tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post2440415319774022959..comments2024-01-19T01:07:34.538-08:00Comments on Poetry for Kids Joy: LATE SPRINGJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-76856176101092969402015-04-25T19:37:57.822-07:002015-04-25T19:37:57.822-07:00It is my favorite time of year when the saguaros g...It is my favorite time of year when the saguaros get "crowned". Your poem captures spring in the desert, Joy. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-52456257729883345932015-04-25T16:56:26.891-07:002015-04-25T16:56:26.891-07:00We get as much pollen as you do, it just isn't...We get as much pollen as you do, it just isn't from pine trees.<br />I'll think on the quail family.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-40886493295192300972015-04-25T16:55:27.719-07:002015-04-25T16:55:27.719-07:00Yes, the last snow we had was a sprinkling in Dece...Yes, the last snow we had was a sprinkling in December, and it has been awhile since we've had any rain.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-59766584622930929632015-04-25T15:15:40.108-07:002015-04-25T15:15:40.108-07:00I love your glimpse of spring -- so very different...I love your glimpse of spring -- so very different from ours in the midwest and east coast!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-31887240527546468202015-04-25T03:00:54.122-07:002015-04-25T03:00:54.122-07:00What a great post. Full of photos, poems, and inf...What a great post. Full of photos, poems, and information. Joy, I loved hearing more about the Saguro. You described it so well. I could imagine the cactus expanding and contracting. I was surprised to learn that pollen gets as thick there as here in NC. I'm hoping that a poem about the quail family is coming soon. Linda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16517546647672781332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-49672243522156864812015-04-24T19:28:08.620-07:002015-04-24T19:28:08.620-07:00I'm glad you liked it, Donna.I'm glad you liked it, Donna.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-83376710484099522392015-04-24T19:27:31.268-07:002015-04-24T19:27:31.268-07:00Come visit me sometime. You'd be welcome as l...Come visit me sometime. You'd be welcome as long as I'm here.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-9681699213353587862015-04-24T18:35:19.147-07:002015-04-24T18:35:19.147-07:00Oh, perfect bonnets!Oh, perfect bonnets!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-12671371902028520292015-04-24T16:54:55.043-07:002015-04-24T16:54:55.043-07:00I love that 'wedding white cone', Joy, &am...I love that 'wedding white cone', Joy, & the form is so interesting. One of my favorite experiences in 'your' country is seeing those wonderful gambel's quail, & to see ten little babies-oh my, what a scene. And the saquaro, majestic! Plus the creosote bushes-much to love around you! Thank you!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-33176442395988270312015-04-24T10:20:51.753-07:002015-04-24T10:20:51.753-07:00If any one knows a name for the form I wrote in, p...If any one knows a name for the form I wrote in, please let me know. I was up late last night trying to see if I was following someone's set form. There are three triplets. Five syllables in the first and second line, six in the third. The rhyming pattern is <br />1 = X 5 syllables<br />2 = A 5 syllables<br />3 = B 6 syllables<br /><br />Lines 2 in each stanza rhyme, as do lines 3.<br />The first line in each stanza ends in alliteration.<br />I really isn't as difficult as it sounds.<br />Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-59982388386061716952015-04-24T10:10:31.651-07:002015-04-24T10:10:31.651-07:00There are those that say the only state in the US ...There are those that say the only state in the US where you can find the Saguaro is in Arizona. Mostly, they are found in the Sonoran Desert. The cacti are 50 to 75 years old before they set out arms. There are some Saguaro around here that have 10-12 arms. They must be over 150 years old. Their thorns/needles grow along spines that run vertically up the plant making an accordion like structure that expands and contracts as the plant has water. They really are cool, tall plants. Indians harvest the fruit and make an alcoholic drink from the fruit that sets after the blossoms. The inside of the fruit is red and the birds love it too. The seeds are dropped everywhere leaving red splotches on the ground.<br />Thanks Jama for asking about Saguaro.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-14711695590364638622015-04-24T08:16:46.468-07:002015-04-24T08:16:46.468-07:00Lovely poem, Joy. I've never seen saguaro! Mus...Lovely poem, Joy. I've never seen saguaro! Must look it up. :)jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com