Kiss Me
More Whimsy with Flowers - see author's notes101 total reviews
Comment from dportwood
Charming and witty the way you wove the heirloom flowers into the fabric of your verses. The names are all very interesting. Well done.
Duane
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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Charming and witty the way you wove the heirloom flowers into the fabric of your verses. The names are all very interesting. Well done.
Duane
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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Duane, thanks so much - these names are so cool - I just loved discovering them :-) Brooke
Comment from Begin Again
Brooke...
This was simply wonderful.
I've never heard of these flowers but they certainly made a terrific and whimsical poem about love and marriage.
Thanks for using your creativity and sharing it with us.
Carol
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2009
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Brooke...
This was simply wonderful.
I've never heard of these flowers but they certainly made a terrific and whimsical poem about love and marriage.
Thanks for using your creativity and sharing it with us.
Carol
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2009
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I had not heard of most of them either until I found the list of names - this was such fun to write and discover all the new flowers :-) Thanks so much. Brooke
Comment from S.Yocom
I love the wonderful names of all these heirloom flowers, Brooke, and I love your poem. You used excellent meter and rhyme, making the poem smooth and easy to read. (The word "sherbet" is misspelled.)
Sally
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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I love the wonderful names of all these heirloom flowers, Brooke, and I love your poem. You used excellent meter and rhyme, making the poem smooth and easy to read. (The word "sherbet" is misspelled.)
Sally
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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Thanks, Sally - it is the spelling the flower site used - it appears to be a common misspelling from googling it - I suppose I should fix it even if the flower people spell it this way. LOL Thanks also for the great review :-) Brooke
Comment from Joan E.
Goody, more flowers. From your notes, I also learned about "heirloom flowers." You have combined these fanciful names into a thoroughly satisfying poem, laced together with lovely rhyme. But the last lines that are not flowers' names, are equally glorious. This poem represents one of your more creative inventions.
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Goody, more flowers. From your notes, I also learned about "heirloom flowers." You have combined these fanciful names into a thoroughly satisfying poem, laced together with lovely rhyme. But the last lines that are not flowers' names, are equally glorious. This poem represents one of your more creative inventions.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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selectseed.com is a great website of these flowers if you want to learn more :-) Thanks so much, Joan for your most generous response to my whimsical flower poem :-) Brooke
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Thanks for the tip--I'll check out the site right now. -J
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Thanks for the tip--I'll check out the site right now. -J
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Cool resource from a company that is still family owned and operated since 1928--warms my former business consultant's heart! -Joan
Comment from Dave M
Brooke,
This is a delightful poem, and without any nits that I could find. I had no idea there were so many fanciful names for flowers, but my favorite is the first one you use - it sounds very romantic.
Dave
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2009
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Brooke,
This is a delightful poem, and without any nits that I could find. I had no idea there were so many fanciful names for flowers, but my favorite is the first one you use - it sounds very romantic.
Dave
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 30-Jun-2009
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Thank you, Dave - I always appreciate your visits and encouraging comments :-) Brooke
Comment from babylonia
brooke,
this is a wonderful treasure trove of flowers names. ones that most people have probably never heard of. made me smile. easy to read and follow. imagery is excellent.
love,
barbara
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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brooke,
this is a wonderful treasure trove of flowers names. ones that most people have probably never heard of. made me smile. easy to read and follow. imagery is excellent.
love,
barbara
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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I sure had never heard of most of the names until I found them this morning. Thanks so much, Barbara :-) Brooke
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brooke,
i think i had heard of a couple of them but the others were a surprise to me as well.
love,
barbara
Comment from WRITER1
This is a beautiful poem, I have never heard of a kiss me over the garden gate flowers before, it is such a nice thought. The poem is fantastic.
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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This is a beautiful poem, I have never heard of a kiss me over the garden gate flowers before, it is such a nice thought. The poem is fantastic.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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I had never heard of them either - it's fun to find cool new things :-) Thanks so much. Brooke
Comment from Blaidd Drwg
Brooke, you could have chosen hundreds of themes for these great flower-words, but you, you poetic miracle worker you, wedded them together in a poem about a wedding! Freakin' BRILLIANT! Not only that, forget the flower-words, this is a very touching poem.
The last stanza made me a little sad thinking of all those who embark on this journey, only to have it fail. I love "pledge your troth" because I often wonder if a marriage going through difficulty could be recovered if only the couple would think of the pledges they made to each other, and work it out. I suppose it's easy for me to say that, and perhaps a little insensitive, because I've never had to "fall back" on the promises I made to Ellie... although come to think of it, it's possible she might have. :)
Oh, and guess what, my 30-day moratorium on Brooke-sixers had passed!
John
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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Brooke, you could have chosen hundreds of themes for these great flower-words, but you, you poetic miracle worker you, wedded them together in a poem about a wedding! Freakin' BRILLIANT! Not only that, forget the flower-words, this is a very touching poem.
The last stanza made me a little sad thinking of all those who embark on this journey, only to have it fail. I love "pledge your troth" because I often wonder if a marriage going through difficulty could be recovered if only the couple would think of the pledges they made to each other, and work it out. I suppose it's easy for me to say that, and perhaps a little insensitive, because I've never had to "fall back" on the promises I made to Ellie... although come to think of it, it's possible she might have. :)
Oh, and guess what, my 30-day moratorium on Brooke-sixers had passed!
John
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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John, thank you so much for your generosity and for such truly encouraging and wonderful comments. You could give me a swollen ego! LOL I know what you mean - I divorced my husband after 13 years but only after exhausting every other possibility over a long long period of time and reflection - too many couples today give up on a marriage without so much as a second thought. Those pledges should mean something. Brooke :-)
Comment from laurelp
What a wonderful website to find. Sometimes my research on the web does indeed surprise me for the good. Usually it is not the case. But, never give up trying. Your poetry was quite lovely.
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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What a wonderful website to find. Sometimes my research on the web does indeed surprise me for the good. Usually it is not the case. But, never give up trying. Your poetry was quite lovely.
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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Laurel, thank you - it is always fun to make a great discovery :-) Brooke
Comment from Sasha
This is a delightful poem. Immediately recognized most of the flowers (I guess being old does come in handy sometimes). Beautifully written and also very clever. I like this one a lot. As always, very nice work!
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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This is a delightful poem. Immediately recognized most of the flowers (I guess being old does come in handy sometimes). Beautifully written and also very clever. I like this one a lot. As always, very nice work!
Comment Written 29-Jun-2009
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2009
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Wow, there are lots of flowers I did not know in this batch - you must be REALLY old. LOL Thanks so much, Valerie :-) Brooke
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