tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post6940372758970614208..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Common GroundCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-61521691585967362802007-06-02T05:18:00.000+01:002007-06-02T05:18:00.000+01:00So nice to read about Common Ground. Supporting th...So nice to read about Common Ground. Supporting these types of organizations and their work also help (indirectly) reduce our carbon footprints, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-61737699412836601112007-05-30T23:09:00.001+01:002007-05-30T23:09:00.001+01:00I grew up in Yonkers NY and our Italian neighborho...I grew up in Yonkers NY and our Italian neighborhood was filled with pear, apple and fig trees along with many grape vines in almost everyones backyard. Your three fine haiku brought back many youthful memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-2068982722760570302007-05-30T23:09:00.000+01:002007-05-30T23:09:00.000+01:00What an interesting take on the theme. The second ...What an interesting take on the theme. The second haiku is so vivid in contrasts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-22465660340758459602007-05-30T10:26:00.000+01:002007-05-30T10:26:00.000+01:00your haiku are always so colourful...and these are...your haiku are always so colourful...and these are tasty too! I second Megan on her comment about the rhythm of "fat pink bullfinches nip". (As an aside, Ronnie Appleseed is such a great name - or pseudonym, I'm guessing!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-90981637135731745552007-05-30T04:35:00.000+01:002007-05-30T04:35:00.000+01:00pear tree blossoms fall -fat pink bullfinches nipt...pear tree blossoms fall -<BR/>fat pink bullfinches nip<BR/>the budding fruit. <BR/><BR/>I love words, but sometimes it's the rhythm that gets me...like this time. "fat pink bullfinches nip" punches the words out...so cool. I read it over and over & it made me smile to myself.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-31300452252467887382007-05-30T03:53:00.000+01:002007-05-30T03:53:00.000+01:00Community orchards are a wonderful idea. Your hai...Community orchards are a wonderful idea. Your haiku are so very pretty -- I really love the image of pair blossoms and fat bullfinches, especially. All of them are perfect.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746014771712020963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-67298410630267779722007-05-29T22:22:00.000+01:002007-05-29T22:22:00.000+01:00Great poems. Sure wish we had bullfinches here.Che...Great poems. Sure wish we had bullfinches here.<BR/><BR/>Check out the new book by Barbara Kingsolver on Amazon, about a similar subject to your common ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-52305392603496133712007-05-29T19:06:00.000+01:002007-05-29T19:06:00.000+01:00Loved the imagery and am thrilled to hear about p...Loved the imagery and am thrilled to hear about projects like this. Well done!Tammy Brierlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-60931844556835551452007-05-29T17:22:00.000+01:002007-05-29T17:22:00.000+01:00What is it about modern life that so embraces mono...What is it about modern life that so embraces monoculture? I've tended to rant and rave at people because of their neatly manicured lawns, full of pesticides and chemical fertilizers. In this area it's one of the reasons we have so many fire ants, who bully out the native ants and thus contribute to the decline of the creatures who fed on the natives. Nature is not a monoculture.<BR/><BR/>I really appreciate your updates on local efforts to preserve ecology and your poetic depictions of nature. You're an inspiration to my small attempts at cutting consumption. Thanks.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498377848141535086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-72555028189837161142007-05-29T17:15:00.000+01:002007-05-29T17:15:00.000+01:00The apple orchard calls to me in your second poem....The apple orchard calls to me in your second poem. It brings back a very vivid picture. Lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-11575038258832639302007-05-29T16:50:00.000+01:002007-05-29T16:50:00.000+01:00I can hear those blackbirds!I can hear those blackbirds!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-87700556801839676142007-05-29T13:53:00.000+01:002007-05-29T13:53:00.000+01:00Rose - thanks!Sian - glad you liked the bullfinche...Rose - thanks!<BR/><BR/>Sian - glad you liked the bullfinches, they're one of my favourite birds (but then I don't own any fruit trees!)<BR/><BR/>Becca - Thanks! how wonderful to have an orchard of your own!<BR/><BR/>Regina - thanks!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-57994280956496006692007-05-29T13:49:00.000+01:002007-05-29T13:49:00.000+01:00Oh, I always loved the apple cider from the rich a...Oh, I always loved the apple cider from the rich apples harvested during the fall- this brings back such nice memories!<BR/>Thank you!Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287107184977896696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-65964953879029889472007-05-29T13:43:00.000+01:002007-05-29T13:43:00.000+01:00Wonderful premise for this organization. I love t...Wonderful premise for this organization. I love the idea of "celebrating the local unique aspects of life." <BR/><BR/>Your haiku are just perfect, I think. I love the way they capture that one moment in the orchard, a perfect, spare word picture. We have a little orchard of our own in the backyard, with some very old apple trees (at least old by American standards!)and I can picture all these scenes taking place there.<BR/><BR/>Lovely, as always :)Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-12243166078315365062007-05-29T13:40:00.000+01:002007-05-29T13:40:00.000+01:00I loved these, especially the first with the descr...I loved these, especially the first with the description of bullfinches. Spot on.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948822019200873512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-36541943718365458352007-05-29T09:44:00.000+01:002007-05-29T09:44:00.000+01:00We have memories of apple orchards. Thanks for the...We have memories of apple orchards. Thanks for the information and very vivid haiku.<BR/><BR/>Rose<BR/><BR/>xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com