tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post2628754574042769007..comments2023-11-07T07:53:32.305+11:00Comments on The Passionate Crone (poetry): In the Land of FlowersRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-91307130488935795252016-07-28T18:47:06.478+10:002016-07-28T18:47:06.478+10:00That enchantment is too often lost or tossed or sp...That enchantment is too often lost or tossed or spoiled by growing up instead of growing down. You've kept faithful to that bower, and it has become such a rich simmer in the heart's cauldron. It's impressive and powerful--just what us old folks need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-91850434744120917522016-07-28T08:21:08.507+10:002016-07-28T08:21:08.507+10:00All true. I was an only child until I was four, an...All true. I was an only child until I was four, and the oldest of the visiting cousins I later acquired. My so-called imaginary friends also grew along with me – and yet, looking back, I feel they may have died in different eras. (I don't pretend to understand the after-life.)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-58439961219068986252016-07-28T08:17:52.197+10:002016-07-28T08:17:52.197+10:00I am so glad! I sometimes wonder if it is a terrib...I am so glad! I sometimes wonder if it is a terrible failing.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-66656339000796701372016-07-28T02:55:03.294+10:002016-07-28T02:55:03.294+10:00A lovely poem, Rosemary, with lovely re branches. ...A lovely poem, Rosemary, with lovely re branches. I wonder if you conjured them up or they were really like you. Perhaps like me, some true and some not. I grew up on a farm with only my sister and nature's friends to play with also. Occasionally some of us cousins did get together. I loved my grandma and I was Grandpa's favorite. <br />My sister had an imaginary friend, Two Year Old Kid. He kept that name when she became three. He also became three though. <br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-38064982330815126582016-07-27T09:49:32.241+10:002016-07-27T09:49:32.241+10:00As a long-time fan of the parenthetical, anything ...As a long-time fan of the parenthetical, anything with an entire stanza of same is right up my alley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-87025744085164920442016-07-27T04:12:10.727+10:002016-07-27T04:12:10.727+10:00Wow Rosemary! This is wonderful, I love it!Wow Rosemary! This is wonderful, I love it!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-14735837811225908862016-07-27T03:57:57.616+10:002016-07-27T03:57:57.616+10:00Fascinating!Fascinating!Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-47474815160831568572016-07-26T18:57:49.198+10:002016-07-26T18:57:49.198+10:00There are myriads of wonders 'in the land of f...There are myriads of wonders 'in the land of flowers' But yet one may not divulge what one sees One should be keeping them all a secret less one's intentions are misconstrued. Fantasizing on such wonders can be exhilarating!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-45620726826322885492016-07-26T18:12:02.359+10:002016-07-26T18:12:02.359+10:00The other world is real; i'm happy you are com...The other world is real; i'm happy you are comfortable in your gifts<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-34111835037720491302016-07-02T10:42:29.945+10:002016-07-02T10:42:29.945+10:00Ah, you must have just missed my reply to Annell. ...Ah, you must have just missed my reply to Annell. I've treasured that book for many years. :-)Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-28525369969098843892016-07-02T08:54:24.937+10:002016-07-02T08:54:24.937+10:00"I learned the habit of keeping secret certai..."I learned the habit of keeping secret certain things that were real." Yes. This is one of my favourites of yours, Rosemary. I especially love the magical closing stanza, which just SOARS..........and the face revealed in the insect that looked at you and told you something mind to mind.........you were a magical child.........yes, you will love the book Annell mentions....written by just such a magical child. WONDERFUL writing. I love your poems about your childhood which sounds like a fairyland to me.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-46493982319561106502016-07-02T08:13:04.712+10:002016-07-02T08:13:04.712+10:00*Big smile*. Dear annell, I have loved that book v...*Big smile*. Dear annell, I have loved that book very, very much for many years. It's a true treasure.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313195297275159246.post-54603236987475025642016-07-02T06:59:38.960+10:002016-07-02T06:59:38.960+10:00What a wonderful write! There is a treasured book...What a wonderful write! There is a treasured book I would like to recommend to you, "The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow, The Rediscovered Diary of Opal Whiteley." Your write made me think of it. I loved it! And think you will, too. It has been wonderful to get to know you just a little bit better! xoxoxoxoxohugsannell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com