tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post4452292761086974348..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: Berton BraleyTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-69903065881952553712008-04-28T15:48:00.000-04:002008-04-28T15:48:00.000-04:00Hi Julie, I love this poem and am so glad it was m...Hi Julie, I love this poem and am so glad it was meaningful to you.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-75171043337763053332008-04-28T15:14:00.000-04:002008-04-28T15:14:00.000-04:00i love this poem. i am losing my job the end of th...i love this poem. i am losing my job the end of this month (corporate buy-out) and it seemed so fitting for me to read this week. i forwarded it to my co-workers and they loved it as well. i am enjoying y our blog and will return to it again soon!julie kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009127575536333064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-72015686762364151582008-04-27T20:18:00.000-04:002008-04-27T20:18:00.000-04:00Hum...I'm not familiar with him at all so I will h...Hum...I'm not familiar with him at all so I will have to check out the link. I love the portrait. He reminds me just a little of FDR...Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005793994542317964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-26935733826354217702008-04-26T14:42:00.000-04:002008-04-26T14:42:00.000-04:00His poetry brims with optimism and hope...truly ca...His poetry brims with optimism and hope...truly captures the get-up-and-go of American spirit. <BR/><BR/>He looks rather sage and visionary in this portrait. <BR/><BR/>A perfect poem to read when one is feeling discouraged...as it's so uplifting.Laviniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810442216887536113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-63490117885867903722008-04-26T09:54:00.000-04:002008-04-26T09:54:00.000-04:00Encouraging poem. Thanks for posting it. Glad yo...Encouraging poem. Thanks for posting it. Glad you were able to visit this morning. You have a good eye, that was my grandson. :)Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-36341391396790028342008-04-26T09:44:00.000-04:002008-04-26T09:44:00.000-04:00Yes, I love the style of this portrait. Can you po...Yes, I love the style of this portrait. Can you post the one of your father and his brother? I would very much like to see it!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48090496700757577592008-04-26T09:42:00.000-04:002008-04-26T09:42:00.000-04:00What a lovely poem. It made me pause and think... ...What a lovely poem. It made me pause and think... I have never heard of this poet but am googling him now. I like the portrait. I have two in a very similar style of my father and his brother as boys.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436539725605367511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-35702730587104990502008-04-25T21:15:00.000-04:002008-04-25T21:15:00.000-04:00This poem has a ring of eternity to it. The Master...This poem has a ring of eternity to it. The Master has created an infinite universe and galaxy. I thing we'll be doing a lot of exploring and having adventures when we step into the next life. Berton has captured this in verse as he talks about the best "jobs" and highest mountains climbed are yet to be experienced. Thanks.Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809828176514703114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-5569766080019166622008-04-25T20:07:00.000-04:002008-04-25T20:07:00.000-04:00Very interesting! I liked Dee-dee's poem and this...Very interesting! I liked Dee-dee's poem and this one, also! They make you want to go out and do something great! I will check out the cyber museum soon! Very nice sketch of him!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-19847063774156367262008-04-25T19:53:00.000-04:002008-04-25T19:53:00.000-04:00I was impressed as well, DeeDee. Didn't have time ...I was impressed as well, DeeDee. Didn't have time for an extensive post, but added the link to his cyber museum, which I thought was very imformative. Thanks for introducing me to him!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-65140691030988112442008-04-25T19:44:00.000-04:002008-04-25T19:44:00.000-04:00Wonderful post on Berton Braley... Willow...I did ...Wonderful post on Berton Braley... Willow...I did a little research on him as well...I was so impressed with him and what he stood for...the American way...giving it your best....this great nation was formed by people such as that...I still believe as well that "the best work hasn't been done"..Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369948264736239411noreply@blogger.com