<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post438194204541005393..comments</id><updated>2012-01-28T18:49:04.937-05:00</updated><category term='nostalgia'/><category term='Poetic Asides'/><category term='The Sunday Whirl'/><category term='Thursday Think Tank'/><category term='tribute'/><category term='art'/><category term='Marc Chagall'/><category term='Poetry Form - The Tritina'/><category term='Reverie One'/><category term='Happy Hour'/><category term='writing prompt'/><category term='mother-in-law'/><category term='prompt #85'/><category term='My Room'/><category term='dragon'/><category term='favorite writer'/><category term='6WS'/><category term='cruelty'/><category term='Jesus'/><category term='dream catcher'/><category term='kids'/><category term='contest'/><category term='parenthood'/><category term='sonnet'/><category term='quatern'/><category term='The Perfect Poets Award'/><category term='carpe diem'/><category term='etheree'/><category term='cento'/><category term='Christmas'/><category term='Thursday Poets Rally'/><category term='hay(na)ku'/><category term='dizain'/><category term='labor of love'/><category term='Wordgathering'/><category term='Almost Anything'/><category term='movie'/><category term='John Lennon'/><category term='haiku'/><category term='photo'/><category term='short story'/><category term='craft'/><category term='Flashy Fiction'/><category term='color'/><category term='Ivan Shishkin'/><category term='Amateur Art'/><category term='Russia'/><category term='Naming Constellations'/><category term='Children&apos;s Liturgy of the Word'/><category term='Hopper'/><category term='niche'/><category term='place'/><category term='blogging'/><category term='love'/><category term='limerick'/><category term='painting'/><category term='adopt a dog'/><category term='congregate'/><category term='Shishkin Ivan'/><category term='Poetic Perils'/><category term='We Write Poems'/><category term='poem'/><category term='The Purple Treehouse'/><category term='Yu. Norshteyn'/><category term='Post Your Poems Day #88'/><category term='Carry on Tuesday'/><category term='prose'/><category term='chorus'/><category term='marriage'/><category term='Russian Roots'/><category term='Funny Bunny Fridays Week 6'/><category term='Reverie Two'/><category term='Poets Rally 59'/><category term='wordle'/><category term='animation'/><category term='goodbye'/><category term='New Year&apos;s Eve'/><category term='Anne Tyler'/><category term='Post Your Poems Day'/><category term='prompt #89'/><category term='Tuesday Tryouts'/><category term='acrostic'/><category term='Francis Pharcellus  Church'/><category term='Phoenix'/><category term='Six Word Saturday'/><category term='children'/><category term='photo prompt'/><category term='seize the day'/><category term='visual prompt'/><category term='Poets United'/><category term='music'/><category term='Reverie Four'/><category term='Poetry Picnic Week 21'/><category term='life changing event'/><category term='In-Form Poet'/><category term='Poetic Bloomings'/><category term='new parent'/><category term='&apos;Hedgehog in the Fog&apos;'/><category term='Praha'/><category term='Post Your Poems Day #90'/><category term='prompt #38'/><category term='Post Your Poems Day #91'/><title type='text'>Comments on The Happy Amateur: 'The Road'</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/feeds/438194204541005393/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html'/><author><name>The Happy Amateur</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pU02exbEDuw/TtadBGAuINI/AAAAAAAAACk/e0ykLIGsLBM/s220/Sunrise%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bwater.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-4547680497402472096</id><published>2012-01-28T18:49:04.937-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-28T18:49:04.937-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you, Sara :-)</title><content type='html'>Thank you, Sara :-)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/4547680497402472096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/4547680497402472096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html?showComment=1327794544937#c4547680497402472096' title=''/><link rel='related' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/558734331771680991'/><author><name>The Happy Amateur</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01508289673510279006'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pU02exbEDuw/TtadBGAuINI/AAAAAAAAACk/e0ykLIGsLBM/s220/Sunrise%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bwater.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-438194204541005393' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/posts/default/438194204541005393' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-974443247'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-558734331771680991</id><published>2012-01-28T18:36:23.300-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-28T18:36:23.300-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This is a beautiful, thoughtful poem.  Love it.</title><content type='html'>This is a beautiful, thoughtful poem.  Love it.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/558734331771680991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/558734331771680991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html?showComment=1327793783300#c558734331771680991' title=''/><author><name>Sara McNulty</name><uri>http://purplepeninportland.wordpress.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-438194204541005393' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/posts/default/438194204541005393' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1949774281'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-1746331697310021291</id><published>2012-01-27T17:01:51.474-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T17:01:51.474-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you very much, Carrie!</title><content type='html'>Thank you very much, Carrie!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/1746331697310021291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/1746331697310021291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html?showComment=1327701711474#c1746331697310021291' title=''/><author><name>The Happy Amateur</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01508289673510279006'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pU02exbEDuw/TtadBGAuINI/AAAAAAAAACk/e0ykLIGsLBM/s220/Sunrise%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bwater.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-438194204541005393' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/posts/default/438194204541005393' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-974443247'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-1308603196054728412</id><published>2012-01-27T16:55:50.883-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T16:55:50.883-05:00</updated><title type='text'>What a twist in the road! Great writing! :-)</title><content type='html'>What a twist in the road! Great writing! :-)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/1308603196054728412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/1308603196054728412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html?showComment=1327701350883#c1308603196054728412' title=''/><author><name>Carrie Burtt</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12317232844994135485'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f35hWUSMPaY/TwuJHhgcBYI/AAAAAAAACxE/USWcm8EzLxE/s220/New%2BImage.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-438194204541005393' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/posts/default/438194204541005393' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1315181009'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-7537668282662992048</id><published>2012-01-27T11:14:04.320-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T11:14:04.320-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks, Laurie!</title><content type='html'>Thanks, Laurie!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/7537668282662992048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/7537668282662992048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html?showComment=1327680844320#c7537668282662992048' title=''/><link rel='related' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/3464514058188761348'/><author><name>The Happy Amateur</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01508289673510279006'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='25' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pU02exbEDuw/TtadBGAuINI/AAAAAAAAACk/e0ykLIGsLBM/s220/Sunrise%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bwater.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-438194204541005393' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/posts/default/438194204541005393' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-974443247'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-3464514058188761348</id><published>2012-01-27T09:07:05.623-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T09:07:05.623-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow- that&amp;#39;s a thought-provoking ending.</title><content type='html'>Wow- that&amp;#39;s a thought-provoking ending.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/3464514058188761348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/438194204541005393/comments/default/3464514058188761348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html?showComment=1327673225623#c3464514058188761348' title=''/><author><name>Laurie Kolp</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bCedTaswIRE/TO_-nSGrI_I/AAAAAAAABf0/y6nUauZzknc/S220/me.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.thehappyamateur.com/2012/01/road.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-438194204541005393' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5686431431756062986/posts/default/438194204541005393' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-197416697'/></entry></feed>
