tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post7719506114336906642..comments2024-03-27T05:18:53.795-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: A Tribute to Joan Cairns 1922 - 2011The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40526165691593410442011-06-26T14:33:10.806-07:002011-06-26T14:33:10.806-07:00Hi Pat, this is Joan Cairns's son Gus. What a ...Hi Pat, this is Joan Cairns's son Gus. What a lovely tribute. It's been wonderful to know how many friends she had and how she'll be missed.Guscairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197831342035128346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66826569321255923582011-06-24T05:08:54.570-07:002011-06-24T05:08:54.570-07:00i only knew her through your blog Pat but what poe...i only knew her through your blog Pat but what poetry I read there really touched me very deeply. Thankyou for that.Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56656298509908734902011-06-22T08:04:59.536-07:002011-06-22T08:04:59.536-07:00Delightful poem - a perfect contrast to the end of...Delightful poem - a perfect contrast to the end of life.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152302644577926337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50093383955682550462011-06-21T19:59:32.483-07:002011-06-21T19:59:32.483-07:00Came via reader wil's site to add to your inte...Came via reader wil's site to add to your interest of the wizard of Christchurch.<br /><br />This is my second comment.<br /><br /><br />Once, we had a party, he came uninvited with a friend who was invited. he didn't dress as the wizard, Just a very smart man in a business suit.<br /><br />No, I didn't go and talk to him, I didn't want to embarass him. He has a masters in sociology. He was wearing a suit, and his long hair was briushed to the back, so you can't tell that he was the wizard. My daughter listened to him and says he was very clever. <br /><br />I didn't listen to him because I can't get over him coming to my house unvited, and every time, we have a census, he takes a group of his followers in a boat so they don't have to be counted.<br />Of course, the police will wait the next morning to get them to be counted.<br />He lost credibility when he "ran" away after the earth quake.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28928284747043916722011-06-21T15:24:11.421-07:002011-06-21T15:24:11.421-07:00Perceptive poem! I love the idea of birds trying o...Perceptive poem! I love the idea of birds trying on songs for size, and the verse about the lambs sums them up so perfectly!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87448330684272998962011-06-21T09:54:32.638-07:002011-06-21T09:54:32.638-07:00A kind thought to pay tribute and a lovely poem.
X...A kind thought to pay tribute and a lovely poem.<br />XXRarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27092190246396907882011-06-21T06:46:32.000-07:002011-06-21T06:46:32.000-07:00Thank you for the comments. Joan would have been ...Thank you for the comments. Joan would have been very pleased with them. Dave asks what 'pronking' is - I think it is a word Joan made up and somehow it is quite an appropriate work I think - slightly onomatopaeic.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23863629312155897042011-06-21T06:08:08.075-07:002011-06-21T06:08:08.075-07:00fitting and rather sweetfitting and rather sweetJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91549785327038939312011-06-21T05:26:53.248-07:002011-06-21T05:26:53.248-07:00A wonderful tribute Pat. xxxA wonderful tribute Pat. xxxmrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42865177820963607612011-06-21T03:03:02.220-07:002011-06-21T03:03:02.220-07:00A brilliant, lovely poem, a wonderful way to remem...A brilliant, lovely poem, a wonderful way to remember her. (But what's pronking?)Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-92143676830306503122011-06-20T21:45:46.704-07:002011-06-20T21:45:46.704-07:00Kings of the Castle on every tiny hump. - how that...Kings of the Castle on every tiny hump. - how that stirs my memory! A lovely and lively poem, - young at heart and so evocative of spring.<br /><br />My condolences, Pat.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9218862502806402602011-06-20T12:11:48.562-07:002011-06-20T12:11:48.562-07:00My condolences Weaver. Thank you for sharing her w...My condolences Weaver. Thank you for sharing her words with us, and the lamb verse is perfect! I could see them so clearly, and love the 'pronking'.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11161672906521726912011-06-20T10:28:56.622-07:002011-06-20T10:28:56.622-07:00What a lovely tribute to your friend.
I had tears ...What a lovely tribute to your friend.<br />I had tears in my eyes reading this poem<br />My condolences.<br /><br />parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38466560028788649502011-06-20T06:11:48.409-07:002011-06-20T06:11:48.409-07:00What a joyful and evocative poem. Condolences on t...What a joyful and evocative poem. Condolences on the loss of your friend, who clearly lived her life to the full.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88607357848017257962011-06-20T05:45:06.896-07:002011-06-20T05:45:06.896-07:00A lovely, warm tribute, Pat. I was impressed by s...A lovely, warm tribute, Pat. I was impressed by some of Joan's other poems that have appeared on your blog. Sorry for the loss of your friend, but we should all live such a wonderful, creative life.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48803346973625663982011-06-20T05:06:42.713-07:002011-06-20T05:06:42.713-07:00That is a lovely, evocative poem. The lady had tal...That is a lovely, evocative poem. The lady had talent—and a fine, descriptive touch. As a lasting tribute, I hope her words will be preserved and made available, at least in some form, to readers present and future.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing and again, my deepest condolences to you in the loss of your friend.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79732469143194181802011-06-20T05:00:09.786-07:002011-06-20T05:00:09.786-07:00I so love that last verse ... what a lovely tribut...I so love that last verse ... what a lovely tribute to such a talented life.Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813380986631007962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53017002535831619632011-06-20T04:39:41.701-07:002011-06-20T04:39:41.701-07:00This is such a lovely poem - I can see the images ...This is such a lovely poem - I can see the images in my mind. It was definitely written by a 'young' person - I was thinking that as I read it. Thankyou for posting it for us all to enjoy, and a lovely way to remember your friend.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48509148472761777272011-06-20T03:51:42.284-07:002011-06-20T03:51:42.284-07:00weaver - this is lovely writing that stands as a ...weaver - this is lovely writing that stands as a fine gift to acknowledge a life well lived. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24331191395158799072011-06-20T03:26:46.292-07:002011-06-20T03:26:46.292-07:00Lovely tribute. Fine choice of poem.Lovely tribute. Fine choice of poem.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68266559707812022192011-06-20T03:20:09.232-07:002011-06-20T03:20:09.232-07:00This is a splendid, sharp bright poem really evoki...This is a splendid, sharp bright poem really evoking SPRING -- love the images of the lambs - so insistent and lovely.<br />My condolences.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.com