome to the lasagna. The Tuskegee stu...Hi Rowan! Welcome to the lasagna. The Tuskegee study has had so many long term heath impacts not only on the members and their families, but on many Alabama residents. Although I wish that there weren't other examples of the same behavior going on elsewhere. Thank you for stopping by and commenting. I am glad you liked it. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-13882789537979691132013-03-08T19:55:09.991-06:002013-03-08T19:55:09.991-06:00Hi Brian! I had a had time trying to balance the g...Hi Brian! I had a had time trying to balance the good and the bad. There is so much that is beautiful and wonderful and brave here, and that often gets challenged and overshadowed. If you ever come back and are near Tuscaloosa or Mobile, let me know. I know where all the great places to eat are (another plus, we have great food here!) Thanks for the thoughts. <br />Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-84573078947385424502013-03-08T19:41:31.387-06:002013-03-08T19:41:31.387-06:00Thanks Nico! I'm glad that you liked it.Thanks Nico! I'm glad that you liked it. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-80230780850218188262013-03-08T19:39:03.131-06:002013-03-08T19:39:03.131-06:00Thank you Pamela! Welcome to the lasagna. I really...Thank you Pamela! Welcome to the lasagna. I really liked this challenge, although I had no idea that it would be so hard to write. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-86384079788420896552013-03-08T19:37:29.159-06:002013-03-08T19:37:29.159-06:00Thanks again! I tried to find links that were inte...Thanks again! I tried to find links that were interesting a well as informative.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-83891147783870147362013-03-08T19:36:18.056-06:002013-03-08T19:36:18.056-06:00Thank you Claudia! Alabama is full of contradictio...Thank you Claudia! Alabama is full of contradictions.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-90047326279048719802013-03-08T19:08:44.074-06:002013-03-08T19:08:44.074-06:00Everything runs together, the good and the bad, wh...Everything runs together, the good and the bad, wherever we are. Hits home, doesn't it? Your poem reminds me all the more that love wins out every time.JayGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817675980200134668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-90078192223447654672013-03-08T18:42:25.842-06:002013-03-08T18:42:25.842-06:00I love the study in contrasts that make this such ...I love the study in contrasts that make this such an effective, powerful write that is so full of reality. Such tragic times and yet, such reason for pride. Thought-provoking.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-82207795118737369492013-03-08T18:04:41.128-06:002013-03-08T18:04:41.128-06:00This was particularly poignant for me, as just thi...This was particularly poignant for me, as just this week I gave a lecture on "Ethics in research", and I used the Tuskegee Syphilis Study as example of what is not ethical. I'm in New Zealand, and I also used a more local example (women with abnormal cervical smears were left untreated to see what happens, the women didn't know they were in a study or that they weren't going to be treated - then the deaths started). Anyway, that's a long way of saying that wherever we are in the world, we all have geographical shame! Great poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-83828873151658623492013-03-08T17:34:11.438-06:002013-03-08T17:34:11.438-06:00ha. you got the good with the bad eh...it takes al...ha. you got the good with the bad eh...it takes all kinda texture to make a place...oh the bible belt gets beat around here too...haha...it breaks my heart as well...alabama has some beauty to it as well..i been there...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-7578013669907767952013-03-08T16:01:01.204-06:002013-03-08T16:01:01.204-06:00As a fellow southerner, I well know the mixed emot...As a fellow southerner, I well know the mixed emotions. This Psalm really speaks to me. Fine work--there is only Us. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-61656874316673464442013-03-08T15:47:27.434-06:002013-03-08T15:47:27.434-06:00Heidi, this I agree is a very honest poem. Alabama...Heidi, this I agree is a very honest poem. Alabama is a beautiful place, I lived in Tennessee for awhile, and being a native New Yorker I never understood certain ways of thinking. Thanks for sharing this with us.<br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-23427570262307233282013-03-08T15:43:21.294-06:002013-03-08T15:43:21.294-06:00very cool on the links as well...will check some o...very cool on the links as well...will check some of them out..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com