tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post2495850399971541106..comments2023-10-28T03:14:44.519-07:00Comments on Calhouns Can(n)ons: Your Sunday PoemNewsstandGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099049885765768069noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-46529956407197961352009-12-03T21:39:40.448-08:002009-12-03T21:39:40.448-08:00Dem doggies got great ears!Dem doggies got great ears!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-63224195618829919912009-12-02T06:43:04.578-08:002009-12-02T06:43:04.578-08:00"anything that resembles tendrils" Ah, ..."anything that resembles tendrils" Ah, that 'splains it. Collins is too good a wordsmith to get it totally wrong. luckily, he has a bit of poetic license leeway. But you're write, Alon, this likely would have Collins hauled up with a CDO before the Regional Word Board.Churadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701649330085709021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-150558905253581582009-12-01T21:11:43.679-08:002009-12-01T21:11:43.679-08:00Alon - thanks! Your procrastinations are very ente...Alon - thanks! Your procrastinations are very entertaining!Sewertoons AKA Lynette Tornatzkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501351678541088868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-91204197998924851322009-12-01T15:21:26.525-08:002009-12-01T15:21:26.525-08:00Seriously Toons, Iv'e got enough to procrstina...Seriously Toons, Iv'e got enough to procrstinate on without going to wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendril) You are so lucky that the CSD does not have Botany in it's perview or I'd "go there".<br />Procrastination December 1 version=<br />Dishes piled in the sink, Appeal to Coastal comm unwritten. Distractions;Very High tide Investigated at Baywood, Perigrine falcon on 4th street Wire, North of El Moro (1 r) with a crow sharing 3 feet away. Digital Camera with telephoto did not format.<br />"In botany, a tendril is a specialized stem, leaf or petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by climbing plants for support and attachment, generally by twining around whatever it touches. They do not have a lamina or blade, but they can photosynthesize. They can be formed from modified shoots, modified leaves, or auxiliary branches."<br />So look what <b>you made me do</b>, now I can't stop.<br />"The earliest and most comprehensive study of tendrils was Charles Darwin's monograph On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, which was originally published in 1865."<br />and for wiggle room;<br />"Tendril can also be used to describe a wisp of hair or indeed anything that resembles the tendrils of plants."<br /><br />You may get <i>"and the tendril-like roots of the yew tree inch toward the coffin."</i> past the RWQCB, But good luck with the California Compositional Commission.Alon Perlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155776897189144501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-78177269460810491162009-12-01T14:25:28.408-08:002009-12-01T14:25:28.408-08:00Alon, you are hilarious! Thanks!Alon, you are hilarious! Thanks!Sewertoons AKA Lynette Tornatzkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501351678541088868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-60865792161837523082009-12-01T14:24:28.197-08:002009-12-01T14:24:28.197-08:00I'm sure that roots have tendrils, and thinkin...I'm sure that roots have tendrils, and thinking about it - it has to refer to the underground - coffins usually go there! Yew tree roots growing toward a food source once the soggy coffin decomposes, ditto the coffin contents. (Reality is not always pleasant. Nature, ditto.) <br /><br />That's what is fun about poems - layers and flavors like an onion. Plus a nice crunch when raw!Sewertoons AKA Lynette Tornatzkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501351678541088868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-52373201248962350672009-12-01T10:21:33.495-08:002009-12-01T10:21:33.495-08:00Rather than wikipedia it, I think tendrils are spe...Rather than wikipedia it, I think tendrils are specialised branch tips. <br />Recomend replacing "tendrils" with "roots" as we received in public comment.<br />Examples;<br /><i>and the tendrils of the yew tree inch toward the coffin.</i><br />With<br />"and the yew tree roots reach (inch by inch) toward the coffin"<br />Or<br />"and the yew tree roots yearningly reach toward the coffin".<br /><br />While the WQCB does not determine the metering or cadence of poetry design, it does concern itself with the outcome of poetic efforts.<br /><br />This will likely stave off Enforcement action.<br /><br />The self appointed California <b>Word Quality Control Board</b>.<br />Issuer of Poetic Licences and Permits.<br /><i>Protecting the words of California</i><br /><br />Word verification: alliesAlon Perlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155776897189144501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-31165068719069073282009-12-01T07:26:13.708-08:002009-12-01T07:26:13.708-08:00Or, maybe he's refering to root tendrils? Do ...Or, maybe he's refering to root tendrils? Do roots have tendrils??Churadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701649330085709021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-28736564573096444332009-11-30T17:06:43.150-08:002009-11-30T17:06:43.150-08:00Perfect! That's it - happy to grant him that -...Perfect! That's it - happy to grant him that - fascinating poem!Sewertoons AKA Lynette Tornatzkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501351678541088868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-37635791516480038362009-11-30T06:29:04.927-08:002009-11-30T06:29:04.927-08:00Poetic license?Poetic license?Churadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701649330085709021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-87229744719755156542009-11-29T12:21:30.332-08:002009-11-29T12:21:30.332-08:00Well, Ann, I like the poem a lot, (pretty clever e...Well, Ann, I like the poem a lot, (pretty clever ending!) but yew trees don't have tendrils. (I have one in my back yard.)Sewertoons AKA Lynette Tornatzkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501351678541088868noreply@blogger.com