tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post9097715221396864956..comments2024-03-29T08:01:55.910-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: Forget-me-flowersGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-83815101105394738092018-07-29T08:04:52.469-04:002018-07-29T08:04:52.469-04:00Such a prim and proper beginning, sipping tea and ...Such a prim and proper beginning, sipping tea and munching biscuits. And then we have a bouquet of words :) And finally, those last three lines -- shriveled hopes. Oh my.lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-26811359634841844792018-07-25T14:05:23.645-04:002018-07-25T14:05:23.645-04:00I like the contrasting emotions and intents that y...I like the contrasting emotions and intents that you painted with flowers here. Gorgeous writing as always, Grace. :-)<br /><br />ImeldaImeldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171383510208182346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-21816437994054912602018-07-25T11:11:40.493-04:002018-07-25T11:11:40.493-04:00Oh the way you played with those petals and their ...Oh the way you played with those petals and their meanings! Love this!A Reading Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229414372642627877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-7305763213760809752018-07-25T10:13:31.067-04:002018-07-25T10:13:31.067-04:00This interplay of flowers is delightful - the dist...This interplay of flowers is delightful - the distinction between the ones wielded by the two subjects here and the corresponding end makes it worthwhile in a way. The sadness is sometimes better than a mismatched pollen exchange. HA!<br />But that last image of a half-moon like bud is heart touching.<br />-HAAnmol (HA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02427056865589377093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-78134585827547807492018-07-24T22:41:57.811-04:002018-07-24T22:41:57.811-04:00"Here, take back all the flowers"... sou..."Here, take back all the flowers"... sounds like someone's allergic ;)lynnhttp://madhatterpoetry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-89744272910355591152018-07-24T21:17:08.764-04:002018-07-24T21:17:08.764-04:00Grace, you always write such fetchingly tender poe...Grace, you always write such fetchingly tender poems. Lady Nyo (Jane)Asobimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661326504398833746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70440805703058854612018-07-24T21:09:10.854-04:002018-07-24T21:09:10.854-04:00I wondered where you were taking this and then you...I wondered where you were taking this and then you suddenly bombed out!! Well done. You were a dud scud in this one!!Dwight L. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133580674047782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-11751702190436228262018-07-24T20:32:52.176-04:002018-07-24T20:32:52.176-04:00Love those final two lines! Love those final two lines! Nosainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807730653175525468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-10891137902201210392018-07-24T19:09:20.223-04:002018-07-24T19:09:20.223-04:00I like the contrast between the beauty of the flow...I like the contrast between the beauty of the flowers and the pain of them as well!johttps://jowrites.aylard.ca/index.php/my-dear-husbandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-53755824816618224652018-07-24T16:11:55.060-04:002018-07-24T16:11:55.060-04:00A brave and beautiful response to the prompt, and ...A brave and beautiful response to the prompt, and like my poem, it takes a code book to fully plum the depths of it. The twist ending, haiku-like, is killer.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-57128827261932344252018-07-24T16:02:12.157-04:002018-07-24T16:02:12.157-04:00At least the narrator was honest. Better the pain ...At least the narrator was honest. Better the pain now than later. Love your bouquet!Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-69528882737103134922018-07-24T15:58:41.521-04:002018-07-24T15:58:41.521-04:00I love your sweet scented bouquet, and then the su...I love your sweet scented bouquet, and then the sudden pain and bitterness. It's beautifully constructed, and captures the contrasts in flower meanings very well. The title is great - I love the word play. Thanks for sharing. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-77232916504900731692018-07-24T15:43:59.349-04:002018-07-24T15:43:59.349-04:00I like the ending phrase "shriveling bud"...I like the ending phrase "shriveling bud" tying back to the title. Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-54444580336543658232018-07-24T15:40:08.033-04:002018-07-24T15:40:08.033-04:00Those nettles can sure sting indeed. The tea is su...Those nettles can sure sting indeed. The tea is supposed to be good for you though.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-12699110163001068502018-07-24T15:19:36.331-04:002018-07-24T15:19:36.331-04:00in Sarah's poem the subject is drinking coffee...in Sarah's poem the subject is drinking coffee while in yours it's tea and maple biscuits! I think some of us enjoy cafe society. Yours is a colourful bouquet, Grace, on the surface quite traditional but with the underlying sting of nettles. I love the rhyming couplet.<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-57625943949508747992018-07-24T15:01:21.701-04:002018-07-24T15:01:21.701-04:00Oh I love this "not happy end"... there ...Oh I love this "not happy end"... there are so many cases where the flowers can be overwhelming, and there are nettles and thorns everywhere.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com