tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504381264366497570.post4380540382248457680..comments2024-03-22T07:52:09.997-04:00Comments on Another Porch ...A Poetry Blog: Glory to God For FlowersJanet Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126248666972072628noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504381264366497570.post-2518018468082566622015-06-11T13:49:48.035-04:002015-06-11T13:49:48.035-04:00yes, and the lowliest of us an enjoy them just as ...yes, and the lowliest of us an enjoy them just as richly! This morning I picked 2 bouquets; 1 of pink peonies from my garden and the other of flea-bane from a fence-line, both stunning!<br /><br />oh, I wish I could send you some lupine. i used to have trouble with them until someone told me to be sure I don't dead-head them until they've had time to re-seed because that's how they re-plant; now I have lupine volunteers all over the place...also, I'm not sure what climate they prefer.Janet Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126248666972072628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504381264366497570.post-44811335670075464252015-06-11T13:02:24.107-04:002015-06-11T13:02:24.107-04:00Isn't it a miracle that even the lowliest bowe...Isn't it a miracle that even the lowliest bower can have flowers as glorious as a queen's?<br /><br />Except for lupines--I just cannot get them to grow here!Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504381264366497570.post-27664550290000017662015-06-10T13:23:19.117-04:002015-06-10T13:23:19.117-04:00Maybe subconsciously his poem was stuck in my head...Maybe subconsciously his poem was stuck in my head;-) I was reading him yesterday. <br /><br />I can never get over the countless varieties, all stunning. Sometimes I like to wander through a greenhouse just to marvel at so many varieties...Janet Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126248666972072628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504381264366497570.post-36711763500342619592015-06-10T13:16:08.346-04:002015-06-10T13:16:08.346-04:00Who can ever tire of the intricate delights of flo...Who can ever tire of the intricate delights of flowers?!<br />The opening lines instantly brought to mind Gerard Manley Hopkins "Pied Beauty": " GLORY be to God for dappled things...."Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032424157955665844noreply@blogger.com