tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post2418783305832213955..comments2023-04-05T05:36:05.156-07:00Comments on Orchards Windows Roses: Still GrowthJoanne Young Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431836725661024756noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-20897339253860042222011-10-23T14:42:31.260-07:002011-10-23T14:42:31.260-07:00My Great-Grandmother (German) made "Dandy-Lio...My Great-Grandmother (German) made "Dandy-Lion" soup--Soooo Good. Especially during illness. Every time we went to her house, I got sick--grin!!!!<br /><br />As for you last comment (just above this one?) YEP! cultivate that inner garden, stick out your tongue at the world and "...LET THE WHIRLING DERVISHES WHIRL!"<br /><br />PEACE!steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-45251158014298575482011-10-20T09:57:29.659-07:002011-10-20T09:57:29.659-07:00Yes, my garden grows without me at present while I...Yes, my garden grows without me at present while I work 7-day weeks, so I know the feeling. Also feel the metaphor of the price I pay for not cultivating my inner garden and sticking my tongue out at the world and all its demands. Thanks for the reminder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-51862408837784038912011-10-20T07:59:44.150-07:002011-10-20T07:59:44.150-07:00honest and touching,
love your style of expressio...honest and touching,<br /><br />love your style of expression.<br />smiles.<br />:)Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532576755186051550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-53444285655041389472011-10-20T04:55:52.574-07:002011-10-20T04:55:52.574-07:00touching piece, finding the beauty in the absence ...touching piece, finding the beauty in the absence of what once was is how we grow. Love dandelions, nice to see them in your words! ~ RoseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988016086874324471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-75404377212535065532011-10-19T10:57:25.713-07:002011-10-19T10:57:25.713-07:00But I haven’t been thinking about flowers
and have...But I haven’t been thinking about flowers<br />and have neglected my green thumb.<br />I know you would call that<br />sacrilege<br />but things still grow. <br /><br />I found these lines so impactful. Like Chris I felt both amused and sad together. Great write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-12739694181237656412011-10-19T05:39:13.608-07:002011-10-19T05:39:13.608-07:00I like the way this one layers--subtle but sure, a...I like the way this one layers--subtle but sure, and the point is sharp and inserted with a skillful, devilish twist. We have a long stemmed sort of dandelion here that we let grow up in the ditch and leave unmowed because its beautiful. Great descriptor on the petunias.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-50869197452908770982011-10-19T03:22:42.637-07:002011-10-19T03:22:42.637-07:00No pink petunias for this bloke
Dandelions..yes, a...No pink petunias for this bloke<br />Dandelions..yes, a good choice<br /><br />The French call them pissenlit<br />means piss in the bed<br />...another good choice!rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-77941018244054261282011-10-18T22:35:21.123-07:002011-10-18T22:35:21.123-07:00Ouch I love this stick out my tong at you such a g...Ouch I love this stick out my tong at you such a great ending and so well done keep smiling and I know things keep growing<br />http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/10/18/farewell-my-three-legged-friend/Ann LeFlorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421100825301270608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-41558710717821414582011-10-18T20:52:56.810-07:002011-10-18T20:52:56.810-07:00things do keep growing although what grows does ch...things do keep growing although what grows does change doesn't it? nice metaphor.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541409754494611831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-9046901911127014262011-10-18T20:08:54.988-07:002011-10-18T20:08:54.988-07:00A picture of him sticking his tongue out? I think...A picture of him sticking his tongue out? I think that is the feeling the subject gets from seeing his picture...... And she resents him, resents that she has spent her time fretting over that instead of spending it in the garden, and resents that he would find that a sacrilege. Yes, I would stick my tongue out too, as I tossed the picture, fame and all, into the rubbage.... great play on emotion here Joanne.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-23219885212891971122011-10-18T19:05:30.110-07:002011-10-18T19:05:30.110-07:00You made me smile :)You made me smile :)ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-39041221217048268152011-10-18T19:03:03.367-07:002011-10-18T19:03:03.367-07:00I remember my 4th grade teacher pulling me aside a...I remember my 4th grade teacher pulling me aside and asking me to discreetly dispose of dandelion gifts collected at recess. AT the time, I felt honored she trusted me to keep her secret. Now, it seems kind of mean, lol. Wonderful poem, and I can see the conflict there for sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547380098561803645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-91061364970154893732011-10-18T17:54:18.185-07:002011-10-18T17:54:18.185-07:00Cianphelan, when I wrote it I felt this was a conf...Cianphelan, when I wrote it I felt this was a conflicted relationship. There may be some sadness and there is certainly play. The reader brings what they will.Joanne Young Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431836725661024756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-7057297081378283972011-10-18T16:38:18.425-07:002011-10-18T16:38:18.425-07:00ha i like dandelions....kinda playful with the per...ha i like dandelions....kinda playful with the person in the pic and your response to them...your own life now...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-74526187892244485662011-10-18T15:48:24.065-07:002011-10-18T15:48:24.065-07:00At first, I'll admit, I took a sad tone away f...At first, I'll admit, I took a sad tone away from it...a second read-through, however, revised my initial interpretations. A smile, and a tongue, silliness and life - immortalized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-43581789956543221872011-10-18T14:51:57.278-07:002011-10-18T14:51:57.278-07:00oh i like the petunias pink as
bubble gum... grea...oh i like the petunias pink as <br />bubble gum... great image...and yes...i'm smiling as well..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-76893121063742617312011-10-18T14:41:46.060-07:002011-10-18T14:41:46.060-07:00Sacrilege he'd say, yes.Hey but still you brin...Sacrilege he'd say, yes.Hey but still you bring them flowers!Dulçe ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/14958592985938279356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-54119966448400979962011-10-18T14:19:40.491-07:002011-10-18T14:19:40.491-07:00I found this poem to be cheerful... the end did ma...I found this poem to be cheerful... the end did make me smile.. nice writeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-65306901118390296612011-10-18T14:18:11.195-07:002011-10-18T14:18:11.195-07:00LOL I guess that's what you can call payback...LOL I guess that's what you can call payback?<br />Made me smile, thank you :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139175719967937843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-31629366063177176352011-10-18T14:10:25.889-07:002011-10-18T14:10:25.889-07:00I like that you're still smiling. Thanks Natas...I like that you're still smiling. Thanks Natasha!Joanne Young Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14431836725661024756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377565675486592482.post-84921560343388337812011-10-18T14:08:49.246-07:002011-10-18T14:08:49.246-07:00Fun! I've been known to put dandelions in vase...Fun! I've been known to put dandelions in vases...and I've been known to do it for sheer spite! Things do still grow...all too well! Yet another wonderful, weave Joanne. Is it bad I'm still smiling?Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.com