tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post2825933321992890614..comments2024-03-24T11:00:49.738-05:00Comments on Live Your Poem...: Call Me Zinnia (red) poemIrene Lathamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-60129467413393873152020-05-17T22:29:45.901-05:002020-05-17T22:29:45.901-05:00Thinking about your question, Irene. Since I loved...Thinking about your question, Irene. Since I loved dancing and twirling in my Nonnie's rose garden, perhaps I would like to be colored by this perfume, delicate flower or maybe I would like the bounty of the gardenia with fresh broad arrangement of flowers and leaves along with the intoxicating aroma. I do like your Zinnia poem that reminds us of the soon-to-summer. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-92173125785920452732020-05-17T08:00:00.806-05:002020-05-17T08:00:00.806-05:00I planted Zinnias with my daughters every summer w...I planted Zinnias with my daughters every summer when they were little. Your poem reminds of those times. Thank you. :)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-27841269351874239942020-05-16T20:08:27.088-05:002020-05-16T20:08:27.088-05:00Lovely poem, Irene! My birth flower is carnation. ...Lovely poem, Irene! My birth flower is carnation. I do like those, but I especially love peachy-pink roses. : )Linda Kulp Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469823160121657098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-35536206064298201062020-05-16T11:39:18.711-05:002020-05-16T11:39:18.711-05:00A good question to ponder. Today I would say iris,...A good question to ponder. Today I would say iris, but that could change! Love this ekphrastic poem... thanks for sharing.Karen Eastlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778112838401454642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-40320397367507643822020-05-16T10:20:02.648-05:002020-05-16T10:20:02.648-05:00I love it! This post has a zinnia poem in it: http...I love it! This post has a zinnia poem in it: https://thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com/2012/02/poetry-friday-flowers.html <br />Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-75983056908013309952020-05-16T09:34:39.851-05:002020-05-16T09:34:39.851-05:00Beautiful poem! Hmmm...Tulips are my favorite, but...Beautiful poem! Hmmm...Tulips are my favorite, but I'd probably rather be compared to some quick-growing, wandering vine of a flower, as I'm always on the move, both mentally and physically...laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-55111227051286036742020-05-16T07:08:13.872-05:002020-05-16T07:08:13.872-05:00I love zinnias and marigolds. So hardy and practic...I love zinnias and marigolds. So hardy and practical. They are the garden flowers of my childhood. Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-49861094303395666892020-05-16T00:58:55.260-05:002020-05-16T00:58:55.260-05:00Your poem's lovely Irene, it feels like it'...Your poem's lovely Irene, it feels like it's been around forever–a poem we're all familiar with, and works so well with the painting. I like your red in the poem's title too. Yes, violets are lovely, as are you. My birth flower is lily of the valley, and I love their fragrant scent. I didn't know till today that they represent, "sweetness, humility, and a return to happiness." May has another flower, the hawthorn plant, and it represents hope, I wouldn't mind being compared to either of these, thanks! xomichelle koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409095111952431780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-30694602011509176422020-05-15T22:02:52.860-05:002020-05-15T22:02:52.860-05:00I could call you any number of things, Irene, (Inc...I could call you any number of things, Irene, (Including Laura!🤪🤦🏼♀️😂) and all of them would mean warm and wonderful! (Including Laura!😍) <br /><br />I've never thought in terms of me and a flower... but if I was a bird, I'd be a brolga! Hmmm... Mayhaps I'd be a cosmos🌸 - I love how they stand feathery tall, with their vibrant faces - and happily share the space with other flower clusters. A tulip🌷 would be lovely, too - but I think they're a bit too perfect coiffed for me! Either way, I'd hope my smile would bloom! xxKatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-84979158863178947842020-05-15T20:53:02.207-05:002020-05-15T20:53:02.207-05:00Ooh this might be a #poemsofpresence in the future...Ooh this might be a #poemsofpresence in the future...What flower...hard question. I will have to think...sunflowers, fuchsias, poppies.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-62255309099066865372020-05-15T20:44:37.093-05:002020-05-15T20:44:37.093-05:00This was an inspiring post, with the painting and ...This was an inspiring post, with the painting and the poem. As for me, I would be a daffodil. Yellow is my favorite color, and their timing is always right to bring some cheer in the early spring. ~ Carol ~ At The Apples in My Orchard.jlcjbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790798402432484057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-58876324333981840212020-05-15T12:42:32.341-05:002020-05-15T12:42:32.341-05:00Another wonderful art + poem pairing, Irene. Had t...Another wonderful art + poem pairing, Irene. Had to smile at your description of her being hard-working and practical. That's one sturdy woman in the painting! It's fun to ponder what she might be contemplating with that flower in her hand.<br /><br />As for me? My birth month flower is the chrysanthemum, which I don't identify with, particularly, because in some cultures, it symbolizes death. I wouldn't mind being compared to pink roses since I carried those on my wedding day. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-19082085330687239552020-05-15T10:05:24.641-05:002020-05-15T10:05:24.641-05:00I don't know what flower I would compare mysel...I don't know what flower I would compare myself to— that will take some thought. But I do know I love zinnias... and the smile on my face after reading your poem. :)Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-90103722686929661682020-05-15T09:50:04.972-05:002020-05-15T09:50:04.972-05:00I love Cassat’s art and your poem inspired by her ...I love Cassat’s art and your poem inspired by her work is lovely. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709089905443659156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-18930555154147323172020-05-15T08:52:48.855-05:002020-05-15T08:52:48.855-05:00Love reading about the violet, Irene, you! And I l...Love reading about the violet, Irene, you! And I love the expression on that woman's face, so contemplative looking at the zinnia. Your poem feels just right for her thoughts. My birth flower is the marigold, & it feels like it fits. I am mostly positive all the time, try to be happy with others. Thanks for bringing this up, haven't thought about it in a long while!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-47150446317216315962020-05-15T07:50:08.119-05:002020-05-15T07:50:08.119-05:00I have packets of zinnia seeds right here. My gran...I have packets of zinnia seeds right here. My grandmother grew them and this summer I will grow them. I think you could have called her Zinnia and maybe me too. Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-9089077893839046602020-05-15T07:43:19.758-05:002020-05-15T07:43:19.758-05:00The red of that zinnia really POPS, doesn't it...The red of that zinnia really POPS, doesn't it? I wrote a violet poem for Violet: https://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/a-poem-about-my-name/ I might like to be compared to lavender. xoTabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375684657483536810.post-45678390169165670342020-05-15T07:25:27.070-05:002020-05-15T07:25:27.070-05:00Oh, what a wonderful question! There are so many f...Oh, what a wonderful question! There are so many flowers special to me now because of what they meant to people in my life that are gone from me now. I cannot look at a Blue Iris without thinking of my grandmother or a gladiola without thinking of how much joy they gave my grandfather after he was widowed. I've always been partial to Brown-eyed Susans and Daisies...wanted Tiger Lillies for my wedding but was told that they wouldn't hold up for an arrangement. Just look at the argument I'm having with myself here. So fun...all from a girl called Zinnia.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com