tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post5788002398609059057..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Poetry Friday: After Apple-PickingKaren Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-82442301309175089272016-09-30T14:31:43.307-05:002016-09-30T14:31:43.307-05:00I love your post and the Robert Frost's poem, ...I love your post and the Robert Frost's poem, Karen. A few weeks back I was fortunate to be able to visit Robert Frost's farm in Vermont. My friend and I sat near his cabin and wrote poems while the apples went "thump, thump" off his trees. We also walked all around his trails. It was beautiful and exciting to walk and to write where Frost had been!Gail Aldousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-29861752194934037622016-09-30T12:56:09.011-05:002016-09-30T12:56:09.011-05:00Such a lovely post, Karen. When I owned a day care...Such a lovely post, Karen. When I owned a day care center, I used to take the children to a nearby family run orchard. Your post reminded me of the elderly couple who were always there to share apples, dumplings, and cider with us. It's so sad to see the end of so many family businesses.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-10711206340168573092016-09-25T14:24:22.483-05:002016-09-25T14:24:22.483-05:00Now I'm all worried about the orchard! That ha...Now I'm all worried about the orchard! That happened near us, but with blueberries, and it ended up becoming a Walmart or somesuch. I hope someone who is lovely turns up to take it over. Best of luck to that couple, and oy, that Frost. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-18246114507392384152016-09-24T22:33:35.385-05:002016-09-24T22:33:35.385-05:00"Have courage and be kind." This good ad..."Have courage and be kind." This good advice will take us far. And I can smell "the scent of apples" in Frost's poem from here. Thank you for sharing!Catherinehttp://readingtothecore.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-91758053170230493342016-09-24T17:08:31.699-05:002016-09-24T17:08:31.699-05:00Autumn wouldn't be complete without reading Fr...Autumn wouldn't be complete without reading Frost's poem, a perennial favorite. What a poignant story about the orchard owners. It's heartening to know people can be kind and generous even when they are going through tough times.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-60205910443728937522016-09-24T09:52:15.163-05:002016-09-24T09:52:15.163-05:00Such a melancholy celebration....I can hear the si...Such a melancholy celebration....I can hear the sighs of the poet. And, I wonder what the groundhog of the orchard you visited will say someday at retirement? A bittersweet visit to this apple orchard and a wonderful way honoring it. I had this poem picked out for last week. But, my family time in the orchard was so happy, fun and upbeat that it didn't fit. It does with this post. It makes me smile and say a prayer for the orchard master who's battling illness. Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-38439104679812643912016-09-23T23:12:02.469-05:002016-09-23T23:12:02.469-05:00Oh my, what a way to end this week's round-up-...Oh my, what a way to end this week's round-up--so autumn with change in the air in many ways. Thanks for this lovely post and the Robert Frost poem was perfect after reading about your orchard field trip. Enjoy the apples!Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-51341391600629416702016-09-23T21:29:24.133-05:002016-09-23T21:29:24.133-05:00What a bittersweet story - such a sweet, kind, gen...What a bittersweet story - such a sweet, kind, generous couple, and hopefully someone will come along eventually and make the orchard their home and keep it thriving into the future. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.com