tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post2433880597327600331..comments2023-10-21T21:54:39.121+13:00Comments on Tim Jones: Books in the Trees: Tuesday Poem: Watching The BirdsTim Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-7328299131395732292012-10-04T18:41:18.783+13:002012-10-04T18:41:18.783+13:00Glad you pulled this one out, Tim, and shared it! ...Glad you pulled this one out, Tim, and shared it! This is so lovely - all those birds and the images they bring to mind. Lovely the way you bring their insolence into this with the old woman. Michelle Elvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503119577895402738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-27016863223089137562012-09-26T23:16:00.187+12:002012-09-26T23:16:00.187+12:00Thanks, Helen L, Helen M, Penelope and Elizabeth.
...Thanks, Helen L, Helen M, Penelope and Elizabeth.<br /><br />Some of the poems from my earlier collections stay in the forefront of my mind, particularly those I sometimes perform at readings. Others, like this one, I tend to forget about - so I was rather pleased to see it again myself!Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-36317872656495354972012-09-26T08:29:31.116+12:002012-09-26T08:29:31.116+12:00I agree with all the comments so far
and particula...I agree with all the comments so far<br />and particularly love the way the list of birds progresses to include<br />the elephant bird as large as her mother's house. The crossover between imagination and reality is so infinitesimal and you capture it beautifully here.Helen McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429062682694815734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-17842450696885561002012-09-26T02:56:02.432+12:002012-09-26T02:56:02.432+12:00The detail that has gone in to the preparation for...The detail that has gone in to the preparation for sitting down and watching the birds is so measured - hair combed, rug straightened, everything in order. It belies habit. It says to me: get yourself ready, presentable, organised; now: just sit down and watch. Loved it, loved it. Thanks, Tim!Elizabeth Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420253723750754324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-56919873661223913772012-09-26T00:24:57.759+12:002012-09-26T00:24:57.759+12:00Gosh, you can be persistent as those 'impudent...Gosh, you can be persistent as those 'impudent birds' in your advocacy for the takahe! Which, given the bird managed to survive years after everyone thought it was extinct, seems somehow appropriate.<br /><br />I admired this poem the first time I read it: does the woman really see back that far, to when those birds roamed? What is real, and how is memory different from imagination? A very lovely poem indeed,Tim.Penelopehttp://pscottier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-46055061646093457602012-09-25T19:37:23.935+12:002012-09-25T19:37:23.935+12:00This is a new one for me, Tim, but I enjoyed it.This is a new one for me, Tim, but I enjoyed it.Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-38670242567785692722012-09-25T12:59:00.667+12:002012-09-25T12:59:00.667+12:00'an' old woman (apologies - tippy fingers)...'an' old woman (apologies - tippy fingers)Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-65287906202771546862012-09-25T12:58:21.075+12:002012-09-25T12:58:21.075+12:00Thanks, Claire. I'm up against the big battali...Thanks, Claire. I'm up against the big battalions in advocating for the Takahe, so your support is most welcome!Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-9277650291800577672012-09-25T07:48:12.838+12:002012-09-25T07:48:12.838+12:00Thanks, Tim - I especially love the line 'And ...Thanks, Tim - I especially love the line 'And old woman. The insolent birds.' <br /><br />You're being a great advocate on behalf of our Takahe - a favourite bird to me, too ; )Claire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.com