tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post4002570406400285290..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- PomegranatesMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-63536742478813972162017-12-12T06:02:11.504-05:002017-12-12T06:02:11.504-05:00Juicy on many levels, Mary Lee. =)Juicy on many levels, Mary Lee. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77323814507495143712017-12-11T04:35:06.508-05:002017-12-11T04:35:06.508-05:00Gorgeous, Mary Lee. I enjoy haiku for healing so m...Gorgeous, Mary Lee. I enjoy haiku for healing so much -- thanks! (April made me smile with her comment :-) )Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-80085257544570420942017-12-10T11:11:34.768-05:002017-12-10T11:11:34.768-05:00Mary Lee,
A beautiful image and message:
"mom...Mary Lee,<br />A beautiful image and message:<br />"mom brought the whole world"--what a starting line!<br />Thank you for your assistance with Poetry Friday. I will attempt to capture some of the visuals shared to put into a mosaic on my blog. Thank you for the beautiful visual and poetic imagery. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608709109853440492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19617497604996223432017-12-09T22:46:34.934-05:002017-12-09T22:46:34.934-05:00A delicious pairing.A delicious pairing.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21071127534054749042017-12-09T19:00:08.576-05:002017-12-09T19:00:08.576-05:00I love pomegranates and the connection you make wi...I love pomegranates and the connection you make with them. <br />A quick story: We had a pomegranate tree on our farm and when we were little, we were only allowed to eat the fruit if we were both naked and on an old sheet. Then we dove in and ate with gusto. Thanks for the instructions on how to post, too. I had a hard time figuring out this one.April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128192997917583478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12223235030171673512017-12-09T07:15:59.382-05:002017-12-09T07:15:59.382-05:00Juicy cross-cultural joy. Yay! for your rural Mom&...Juicy cross-cultural joy. Yay! for your rural Mom's outward looking gaze. Love this.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-11191699801883621382017-12-09T06:26:21.226-05:002017-12-09T06:26:21.226-05:00Wow. I have none of these recollections of pomegra...Wow. I have none of these recollections of pomegranates. Now I'm wondering if I've even seen a pomegranate! I know I haven't tasted one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-76486476609472195432017-12-09T06:14:59.722-05:002017-12-09T06:14:59.722-05:00A pomegranate haiku...a small bite of beauty.A pomegranate haiku...a small bite of beauty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-26419401880572781702017-12-08T20:19:34.769-05:002017-12-08T20:19:34.769-05:00The jewel of fruits - and a gorgeous haiku, Mary L...The jewel of fruits - and a gorgeous haiku, Mary Lee.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-63520859346691296382017-12-08T19:29:35.444-05:002017-12-08T19:29:35.444-05:00Thank you for this juicy poemgranate. Did you mom...Thank you for this juicy poemgranate. Did you mom bring them on or off the tree? Headed over to the Poetrepository now, with thanks for your visitations...Jabber-walking arrived! How fantastic!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-77209753472185539962017-12-08T19:22:58.052-05:002017-12-08T19:22:58.052-05:00Pomegranates remind me of my mother. Back in the 1...Pomegranates remind me of my mother. Back in the 1970s she'd tuck a wedge of pomegranate in our lunch boxes as a special treat. I like the flavor but never have enjoyed the seedy texture. Great haiku! mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34385917947478092402017-12-08T11:31:40.548-05:002017-12-08T11:31:40.548-05:00The world in a seed, inspiring truth in a small po...The world in a seed, inspiring truth in a small poem. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-26726825614169580382017-12-08T10:02:57.227-05:002017-12-08T10:02:57.227-05:00Now I really want a pomegranate.
Also, I am amuse...Now I really want a pomegranate.<br /><br />Also, I am amused, because I always link pomegranates to mothers due to Persephone and Demeter!Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-60225340050415739462017-12-08T09:05:24.932-05:002017-12-08T09:05:24.932-05:00This is gorgeous! I love the image of the ripe fru...This is gorgeous! I love the image of the ripe fruit along with the haiku--the world, indeed.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-18642497460607554132017-12-08T07:45:12.179-05:002017-12-08T07:45:12.179-05:00Pomegranates were never "invented" when ...Pomegranates were never "invented" when I was a kid in Maine. So she truly would have been bringing us the world. There are so many unusual foods available to us now that weren't transportable not that long ago. Love the thought in the haiku and the brilliance of the fruit!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-45382159660053469912017-12-08T00:12:41.543-05:002017-12-08T00:12:41.543-05:00Mary Lee, pomegranates have been part of our famil...Mary Lee, pomegranates have been part of our family holiday traditions for generations. Their brilliant red consistency remind me of the loving hands that added them each year to a family meal. Thanks for sparking my memory with your haiku for healing. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42804791611864963712017-12-07T23:03:18.247-05:002017-12-07T23:03:18.247-05:00I missed this one, Mary Lee, and it is gorgeous. I...I missed this one, Mary Lee, and it is gorgeous. I remember my first time seeing, then learning to eat pomegranates. Wow! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-40570007235987144462017-12-07T21:35:14.552-05:002017-12-07T21:35:14.552-05:00This is gorgeous, Mary Lee. By sharing the specifi...This is gorgeous, Mary Lee. By sharing the specific flavors, sights, sounds of other places, we do share the world! PS Thanks for the linkup dxns--ignore my DM :>)laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16915081565503846442017-12-07T20:51:39.174-05:002017-12-07T20:51:39.174-05:00I love the idea of offering the whole world to som...I love the idea of offering the whole world to someone (or someones) in the form of these glorious seeds.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19055796452804322502017-12-07T20:07:17.001-05:002017-12-07T20:07:17.001-05:00I love this haiku Mary Lee, It's as full as ca...I love this haiku Mary Lee, It's as full as can be, and then some! I think it would also make a great opening line in a story, thanks.Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-13609884747536216772017-12-07T19:45:15.392-05:002017-12-07T19:45:15.392-05:00Love those scarlet gems!Love those scarlet gems!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-81814638700798743922017-12-07T19:32:43.534-05:002017-12-07T19:32:43.534-05:00What a delicious poem and image. YumWhat a delicious poem and image. YumSally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.com