tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post4437754118576629319..comments2024-03-29T07:11:54.743-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): Our BearFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-27196047076859989522020-05-25T12:34:31.740-04:002020-05-25T12:34:31.740-04:00Our bear! Love the sense and secret of this!Our bear! Love the sense and secret of this!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-63824874510780497692020-05-25T11:54:03.046-04:002020-05-25T11:54:03.046-04:00I needed a cuddle this morning...Love it as much i...I needed a cuddle this morning...Love it as much if not more than the first time I read it.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-59239691737374436362020-05-25T09:43:44.533-04:002020-05-25T09:43:44.533-04:00Sorry Shay, guess I didn’t get the hang of leaving...Sorry Shay, guess I didn’t get the hang of leaving comments on archived poems. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-57042083889858802162020-05-24T19:10:12.555-04:002020-05-24T19:10:12.555-04:00I like the idea of a "bruin castle keep"...I like the idea of a "bruin castle keep", only one of the many engaging scenes you've given us!indybevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-46913044533934462142020-05-24T18:05:01.370-04:002020-05-24T18:05:01.370-04:00This makes me want to cuddle with a bear! The imag...This makes me want to cuddle with a bear! The imagery brings a new and different light to the image! I love your old poem as much as your new one Shay! Two for the price of one!! It's a win win!! 🤩🌹Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-52310004531328627892020-05-24T16:12:03.046-04:002020-05-24T16:12:03.046-04:00"Our bear / smells like an old cottage rug&qu..."Our bear / smells like an old cottage rug" -- awesome. I also really like the rest of that first stanza. Very intimate for the "us" to be as desirable as loaf and jug.qbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373768695201177514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-337832612315425512020-05-24T15:46:01.840-04:002020-05-24T15:46:01.840-04:00My bear is a berry, berry, berry fine bear ... cou...My bear is a berry, berry, berry fine bear ... couldn't resist.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3317448671089806292020-05-24T15:42:45.884-04:002020-05-24T15:42:45.884-04:00My bear is a very, very, very fine bear ... couldn...My bear is a very, very, very fine bear ... couldn't resist.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3209055280821587782020-05-24T15:41:43.722-04:002020-05-24T15:41:43.722-04:00Our bear is a very, very, very fine bear ~~~~ coul...Our bear is a very, very, very fine bear ~~~~ couldn't resist.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-23125326926378843192020-05-24T14:04:13.384-04:002020-05-24T14:04:13.384-04:00Shay, I'm glad you dug this out of your archiv...<br />Shay, I'm glad you dug this out of your archives. It fits perfectly...this bear with so much personality!Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-6546256655793104582020-05-24T13:49:05.415-04:002020-05-24T13:49:05.415-04:00Sherry--this is an old poem I wrote using the same...Sherry--this is an old poem I wrote using the same image that is up at Muse today. And so, because it is an old poem, moderation is on. Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-57385927575129968232020-05-24T13:35:40.516-04:002020-05-24T13:35:40.516-04:00My comment disappeared. This poem is so sweet. I l...My comment disappeared. This poem is so sweet. I love the bear smelling like an old rug - very likely so, but I would breathe the smell in deep!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-76748232705326229982020-05-24T13:34:00.045-04:002020-05-24T13:34:00.045-04:00I love this so much! I especially like the bear sm...I love this so much! I especially like the bear smelling like an old rug - very likely so, but I would breathe the smell in deep!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-46122353321884410402018-04-28T15:11:24.912-04:002018-04-28T15:11:24.912-04:00I enjoyed your write about your bear! What a swe...I enjoyed your write about your bear! What a sweet bear!annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-69935073604569053982018-04-28T08:36:45.182-04:002018-04-28T08:36:45.182-04:00PS. Rose Red and Snow White was one of my favourit...PS. Rose Red and Snow White was one of my favourite fairytales - and I referred to my two girls by those names when they were kiddies.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-38937077437771180442018-04-28T08:33:12.134-04:002018-04-28T08:33:12.134-04:00Awww, this is the teddy I want.Awww, this is the teddy I want.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-54767480856449095062018-04-28T01:51:35.469-04:002018-04-28T01:51:35.469-04:00Oh! Such a sweet poem. I found this so touching. T...Oh! Such a sweet poem. I found this so touching. This makes me feel rarely cuddly. As Pooh says, I am a bear of little brains. Picture is beautiful and so full of trust. Sigh....tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-83499596560626330082018-04-28T00:14:40.193-04:002018-04-28T00:14:40.193-04:00you magic again here, a weave and a deft heart-str...you magic again here, a weave and a deft heart-string pluck ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-79314189254357304552018-04-27T20:52:29.509-04:002018-04-27T20:52:29.509-04:00Bears, wolves and dogs.......the very best kind of...Bears, wolves and dogs.......the very best kind of love-bearers. Smiles. I loved this.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-33040387689313599652018-04-27T20:17:11.201-04:002018-04-27T20:17:11.201-04:00makes you want to slip into the screen, and get lo...makes you want to slip into the screen, and get lost in the image, and dream sweet dreams ... exhaling out all cares and worn threads, even if they have yet to come .... to dream in quiet comfort ... yes, this is sweet - but not saccharine ... like being lulled in this most engaging embrace ... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-12951379482085826762018-04-27T19:59:37.145-04:002018-04-27T19:59:37.145-04:00This is most beautiful. The picture itself is gorg...This is most beautiful. The picture itself is gorgeous, and in the words of John Irving, 'Everyone needs a good bear'. A magical poem.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963325944091034585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-89474492855779264622018-04-27T18:24:44.495-04:002018-04-27T18:24:44.495-04:00Goodness this is cuddly. It brings up my teddy bea...Goodness this is cuddly. It brings up my teddy bear moments..few I might add.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-76279478938857934332018-04-27T17:18:08.241-04:002018-04-27T17:18:08.241-04:00Love that their bear's dreams affect the way t...Love that their bear's dreams affect the way they see things. It can be scary, to be touched by what another dreams/sees/feels... but there is so much trust in this relationship, that fear has no place. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-57049373023550537352018-04-27T13:59:19.724-04:002018-04-27T13:59:19.724-04:00Aw, indeed. This is as cozy and safe as it gets wi...Aw, indeed. This is as cozy and safe as it gets without a whisker of the typical to it. Last stanza is perfection--as you say -- "constellated, constant, sweet."Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983584155125369291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-17542988382155051092018-04-27T11:47:42.667-04:002018-04-27T11:47:42.667-04:00That first stanza is so perfect, such a fairytale ...That first stanza is so perfect, such a fairytale opening, and the rest of the poem lullabyes it along to a very sweet dream plane, where bears are good for more than being driven to raid garbage or die on ice floes, where we love them instead of destroy them, and so earn love ourselves...I especially enjoyed the reference to the bear stars, and the way the last line ties it all up in a dusty rose ribbon. A warm and ursine 55 I am glad you got your paws around, Shay. Thanks for playing, and kicking the weekend's derriere.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.com