tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post4646747187118262419..comments2024-03-29T07:13:29.065-04:00Comments on Humbucker Poems: The Tired Monk...on MowingBrother Olliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-81163903430234920282011-08-04T20:54:39.499-04:002011-08-04T20:54:39.499-04:00those novices don't know, do they? they just ...those novices don't know, do they? they just itch.<br /><br />xo<br />erinerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636371927224076866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-27584717349253212882011-08-03T18:34:13.386-04:002011-08-03T18:34:13.386-04:00Great summer sport imagery!Great summer sport imagery!Square Cornerhttp://thesquarecorner.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-40151619980215037942011-07-31T22:09:16.274-04:002011-07-31T22:09:16.274-04:00never cut a lawn in my life. my dad was the boss ...never cut a lawn in my life. my dad was the boss of a crew that mowed for us. so every time i see a sculpted ditch side, i know what's happened... y'know, how it looked when it happened.Bethany Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767559135432032568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-79850772690208026652011-07-30T11:09:56.840-04:002011-07-30T11:09:56.840-04:00Now, I live in an apartment where the maintanance ...Now, I live in an apartment where the maintanance crew does all that labor, but your poem reminded me of days in the past, and escpecially those sloping ditches, whew!<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-8686643851112771212011-07-30T10:56:16.159-04:002011-07-30T10:56:16.159-04:00Yikes! even the ditch sides? Perilous. Love it, Ol...Yikes! even the ditch sides? Perilous. Love it, Ollie....can see the sweat on the Tired Monk's forehead. And the waiting novices.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-64003233873416653592011-07-30T08:18:25.119-04:002011-07-30T08:18:25.119-04:00Damn! That sweat and toil - it's like you'...Damn! That sweat and toil - it's like you're spitting out words through gritted teeth. Great stuff, Ollie!<br /><br />(And practice just goes on and on.)Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129547380377962436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-75879571556624370732011-07-30T04:38:22.116-04:002011-07-30T04:38:22.116-04:00Oh, I do like that so much. Incisive and economica...Oh, I do like that so much. Incisive and economical. Lovely.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-27705402699247767292011-07-29T19:21:02.307-04:002011-07-29T19:21:02.307-04:00Ha! Let them mow it next time.Ha! Let them mow it next time.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903678715925613725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-54801328094523978672011-07-29T17:06:30.799-04:002011-07-29T17:06:30.799-04:00Working toward a goal. The labor we go through for...Working toward a goal. The labor we go through for a labor of love.Mike Patrickhttp://thepoetsquill.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-5469440430835234292011-07-29T11:50:17.925-04:002011-07-29T11:50:17.925-04:00I love this; I love how you took us to both sides~...I love this; I love how you took us to both sides~<br />And of course the edge ;DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-40334609824181506892011-07-29T04:43:08.786-04:002011-07-29T04:43:08.786-04:00Mowing can exhilarating. It is not a chore but an ...Mowing can exhilarating. It is not a chore but an exercise, a passion that may just add a few more years to a middle agedkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-14788086846422682052011-07-28T17:16:17.691-04:002011-07-28T17:16:17.691-04:00Oh, that grass we must manage for the sake of the ...Oh, that grass we must manage for the sake of the kids... Nice write, I must confess I didn't consider the labor involved with grass. Peace, Amy (and of course you know how my take will go)<br />http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/grass/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-83699302836346617152011-07-28T16:24:58.549-04:002011-07-28T16:24:58.549-04:00Love this, mowing personified. At least there is ...Love this, mowing personified. At least there is a reward waiting at the end! :-)<br /><br />Nice one.<br /><br />I joined in with this prompt too - <a href="http://panopticulated.blogspot.com/2011/07/grass-is-greener-on-other-side.html" rel="nofollow">The Grass is Greener. . . </a>Susannahhttp://panopticulated.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-87283943813176311812011-07-28T15:04:41.762-04:002011-07-28T15:04:41.762-04:00Oh very nice...the rewards of mowing bring much pl...Oh very nice...the rewards of mowing bring much pleasure to this tired monk....play ball - for hockey season will be here before we know it...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-44625297702779934622011-07-28T13:52:20.414-04:002011-07-28T13:52:20.414-04:00We had a drought the first half of the summer, so ...We had a drought the first half of the summer, so the grass mowing was minimal. Now it's full force ahead. I hear ya!laurie kolphttp://lkharris-kolp.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-74785798453045070342011-07-28T13:38:53.177-04:002011-07-28T13:38:53.177-04:00Why can't they invent a hybrid grass that only...Why can't they invent a hybrid grass that only grows to three inches long? Nice one, Ollie!Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927345716112968689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-28911461801855720662011-07-28T13:19:05.291-04:002011-07-28T13:19:05.291-04:00is the heat and no rain not enough... LOL!
JJRod&...is the heat and no rain not enough... LOL!<br /><br />JJRod'zJJ Roa Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501127870785148555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-36694925578880399532011-07-28T12:42:37.637-04:002011-07-28T12:42:37.637-04:00The grass gets injured by human shoes.The grass gets injured by human shoes.madhumakhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624377766663002237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657515350922188738.post-69619790563851455372011-07-28T12:38:32.293-04:002011-07-28T12:38:32.293-04:00poor grass lol :)
http://bttrflyscar.blogspot.com...poor grass lol :)<br /><br />http://bttrflyscar.blogspot.com/2011/07/blade-of-grass.htmlbttrflyscarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528604993293399160noreply@blogger.com