Comment from fayesh

Excellent

This certainly was an education for me in flower horticulture and their names. I guess that's simpler than remembering the scientific botanical labels. You poem was a pleasure to read, Brooke.

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009

I love the common names of flowers - and yes, they sure are easier to remember than all that Latin! Thanks so much. Brooke :-)

Comment from cayuga writer

Excellent

Hi,

Very romantic and reminiscent of bygone days. The way I felt after reading it is similar to how I feel after watching Camelot, like I need more fairy tale moments in my life...

I was especially interested in how your use of colorful exotic foods was able to enhance buried longings or desires in the reader.

But my favorite line was the "flower line"-kiss me over the garden gate-what a lovely beginning!

Keep up the good writing!

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reply by the author on 30-Jun-2009

Thank you for your kind comments and positive review :-) Brooke

Comment from Annelisa

Excellent

I guess I gave you my limit of 6's for this month.

I love this! Delightful! I have a great fondness for heirloom and native flowers. I am always trying to some for this climate.

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That's the best I can do!
Thanks for this lovely poem!
Annelisa

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009

It turns out Thomas Jefferson wrote about the Kiss me over the garden gate flowers :-) Thanks so much for your generous impulse. selectseeds.com is the site that sells all these flowers and others if you're looking :-) Brooke

reply by Annelisa on 29-Jun-2009

Monticello has a seed catalog online that I purchase many heirloom flower and veggie seeds from. I think the seeds might come from the gardens there. I don't remember.

If you take a look, there is a history and original illustration in the descriptions. I find it all very fascinating

If you're interested:
http://monticellostore.stores.yahoo.net/

Thanks for the website...I'll take a look.

reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009

thank you :-)

Comment from Amicus

Excellent

I like this charming well rhymed and rhythmic light write, Brooke. The heirloom flower names are wonderful and you mine this rich vein of poetic inspiration with customary
skill and brilliance.

Thanks for a delightful reading experience.

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009

Thank you, dear friend - I fell in love with the names at first sight! Brooke :-)

Comment from perunest

Excellent

If I had a six I'd give it to you for
this outstanding poem. I even recited it aloud
to hear the music of the words. It sounds like
a song, or part of wedding vows. It also has an
"old-fashioned" sound that brings that ache
for loveliness and innocence of an earlier day (that
we've never experienced!). Carolyn

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009

Carolyn, thank you. I'm so glad it sounds old-fashioned as I wanted it to in order to go with the heirloom/antique flowers it celebrates :-) Brooke

Comment from Kristia

Excellent

Hi,

What a sweet poem, I enjoyed it very much. I love that you used the heirloom names. I have never heard of those flowers....thank goodness they have not been lost to us. Nice work on this.

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009

I had never heard of most of them either - what a fun discovery :-) Thanks, Kristia. Brooke :-)

Comment from IndianaIrish

Excellent

How delightful this is, Brooke! I love all the names and want to look them all up to visualize them. You wove the flowers into your poem with perfection.
Indy :>)

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009

selectseeds.com has most of them listed with links to photos.
They're just as pretty as they sound :-) Thanks, Karyn. Brooke

Comment from jlsavell

Excellent

adewpealr, well leave it up to you to conjure up a wonderful poem from a conversation with a friend. I would like to meeet your muse girl!!!! very well done..jlsavell

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reply by the author on 30-Jun-2009

Thank you, dear friend - you're too sweet :-) Brooke

Comment from Deejharrington

Excellent

I loved this! I've never heard of most of these flowers. Isn't it wonderful that someone is making it their lives work to keep these flowers alive. Your poem brings them to life. It reads like an old-fashioned song. Something like "Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do..." I could almost hear a tune as I read it. Great addition to your bouquet of flower poems!
dj

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009

I've never heard of most of them over - I thought he was yanking my chain with the kiss me name :-) I'm so glad it sounds old fashioned as I wanted it to in tribute to the antique heritage of the flowers. Turns out Thomas Jefferson wrote about the kiss me flowers :-) Thanks, Deb. Brooke :-)

reply by Deejharrington on 29-Jun-2009

You're welcome
deb

Comment from Peter@Poole

Excellent

How delightful, Brooke, and how cleverly you have embraced the names of so many of these flowers. Your sunny spirit just oozes from this creation. Peter

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009

It was so much fun to learn all these flowers exist - I thought my friend was kidding me at first when he told me he had given flowers with such a cool name to his wife. Thank you, Peter - it's hard not to have a sunny spirit when discovering all these fanciful names. Brooke :-)

reply by Peter@Poole on 29-Jun-2009

At first, I did think the poem was written to me, till I read it! LOL Your spirit, from what I've learnt, is a conquering one, and it costs at times.