Comment from Roberta Lawrinsky

Excellent

hi tfawcus,
a naughty encounter between a graceful plant and a honeybee is described from start to finish
with originality, rhyme, and hifalutin vocabulary

 Comment Written 11-Jun-2020

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reply by the author on 12-Jun-2020

Thanks very much for your review, Roberta. Appreciated.

Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

Tony,
This is a well written love poem between the flower and the bee. It seems though the bee was leading the flower on just to get what he wanted. I guess a bit of pain, on his side, is deserved here.

Joan

 Comment Written 10-Jun-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Jun-2020

Thanks, Joan. Glad you enjoyed it. Interesting what the birds and the bees get up to!

reply by dragonpoet on 10-Jun-2020

No problem, Tony. Yes it is.
Joan

Comment from enitsalemap

Excellent

I love this poetic lesson in botany. I knew nothing of the tree in question, the Medlar? Is the photograph used a Medlar? I will be looking that up as soon as I finish this. This is another beautifully crafted poem and I am grateful to have the opportunity to read it and enjoy your talent. Thanks.

 Comment Written 12-May-2020

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reply by the author on 13-May-2020

Thanks for your review, Pamela. Yes, that was a picture of Medlar blossom. We have one in our garden and have just picked the fruit and made it into Medlar Jelly. It's an unusual process as you have to wait until the fruit is soft and brown, almost rotten, before using it. You end up with a clear amber jelly that tastes divine.

reply by enitsalemap on 13-May-2020

:)Is it similar to apricot? How interesting!

Comment from estory

Excellent

A lighthearted look at the courtship dance seen through the eyes of a bee and a flower. But you really captured the attraction and the distance between lovers with your images here. A nice upbeat, almost limerick like style lifted the mood. estory

 Comment Written 12-May-2020

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reply by the author on 14-May-2020

Thanks, estory. This is one that took off in a different direction to the one intended. We've just finished the process of bletting the fruit from our medlar tree and converting it to medlar jelly - one of life's little miracles.

Comment from Amanda Louise Davis

Excellent

'Give me your anther, do' may be the best line I read in a poem ever in my life. That Daisy song, you know? I had to look up what a medlar is. I really did love this poem.

 Comment Written 11-May-2020

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reply by the author on 12-May-2020

Thanks, Amanda. Glad you liked my little pun! Good wishes, Tony

Comment from Bill Pinder

Excellent

An excellent poem with great creativity using your botanical and medical words to express the metaphor using the interaction between a bee and flower. I never heard such a risque explanation of Pollination.
Bill

 Comment Written 11-May-2020

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reply by the author on 12-May-2020

Thanks, Bill. Glad you liked my risque metaphor! Good wishes, Tony

Comment from zanya

Excellent

An enjoyable read and with such spectacular double entendre - a delightful poetic tale for the Spring season -thanks for sharing this little gem -lovely pic

 Comment Written 11-May-2020

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reply by the author on 12-May-2020

Thanks, Zanya. Glad you liked my risque little metaphor! Good wishes, Tony

Comment from Pam (respa)

Excellent

-Good image and
presentation, Tony.
-The notes are appreciated.
-A well written poem that
tells a good story in rhyme.
-The imagery is vivid,
and the personification adds to it:
"she curtsies to the wind."
-Good use of humor:
"Give me your anther, do."
-Thanks for sharing about
the plant and the story.

 Comment Written 11-May-2020

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reply by the author on 12-May-2020

Thanks, Pam. Glad you enjoyed the humour! Good wishes, Tony

reply by Pam (respa) on 12-May-2020

You are welcome, Tony. I do enjoy good humor!

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written poem about the young medlar that have to go through a complicated process to make sure she is ready for the blooming period .

 Comment Written 11-May-2020

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reply by the author on 12-May-2020

Thanks, Sandra. Glad you liked my poem! Good wishes, Tony

Comment from Dorothy Farrell

Exceptional

This is a very clever, well written poem Tony. You turn what is one of Nature's miracles into a story of lust, sex and desertion. But, amazingly you never waver from the true pollination process. Good author notes I found helpful. I love the lines ' He lisps, as on his knee he bends,
"Give me your anther, do." It made me laugh. And of course perfect rhyme and meter. A brilliant poem worth more than a six. Regards Dorothy x

 Comment Written 11-May-2020

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reply by the author on 12-May-2020

Thanks, Dorothy. Glad you liked my risque little metaphor! Many thanks for the six-plus! Good wishes, Tony