tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post8665983852579036125..comments2024-03-29T10:42:49.480-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry Friday - Gathering LeavesTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-34406041098625652042007-10-26T17:52:00.000-04:002007-10-26T17:52:00.000-04:00My Pleasure Tricia...My Pleasure Tricia...Professor Howdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189934292678757335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-56480552309316110562007-10-26T17:09:00.000-04:002007-10-26T17:09:00.000-04:00nothing frosty about this!nothing frosty about this!Scott Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702996334629741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-87981813272660708632007-10-26T12:53:00.000-04:002007-10-26T12:53:00.000-04:00Robert Frost has this way of making every mundane ...Robert Frost has this way of making every mundane thing magical. This is a perfect fall poem, and for those of us who are still looking at green leaves, it's giving us hope that soon we'll get to see some colors too. And, what a cool fall reading list. thank you so much for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-60365633908620963692007-10-26T12:14:00.000-04:002007-10-26T12:14:00.000-04:00My favorite lines are the opening two...the allite...My favorite lines are the opening two...the alliteration and the wry humor at the futileness of trying to control leaves.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-51965146869048674442007-10-26T11:33:00.000-04:002007-10-26T11:33:00.000-04:00"A harvest's a harvest."I love that melancholic li..."A harvest's a harvest."<BR/>I love that melancholic little line. It's not what it was, but it's what we've got.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully the leaf-gatherer learned that leaf mold makes good mulch.<BR/><BR/>I like this poem - it's a little sad, because I save leaves every year -- it's a transient beauty representing death, and even that fades...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-77352926192501442782007-10-26T11:29:00.000-04:002007-10-26T11:29:00.000-04:00Thanks for the lovely fall reflection :)!Thanks for the lovely fall reflection :)!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-6982551789158259032007-10-26T11:25:00.000-04:002007-10-26T11:25:00.000-04:00I love how Frost points out the weight (or lack th...I love how Frost points out the weight (or lack thereof) of the leaves in contrast to their bulk. One thing he forgot is the value of composting though! I count all my leaves as next year's garden black gold.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the fall book list.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-49011710869973342462007-10-26T09:10:00.000-04:002007-10-26T09:10:00.000-04:00Professor Howdy,Thanks for stopping by. I just rea...Professor Howdy,<BR/>Thanks for stopping by. I just read that passage from Ecclesiastes yesterday. I have removed your comment, just because of sheer length. I have saved the links you so graciously shared and will take some time to explore them. Thanks for visiting.<BR/>TriciaTriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-54583785127583644752007-10-26T04:26:00.000-04:002007-10-26T04:26:00.000-04:00thankyou for this high quality site!thankyou for this high quality site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com