tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post2766829792475694450..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Home From the HillGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-18186008031879235672014-08-15T23:48:23.029-07:002014-08-15T23:48:23.029-07:00I hear ya! As a child we also moved a lot, between...I hear ya! As a child we also moved a lot, between countries as well - and that restlessness has continued in my adult life, whether wanted or not. Home is most definitely where the heart is, but also in all of the places where I've left my heart. I love your notion of layers, of facets, of multitudes.Marina Sofiahttp://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-17944012711152547862014-08-13T13:26:28.552-07:002014-08-13T13:26:28.552-07:00My Oh my....we are the sum of our experiences and ...My Oh my....we are the sum of our experiences and yours are wide and varied, a hodgepodge. ..stretching the spectrum. No wonder you write with such wisdom, awesome tales & poetry!!!!! I feel the depth.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-867150168679972292014-08-13T11:11:48.935-07:002014-08-13T11:11:48.935-07:00I enjoyed reading this great story on the differen...I enjoyed reading this great story on the different dwellings you've occupied. I was most intrigued with how you were commanded to take apart and then rebuild your first car at age 12...what?! I liked the story of the old nag too and your grandfather building you a cesspool with a toilet installed "on the back porch." You gave us so many vivid illustrations that shared so much of your life. Loved!Bodhirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12630769135515322096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-18733201303682443762014-08-13T10:53:58.999-07:002014-08-13T10:53:58.999-07:00For someone who says it isn't the structure, y...For someone who says it isn't the structure, you moved us only slowly inside in this slow dance with homecoming and inventory. Structurally satisfying, your writing moves us from the surface into the depths and out again.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-72571616409335850642014-08-13T10:00:18.159-07:002014-08-13T10:00:18.159-07:00Great use of 'homey' phrases :)Great use of 'homey' phrases :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-42595656180070294412014-08-13T05:52:06.493-07:002014-08-13T05:52:06.493-07:00you sum it up well here... home is not a house but...you sum it up well here... home is not a house but a place where we are with the people that mean something to us... though my fav home always looked like pippi longstocking's villa kunterbunt - ha - smilesClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-472110410073476302014-08-13T05:47:03.804-07:002014-08-13T05:47:03.804-07:00You brought us together retracing back the good ti...You brought us together retracing back the good times and experiences never to come by again. Such a wonderful childhood and such a wonderful life to store up as memories. Great write Glenn!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-73274066337062067812014-08-13T04:39:28.667-07:002014-08-13T04:39:28.667-07:00"where a heart could memorize lullabies."..."where a heart could memorize lullabies."<br />Lovely thought conjuring home and hearth, stability and permanence--the antithesis of your wandering childhood. You've led an interesting life, Glenn, one which a person whose youth was spent in one house in one town has a hard time imagining. Great write. <br /> <br /><br />vb holmeshttp://vbreverb.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-18340159488684160182014-08-13T03:25:22.408-07:002014-08-13T03:25:22.408-07:00A complex, comprehensive journey to and through ho...A complex, comprehensive journey to and through homes.<br /><br />Having set up home 33 times in 44 years around Australia and the world, I know all about the journey to home and through homes and have also learned that home is where you are....Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-57105282295678788662014-08-12T23:03:10.757-07:002014-08-12T23:03:10.757-07:00You are the amalgam of all these homes, they made ...You are the amalgam of all these homes, they made you the poet that you are. I really enjoyed reading of your varied homes amd what you did there. <br /><br />I remember taking my 1933 Austin 7 engine to bits on the kitchen table when my folks were away, and the rumpus they kicked up on return. <br /><br />I'm a bit of a gypsy myself and have had more than 20 homes in my long life.vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-62925436120219389642014-08-12T19:20:44.904-07:002014-08-12T19:20:44.904-07:00a victorious place where you've decided what i...a victorious place where you've decided what is important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-16419623390264509032014-08-12T17:56:03.718-07:002014-08-12T17:56:03.718-07:00I didn't realize that homecoming could bring s...I didn't realize that homecoming could bring so many wonderful memories alive - there is such a big canvas and so perfectly portrayed. Mon.Esprithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348192101465775124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-41820139992637707532014-08-12T17:05:48.087-07:002014-08-12T17:05:48.087-07:00Lovely the way this unfolds taking us to your hear...Lovely the way this unfolds taking us to your heart and home. Enjoyed it very much.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-44080627350779063922014-08-12T15:18:51.112-07:002014-08-12T15:18:51.112-07:00A home is more than just a dwelling or house but w...A home is more than just a dwelling or house but where the heart is, where we build our roots and raise our family ~ I like the personal share Glenn ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-21458127101563553772014-08-12T13:50:20.955-07:002014-08-12T13:50:20.955-07:00Excellent writing structure my friend. lots of mem...Excellent writing structure my friend. lots of memories for many generations to come.<br /><br /><br />You're my favorite poet. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-66207569374289972672014-08-12T13:34:40.331-07:002014-08-12T13:34:40.331-07:00"My home is my castle," I believe you sa..."My home is my castle," I believe you say. (*smile*) I believe such a raising you describe may give a resistance against the keeping of values. The terror of people calling themselves Christian today, is the insistence on values.Vacciniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631121664181976045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-89225859376744735412014-08-12T13:18:30.943-07:002014-08-12T13:18:30.943-07:00WOW! What a fantastic journey of a poem! I can see...WOW! What a fantastic journey of a poem! I can see why you would grow up wanting to feel settled. I cringed at the axe slicing your foot, wondering how far away the doctor was. Great write, Glenn.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-35303814797302348962014-08-12T12:20:03.997-07:002014-08-12T12:20:03.997-07:00I feel like I just had a tour of your home, where ...I feel like I just had a tour of your home, where you lay, also the home that is your dear memories. Immaculate details, my good man.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-59019110551468634312014-08-12T12:12:30.659-07:002014-08-12T12:12:30.659-07:00Well done Glenn. Coming home is always a journey e...Well done Glenn. Coming home is always a journey even if we never go far. >KBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-35080065172605276122014-08-12T12:01:45.197-07:002014-08-12T12:01:45.197-07:00Great story that span generations.. I love the sto...Great story that span generations.. I love the stories within .. the old car you failed in putting together the old mare.. and I assume your resolution to get something a little bit more stable.. captivating read Glenn that came direct from your heart.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-21408997671567266512014-08-12T11:15:15.296-07:002014-08-12T11:15:15.296-07:00very cool structure to this...i like how you start...very cool structure to this...i like how you start very generic...with almost definitions or labels and then make it much more personal...when you made that first shift it made me sit up...also made me think of those places i have called home...nice way to bring it back down there in the end as well g...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com