Scolding or moking? Not at all! Looking out my window, I can see the trees covered by just that green lace you mentioned - a week ago it was only a haze, in two weeks time it will be full dress, moving through to the rich heavy brocade of high summer ...
Francis On 25 Apr., 15:21, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > You are a more graceful writer than I so I am surprised since I think > "green lace" a clumsy simile- green sounds wooden and unlyrical- so > I've tossed it already. Besides, a tree is a phallic symbol so the > whole thing falls apart quickly. Hard to know how to describe the > canopy of burst buds. There's chartreuse, emerald and hookers green, > of course. And maybe you are gently trying to scold or mock me- that I > can accept since I am a terrible self-editor so the wastebasket tells > me. > > On Apr 23, 11:01 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On 23 Apr., 14:45, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Speaking of > > > > spring the leaves are like green lace these days and I most admire the > > > oaks- now so delicate and soon to be the size of plates. > > > That's lovely, rigsy! May I use that "leaves like green lace" > > sometime? > > > Francis > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
