tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post594964234787676475..comments2023-10-17T05:35:27.500-07:00Comments on Living Above the Frost Line: WHITE LIE a poem by Nancy SimpsonNancy Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06468975663711270696noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-66687063218789973642009-06-07T18:13:18.779-07:002009-06-07T18:13:18.779-07:00Hello Judy, It is so good to hear from you. Hurry...Hello Judy, It is so good to hear from you. Hurry back to the mountains.Nancy Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468975663711270696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-88137593629899801612009-06-07T16:38:15.072-07:002009-06-07T16:38:15.072-07:00This is a beautiful poem and I feel I am right the...This is a beautiful poem and I feel I am right there with you on your walk. The blackberry plants were in full bloom when I left there and they will be thick with blackberries on my return. I love how you love this land.Judy Roneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-88373184541658342192009-05-22T12:26:40.393-07:002009-05-22T12:26:40.393-07:00Thank you Pat. You know I appreciate your opinion...Thank you Pat. You know I appreciate your opinion on my poems and I always have. I still remember when NCWN West poets met in that old out building at TCCC. Your comments alone kept me writing at that time. Thanks.Nancy Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468975663711270696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-58194832070544158542009-05-22T11:25:50.519-07:002009-05-22T11:25:50.519-07:00Nancy, I could have sworn I had already commented ...Nancy, I could have sworn I had already commented on this clear cut diamond of a poem. I must have hit the wrong button, something I am prone to. <br /><br />Masterful metaphor for those cold sticky times we hope/know will pass. Perfect for the black berry winter we are having now. Pure satisfying perfection, this!off-linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066472351410695644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-82271087470755244962009-05-20T18:03:43.620-07:002009-05-20T18:03:43.620-07:00Hi Karen, Yes, I'm rooting for you.Hi Karen, Yes, I'm rooting for you.Nancy Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468975663711270696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-79780800625150429852009-05-20T17:16:06.283-07:002009-05-20T17:16:06.283-07:00Love it and the pictures. Our blackberries want to...Love it and the pictures. Our blackberries want to take over our driveway this year. <br /><br />See you tomorrow night?<br /><br />Karenkarenhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547218457294196281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-38584116534205017902009-05-20T16:25:49.339-07:002009-05-20T16:25:49.339-07:00Thanks Kay. It's so good to hear from you.
It ha...Thanks Kay. It's so good to hear from you.<br /><br />It has been a chilly Blackberry Winter here too. <br /><br />Congratulations on getting your blackberry poem<br />accepted. I'll look forward to reading it.Nancy Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468975663711270696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-85734949165911379082009-05-20T15:50:33.357-07:002009-05-20T15:50:33.357-07:00Hi Nancy, I too have always liked this poem. Boy, ...Hi Nancy, I too have always liked this poem. Boy, have we had blackberry winter here. I was so afraid our garden would be hit by frost but we dodged the frost-bullet this time. Blackberries are taking over a portion of our backyard. I just had a blackberry poem accepted. So, a high five for blackberries in poems! And out of them, too.Kathryn Stripling Byerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867152753841610044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-67968546690579281942009-05-19T18:33:32.805-07:002009-05-19T18:33:32.805-07:00Hi Lynn, I knew you'd recognize these blackberry b...Hi Lynn, I knew you'd recognize these blackberry bushes. You know eactly where they are. They will be full of berries this year. "Easy pickins." Mark your calendar.<br /><br />This little poem has been around so long, but some people are reading it for the first time. <br /><br />Miss you. MomNancy Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468975663711270696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-47700260403494704202009-05-19T14:53:02.380-07:002009-05-19T14:53:02.380-07:00I love this one and the pictures here are just bea...I love this one and the pictures here are just beautiful!!!!! Why do I love this little "White Lie" so much?!?! WOW!!!<br /><br />I love you .... see you soon!!!<br /><br />LynnLynn ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07382971041901122845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-17950000648928196772009-05-18T14:20:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:20:00.000-07:00This is one of my favorite poems-by you. And so go...This is one of my favorite poems-by you. And so good for this time of the year.Tipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714281090985487356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-23290998151906956122009-05-15T08:39:00.000-07:002009-05-15T08:39:00.000-07:00Hi Nancy,
Everytime I see the blackberry blosso...Hi Nancy,<br /> Everytime I see the blackberry blossoms in the spring, I know soon there will be a cool spell.<br />This is another good poem Nancy.<br />Thanks for letting us read it.<br /> Glenda BarrettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857504271006815554.post-20381366885214419942009-05-12T13:15:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:15:00.000-07:00Nancy,
I love this poem about blackberry winter. ...Nancy,<br />I love this poem about blackberry winter. I don't think I've ever heard it before. It's one of your best poems and so right for this time of year.Brenda Kay Ledfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077314514118637590noreply@blogger.com