tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post8226917712424734266..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--"Thinking of Thanksgiving"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-79505321774603333032015-11-24T07:25:19.734-05:002015-11-24T07:25:19.734-05:00Have you ever been to a regional postcard sale? I...Have you ever been to a regional postcard sale? It is fantastically overwhelming!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-9868759198393881012015-11-24T07:24:03.476-05:002015-11-24T07:24:03.476-05:00It seems there are quite a few vintage postcard fa...It seems there are quite a few vintage postcard fans out there. Glad to meet another!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-92085751274255141712015-11-24T07:23:11.368-05:002015-11-24T07:23:11.368-05:00But, it's amazing, too.But, it's amazing, too. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-31727011880596129992015-11-23T09:34:10.246-05:002015-11-23T09:34:10.246-05:00Oh, you've opened our eyes as usual, Diane! Be...Oh, you've opened our eyes as usual, Diane! Beautiful and horrifying. (Chuckling at Michelle's "ignorant clod" - so true!). And yay for those vintage postcards - I have a bunch, too. And I might have bittersweet artistic designs on them....Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-19397368898396213952015-11-22T21:02:06.933-05:002015-11-22T21:02:06.933-05:00Appreciations for this interesting topic, Diane.
T...Appreciations for this interesting topic, Diane.<br />The postcard greeting from the past grabbed me. Nicely.<br />Not like the invader. It good to read a poem where an alert is stated with strength.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving!<br />jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-45228672780462327302015-11-22T16:00:38.906-05:002015-11-22T16:00:38.906-05:00Sigh. Life was so much simpler as an ignorant clod...Sigh. Life was so much simpler as an ignorant clod. The picture of that tree is heart-wrenching!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-38964540660565062072015-11-21T10:39:20.308-05:002015-11-21T10:39:20.308-05:00You, too, Gillena!You, too, Gillena!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-28443888327409220282015-11-21T01:47:08.894-05:002015-11-21T01:47:08.894-05:00Good writes. Have a happy weekend Diane
Much love...Good writes. Have a happy weekend Diane<br /><br />Much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-10899864575366341672015-11-20T19:31:03.148-05:002015-11-20T19:31:03.148-05:00It's scary how tightly it squeezes!It's scary how tightly it squeezes!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-28684746876231546762015-11-20T19:29:49.564-05:002015-11-20T19:29:49.564-05:00Vintage postcards are great!Vintage postcards are great!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-55457713680965866192015-11-20T19:29:17.108-05:002015-11-20T19:29:17.108-05:00The bittersweet in your neck of the woods may be t...The bittersweet in your neck of the woods may be the native species. You live in Colorado, right? Oriental bittersweet isn't listed <a href="http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious?rptType=State&statefips=08" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-32509804678980802802015-11-20T19:23:21.926-05:002015-11-20T19:23:21.926-05:00And most of the invasive species were introduced w...And most of the invasive species were introduced without malice, and, thought.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-20687604420304543732015-11-20T19:22:39.022-05:002015-11-20T19:22:39.022-05:00Sorry for making the metaphor so obvious. Sorry for making the metaphor so obvious. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-52997269329745020752015-11-20T19:22:09.740-05:002015-11-20T19:22:09.740-05:00It makes you want to run screaming, "get it o...It makes you want to run screaming, "get it off me!"Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41243918292955660032015-11-20T19:21:11.819-05:002015-11-20T19:21:11.819-05:00That's hard to do since it's so pretty.That's hard to do since it's so pretty.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-90073868811361193232015-11-20T08:32:31.341-05:002015-11-20T08:32:31.341-05:00Wow, I had no idea! Python indeed. Thanks for the ...Wow, I had no idea! Python indeed. Thanks for the unique perspective in your poem. I'll never look at bittersweet the same way again.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-32264579741885531352015-11-20T08:15:55.746-05:002015-11-20T08:15:55.746-05:00Interesting post, Diane. I love that postcard (of ...Interesting post, Diane. I love that postcard (of course!) I don't think we have these vines in Maryland. I like the way the plant's name "bittersweet" works in your poems.author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-26121330354833300382015-11-20T07:57:25.603-05:002015-11-20T07:57:25.603-05:00I have such fond memories of hunting for bitterswe...I have such fond memories of hunting for bittersweet in my childhood and didn't know about these awful changes, Diane. Your poem is both wonderful and frightening. Love the postcard. I have quite a few Christmas ones, but none from Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-39418720641391479722015-11-20T07:35:35.999-05:002015-11-20T07:35:35.999-05:00There are too many of these invasive species that ...There are too many of these invasive species that have been introduced lately. So many of our beautiful trees are filled with leaves of vines that have taken over. Scary!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-83854429582851259382015-11-20T05:30:11.391-05:002015-11-20T05:30:11.391-05:00Thanks for giving "Bittersweet" a whole ...Thanks for giving "Bittersweet" a whole new dimension...I'm letting the metaphor percolate; my immediate thoughts are not for public viewing. God bless you! Happy Thanksgiving!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242799850857058817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-29412210171305230082015-11-20T01:59:03.270-05:002015-11-20T01:59:03.270-05:00That metaphor made my heart hurt. Maybe "Bitt...That metaphor made my heart hurt. Maybe "Bittersweet" is a better name than it deserves? How about "Blood Balls"? I mean, look at that poor tree trunk. Gad. Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-63244262258568845702015-11-20T00:50:16.426-05:002015-11-20T00:50:16.426-05:00That's disturbing. I'll never look at Bitt...That's disturbing. I'll never look at Bittersweet the same way again. Marion Eldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796033674449426252noreply@blogger.com