tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post3620908486374686817..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Fall EquinoxFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-64785976579914097142011-10-20T08:59:17.304-07:002011-10-20T08:59:17.304-07:00Anonymous,
I'm glad you enjoyed them. Anyone...Anonymous,<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed them. Anyone in particular that you especially liked?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-43270317353208065952011-10-20T06:33:11.177-07:002011-10-20T06:33:11.177-07:00Thanks for posting these, Fred.Thanks for posting these, Fred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-16595374113958926012011-09-24T22:39:54.062-07:002011-09-24T22:39:54.062-07:00Cheryl,
Yes, definitely--the Grim Reaper almost j...Cheryl,<br /><br />Yes, definitely--the Grim Reaper almost jumps out at the reader at the end of Frost's humorous poem (well, at least until the last two lines).Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-73191128543985110232011-09-24T13:30:56.249-07:002011-09-24T13:30:56.249-07:00Fred, You creeped me out with that "Does the ...Fred, You creeped me out with that "Does the poem end on an ominous note?" question after the Gathering Leaves poem! Think of the Grim Reaper and read these two lines again:<br /><br />Next to nothing for weight,<br />And since they grew duller<br />From contact with earth,<br />Next to nothing for color.<br /><br />Next to nothing for use.<br />But a crop is a crop,<br />And who's to say where<br />The harvest shall stop?<br /><br />Maybe you didn't mean that image specifically, but it's what I thought of by the word "ominous". ( Shiver!)Cherylnoreply@blogger.com