tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post2462702473237979989..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Poetry Sunday: September, The First Day of School by Howard NemerovDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-61728248550602596322017-09-09T22:11:04.786-05:002017-09-09T22:11:04.786-05:00I found that it hit the mark on many of my own mem...I found that it hit the mark on many of my own memories.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-51907001171016655162017-09-09T19:01:34.246-05:002017-09-09T19:01:34.246-05:00I am told I clung to my mother on the first day of...I am told I clung to my mother on the first day of school and was heart broken when she made me go anyway. By the time I finished high school I couldn't wait to get out on my own. I like the way the poet realizes he won't know how his son's life turns out. I recall thinking that when my father died. Wonderful poem that captures so much.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-31056447758707473582017-09-04T09:41:50.917-05:002017-09-04T09:41:50.917-05:00This time of year does bring back those memories.This time of year does bring back those memories.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-53877235740562187202017-09-04T08:02:10.818-05:002017-09-04T08:02:10.818-05:00For some reason, I was looking back 60 years today...For some reason, I was looking back 60 years today (to September of 1957) and trying to think of my first days in kindergarten - all triggered by seeing an old briefcase in a secondhand store the other day. This poem has some interesting phrases - "grind the children" is all too true. Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-68979464377721017562017-09-03T18:23:45.733-05:002017-09-03T18:23:45.733-05:00I thought he captured the moment perfectly. I thought he captured the moment perfectly. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-11863614017525447932017-09-03T14:50:15.224-05:002017-09-03T14:50:15.224-05:00How beautiful! :-)How beautiful! :-)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com