tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post6955046295794492834..comments2023-08-29T06:28:14.152-05:00Comments on Dragonfly's Poetry & Prolixity: Japan by Billy CollinsMarionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-90329382939527536892011-09-05T11:37:17.243-05:002011-09-05T11:37:17.243-05:00i love rainy days, very much. don't get 'e...i love rainy days, very much. don't get 'em much here in so-cal. <br />the way collins ended it, with the image of the lovers in bed and the moth fluttering above, with reference to the bell, is just a heart-slowing moment. moon-moth is crazy beautiful. thanks:)Ed Pilollahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139531369534586168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-32517166434511011972011-09-05T09:39:28.094-05:002011-09-05T09:39:28.094-05:00I'm glad you got rain, dear Marion...there is ...I'm glad you got rain, dear Marion...there is nothing better for me. But I hope your power didn't go out...<br /><br />That's a super photo of the moth and moonflower! I love the markings on the moth...see the eye? xxMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-45639402768208569732011-09-04T23:17:13.297-05:002011-09-04T23:17:13.297-05:00This felt like worship. Is this how it is to worsh...This felt like worship. Is this how it is to worship poetry...a poem, a line? I will read it again with sacramental wine, a lace kerchief over my face and smile through bright white.<br /><br />I love to think of you in your chair with your coffee and bookshelf behind you! Lucky, we have had no rain in such a long time!Wine and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778785233226804217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-73302363935190782362011-09-04T21:37:49.636-05:002011-09-04T21:37:49.636-05:00SJ, I think tropical storm Lee is headed your way....SJ, I think tropical storm Lee is headed your way. It got bad tonight with heavy winds, limbs down and flash flooding. We only got a little bit of water in. I'm just praying the power doesn't go out!!! xoxo<br /><br />Erin, I used to love to write Haiku, but then I'd run out of syllables. LOL! I still appreciate the art, though, and read the old masters, Buson, Li Po, and Issa are a few I can recall. xoxo<br /><br />since morning glories <br />hold my well-bucket hostage <br />I beg for water ~Basho<br /><br />brilliant moon <br />is it true that you too <br />must pass in a hurry? ~ IssaMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-37745707929886250012011-09-04T21:23:19.972-05:002011-09-04T21:23:19.972-05:00i wish i could learn the reserve of the haiku. so...i wish i could learn the reserve of the haiku. somehow, i am guts on the screen instead. generally i'm not a fan but i read this, <br />"On the one-ton temple bell<br />A moon-moth, folded into sleep,<br />sits still" and i understand the significance of moderation. this i do not know in my bones though.<br /><br />xo<br />erinerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636371927224076866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-26561417293777901592011-09-04T21:06:45.832-05:002011-09-04T21:06:45.832-05:00Oooo, I could just eat that poem up. I LOVE it. ...Oooo, I could just eat that poem up. I LOVE it. I don't think I've ever seen a tobacco moth before, but he looks like a magnificent specimen. I'm so glad you finally got some shiny sheets of shimmery rain! We're supposed to be getting some of it tomorrow, and we need it desperately. I don't remember the last rainy day I spent curled up with a book, so I'm looking forward to it.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-88725159770072362822011-09-04T15:37:22.752-05:002011-09-04T15:37:22.752-05:00Ben, I'm impressed! :-)
DS, I'd never re...Ben, I'm impressed! :-)<br /><br />DS, I'd never read that particular poem until the day I posted it. It's amazingly beautiful. I own all of Mr. Collins' books, but I'm a browser in most of my poetry books, not a straight-through reader. It's still raining today, but lightly. Just right for reading and taking a nice Sunday nap. Blessings!!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-34987120221160290812011-09-03T21:32:09.281-05:002011-09-03T21:32:09.281-05:00That is my favorite Billy Collins poem. Thanks for...That is my favorite Billy Collins poem. Thanks for finding the haiku.<br />Hope the "glorious, shiny sheets of shimmering rain" (I can only do that once!) are not swamping you! Take care.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-72128019668285771462011-09-03T15:20:29.039-05:002011-09-03T15:20:29.039-05:00Nope ;) I typed it all out AND said it.Nope ;) I typed it all out AND said it.Ben Dittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637997946476963455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-68396705667009545022011-09-03T14:42:54.581-05:002011-09-03T14:42:54.581-05:00Ben, no fair. I bet you Ctrl A'd and Ctrl V&#...Ben, no fair. I bet you Ctrl A'd and Ctrl V'd. LOL! My Moonflowers love you, too. If you want some seeds for next year, just email me your address. They make lots of seeds by the end of Fall. xo<br /><br />Kelly, I bet you get some of the rain up there in Arkansas before the weekend is over. xo<br /><br />Snow, it's only rained twice here all summer. As long as this tropical storm doesn't stall, we'll be okay. It's much worse down south. One of my sister's in Krotz Springs and they've already had 6 inches of rain. Thanks for stopping by, my friend!!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-85388824380405775062011-09-03T14:33:23.242-05:002011-09-03T14:33:23.242-05:00I sure miss the big moths--especially the lunas--a...I sure miss the big moths--especially the lunas--and the moonflowers too. <br /><br />I just hope you guys don't get too much of a good thing with this rain.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-80589249749426014712011-09-03T13:02:19.435-05:002011-09-03T13:02:19.435-05:00I'm not sure how much of that will make it to ...I'm not sure how much of that will make it to us, so I'm jealous. Our cows are especially jealous!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-34076808532296392782011-09-03T12:59:44.473-05:002011-09-03T12:59:44.473-05:00Glorious, shiny sheets of shimmering rain.
Glori...Glorious, shiny sheets of shimmering rain. <br /><br />Glorious, shiny sheets of shimmering rain. <br /><br />Glorious, shiny sheets of shimmering rain.<br /><br />Splendid alliteration. A poem of its own :) Also, in love with your moonflower.Ben Dittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637997946476963455noreply@blogger.com