tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post7091568062804666526..comments2024-03-28T09:11:04.513-04:00Comments on Shay's Word Garden (Poetry & Such Like): Helpless LeavesFireblossomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-45662446980925703632011-10-15T11:38:04.538-04:002011-10-15T11:38:04.538-04:00Yeah, love is like falling. (Hey, my word verifica...Yeah, love is like falling. (Hey, my word verification is "mouseal!" Does that mean "like a mouse?" His ears were quite mouseal.)Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-79699015427427138742011-10-13T08:12:23.075-04:002011-10-13T08:12:23.075-04:00What great simplicity and directness. Nothing get...What great simplicity and directness. Nothing gets in the way of the underlying artistry. This is very polished. I enjoyed reading it.Steve Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818671944215117618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-48091921805767813812011-10-12T18:36:45.970-04:002011-10-12T18:36:45.970-04:00this is a nice take on nature...coupled with Love....this is a nice take on nature...coupled with Love. an homage to Autumn & Love.<br />one line of your poem reminds me of an Emily Dickenson poem (a certain slant of light).<br />leaves & love's 'falling' <br /><br />nice blending poem here...well coupled these two motifs.<br />I enjoyed reading this.<br />thanks for sharing.tinkwelbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163026661564191285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-70251826347406139472011-10-12T18:12:49.748-04:002011-10-12T18:12:49.748-04:00Beautiful. Fall is a good time to stop and think ...Beautiful. Fall is a good time to stop and think about many things.Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006587172860502932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-15067778165401551932011-10-12T15:13:34.179-04:002011-10-12T15:13:34.179-04:00Every week I make like an autumn leaf and fall for...Every week I make like an autumn leaf and fall for your words. Beautiful.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-38047359170119552972011-10-12T11:35:31.143-04:002011-10-12T11:35:31.143-04:00You always bring 'glee' to me.
Fall is def...You always bring 'glee' to me.<br />Fall is definitely an inspirational season both emotionally and creatively. It harbors those soft whispers we hold within in the other seasons. <br />Gracias, Blossom.Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-69677232990563803902011-10-12T09:52:13.060-04:002011-10-12T09:52:13.060-04:00oh, i wish we had autumn here in Phoenix! this is ...oh, i wish we had autumn here in Phoenix! this is a beautiful love song, Shay! to nature and to love. the last line is perfection! stunning!<br /><br />and...um... when you see your blogroll has a post from "my heart's love songs" don't think your blog's been hacked. i've changed the name of my blog but kept the old URL. there's a post up explaining it if you're interested. almost 7am here and i've yet to sleep but i'll be back later to catch up! *hugs* dAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-80103420487018733252011-10-12T01:43:04.771-04:002011-10-12T01:43:04.771-04:00You last stanza is wonderful and yes the leaves mu...You last stanza is wonderful and yes the leaves must fall when autumn comes around. But the colors are so wonderful before they actually do fall just to watch them turn<br />http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/10/11/the-day-of-the-dead/Ann LeFlorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421100825301270608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-60944558385514226642011-10-12T00:09:11.252-04:002011-10-12T00:09:11.252-04:00A beautiful piece of writing Shay really love it.....A beautiful piece of writing Shay really love it...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-72991599148175609842011-10-11T23:55:16.538-04:002011-10-11T23:55:16.538-04:00Sweet. We live now in a place with two seasons -- ...Sweet. We live now in a place with two seasons -- wet or dry -- but I still wax nostalgic for autumn leaves. <br /><br />Especially liked "like my love,<br />the helpless leaves can't help themselves..."Charles Elliott/Beautyseerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779529545987700565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-80750614600665387772011-10-11T20:13:01.005-04:002011-10-11T20:13:01.005-04:00Beautiful poem!Beautiful poem!ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243362803799877014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-5223674441201515752011-10-11T19:53:37.998-04:002011-10-11T19:53:37.998-04:00Oh, it is already winter here and your gorgeous po...Oh, it is already winter here and your gorgeous poem made me long for autumn like a lover. Always marvelous to visit you blog and I find myself looking around for a comfy chair and wanting to pet Bosco. Thank you for the laugh via your comment. I really needed it tonight. I hope my reply at Chromapoesy will return the favor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-400960852576266302011-10-11T19:32:40.897-04:002011-10-11T19:32:40.897-04:00Lovingly bittersweet. I felt a little nostalgic re...Lovingly bittersweet. I felt a little nostalgic reading this, chica. Loving it.Ileanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200869126695231050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-20704999137516205592011-10-11T18:49:05.331-04:002011-10-11T18:49:05.331-04:00interesting take on autumn... very uniqueinteresting take on autumn... very uniqueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-41376939432481173432011-10-11T18:13:03.051-04:002011-10-11T18:13:03.051-04:00Superb! Incredibly beautiful and simple and lovel...Superb! Incredibly beautiful and simple and lovely..... Bravo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-52707840939062605282011-10-11T17:52:03.016-04:002011-10-11T17:52:03.016-04:00Really enjoyed the piece. Nature handled very nic...Really enjoyed the piece. Nature handled very nicely, love that line spiced cider days-really great. Thanks for the readAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885047796180529498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-21282155653896941372011-10-11T17:32:25.992-04:002011-10-11T17:32:25.992-04:00a string quartet of a cool poem gem!
And I love l...a string quartet of a cool poem gem!<br /><br />And I love love love your commerce-comment on my 'value' post.<br /><br />You are always a touch of magic!<br /><br /><br />Warm Aloha from Honolulu;<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> > < } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-31257791879672015592011-10-11T16:33:53.870-04:002011-10-11T16:33:53.870-04:00lovely imagery... love & the season's chan...lovely imagery... love & the season's change have a lot in common.. from sunny highs to cold darkness. great workAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359959975341890512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-3527644937562221832011-10-11T16:06:49.927-04:002011-10-11T16:06:49.927-04:00love this! "but god how I love the things tha...love this! "but god how I love the things that are,<br />simply because they must be--" and so it is.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-57214978597574454952011-10-11T15:46:19.303-04:002011-10-11T15:46:19.303-04:00i fall for autumn as well...so easy to let go when...i fall for autumn as well...so easy to let go when you know the season catches you and loves back until you hit the ground...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-77597432650125149252011-10-11T15:45:02.742-04:002011-10-11T15:45:02.742-04:00A sensitive poem combining the harsh, beautiful an...A sensitive poem combining the harsh, beautiful and inevitable into something we love in spite of the loss.Ann Grenierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501522748426995035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-48430404921773869602011-10-11T15:32:54.210-04:002011-10-11T15:32:54.210-04:00Bittersweet's always best for love -- hardly c...Bittersweet's always best for love -- hardly commonsensical, more ironical and whimsical and bluesical all at once. Rilke in his Tenth Elegy talked about the miracle what can only be called autumnal, which your poem hammers fast:<br /><br />... And we, who have always thought<br />of happiness <em>rising,</em> would feel<br />the emotion that almost overwhelms us<br />when a happy thing <em>falls</em>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-39561277508557762872011-10-11T15:14:49.258-04:002011-10-11T15:14:49.258-04:00they fall and it is the saddest sight.
thanks for...they fall and it is the saddest sight.<br /><br />thanks for your kind words and thoughts in my blog.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-59961694217618030782011-10-11T12:51:53.306-04:002011-10-11T12:51:53.306-04:00So beautiful and poignant. I especially love the c...So beautiful and poignant. I especially love the closing lines.......sigh.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3107838361391025851.post-29430584675750442272011-10-11T11:57:43.670-04:002011-10-11T11:57:43.670-04:00Fall is my favorite, too---something fits about fa...Fall is my favorite, too---something fits about fall and poetry.Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.com