tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post1269181563291873871..comments2024-03-06T22:56:05.646+00:00Comments on Ackworth born, gone West: Transience or PermanenceGerald (Ackworth born)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10972748175799683560noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-33207199776722445772008-07-02T16:34:00.000+01:002008-07-02T16:34:00.000+01:00Love the rock contrasting with the tulip!Love the rock contrasting with the tulip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-65194590772376172552008-06-19T11:21:00.000+01:002008-06-19T11:21:00.000+01:00i really long for the tulips..and especially that ...i really long for the tulips..and especially that yellow!DeLihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795530327579458125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-9827399501307528472008-06-18T20:03:00.000+01:002008-06-18T20:03:00.000+01:00Beautiful transition and photo of tulip.Beautiful transition and photo of tulip.Judy Brutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424589887932194612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-18954478198768833362008-06-18T20:00:00.000+01:002008-06-18T20:00:00.000+01:00I love a contrast like that. Just right.I love a contrast like that. Just right.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948822019200873512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-41687122152466307952008-06-18T00:59:00.000+01:002008-06-18T00:59:00.000+01:00indeed flowers are so transitory... and stone, hid...indeed flowers are so transitory... and stone, hidden under the leaves, beautiful...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-34576240489923690742008-06-17T21:12:00.000+01:002008-06-17T21:12:00.000+01:00Wonderful juxtaposition of the permanent and the t...Wonderful juxtaposition of the permanent and the transient. I love your photos, especially the last tulip/stone picture.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-60781161806889405882008-06-17T18:04:00.000+01:002008-06-17T18:04:00.000+01:00Lovely - stones and plants are so indicative of tr...Lovely - stones and plants are so indicative of transience/permanence. Lovely!!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-33058362127814636732008-06-17T16:28:00.000+01:002008-06-17T16:28:00.000+01:00I love how you have woven the two words together s...I love how you have woven the two words together so perfectly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-54760702196621658672008-06-17T15:27:00.000+01:002008-06-17T15:27:00.000+01:00But even the permanent stone experiences transcien...But even the permanent stone experiences transcience, yes? Covered in something that may not be permanent. Beautiful tulip.Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-56236306334785233292008-06-17T03:22:00.000+01:002008-06-17T03:22:00.000+01:00I really like the contrast in the poem between the...I really like the contrast in the poem between the tulip (whose bulb sometimes looks like a stone) and the stone covered in moss so it looks like a plant. Nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-25110001358793951502008-06-16T23:54:00.000+01:002008-06-16T23:54:00.000+01:00tulip beside stone turning green is wonderful comp...tulip beside stone turning green is wonderful compression.Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251168248457758117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-59482728896047825642008-06-16T18:32:00.000+01:002008-06-16T18:32:00.000+01:00The contrast works so well here.BTW, I kind of rew...The contrast works so well here.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I kind of reworked my poem:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2008/06/yearning.html" REL="nofollow">yearning</A>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-49290947930538288112008-06-16T14:30:00.000+01:002008-06-16T14:30:00.000+01:00the contrasts of delicate & strong play so wonderf...the contrasts of delicate & strong play so wonderfully with the promptsqualcosa di bellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107076097533430296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-2932574862801595182008-06-16T00:23:00.000+01:002008-06-16T00:23:00.000+01:00I remember Pole Bank Hall from your earlier post. ...I remember Pole Bank Hall from your earlier post. I just love how time covers the stones with moss. Wonderful tanka for both transience and permanence, quietly coexisting.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the new family member; the circle of life spins on.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660942367303941481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-81676894923805582162008-06-16T00:12:00.000+01:002008-06-16T00:12:00.000+01:00the tulipmay come again next yearthe stonegrows a ...the tulip<BR/>may come again next year<BR/>the stone<BR/>grows a covering of moss<BR/>and stays forever.<BR/><BR/>this just happened when I read your poem which I loved! :D The balance of transience and permanence... I hope you don't mind...maryt/theteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516961981692076719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-17149046184749252002008-06-15T20:27:00.000+01:002008-06-15T20:27:00.000+01:00Lovely photos and poem. Transient tulip and perma...Lovely photos and poem. Transient tulip and permanent stone being eaten away by moss and lichen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-24157117635554566032008-06-15T18:36:00.000+01:002008-06-15T18:36:00.000+01:00lovely!lovely!Rachel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-8277762715465295252008-06-15T18:32:00.000+01:002008-06-15T18:32:00.000+01:00clever take on the topic!clever take on the topic!Suzi-khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338300048993883066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-26099409634998992282008-06-15T17:18:00.000+01:002008-06-15T17:18:00.000+01:00like a little sentry on duty, happy even though al...like a little sentry on duty, happy even though alone.Bobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-10766939965225946022008-06-15T15:52:00.000+01:002008-06-15T15:52:00.000+01:00Perfect exmples of both prompts.Perfect exmples of both prompts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-71941162778832204742008-06-15T11:37:00.000+01:002008-06-15T11:37:00.000+01:00and i thought it was some kind of cave!and i thought it was some kind of cave!Maria Verivakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440852486788630957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-35360890849821353912008-06-15T11:01:00.000+01:002008-06-15T11:01:00.000+01:00Your lines portray a wonderful contrast. Lovely.na...Your lines portray a wonderful contrast. Lovely.<BR/><A HREF="http://naturetales.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">nature tales and camera trails</A>me ann my camerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083671096943783249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028654.post-53325171046116676892008-06-15T00:49:00.000+01:002008-06-15T00:49:00.000+01:00The tulip is quite beautiful, Gerald.The tulip is quite beautiful, Gerald.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.com