tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post8496935230554491772..comments2024-02-05T00:16:13.698-05:00Comments on Banjo52: More Berries: Galway Kinnell and Seamus HeaneyBanjo52http://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-85643532883900023362013-10-01T13:19:47.393-04:002013-10-01T13:19:47.393-04:00When does the sensual pleasure of biting into a be...When does the sensual pleasure of biting into a berry start to become sexual in connotation?<br />NOWKen Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-87499732298865001072013-10-01T04:49:55.301-04:002013-10-01T04:49:55.301-04:00I have not picked blackberries, but lots of black ...I have not picked blackberries, but lots of black and red currants - in the rain. Although they are not prickly, I have to side with Seamus HeaneyRune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-1969355172910058602013-09-30T08:54:22.743-04:002013-09-30T08:54:22.743-04:00What is it about blackberries and poetry, anyway? ...What is it about blackberries and poetry, anyway? (Blackberry, blackberry, blackberry...)<br /><br />They definitely conjure childhood and a sharp, strong taste-memory.<br />Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-74502911573530977282013-09-27T17:30:49.402-04:002013-09-27T17:30:49.402-04:00Jean, wildness seems to be The Way. And who likes ...Jean, wildness seems to be The Way. And who likes fungus, after all? <br /><br />Rune, thanks. And take your time. (Your speeding train photo in Germany is REALLY sticking with me). <br /><br />AH, so it's not just the Irish with berry adoration. You and Jean should get together, or would you still refuse to share? :)<br />Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-23524017239909793852013-09-27T12:35:08.903-04:002013-09-27T12:35:08.903-04:00I grow blackberries in the backyard and I share th...I grow blackberries in the backyard and I share them with no one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-67953718071828573972013-09-24T21:47:41.364-04:002013-09-24T21:47:41.364-04:00Jean, thanks about the link! I think I fixed it.Jean, thanks about the link! I think I fixed it.Banjo52https://www.blogger.com/profile/04342397136888422440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-17970473706625894402013-09-24T18:42:22.805-04:002013-09-24T18:42:22.805-04:00Oops, forgot to mention that the link to the poem ...Oops, forgot to mention that the link to the poem didn't work; found it by googling it.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-24548477154253430702013-09-24T15:13:56.410-04:002013-09-24T15:13:56.410-04:00I see that I have missed much, but I have not been...I see that I have missed much, but I have not been blogging lately. I must come back and enjoy these last posts later. But I could enjoy the photos even now.Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883979841111173610.post-24709568912390490652013-09-24T15:11:50.699-04:002013-09-24T15:11:50.699-04:00I learned to appreciate blackberries by picking wi...I learned to appreciate blackberries by picking wild ones.<br /><br />The cultivated and boxed do not give the same experience.<br /><br />I like this poem better because it omits needless fungus.Jean Spitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520415864511680025noreply@blogger.com