tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post1946574727453966560..comments2024-03-28T21:42:05.069-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: needles of wisdomGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-23210633165585660432017-06-05T21:46:16.348-04:002017-06-05T21:46:16.348-04:00A lovely weaving of words ... the haiku: exquisite...A lovely weaving of words ... the haiku: exquisite.Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-14995148683172797342017-06-03T13:07:20.847-04:002017-06-03T13:07:20.847-04:00Trees are so amazing! They seem to have all the pa...Trees are so amazing! They seem to have all the patience in the world growing as they do.Bekkie Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300001421561443693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-16341075702735241602017-05-30T23:30:00.308-04:002017-05-30T23:30:00.308-04:00What lovely metaphors you weave in this, Grace. T...What lovely metaphors you weave in this, Grace. Thank you.Sarah Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548593069470592148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-32694157741656192712017-05-30T17:21:33.001-04:002017-05-30T17:21:33.001-04:00like the old wise grandmother tree in Pocahontas, ...like the old wise grandmother tree in Pocahontas, love the wisdom of old women, handed down with rough hands but soft words and hearts, love your words that go back and forth from nature to humanity. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492243429734804802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-68792352425179095152017-05-30T16:06:18.721-04:002017-05-30T16:06:18.721-04:00How readily your words would lend themselves to so...How readily your words would lend themselves to some of the wise elders in our lives, rooted as firmly as the tree. This made me think of my parents. Beautifully written. indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-30049500467908583712017-05-30T15:26:28.366-04:002017-05-30T15:26:28.366-04:00Lovely depiction of nature weaving its own salve a...Lovely depiction of nature weaving its own salve and mending its own wounds. Jane Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700193165487305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-66786700117573910532017-05-30T13:43:54.859-04:002017-05-30T13:43:54.859-04:00Loved the way the narrative surprised by merging t...Loved the way the narrative surprised by merging the human with the natural. qbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373768695201177514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-45254692236763140152017-05-30T11:10:20.656-04:002017-05-30T11:10:20.656-04:00This is absolutely beautiful. The likening of the ...This is absolutely beautiful. The likening of the tree to the aging mother or grandmother....and the beautiful haiku where she becomes the steady, firm lighthouse -- that guides us all. Absolutely beautiful. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664830773553716989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-64056863954787085602017-05-30T08:40:24.950-04:002017-05-30T08:40:24.950-04:00I, too, am lucky enough to have a wise Momma tree ...I, too, am lucky enough to have a wise Momma tree who shines and salves my misdeeds. A steady lighthouse. This is a beautifully worded, apt comparison.Nosainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807730653175525468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-17960266568753027092017-05-30T05:20:30.280-04:002017-05-30T05:20:30.280-04:00A fitting tribute to the wonder of nature which bl...A fitting tribute to the wonder of nature which bless us with so many gifts. The features are amazingly well detailed and beatiful! jphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811274415122102148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-1444935159391685542017-05-30T00:35:46.771-04:002017-05-30T00:35:46.771-04:00Your haiku creates such hauntingly rustic images i...Your haiku creates such hauntingly rustic images in my mind - love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-90996938005887650612017-05-29T23:10:36.526-04:002017-05-29T23:10:36.526-04:00such a beautiful take. the prose is filled with ve...such a beautiful take. the prose is filled with very very very good imagery. i particularly love this one: "your face, well-worn book, scratched page by page, shines with love. "<br /><br />love the haiku too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-4525633714107403032017-05-29T23:09:22.293-04:002017-05-29T23:09:22.293-04:00'time has made a map on your skin' - :).'time has made a map on your skin' - :). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-24615406897827284602017-05-29T20:59:19.359-04:002017-05-29T20:59:19.359-04:00You gave us a great reminder of how a tree is trul...You gave us a great reminder of how a tree is truly a living thing, not just something to make books from. That one looks like it's been around lots longer than I. The lilac covered path was a very nice touch Waltermarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619428258264938946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-42779542225100181852017-05-29T20:40:00.682-04:002017-05-29T20:40:00.682-04:00Take a deep breath from the sobering prolog to the...Take a deep breath from the sobering prolog to the beautiful haiku.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-92211165629967578582017-05-29T19:25:13.311-04:002017-05-29T19:25:13.311-04:00I love the haiku.I love the haiku.✿https://www.blogger.com/profile/01044032159371976375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-32390486969400841602017-05-29T18:49:10.742-04:002017-05-29T18:49:10.742-04:00I do so love the beauty that is trees and I could ...I do so love the beauty that is trees and I could watch them forever.<br />I could read your words forever too - I do wish I had wrote them, but feel I could never offer (them) the justice you have.hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-63015816787000836472017-05-29T16:26:27.571-04:002017-05-29T16:26:27.571-04:00I like those old trees. I remember that Ted talk ...I like those old trees. I remember that Ted talk you linked to on trees some time ago.Frank Hubenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058591172624203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-70236132888310825712017-05-29T16:22:47.357-04:002017-05-29T16:22:47.357-04:00I love that you acknowledge the beauty in the knot...I love that you acknowledge the beauty in the knots and scars.Alison Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215158863724691355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-48523148186119476452017-05-29T16:19:26.656-04:002017-05-29T16:19:26.656-04:00In nature, it is the trees of the forest, park or ...In nature, it is the trees of the forest, park or jungle that nurture the very air we breath, give of themselves to provide building blocks, and create sanctuaries for our troubled souls.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-39683352039909346032017-05-29T16:10:35.824-04:002017-05-29T16:10:35.824-04:00Ah, the beauty of trees, and the way they reflect ...Ah, the beauty of trees, and the way they reflect their experiences. Just like us, really. sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756314170839177900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-91441184871698984052017-05-29T15:35:15.741-04:002017-05-29T15:35:15.741-04:00I love the way you communicate with your self-rest...I love the way you communicate with your self-restoring tree, Grace - and we both wrote about nature this week!<br />Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-79285688204852537012017-05-29T15:30:37.636-04:002017-05-29T15:30:37.636-04:00A beautiful haibun Grace and I so love trees and t...A beautiful haibun Grace and I so love trees and their wisdom. 'your face, well-worn book, scratched page by page, shines with love' is my favourite line :o)Xeniahttp://www.whippetwisdom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-60460223820827802612017-05-29T15:07:12.663-04:002017-05-29T15:07:12.663-04:00Even if odd it seems or grows, still plenty of wis...Even if odd it seems or grows, still plenty of wisdom shows. Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-81748517635619375242017-05-29T14:17:20.025-04:002017-05-29T14:17:20.025-04:00Amazing how beautiful a tree can mend itself... an...Amazing how beautiful a tree can mend itself... and how much it brings its blessing. I found this prompt a bit challenging... so I checked out how you had written it.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.com