tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post2175738736473018219..comments2024-03-18T16:37:38.930-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: PoetryThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55191568112721289882016-09-29T04:13:27.968-07:002016-09-29T04:13:27.968-07:00Our mornings start out cold, but by afternoon, it ...Our mornings start out cold, but by afternoon, it is lovely and warm again. Husband has turned on the furnace which will come on automatically if the temperature drops to a certain point. I've never been one to seek out poetry to read just for enjoyment, but now you are making me think of changing my ways. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91946853668167165072016-09-29T02:21:06.316-07:002016-09-29T02:21:06.316-07:00Derek - yesterday we had poems by TS Eliot, Wordsw...Derek - yesterday we had poems by TS Eliot, Wordsworth, Stevie Smith, John Betjamen,<br />John Keats, Wendy Cope, Pam Ayres, Ted Hughes, Edward Thomas - those are just the ones I can remember.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77397695320812641632016-09-29T02:19:01.009-07:002016-09-29T02:19:01.009-07:00YP - Thank you for the poem!!!
Tom - Believe me, u...YP - Thank you for the poem!!!<br />Tom - Believe me, up here in the Dales it has never yet been so warm that we have turned off our Aga in the summer. It is my only means of cooking apart from an electric hob inany case.<br />Lovely and warm this morning with the C H on.<br /><br />Thanks for popping in.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89939203748652127072016-09-29T00:44:03.744-07:002016-09-29T00:44:03.744-07:00Did anybody read Boris Johnson's prize winning...Did anybody read Boris Johnson's prize winning poem about a goat I wonder ;/) Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50313768807331373062016-09-29T00:28:47.625-07:002016-09-29T00:28:47.625-07:00What type of poetry are you talking about Pat, giv...What type of poetry are you talking about Pat, give us a few titles/authors.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51995432864134934882016-09-28T23:37:33.556-07:002016-09-28T23:37:33.556-07:00YP's poem is great!!!
I like to imagine your p...YP's poem is great!!!<br />I like to imagine your poetry afternoon, you describe it so well.<br /><br />Although it gets to around 24 Celsius here during the day, evenings, nights and mornings are cold enough for me to wear a coat and scarf on the way to work. When I'm home in the evening, I put on the heating - on a very low level, but it does get a little too chilly for my liking without it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72671038249737151762016-09-28T14:07:48.163-07:002016-09-28T14:07:48.163-07:00While you were poeting I was trying to write a cyc...While you were poeting I was trying to write a cycling newsletter and not doing a terribly good job of itSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49171462943532967142016-09-28T13:34:05.612-07:002016-09-28T13:34:05.612-07:00I have a friend who has an AGA going all Summer, s...I have a friend who has an AGA going all Summer, so it is next to impossible to sit in the kitchen in the 120 degree heat without going mad. I love AGAs in the Winter, but I bloody hate the ones you cannot turn off in the Summer.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20947694666475071362016-09-28T13:28:23.430-07:002016-09-28T13:28:23.430-07:00And there you have a lovely poem for your next gro...And there you have a lovely poem for your next group. Wow.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29098096901267062362016-09-28T13:10:59.999-07:002016-09-28T13:10:59.999-07:00ODE TO MRS WEAVER
She is a weaver of the grass
Sh...ODE TO MRS WEAVER<br /><br />She is a weaver of the grass<br />She watches seasons as they pass<br />Swallows cavorting in the sky<br />The rabbit's scut - the curlew's cry<br />Taking a well-earned fireside nap<br />Is the farmer in his famed flat cap.<br />He wakes and bellows "What's for tea?<br />None of that foreign muck for me!"<br />Her smile is reflected in the window's glass<br />She is still that same old Lincolnshire lass<br />Watching grey clouds as they pass<br />Gathering sunbeams and weaving grass.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59263573758092623112016-09-28T13:03:22.084-07:002016-09-28T13:03:22.084-07:00Your poetry meetings always sound so enjoyable. W...Your poetry meetings always sound so enjoyable. We tried out our central heating today, just to make sure it is all working properly, though I daresay the next few days will be milder and we can switch it off again!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73850574182529396982016-09-28T12:53:50.209-07:002016-09-28T12:53:50.209-07:00Goodness, we are just starting fall, lovely weathe...Goodness, we are just starting fall, lovely weather days in the high 80to low 90's and evenings 75 to 80.<br />Just plain nice ! <br />No heaters here till middle of December.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82063939751964414792016-09-28T12:18:07.590-07:002016-09-28T12:18:07.590-07:00What a good time you had. You must share one with...What a good time you had. You must share one with us sometime. Too hot here for the heater.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7825926371292736652016-09-28T12:13:34.244-07:002016-09-28T12:13:34.244-07:00We had 20 degrees plus here today, very warm for ...We had 20 degrees plus here today, very warm for late September, but rain tomorrow. I shall so miss our rayburn and woodburner this winter - how will we keep warm with only a radiator to look at!!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58890935769620593192016-09-28T11:56:57.023-07:002016-09-28T11:56:57.023-07:00I do envy your Aga, there is nothing so comforting...I do envy your Aga, there is nothing so comforting ! <br />Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59049507823759350572016-09-28T11:20:27.568-07:002016-09-28T11:20:27.568-07:00It was 21 degrees celsius when I drove home from t...It was 21 degrees celsius when I drove home from the station at 5pm. The maize harvest is in full swing. I dodged several maize trailers and eventually the maize cutter before reaching home. I narrowly avoided being sliced in half. I had the roof open on the car. No central heating needed here tonight.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com