tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post2665599153996992658..comments2024-03-29T07:11:54.743-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): Sugar, Flour & SaltFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-44569792679992505972012-02-12T20:11:18.563-05:002012-02-12T20:11:18.563-05:00wow..what a light-filled floating poem. i can feel...wow..what a light-filled floating poem. i can feel its wings between the lines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-60131458907299734872012-02-09T11:52:04.572-05:002012-02-09T11:52:04.572-05:00beautiful, melancholy versebeautiful, melancholy verseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-35989690351616394492012-02-09T03:11:09.726-05:002012-02-09T03:11:09.726-05:00I love the soft side of you too, Shay. Finding a t...I love the soft side of you too, Shay. Finding a tender poem like this one is a surprise most delightful. <br /><br />Looove this Lightfoot song.:)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-48442929865292493662012-02-08T22:50:27.738-05:002012-02-08T22:50:27.738-05:00essential ingredients for sureessential ingredients for sureChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433262472050607402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-18833097992658397292012-02-08T20:38:07.643-05:002012-02-08T20:38:07.643-05:00I love that you use such common items as flour and...I love that you use such common items as flour and sugar to talk about such deep topics as love and loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-51432853964954761082012-02-08T17:18:30.856-05:002012-02-08T17:18:30.856-05:00I love the simple truths of this.I love the simple truths of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-16167410457669644142012-02-08T15:41:38.738-05:002012-02-08T15:41:38.738-05:00Such a simple but brilliant idea. Sugar, Flour and...Such a simple but brilliant idea. Sugar, Flour and Salt. Excellent.<br /><br />http://twoinformalfeet.blogspot.com/2012/02/i-am-godzilla-but-i-wanna-be-james-dean.htmlAaron Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14935745746896778945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-22626381448736168992012-02-08T08:27:11.893-05:002012-02-08T08:27:11.893-05:00May the basics of flour, sugar, and salt remind us...May the basics of flour, sugar, and salt remind us of the special love in our lives. Minimal sweetness!Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874006676004790578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-70629104612268445262012-02-08T00:25:02.425-05:002012-02-08T00:25:02.425-05:00Spelling out in basic love letters what is essenti...Spelling out in basic love letters what is essential. Yes, one day, as though a bad wind swept through, you can wake up and the other side of the bed is forever empty and you can never believe it's true. Hope it never happens to you.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-32723980579964878182012-02-07T22:24:35.399-05:002012-02-07T22:24:35.399-05:00Really enjoyed this one about familiarity and love...Really enjoyed this one about familiarity and love such a basic thing but such a needed thing also <br />I liked it a lot.<br /><br />Iggyn8usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-43615517262577597902012-02-07T21:59:58.212-05:002012-02-07T21:59:58.212-05:00I like the simplicity in this, yet the depth of lo...I like the simplicity in this, yet the depth of love and fear of losing it runs deep. Beautiful, Shay.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-60236608686932039692012-02-07T21:49:17.150-05:002012-02-07T21:49:17.150-05:00essential ingrediants - where would we be without ...essential ingrediants - where would we be without the basics;<br />V well conceived and delivered with some class :)Arron Shillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989854352644796752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-7666436245084642562012-02-07T21:01:38.670-05:002012-02-07T21:01:38.670-05:00Oh you can do tender... yes you can.Oh you can do tender... yes you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-68342544434988024422012-02-07T20:20:20.406-05:002012-02-07T20:20:20.406-05:00Honest, tender and sweet.
:)Honest, tender and sweet.<br />:)ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-10696611699302423132012-02-07T19:08:50.597-05:002012-02-07T19:08:50.597-05:00"Steps, days,
Seasons, and accustomed ways--
..."Steps, days,<br />Seasons, and accustomed ways--<br />All of these can and do run out."<br /><br />So true. I enjoyed this very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-48886867840560585952012-02-07T18:10:49.724-05:002012-02-07T18:10:49.724-05:00Lovely words for someone who must cherish you dear...Lovely words for someone who must cherish you dearly. These words would melt any beloved's heart. The authenticity of your emotions, spoken in a charming direct voice, recognizing in a compassionate way an imaginary scoffer, make this poem filled with a wonderful self-awareness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784125345525784337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3534529827463367112012-02-07T18:10:36.479-05:002012-02-07T18:10:36.479-05:00Wonderful simplicity.
And I love it when subjects...Wonderful simplicity.<br /><br />And I love it when subjects like this are approached in such as a unique way as this. Whole thing just worked so well.<br /><br />Excellent poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-64246164172208348152012-02-07T18:02:31.227-05:002012-02-07T18:02:31.227-05:00Plain, true words can be the best of all.Plain, true words can be the best of all.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-47919433095059741692012-02-07T17:56:36.726-05:002012-02-07T17:56:36.726-05:00Lovely and sweet as sugar ~
Nice use of the metap...Lovely and sweet as sugar ~<br /><br />Nice use of the metaphor to underline a relationship ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-149161804229836032012-02-07T17:47:48.737-05:002012-02-07T17:47:48.737-05:00Mmmm...lovely, tender write. I have an inkling of ...Mmmm...lovely, tender write. I have an inkling of this feeling these days...you capture it beautifully :)Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216734722467789412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-67286833132007153232012-02-07T16:38:05.872-05:002012-02-07T16:38:05.872-05:00nice... love how you took something so common and ...nice... love how you took something so common and made it special... cool pic too... reminded me of mama's canistersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-42434441419517476942012-02-07T13:22:24.485-05:002012-02-07T13:22:24.485-05:00You can't build anything much if you don't...You can't build anything much if you don't have a foundation. You write of the essentials in a beautiful way.<br />(and thank you so much for your thoughtful comments : )Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-1389928727156848922012-02-07T08:58:44.108-05:002012-02-07T08:58:44.108-05:00I can't imagine this being any more beautiful....I can't imagine this being any more beautiful.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-40067502918250023102012-02-07T08:35:04.582-05:002012-02-07T08:35:04.582-05:00I was struck by the use of those ingredients, firs...I was struck by the use of those ingredients, first to denote the inevitable passage of time, and later as the essential staples of a committed relationship.. there are so many layers to this piece, I would never call it plain.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-1872325273474463522012-02-07T03:51:03.349-05:002012-02-07T03:51:03.349-05:00Can't do any cookin, mama, without sugar flour...Can't do any cookin, mama, without sugar flour and salt. Plain is as plain does, and there's nothing wrong with that. Hope you never run out of the essentials.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.com