tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post3470218700330013677..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry FridayMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81562702601414046842015-10-25T16:11:35.284-04:002015-10-25T16:11:35.284-04:00Yes! If only the flowers didn't know they were...Yes! If only the flowers didn't know they were supposed to hide for a spell. If only they would stay innocent and unaware. Thank you for sharing. God bless you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242799850857058817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-4764066626390634982015-10-24T17:59:34.273-04:002015-10-24T17:59:34.273-04:00There is so much to love about this poem, Mary Lee...There is so much to love about this poem, Mary Lee. And also your 'cold hard truth' line. :) Methinks I might share this little number with some science teachers. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81143663889327429902015-10-24T06:12:23.706-04:002015-10-24T06:12:23.706-04:00There is so much to love about this poem! I think ...There is so much to love about this poem! I think I'll read it again and marvel at its exquisite language. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15336467792808897302015-10-23T23:49:14.609-04:002015-10-23T23:49:14.609-04:00What a great point of view for a poem. What a great point of view for a poem. Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12116617595441618922015-10-23T22:16:54.510-04:002015-10-23T22:16:54.510-04:00I love how mitochondrial explosion can fit so nic...I love how mitochondrial explosion can fit so nicely into a poem like this!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-53334645451984852252015-10-23T16:34:13.437-04:002015-10-23T16:34:13.437-04:00Love "swobtoggle wildly"! And "Plea...Love "swobtoggle wildly"! And "Please don't tell..." is a great poetry stem. I need to make note of this one. Thanks, Mary Lee!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-30463806588691550542015-10-23T16:33:32.515-04:002015-10-23T16:33:32.515-04:00Gladly reading this in sunny, warm Florida, Mary L...Gladly reading this in sunny, warm Florida, Mary Lee.<br /><br />Appreciations for bringing a new-to-me garden poem.<br />And that word "swobtoggle." That's a keeper!jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-9803117567660893312015-10-23T16:23:06.147-04:002015-10-23T16:23:06.147-04:00"Swobtoggle" is my new favorite word. I ..."Swobtoggle" is my new favorite word. I must find an excuse to "swobtoggle wildly." And this: "all Dizzy/<br />Gillespie with the utter/sufficiency of everything. O.M.G. How good does it get?Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-30031572923790471452015-10-23T16:02:17.993-04:002015-10-23T16:02:17.993-04:00*love*loveTabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50330990698862366012015-10-23T16:01:58.079-04:002015-10-23T16:01:58.079-04:00Doesn't the sun loves the flowers and the gras...Doesn't the sun loves the flowers and the grass? I'm not sure Tony Hoagland can convince me otherwise, even with swobtoggling mitochondrially explosive evidence. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-67018221028336627282015-10-23T14:34:28.104-04:002015-10-23T14:34:28.104-04:00Well, if "swobtoggle" is not the best wa...Well, if "swobtoggle" is not the best way to describe tall skinny flowers swaying and flailing about in the breeze, I don't know what is! And don't tell the children either... for they are convinced also. Can't say as I blame them. I think it may be true!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-35454710922396883182015-10-23T13:09:16.260-04:002015-10-23T13:09:16.260-04:00That is really lovely. :) Happy Friday!That is really lovely. :) Happy Friday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79466464200604900302015-10-23T10:20:12.170-04:002015-10-23T10:20:12.170-04:00Exquisite poem. Don't think I've ever enco...Exquisite poem. Don't think I've ever encountered "swobtoggle" before. Wonderful. Love Hoaglund's work.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40066227512986807902015-10-23T09:43:10.583-04:002015-10-23T09:43:10.583-04:00I love it! Thank you so much for sharing it. I thi...I love it! Thank you so much for sharing it. I think I want to memorize it. Swobtoggle! Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34761544329872364712015-10-23T09:37:37.863-04:002015-10-23T09:37:37.863-04:00"solar-powered hydroholics" -beautiful w..."solar-powered hydroholics" -beautiful word-weaving Mary Lee. Thank you for sharing the poem. My flowers are still vibrant, albeit wild in their expanding reach. I changed to mums to keep with the season but took the perennials from my pots and planted them to see if they will greet the sun next year. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16998906555474156302015-10-23T09:16:58.143-04:002015-10-23T09:16:58.143-04:00"Tell the flowers-they think the sun loves th..."Tell the flowers-they think the sun loves them." I love that line and this poem. Great post. I posted one of my favorites on my blog today, "A Valentine for Ernest Mann" Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742560038006093191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-13743814126386328482015-10-23T08:37:23.483-04:002015-10-23T08:37:23.483-04:00Totally agree with Diane. I love the words and als...Totally agree with Diane. I love the words and also the joy in this poem. A great way to start a Friday! Thank you!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-6469507404888143342015-10-23T08:10:18.312-04:002015-10-23T08:10:18.312-04:00"swobtoggle wildly" "mitochondrial..."swobtoggle wildly" "mitochondrial explosion" and "hallucination of happiness" what more could one ask for in a poem?Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.com