tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post7282420885776160278..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Monday PoemThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63608521879263044292009-10-01T05:34:49.381-07:002009-10-01T05:34:49.381-07:00Very rich and descriptive, Weaver. I don't bel...Very rich and descriptive, Weaver. I don't believe you have a nutmeg brain at all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44277764144939845902009-09-29T07:00:30.726-07:002009-09-29T07:00:30.726-07:00WOW ~ fantastic imagery and wonderfully done!
I w...WOW ~ fantastic imagery and wonderfully done!<br /><br />I won't forget a snuffling hedgehog anytime soon ;)~*~Patty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953758102509632020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56152203614999234402009-09-29T06:54:44.574-07:002009-09-29T06:54:44.574-07:00i have no poetic credentials,
but i find this poem...i have no poetic credentials,<br />but i find this poem to be<br />perfectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20876566071045838402009-09-29T06:20:42.432-07:002009-09-29T06:20:42.432-07:00Heather - include me in that comment - but it is g...Heather - include me in that comment - but it is good for us isn't it?<br /><br />Thanks Ann.<br /><br />Titus - I am still reeling.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments everyone - I am off to read all your poems now.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26568689511447257162009-09-29T03:38:48.606-07:002009-09-29T03:38:48.606-07:00Loved the description of the rooks. The whole poem...Loved the description of the rooks. The whole poem brought the morning alive with delightful imagery.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5365487735992164812009-09-28T23:43:27.887-07:002009-09-28T23:43:27.887-07:00lovely poem, I can see that barn owl so clearly.
...lovely poem, I can see that barn owl so clearly.<br /><br />You're very right that to write well you need to read as much as you can...Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13074453790729713672009-09-28T20:42:36.696-07:002009-09-28T20:42:36.696-07:00"I do firmly believe that in order to write w..."I do firmly believe that in order to write well one has to read, read, and read again."<br /><br />I agree completely. <br /><br />I like the poem. If only I were brave enough to try.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57626255244214925302009-09-28T18:15:58.207-07:002009-09-28T18:15:58.207-07:00Even though there are no hedgehogs or rooks (we do...Even though there are no hedgehogs or rooks (we do have crows)we surly get that first orange blade when morning climbs over the far mountains. I felt and saw your morning, Weaver.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26403625138495341912009-09-28T17:25:52.336-07:002009-09-28T17:25:52.336-07:00I'd like to add some superlatives.
I like you...I'd like to add some superlatives.<br /><br />I like your poem better than most I have read by Ted Hughes.<br /><br />LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52792961302556083792009-09-28T17:16:57.376-07:002009-09-28T17:16:57.376-07:00I, too, am partial to the snuffling and the verge ...I, too, am partial to the snuffling and the verge - aren't words grand? Very nicely done, Weaver, so nice I read it twice!Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29631452959611369662009-09-28T14:59:30.926-07:002009-09-28T14:59:30.926-07:00That TFE! Always chooses the same lines I would...That TFE! Always chooses the same lines I would've to comment on. Great minds.... Anyway, I love this presence of the first morning light. There's a certain peace and possibility interwoven in it. Thank you Weaver.Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31085922357613610192009-09-28T14:58:43.706-07:002009-09-28T14:58:43.706-07:00the barn owl policing the verge....
a good image,...the barn owl policing the verge....<br /><br />a good image, 'policing' the verge. <br /><br />You are right about the effects 'real' poetry has on one's pitiful efforts; I keep mine well hidden, but then they are not as accomplished as this one of yours is.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81388853709241575912009-09-28T14:22:12.340-07:002009-09-28T14:22:12.340-07:00I love the hedgehog
snuffling purposefully.I love the hedgehog<br />snuffling purposefully.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4188873104159807992009-09-28T14:19:33.599-07:002009-09-28T14:19:33.599-07:00Beautifully evocative Weaver - it felt like I was ...Beautifully evocative Weaver - it felt like I was there.gleanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826401785165112918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42131122449839899852009-09-28T13:46:47.312-07:002009-09-28T13:46:47.312-07:00Very lucid, very lyrical and evocative - I saw it ...Very lucid, very lyrical and evocative - I saw it all.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73140427613154802612009-09-28T13:11:47.865-07:002009-09-28T13:11:47.865-07:00Lovely poem Weaver,I see all the elements and how ...Lovely poem Weaver,I see all the elements and how it builds towards it's beautiful ending.A lot of nature Ted in there, I thought.Something like the awaiting of a birth, or the silence and solitude of a boxer waiting for the bell.I love the notion of the half-light, I've used it in my poem too,mine stolen from Yeats(not a fan but certain things stuck!) Love these lines...<br /><br />that first orange blade,<br />that shaft that pierces through<br />the half-light and falls<br />on the trunks of<br />skeletal trees.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24704703519994488772009-09-28T12:56:05.916-07:002009-09-28T12:56:05.916-07:00Incredibly evocative. I've seen owls at night ...Incredibly evocative. I've seen owls at night "policing the verge" - it very aptly describes what they do.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21108194171328201912009-09-28T12:52:01.101-07:002009-09-28T12:52:01.101-07:00Can almost smell the nocturnal air :-).. I miss th...Can almost smell the nocturnal air :-).. I miss the sound of hedghogs in the garden, not many of them round here.. or owls come to think of it! Really enjoyed the gentle -ness of this poem, a quiet hush whispered in my head.. thank you :-DBatteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16746469040612670692009-09-28T12:47:45.292-07:002009-09-28T12:47:45.292-07:00I felt like I was sitting on your front porch with...I felt like I was sitting on your front porch with an early cup of tea watching the world awaken. Your nutmeg was cookin up something mighty tasty.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13381806643149285142009-09-28T12:46:01.247-07:002009-09-28T12:46:01.247-07:00Weaver, what a gem of a poem capturing a fleeting ...Weaver, what a gem of a poem capturing a fleeting moment in time. Really like it - the owl in flight image in particular.<br />And goodness, it was a tough challenge this week, wasn't it?Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37905029783465709612009-09-28T12:42:57.567-07:002009-09-28T12:42:57.567-07:00The poem was delightful.The poem was delightful. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11146604358972463992009-09-28T11:37:02.570-07:002009-09-28T11:37:02.570-07:00This is beautiful Weaver - I saw it all and loved ...This is beautiful Weaver - I saw it all and loved it. Thankyou for your kind comment on my blog. I felt really out of my depth this week. Goodness knows what TFE will think up for us next week. It is good to exercise the brain, even if you don't think you have one! By that, may I hasten to add, I mean I don't think I have one.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.com