Comments on: My Papa’s Waltz Shoes http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:05:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: From the wierd product files: father-daughter dancing slippers « A Time to Dance http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-538110 From the wierd product files: father-daughter dancing slippers « A Time to Dance Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:32:01 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-538110 [...] Manolo the Shoeblogger [...] […] Manolo the Shoeblogger […]

]]> By: mbennet http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-537354 mbennet Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:23:57 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-537354 Not child abuse, but an imperfect father of whiskey-drinking and play that might have a tiny roughness in it and whom one loves madly anyway. Lit professor of complexity, loving the Manolo all the more for loving this poem. Not child abuse, but an imperfect father of whiskey-drinking and play that might have a tiny roughness in it and whom one loves madly anyway.

Lit professor of complexity, loving the Manolo all the more for loving this poem.

]]> By: La Petite Acadienne http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536678 La Petite Acadienne Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:18:09 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536678 I'm delighted to find out that the Manolo is also a fan of the Roethke. And I don't get the whole "child-abuse" thing either. To me, it just sounds like some raucous play -- a dad getting his kid all wound up before bed, as fathers are often wont to do. I’m delighted to find out that the Manolo is also a fan of the Roethke.

And I don’t get the whole “child-abuse” thing either. To me, it just sounds like some raucous play — a dad getting his kid all wound up before bed, as fathers are often wont to do.

]]> By: Ariun http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536563 Ariun Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:26:51 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536563 Thank you for this lovely post, which triggered happy memories. I say the Manolo makes the smile, much more than the Pucci! Cute red shoes, too, and a lot less terrifying then their "walking shoes" (http://www.com-pa-ny.com/portfolio/shoe_company/walking_shoes.jpg) Thank you for this lovely post, which triggered happy memories. I say the Manolo makes the smile, much more than the Pucci! Cute red shoes, too, and a lot less terrifying then their “walking shoes” (http://www.com-pa-ny.com/portfolio/shoe_company/walking_shoes.jpg)

]]> By: Grace http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536550 Grace Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:45:30 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536550 Poetry discussion aside - I took a look at some of the other products offered at the website with the shoes. Pretty funny, and well worth a look - the denim jodphurs alone had me laughing hysterically. Poetry discussion aside - I took a look at some of the other products offered at the website with the shoes. Pretty funny, and well worth a look - the denim jodphurs alone had me laughing hysterically.

]]> By: desertwind http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536515 desertwind Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:21:40 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536515 Thank you for this beautiful and sweet post, Manolo. And, thank you for saying "roughhouse". Rooooaaaar! It reminded me of my dear, departed Dad. Thank you for this beautiful and sweet post, Manolo.

And, thank you for saying “roughhouse”.

Rooooaaaar!

It reminded me of my dear, departed Dad.

]]> By: h311ybean http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536486 h311ybean Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:21:32 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536486 I loved the shoes and, while the images are a far cry from my own waltzing-with-Papa memories, the poem as well. Thank you for sharing both. I loved the shoes and, while the images are a far cry from my own waltzing-with-Papa memories, the poem as well. Thank you for sharing both.

]]> By: angelhair http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536472 angelhair Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:06:00 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536472 Thank you for such an evocative, beautiful image of the two sets of shoes and for the poem as well. I had never read it before and frankly it takes my breath away to think that people could consider this to be about child abuse. Thank you for such an evocative, beautiful image of the two sets of shoes and for the poem as well. I had never read it before and frankly it takes my breath away to think that people could consider this to be about child abuse.

]]> By: aimlessjoys http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536443 aimlessjoys Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:03:47 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536443 It IS a wonderful poem, & the last line expresses so eloquently the way a child thrives on parental attention. It is not child abuse at all, it is a romp, as Cat explains so well, a romp with an imperfect but beloved father. It makes me think of my freshly-bathed little boys yawning toothpaste breath as they snuggled close in their fuzzy pj's as we read a story together & then heard their father clomping up the stairs, saying basso profundo, "Okay, Okay, now who's ready for a kaboom?" Needless to say, they always were. "Kaboom" is when the dad lifts the little one up into the air & then drops the child bottom first down onto the fluffy comforters & pillows. Smiles & sweet dreams ensue. It IS a wonderful poem, & the last line expresses so eloquently the way a child thrives on parental attention. It is not child abuse at all, it is a romp, as Cat explains so well, a romp with an imperfect but beloved father.

It makes me think of my freshly-bathed little boys yawning toothpaste breath as they snuggled close in their fuzzy pj’s as we read a story together & then heard their father clomping up the stairs, saying basso profundo, “Okay, Okay, now who’s ready for a kaboom?” Needless to say, they always were.

“Kaboom” is when the dad lifts the little one up into the air & then drops the child bottom first down onto the fluffy comforters & pillows. Smiles & sweet dreams ensue.

]]> By: Cat http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536391 Cat Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:30:47 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2007/10/18/my-papas-waltz-shoes/#comment-536391 Even if one misinterpreted the rest of the poem, the use of the word "romped" blows the "child abuse" theory out of the water: romp 1 : to run or play in a lively, carefree, or boisterous manner 2 : to move or proceed in a brisk, easy, or playful manner www.m-w.com Even if one misinterpreted the rest of the poem, the use of the word “romped” blows the “child abuse” theory out of the water:

romp
1 : to run or play in a lively, carefree, or boisterous manner
2 : to move or proceed in a brisk, easy, or playful manner

http://www.m-w.com

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