tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post7848907480004486482..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: BougainvilleaRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-58591550858599708152017-05-14T17:16:21.235-07:002017-05-14T17:16:21.235-07:00Linda, thanks for your kind words! I just tried t...Linda, thanks for your kind words! I just tried the links and they worked for me. I'm not sure what that's about?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-42665537314672747262017-05-14T16:54:34.859-07:002017-05-14T16:54:34.859-07:00Every visit with you brings beauty to my life. Tha...Every visit with you brings beauty to my life. Thank you for the poem. I love how you piggybacked onto Michelle's work. The link to your poem took me to the Poetry Foundation....the link the "rest" of the poem didn't take me anywhere. Have a good week, Ruth.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-30430259677697582572017-05-14T04:26:23.841-07:002017-05-14T04:26:23.841-07:00Your poem is chock full of goodness, Ruth. Aspirin...Your poem is chock full of goodness, Ruth. Aspiring to be like flowers (solid advice!), the botanist who secretly travelled the world, your own photo-a-day project (that somehow I didn't realize you were doing), and your old poem, which would make a good mentor poem for kids to write about contrasts in conversation. Happy Mother's Day! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-9970367796223296382017-05-13T05:40:19.877-07:002017-05-13T05:40:19.877-07:00How lovely, Ruth. I also enjoyed your bougainville...How lovely, Ruth. I also enjoyed your bougainvillea poem from last year. So unsettling... but in a good way!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-16066065420269641452017-05-13T04:06:03.971-07:002017-05-13T04:06:03.971-07:00I want to read (or write!!) the book about Jeanne ...I want to read (or write!!) the book about Jeanne Bare! I also want to see Bougainvillea someday!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-49888199190489707962017-05-12T22:00:13.004-07:002017-05-12T22:00:13.004-07:00Thanks for your rich blog post Ruth, and all the w...Thanks for your rich blog post Ruth, and all the wonderful images of the Bougainvillea too! I think there may be a story or poem there about Jeanne Baré, will have to see, she sounds intriguing . . . I liked your earlier poem about the Bougainvillea and the wire also, there's reason beautiful things often come with protection like roses with thorns.michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-8657389635362849742017-05-12T09:38:59.512-07:002017-05-12T09:38:59.512-07:00Funnily enough, the bougainvillea make me think of...Funnily enough, the bougainvillea make me think of my mum, who's always lived life her own way, typically in bright, happy colours! She used to embarrass me so much when I was younger - she'd sing to herself, laugh loudly, wear crazy colours and speak her mind - but now I want to be just like her! She always says that life is too long to be miserable - sounds like a bougainvillea spirit to me. :)Jane @ Raincity Librarianhttp://www.raincitylibrarian.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-62931701581008024072017-05-12T09:01:10.259-07:002017-05-12T09:01:10.259-07:00I love your own intro, really a poem, too, Ruth: &...I love your own intro, really a poem, too, Ruth: "it's just busy being beautiful." Fascinating to read some of the history, and I do love seeing bougainvillea when I spend time in the south. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-84492055799073195062017-05-12T08:38:58.578-07:002017-05-12T08:38:58.578-07:00I love the brilliant photos of the bougainvillea. ...I love the brilliant photos of the bougainvillea. It is one of my favorites, but we get too cold here for it to last through the winter. I'm glad to be able to revisit Michelle's poem from last week, too.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-54775483913440974882017-05-12T06:15:39.554-07:002017-05-12T06:15:39.554-07:00I also loved Michelle's poem from last week. I...I also loved Michelle's poem from last week. I love your flamboyant bougainvillea photos, Ruth. They remind me of the blue water of St. Thomas, with its moray eels and parrot fish, just off shore. Haiti must be gorgeous.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.com