tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post750381015926553919..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: John Ciardi's "Bees and Morning Glories": Attempt Number TwoBanjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-37297817858494147622013-08-14T18:06:12.438-04:002013-08-14T18:06:12.438-04:00Perfect for a summer day.Perfect for a summer day.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-6192892316263976242013-08-13T20:51:00.170-04:002013-08-13T20:51:00.170-04:00K, have you just thrown down the gauntlet? Will th...K, have you just thrown down the gauntlet? Will there be sparring? Are you charging admission? In any case, thanks for the visit.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-7997643485804112002013-08-13T16:51:37.348-04:002013-08-13T16:51:37.348-04:00When AH leaves a comment that make someone say &qu...When AH leaves a comment that make someone say "Huh?" its alwyas a good idea to re-think things.-K-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03289562368002376807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-50723467924114266232013-08-12T08:30:20.042-04:002013-08-12T08:30:20.042-04:00Thanks, folks. Very nice to wake up on a rainy Mon...Thanks, folks. Very nice to wake up on a rainy Monday to such warm, interesting comments. <br /><br />Ken,wasn't 22 an even more important route back in the day? Not exactly a quiet country road for biking! I too used it for girlfriend reasons--from Ohio to Pittsburgh, long, long ago. <br /><br />Hannah, on Alice, I'm afraid it's been too long, though it's one of the few fantasy pieces I've liked. <br /><br />Karin, I felt pretty dumb. I think I'll blame the subject again--something wrong with the link, not me. Convincing? <br /><br />John, that's pretty poetic stuff of your own. Of course, it helps that I agree and relate. Once again, I think of Frost's line, "how way leads on to way." Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-78794689922021057282013-08-11T20:44:46.826-04:002013-08-11T20:44:46.826-04:00A wind-driven soul amazed by the busy bee. But no...A wind-driven soul amazed by the busy bee. But not activity but sleep assured him he had not lost his way. <br /><br />So easy to lose one's way. Perhaps it's good to be wind-driven and then realize that it was right.John Evanshttp://www.on-scenic-routes.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-15918181833783687922013-08-11T20:00:59.844-04:002013-08-11T20:00:59.844-04:00That's so funny. I thought you were reading so...That's so funny. I thought you were reading something into the poem I just failed to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-32375782368131130022013-08-11T19:38:10.121-04:002013-08-11T19:38:10.121-04:00I love bees-as-pirates...and flowers as barbershop...I love bees-as-pirates...and flowers as barbershop quartet singers!<br /><br />It's very Alice in Wonderland-esque, isn't it? Remember the bread-and-butterflies?<br /><br />Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-81159777595832716852013-08-11T16:47:48.390-04:002013-08-11T16:47:48.390-04:00Diners called Coney Islands? Hmmm.
RT 22! I used...Diners called Coney Islands? Hmmm. <br /><br />RT 22! I used to see a gal on Rt 22, still the land if you look hard of old roadside motels, diners and such. Used to ride my bike up and down 22....ahhh, memories. <br /><br />But this is Rt17S near the infamous 1 and 9, also the home of "white mana hamburgers" good catch! Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-12068882928026343072013-08-10T20:19:27.478-04:002013-08-10T20:19:27.478-04:00No apologies, Rune. That's a good reminder. Th...No apologies, Rune. That's a good reminder. The cover of Time Magazine just featured the bee problem too. Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-70325781450470882132013-08-10T13:31:00.931-04:002013-08-10T13:31:00.931-04:00Honey bees are vital for Natures well-being, and t...Honey bees are vital for Natures well-being, and they have societies that in many ways make them behave as a single animal. Maybe that is why I fell for the little sign that said that the honey-bees have returned. Since they are soon to be put on the endangered species list, that was nice to see. And maybe a thought to have in the back of the mind when one reads about pirate's pants.<br /><br />Sorry about being more prosaic than poetic :-)Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.com