tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post319295083617827513..comments2024-03-25T10:07:31.278-07:00Comments on There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town: Poetry Friday: Hispaniolan WoodpeckerRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-4157175751570232212021-06-21T12:59:39.438-07:002021-06-21T12:59:39.438-07:00The last stanza of this poem is so beautiful, Ruth...The last stanza of this poem is so beautiful, Ruth -- a call to remain in the state of wonder! "Basketweave" is a fantastic descriptor. (Funny -- our local woodpeckers also have red on the crown of their heads.)author amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800868615186010584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-47523696628949069872021-06-21T10:39:15.933-07:002021-06-21T10:39:15.933-07:00I love it when you 'wing it' with your poe...I love it when you 'wing it' with your poems, Ruth! Keep the wonder coming! :)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-36313107958545824722021-06-20T08:58:58.386-07:002021-06-20T08:58:58.386-07:00Oh Ruth that last stanza - just perfect!
I saw my...Oh Ruth that last stanza - just perfect!<br /><br />I saw my very first woodpecker recently. I've often heard them, but never spotted one before. To see 4 on a branch? Wow!<br /><br />I also saw a woodpecker larder tree recently too - I'm still tickled about that every time I think about it. <br /><br />This is a lovely poem - thank you for sharing it!Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051371332314735643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-13297157723717695292021-06-19T21:32:05.218-07:002021-06-19T21:32:05.218-07:00It reminds me too of the Phoenix, and you've c...It reminds me too of the Phoenix, and you've captured it well in description. Four on a branch—that would still amaze me, thanks for sharing this beautiful gasp of feathered wonder!michelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-79519670769666904922021-06-19T18:26:12.121-07:002021-06-19T18:26:12.121-07:00"I imagined it rare,
perhaps unique,
an anoma..."I imagined it rare,<br />perhaps unique,<br />an anomaly<br />about to burst,<br />phoenix-like,<br />into flame."<br />Every day miracles--bring 'em on.<br />Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-53240477566368292792021-06-18T18:31:26.852-07:002021-06-18T18:31:26.852-07:00I love when birds make us gasp. Such simple deligh...I love when birds make us gasp. Such simple delights. And the 'the powerful beak' reminds me of our flickers in the PNW.<br />Well done.<br />Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-74496832643886403522021-06-18T16:06:36.619-07:002021-06-18T16:06:36.619-07:00This is my experience when I saw a goldfinch for t...This is my experience when I saw a goldfinch for the first time!! Sadly, they are becoming rare now.<br /><br />Great poem. Thanks for the picture. I love the "black and yellow basketwork of the back"Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-88762174917989688982021-06-18T15:43:52.224-07:002021-06-18T15:43:52.224-07:00Love the final line of your poem--I would gasp too...Love the final line of your poem--I would gasp too. Your Hispanolian woodpecker reminds me a bit of the Red-bellied woodpeckers that frequent our yard, only not such a powerful beak!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-48712536388632181172021-06-18T14:39:49.656-07:002021-06-18T14:39:49.656-07:00Carol, yes, that's the preferred word among bi...Carol, yes, that's the preferred word among birders! :-) Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-19027334280163341432021-06-18T12:24:55.467-07:002021-06-18T12:24:55.467-07:00Ruth, your bird is an unusual sight to me, so rega...Ruth, your bird is an unusual sight to me, so regal in stance. You described it so well. I admire the descriptive words you chose just like everyone else says. You are quite the birder. Is there such a word?Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-14357516376541077562021-06-18T11:27:02.862-07:002021-06-18T11:27:02.862-07:00It's your bird philosophy shared with us, Ruth...It's your bird philosophy shared with us, Ruth. What a gorgeous bird that makes me see how lucky you are to see it often, yet I love seeing my sparrows often, too, as you wrote, the 'gasp' of wonder like the first time. Lovely!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-26915125007162164422021-06-18T09:05:54.412-07:002021-06-18T09:05:54.412-07:00Wow, beautiful bird. It does have all the markings...Wow, beautiful bird. It does have all the markings of being rare. Love how your poem captured that gasp of wonder at first seeing it. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-4372310501305464632021-06-18T05:46:35.139-07:002021-06-18T05:46:35.139-07:00I love this poem! I love this poem! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-822979994754163482021-06-18T05:45:12.204-07:002021-06-18T05:45:12.204-07:00Breathtaking poem, photo and bird. It's so int...Breathtaking poem, photo and bird. It's so interesting that what you thought was so uncommon now appears four on a branch! I'd love to see one of these. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-89565015167120281182021-06-18T04:12:33.821-07:002021-06-18T04:12:33.821-07:00Wonderful imagery in this, Ruth....the cartoon yel...Wonderful imagery in this, Ruth....the cartoon yellow eye, the right red head, the basket work. Beautiful. I felt like I went on a tiny fieldtrip.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26800186.post-39370479836694028562021-06-18T01:44:29.489-07:002021-06-18T01:44:29.489-07:00Oh, that poem! There is so much beauty and truth i...Oh, that poem! There is so much beauty and truth in it. Some of my favorite loves, which make me reread and absorb the photo more: <br /><br />"yellow cartoon character eye"<br />"black and yellow basketwork of the back"<br />"about to burst, / phoenix-like, / into flame."<br /><br />And then the cement, the gasp and leap of your heart as "the most appropriate response,<br />after all" is so grounding and beautiful. Well done!<br />Denise Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583406241247334445noreply@blogger.com