tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post399151860800296753..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Forcing Hyacinth BulbsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-51311723024163224732011-04-14T21:01:07.345-04:002011-04-14T21:01:07.345-04:00Thanks for sharing your story with us! And thank ...Thanks for sharing your story with us! And thank you for sharing the hyacinth poem with your eleven grandchildren. I'm sure the sight of a hyacinth will now forever be connected with their memories of you.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-34609745363426064232011-04-14T12:33:23.665-04:002011-04-14T12:33:23.665-04:00Without fail my maternal grandmother presented me ...Without fail my maternal grandmother presented me with a "grape" Hyacinth each and every Spring and occasionally a pink one as well. Later, after I married, my mother-in-law often made the remark "It's a Hyacinth for your soul"....and I did not realize she had taken those words from a poem. My husband surprised me with three lovely Hyacinths last night as an early EasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-43187931576396229862011-01-08T10:07:01.633-05:002011-01-08T10:07:01.633-05:00Great post! A little color blooming in one's h...Great post! A little color blooming in one's house can certainly add a touch brightness at this time of year.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-49994955487091780882011-01-07T18:28:14.422-05:002011-01-07T18:28:14.422-05:00Thanks everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed the pos...Thanks everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed the post--I enjoyed writing it, especially when I stumbled upon the Sandburg quote without even looking--it is so appropriate. <br /><br />Head down to your local garden center, pick up a bag of bulbs, and invite spring in. Laura is right, "force" is the wrong word, let's just call it coaxing!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-12816514732107504832011-01-07T17:28:47.544-05:002011-01-07T17:28:47.544-05:00I love the vase you chose for forcing. It seems mo...I love the vase you chose for forcing. It seems more "of the earth" than a clear glass one which I see many people use.<br /><br />Love your tanka and the Sandburg quote made me giggle, as it always does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-86419019038559479972011-01-07T17:26:44.168-05:002011-01-07T17:26:44.168-05:00I couldn't agree with Saadi more. Feeding the...I couldn't agree with Saadi more. Feeding the soul does so much more than feeding your belly. Love the Tanka, too. I can see it and feel it as I read!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769803733067838372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-2664862003624852752011-01-07T17:05:49.849-05:002011-01-07T17:05:49.849-05:00Argh! Am dying over the lovliness of this whole po...Argh! Am dying over the lovliness of this whole post...the quote, the two poems...the delirious, happy thought of forced bulbs. Such goodness.Carliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992805076865220524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-90918408066644096022011-01-07T14:32:47.049-05:002011-01-07T14:32:47.049-05:00I went to high school with a boy whose middle name...I went to high school with a boy whose middle name was "Hyacinth." <br /><br />Jesse's vase couldn't be more perfect for the hyacinth. Neither could your tanka.Andrea Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926896897768609275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-34387235593495915692011-01-07T13:02:30.675-05:002011-01-07T13:02:30.675-05:00I love the idea of buying flowers to feed the soul...I love the idea of buying flowers to feed the soul. Enjoy your hyacinths. I always wonder about that word "force." The bulbs and their flowers seem more like willing participants in blooming.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-71122125068309477412011-01-07T12:20:18.895-05:002011-01-07T12:20:18.895-05:00LOVE that Sandburg quote!! And I love your hyacint...LOVE that Sandburg quote!! And I love your hyacinths. What a great thing to do in January!! Lovely post.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-72618836507896258212011-01-07T09:51:11.786-05:002011-01-07T09:51:11.786-05:00Funny you should mention the "e" in grey...Funny you should mention the "e" in grey. I use an "e" when I'm thinking "cold" and an "a" when I'm thinking "warm."KURIOUS KITTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972712028425323003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-78177001264493057372011-01-07T09:37:57.520-05:002011-01-07T09:37:57.520-05:00Ooh, I love your tanka! (Love that you spell grey ...Ooh, I love your tanka! (Love that you spell grey with an e instead of an a... it's so mucy grey-er that way!) And the Sandburg quote is fabulous. Thanks for sharing!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com