tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post8848858536003295314..comments2023-09-13T03:10:36.690-07:00Comments on Robin's Nest: A day in the forestOld Egghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-87429735777217126612018-08-31T13:09:41.472-07:002018-08-31T13:09:41.472-07:00sharp write.
we all dive into darkness sometimes w...sharp write.<br />we all dive into darkness sometimes when we write.Drew Doyle Storm Snyder Minowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489092055551728136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-33857575231315091192018-08-27T09:28:37.753-07:002018-08-27T09:28:37.753-07:00So sad--I love trees--they speak to me--how sad wh...So sad--I love trees--they speak to me--how sad when all they can do is whisperAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-22778209481549699292018-08-27T01:30:41.942-07:002018-08-27T01:30:41.942-07:00well described about the logging.
i guess the bott...well described about the logging.<br />i guess the bottom line of corporations is more important than the plight of the wildlife that depend on the forest to live. :(dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-81860924785218713052018-08-26T21:24:19.373-07:002018-08-26T21:24:19.373-07:00So terribly said, Robin. The line about the scent ...So terribly said, Robin. The line about the scent of sawdust made me wonder if the tree smell it like we would smell spilled blood. Heartbreaking... and infuriating. Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-59772930337095361282018-08-26T17:51:53.918-07:002018-08-26T17:51:53.918-07:00Well drawn. An impactful and important piece. Th...Well drawn. An impactful and important piece. Thanks for this, Robin! Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-26275701643238847332018-08-26T15:11:37.564-07:002018-08-26T15:11:37.564-07:00Thank you for highlighting this matter! It makes ...Thank you for highlighting this matter! It makes me both sad and angry.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-73279834020785084162018-08-26T11:46:07.494-07:002018-08-26T11:46:07.494-07:00It is such a shame, Robin, that trees are still ch...It is such a shame, Robin, that trees are still chopped down in forests. Such a horrible fate to wake up to! I cringed at the words:<br />'Trees chosen are cleared at their base<br />For first bite of axe this day's morn<br />Then faint groans, birds fly off in haste<br />The workmen's manner quite wooden faced'<br />and felt so sad at the lines:<br />'Trees left now whisper quite forlorn<br />As smell of sawdust fills the air'.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-40256702499063503212018-08-26T11:26:34.480-07:002018-08-26T11:26:34.480-07:00"The workmen's manner quite wooden faced&..."The workmen's manner quite wooden faced"--an irony, as they are taking the wood from the living trees " whisper quite forlorn." How did we ever come to that meaning for wooden? And then you have animals with loss of shelter! Oh, what a moving poem!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-39899698982830166792018-08-26T10:22:54.715-07:002018-08-26T10:22:54.715-07:00Very sad about the animals needing new shelter, Ro...Very sad about the animals needing new shelter, Robin. That is what struck me the most.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-63674162581617486882018-08-26T09:03:35.864-07:002018-08-26T09:03:35.864-07:00I like how you attributed woodenness to the workme...I like how you attributed woodenness to the workmen and let the spirit of the forest come alive. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343895193475984183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-47512119968676993482018-08-26T08:58:45.334-07:002018-08-26T08:58:45.334-07:00I love the line "Felled timber is taken from ...I love the line "Felled timber is taken from the scene," which takes it from a sad tale to a crime...at least for me. :)C. Sandlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616902831506982429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-6637151283608922282018-08-26T06:23:34.823-07:002018-08-26T06:23:34.823-07:00I recall coming on such a scene....tree roots poki...I recall coming on such a scene....tree roots poking up into the sky. It looked like the wisdom teeth of the planet were being pulled. Turns out, that was true.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-29896597729744713422018-08-26T05:45:04.007-07:002018-08-26T05:45:04.007-07:00When I lived in forest country, I despised the woo...When I lived in forest country, I despised the woodcutters: so noisy, so uncaring, so destructive!Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-81546079206780884262018-08-26T05:29:28.066-07:002018-08-26T05:29:28.066-07:00Oh, the calamity is well imagined in your words — ...Oh, the calamity is well imagined in your words — it's a moving picture our decadence and waste. How nature bears the scars of our subsistence!<br />Very well penned.<br />-HAAnmol (HA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02427056865589377093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-67017833949176395332018-08-26T05:27:37.822-07:002018-08-26T05:27:37.822-07:00Nice one Robin
Happy Sunday
Much🌻loveNice one Robin<br /><br />Happy Sunday<br /><br />Much🌻loveGillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830061733849775594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-50726770123434139542018-08-26T04:37:37.448-07:002018-08-26T04:37:37.448-07:00Oh dear.. this is just sad. Thoughtless destructio...Oh dear.. this is just sad. Thoughtless destruction without a sustainability plan is only going to bring us faster to our end. Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-21541112343690889482018-08-26T03:24:30.783-07:002018-08-26T03:24:30.783-07:00A wistful delight..such a sad scene beautifully co...A wistful delight..such a sad scene beautifully conveyed Jae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.com