tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post7410298606023498906..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--"Dear Bee"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-40294839378125395722017-07-24T00:17:47.499-04:002017-07-24T00:17:47.499-04:00I agree. The bees are better off not coming inside...I agree. The bees are better off not coming inside. Ants shouldn't either. I don't mind a flood of them milling around on my walkway outside, but even one inside. It's not going to end well.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-65999426924108551022017-07-23T13:21:11.776-04:002017-07-23T13:21:11.776-04:00I love your poem and side note to the ant at the e...I love your poem and side note to the ant at the end. I have tiny little ants and I don't like getting rid of them either. I love bees and have a flourishing garden for them where we encounter each other in the summer. I place them in many paintings and poetry with efforts of spreading their importance to others. Beautiful combination of art and images too, thanks!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-76347945242956067622017-07-23T08:25:15.321-04:002017-07-23T08:25:15.321-04:00I'm with you on the topic of ants. I do my bes...I'm with you on the topic of ants. I do my best, however, to relocate other critters including spiders and those we "lovingly" call scooties: scutigera coleoptrata (house centipedes). It's better, as your poem recommends, that they all stay outside, though.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-12666942637451411302017-07-22T15:58:20.452-04:002017-07-22T15:58:20.452-04:00Ha, ha! Been there, done that. When I graduated ...Ha, ha! Been there, done that. When I graduated I moved into a 6th floor walk-up in the Bronx that came with a supply of <i>Periplaneta americana</i>. My "favorite" roach story is when I pulled a tissue out of a box and out popped a little guy.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-52868641379986487292017-07-22T15:53:30.220-04:002017-07-22T15:53:30.220-04:00I'd like to think that about Emily!I'd like to think that about Emily! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-31858998895444014282017-07-22T15:07:57.771-04:002017-07-22T15:07:57.771-04:00"There's nought for you inside." :-)..."There's nought for you inside." :-) Ariana said this past week, she got many phone calls from friends about pestilence-related problems. Now that they have graduated from college and are busy "adulting," they are running across all manner of vermin (brown recluse, mice, and bedbugs). I think they wish there were some adultier-adults to deal with it! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41054504346355332392017-07-22T11:52:10.532-04:002017-07-22T11:52:10.532-04:00I think Emily would be pleased where her inspirati...I think Emily would be pleased where her inspiration led. I do appreciate all those creatures, but much more so outside!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-91927948594231344212017-07-22T08:49:26.912-04:002017-07-22T08:49:26.912-04:00Spiders are forgivable in a house, but bees defini...Spiders are forgivable in a house, but bees definitely don't belong there!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-43504191095578620862017-07-22T08:46:29.259-04:002017-07-22T08:46:29.259-04:00I never got the hang of meter, so I rely on others...I never got the hang of meter, so I rely on others to help me figure it out. Here's a discussion of Dickinson's use of meter: <a href="https://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/common.html" rel="nofollow">https://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/common.html</a>. I think I'm trying to mimic her use of iambic heptameter and hexameter. Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-18449930325724243362017-07-22T08:42:42.393-04:002017-07-22T08:42:42.393-04:00I'm not a big fan of rhyme, so singing helps m...I'm not a big fan of rhyme, so singing helps me.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-79436492223997148662017-07-22T08:41:21.104-04:002017-07-22T08:41:21.104-04:00I'm a big one for relocating spiders--let them...I'm a big one for relocating spiders--let them do their work outside!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-90108094962231194122017-07-22T08:40:10.960-04:002017-07-22T08:40:10.960-04:00Thanks, Tara. Summers can be a real trial!Thanks, Tara. Summers can be a real trial!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-77964930824108656892017-07-22T08:38:33.650-04:002017-07-22T08:38:33.650-04:00Sometimes you have to be a bit forceful in order t...Sometimes you have to be a bit forceful in order to get beyond the feeling of guilt.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36968886848480002152017-07-22T08:27:13.032-04:002017-07-22T08:27:13.032-04:00We once had a hive in the eaves of our home. Bees...We once had a hive in the eaves of our home. Bees were getting in the house. As much as I hated to do it, we had to get the hive removed. As much as we love living with nature, I prefer for them to stay outside. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-8996130575108847482017-07-21T19:07:26.481-04:002017-07-21T19:07:26.481-04:00Oh, my gosh.....it's great! And....Yellow Road...Oh, my gosh.....it's great! And....Yellow Road of Texas? Gilligan's Island? What's the tip there? Is that iambic pentameter or something? I need to know.<br />Warn all your friends....oh, yes. Warn them. Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-39358198655047166692017-07-21T13:57:00.608-04:002017-07-21T13:57:00.608-04:00We have a few scurrying brown insects, rather larg...We have a few scurrying brown insects, rather large, that sadly run from light-hard to catch! They are still here! I sang through your ode to ants and Emily, Diane. Fun, though now that song is going to stay, with "apologies to the ants" too.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-27486979676127199572017-07-21T11:15:18.331-04:002017-07-21T11:15:18.331-04:00So, I sang it to The Gilligan's Island song, a...So, I sang it to The Gilligan's Island song, and it worked delightfully....and now I have that song on a loop in my head! ;-)<br /><br />I feel the same way about bugs - I try to save them when I can, but ants are just so darn persistent!! Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-60643591055776091252017-07-21T11:13:58.226-04:002017-07-21T11:13:58.226-04:00Sigh, yes! I have been rendering many such creatur...Sigh, yes! I have been rendering many such creatures "nonextant" on account of a faulty screen door. Love the determined energy in your "plea", Diane!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-10096122366513221872017-07-21T10:16:35.844-04:002017-07-21T10:16:35.844-04:00I may have those tunes in my head all day! I love ...I may have those tunes in my head all day! I love the violence of the word whack after the more gentle expell. It me it conveys a strong intent! Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.com