tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post7766741056510014028..comments2023-07-17T09:03:27.298-05:00Comments on Flickers of a Faithful FireFly: cultivationHisFireFlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846956916583286916noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-39679570633004449272013-06-05T14:25:41.752-05:002013-06-05T14:25:41.752-05:00For some reason the second stanza put me in mind o...For some reason the second stanza put me in mind of strip-mining rather than agriculture or gardening. That really is an act of violence committed on the environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-90351706387558534872013-06-04T23:38:41.281-05:002013-06-04T23:38:41.281-05:00What a different way of looking at cultivation. Th...What a different way of looking at cultivation. There's definitely strain with any kind of growth, and sometimes it feels as if it really is violent, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-79419906932875964962013-06-04T23:08:05.402-05:002013-06-04T23:08:05.402-05:00Life and its seasons...each taking their turn and ...Life and its seasons...each taking their turn and being revealed in due time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-53392759872720388042013-06-04T18:30:15.527-05:002013-06-04T18:30:15.527-05:00Excellent use of metaphor here, firefly.
PamelaExcellent use of metaphor here, firefly.<br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-13337682797993011322013-06-04T17:41:18.425-05:002013-06-04T17:41:18.425-05:00Cultivation is a necessary evil, that's for su...Cultivation is a necessary evil, that's for sure.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-91893811090131216582013-06-04T16:43:59.542-05:002013-06-04T16:43:59.542-05:00It really is fascinating to contemplate just what ...It really is fascinating to contemplate just what grows.....and why. Your metaphors in this poem work for me.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-19453234492873892802013-06-04T15:59:08.669-05:002013-06-04T15:59:08.669-05:00it is an interesting fact...and one too that we ca...it is an interesting fact...and one too that we can learn from...in what it sometimes takes to get that new growth...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-3659726944815439352013-06-04T15:56:56.923-05:002013-06-04T15:56:56.923-05:00And why is it that weeds have the strongest and to...And why is it that weeds have the strongest and toughest roots? I wonder about that every year as I plant my garden. Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-3916037729066011632013-06-04T15:37:12.704-05:002013-06-04T15:37:12.704-05:00Interesting comparison...I like that...an act of v...Interesting comparison...I like that...an act of violence, one devastating one productive. Ponder worthy.enthusiastically, dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491170202082863992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-83189768954367169602013-06-04T15:22:15.883-05:002013-06-04T15:22:15.883-05:00Your poem resonates for me in a very personal way....Your poem resonates for me in a very personal way.... I was thinking about violence as I was pulling stubborn plants out of my garden with deep roots... Even though my intention was to cultivate and nurture other plants that were being encroached upon... my body felt the tension of anger, of violence... I had never thought of gardening that way before. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952217323580442767.post-25158896696596314582013-06-04T15:09:35.672-05:002013-06-04T15:09:35.672-05:00sometimes the principles of farming and gardening ...sometimes the principles of farming and gardening seem hard to understand but serve as excellent metaphors for life..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com