Moon!!! hi! Should we inclede the oceans on the moon too??

K!! Loving my minivan too!! Just wish I could find my good classical CDs again to blast in there!

Shona Cole!! hmmmn, GREAT comment. I have to go fishing in the dark too over poetry. And funny! I am giving away my favorite poet! But teh love keeps going around!

Thomma Lyn!! Sublime, indeed. xoxo “wondermous, delightful, fantabulistic and brilliant stuff” But wait – who are we talking about here? YOU?? (or little old me?)

Vered!! But WHY???

Paige!! Something tells me that you may soon be the owner of a Billy Collins book!! Hmmn,was it a little Blue Bunny whispreing in my ear??

Jingle!! And what a game it is!!! I wish I had 100 Billy Collins books to give my friends.

Jingle!! Happy Friday!!!

J.D!! How oculd you know that Dust in the Wind was one of the first 45s to buy when I was 13??!!

Jeanne!! Sorry about the hoovering. You are a saint!I actuallyhear they’re adding on a big piece of heaven — just for you, and for all you do for the endometriosis cause. This… “writes poems that are more serious than they might appear behind that disarming humor). ” THAt is brilliant!!!! Can I please use that as a quote forever and ever! Just such an amazing thign to say, thanks. Snaggle did BB’s new gravatar, out of the sweetness of her heart. I love it!! CD — recycle — cool idea!!! Yes, so sad about Norama Rae, never found what she so desired. Bb has been sucking back Hogsmeade butter kool-aid!

Snaggle!! Wine for the woman who made the rain come?? xoxoxoxoox

Fireblossom!! WHOO-HOO!!!! Indeed. Youa re a fine fine poet. And one hell of a highland fling dancer, I hear??

Jeanne!! You are MORE than welcome!! You know that Morning Haz Brokin song, right??

Jeanne!! You should be cocky on the Tori book!!!!!

Snaggle — I don’t know if I ever knew the name of it is LP. I guess I forgot? I do remember listening to it with my brother, Harry, his roomate, Donny and the merry band of followers we all were back in, say, 1980 to 1984.

Hilary!! I KNOW you will come see me there. And it will be so lovely, I will cry.

Toni!! AWESOME!!!!!! Envelopes for life??

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I’m giving myself 39 minutes to start answering each of these individually!

And I’m on my new paptop, who has been doing mysterious things, so I hope this comment will not get munched.

Cinder! Yo again. I actually did asnwer your question — questions are GOOD! And Love Will Be The Answer.

Sheila!! Thank you so much! I liek this focussimg thing. And plan to woek on music 2 hours every week-day!! Who knew!!

Brian!! Awesome you fixed that link — thanks. Just a little bitty thing, but nice to have it all cleared up and sailing smoothly again! I really liked your comment! At the writing of this comment, I’ve still to pick the Final Winners, (as per my Plan B post) so you are still in the race!

Suzicate!! How funny — I have just gotten back to my original love of poetry too! Hadn’t written any in like, 20 years before I started this blog! Sounds like you are a total songwriter!! I didn’t start writing songs until I was 30, and I’m 45 now. Started recording my CD in August ‘06, and released it finally in May of .09 I am so glad to have “met” you Suzicate!!!!

Lynn!!! You are too too much. Thank you. Is there no END to your generous love??!!

Fiveloaf!! A tipsy springtime drunkard bunny!! LOVED that visual. I picture he or she singing and having fun, tho! Kind of a jovial bunny. Are YOU one of those??

Megan!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! And guess what???? Yesterday in the bathtub I actually wrote a line in what I guess will be a new song, about blogging!!! I have been wanting to write a song about blogging, of course, but I kknow I can never force a song in any way, so I’m glad I did have that line come to me!! I forget how it goes exactly but at least I have a didital recording of it!!i miss reading your blogs soooooo much. I have been such a good girl and abstaining from blog-hopping (With the exception of Lance and Katie’s yesterday, of course, with the Car Dancing Video release!! I HAD to check it out when I got Lance’s e-mail! Were you in it???

Gina!! I am so super-awesome-glad my comment — something about heart and love, right?? — sparked soem writing from you. How wonderful!!!! I will be over to read it! At cocktail hour tonight!! Which may come for me today at 4:00. And congrats on your Dummies win!!!

Glenn!! I never did get back over to APPLEHOUSE after I left that Goliath poem. I will have to. I didn’[t realize she critiques the poems! That will be SOOOO fun!! Congrats on your “Questions About Angels” Billy Collins win!!

Fireblossom!! You take the CAKE, woman!! And your exciting comment took the book!

Dustus!! Thanks! I released it onmy own label last spring! have yet tosend it off to any reviewers who do that kind of thing for a living, but I’m working my way in that direction. It is SO ALL SO GOOD!!!!!

Moon!! I love people who live across the ocean! All seven oceasn, actually! or are there 6 oceans? I can never remember that.

SuZen!! Hello there, 2-time (thus far,) winner!! You WILL receive that CD!!! Whoo-hooo!!!! And I hope uou upaint amazing pictures while listening to it, and maybe I’ll use on of them as artwork on my CD 2. Which beach you going to???

Toni!! Hi again, winner!! And I realize there are actually FIVE marilyn cards. So I’ll have to dig up another reasonable facimile of a matching envelope.

Robin!! LOVED your poem here, and the next one too!!! I have a fan! I have a fan!!!!!!!

BEN!! You came in second after Fireblossom for this book, so you may still win a Billy Collins book, as per my Plan B post You ate the apple!! I LOVE it!!!

TALON!! She got her back flip 2 days ago!! And I’m getting some lyrics, oy boy am I striking GOLD. THANK YOU, GOD!! And thank you talon for your sweet loving support.

TESS!! I have made greatstrides on the lyrics for that one. I think it will be my best song yet. And I LOVED SEEING YOU ON KATIE’S CAR DANCING VIDEO!!!!

DAISY!! Well, you got my CD, whoo-hoo on the post wehre I gave away the Chris Edwards!! I am so happy, whoo-hoo. And thank you — you’ve inspired me to make a little addition to my header to say I am a songwriter!! THANK YOU!!!

Okay, I’ll be back here later, to answer the rest of you sweeties!!

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