tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post8562168098680908506..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Bird ChallengeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36575419949304161692018-08-22T02:12:22.172-04:002018-08-22T02:12:22.172-04:00I agree with Sally, the image and poem work very w...I agree with Sally, the image and poem work very well together in your melancholic yet beautiful poem, thanks.Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-37505914752626700432018-08-21T16:26:04.525-04:002018-08-21T16:26:04.525-04:00Diane, your cherita is such a great story but sad ...Diane, your cherita is such a great story but sad as winter comes. I totally forgot to create my LOC poetry offering so maybe I can have it in by tonight. Thanks for offering the challenge.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-81556918595787022252018-08-19T20:23:24.914-04:002018-08-19T20:23:24.914-04:00Windows closing on crumb-bearing boys...such a som...Windows closing on crumb-bearing boys...such a sombre point to ponder. Thanks, Diane!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-58272252572087510382018-08-18T20:19:14.204-04:002018-08-18T20:19:14.204-04:00Those poor sparrows--maybe someone will stock a bi...Those poor sparrows--maybe someone will stock a bird feeder or two for the winter. I have been inspired by your cheritas. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-71644971508661463222018-08-18T07:25:54.749-04:002018-08-18T07:25:54.749-04:00I wonder if the birds will be the first casualties...I wonder if the birds will be the first casualties of climate change, too? Sad, indeed.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-4219174896462733842018-08-18T06:10:46.228-04:002018-08-18T06:10:46.228-04:00Sad, but oh so vivid and poignant. Sad, but oh so vivid and poignant. Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-59589190553241290532018-08-17T19:48:38.584-04:002018-08-17T19:48:38.584-04:00The format is a cherita. Three stanzas of one, tw...The format is a cherita. Three stanzas of one, two, three lines. It's currently my preferred form.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-85481202525590731142018-08-17T19:44:49.572-04:002018-08-17T19:44:49.572-04:00Next Friday I'm posting animal poems inspired ...Next Friday I'm posting animal poems inspired by Library of Congress images. It doesn't have to be a bird poem. Email me your poem and a link to the LoC image by next Tuesday.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-22633032268933342482018-08-17T19:40:11.225-04:002018-08-17T19:40:11.225-04:00I didn't know there were such jobs! What are ...I didn't know there were such jobs! What are they called? Avian evictors? Wing flingers? ;-)Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-874607886528010042018-08-17T19:34:04.554-04:002018-08-17T19:34:04.554-04:00Always happy to provide a little creative nudge! ...Always happy to provide a little creative nudge! Your poem on the blog is masterful!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-88695702126537343792018-08-17T19:32:43.976-04:002018-08-17T19:32:43.976-04:00Thanks, Sally, I try to make my poems fit. I hate...Thanks, Sally, I try to make my poems fit. I hate reading a poem about cherry blossoms, for example, and the accompanying picture is clearly a rhododendron or some other flowering tree.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-33832388707692213472018-08-17T19:30:09.862-04:002018-08-17T19:30:09.862-04:00I'm sure they have ways of protecting themselv...I'm sure they have ways of protecting themselves, but I still fear for them each winter.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-67312310067713354162018-08-17T16:35:38.484-04:002018-08-17T16:35:38.484-04:00love the format of the "sparrow knows" -...love the format of the "sparrow knows" - such a hardy little bird!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-77321494089872172412018-08-17T09:49:24.337-04:002018-08-17T09:49:24.337-04:00I missed PF & your challenge, Diane. It is a h...I missed PF & your challenge, Diane. It is a harsh time in winter for birds & other forest animals. I like that you brought it so close to home with those 'crumb-bearing boys'.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-6308754172615194072018-08-17T08:43:13.774-04:002018-08-17T08:43:13.774-04:00I always feel bad when we hire people to toss spar...I always feel bad when we hire people to toss sparrows out of our eaves. But they drive me mad, rustling and arguing from the wee hours on. Now I feel sad for them, picturing them starving.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-91006141813860815392018-08-17T06:40:28.677-04:002018-08-17T06:40:28.677-04:00I think we forget that in winter animals have a st...I think we forget that in winter animals have a starving time. I admire how they manage to get through it. Perhaps your sparrow has a storage of seeds to munch. <br />My LOC challenge is on my blog. Thanks for the little push. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-49990238633735147572018-08-17T05:42:52.834-04:002018-08-17T05:42:52.834-04:00'Comes the starving time'. So poignant, Di...'Comes the starving time'. So poignant, Diane, and what a wonderful match of poem to image. Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840326270568153356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-59514759182039022282018-08-17T05:26:48.877-04:002018-08-17T05:26:48.877-04:00Clever twist at the end, Diane, though not so fort...Clever twist at the end, Diane, though not so fortunate for poor wee starving sparrows.Kathryn Apelhttp://katswhiskers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com