tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post8041139165516113992..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: SIGHTLESSThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32331000944633727752021-11-21T00:42:49.657-08:002021-11-21T00:42:49.657-08:00Beautiful!
And deeply touching. I had cataract su...Beautiful!<br /><br />And deeply touching. I had cataract surgery a few years ago and it was a "new lease."<br /><br />I've only begun reading your early posts and wonder...Have you any books or compilations of your poems?MFHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495926455768090923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80356823635342628252008-08-06T00:35:00.000-07:002008-08-06T00:35:00.000-07:00The original idea for this poem came from an actua...The original idea for this poem came from an actual event sixty or seventy years ago when an old lady in the village of Cranwell regained her sight and fell immediately in love with dandelions. I changed the gender to "he"as it seems to scan better and also cuts out a degree of sentimentality for a reason I cannot fathom (try substituting "she" and you'll see what I mean!)The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35453258315101373912008-08-05T11:40:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:40:00.000-07:00Liked it too.Liked it too.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40077928155702492232008-08-05T01:16:00.000-07:002008-08-05T01:16:00.000-07:00It is one interpretation. It is a bit like the "...It is one interpretation. It is a bit like the "marmalade" one, I think (Marie malade) nobody is really sure - but it is a nice idea.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17019755921096528592008-08-04T15:38:00.000-07:002008-08-04T15:38:00.000-07:00I really like this. The dandelion stanza comes as ...I really like this. The dandelion stanza comes as a real surprise!<BR/>Am I right in thinking that dandelion is a corruption of the French, "dent du lion" (lion's teeth)?Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.com