tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post8981793292422637936..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Spiny PineDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-8414986120668180972015-09-06T22:00:58.746-04:002015-09-06T22:00:58.746-04:00Spiny here does mean, as you said, covered with sp...Spiny here does mean, as you said, covered with spines. The needles of the pine tree can look a bit like porcupine quills sticking out, or like the spines on a sea anemone.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-78212211420295782412015-09-06T03:08:30.377-04:002015-09-06T03:08:30.377-04:00What a lovely tree! Tiny but strong!
I was searchi...What a lovely tree! Tiny but strong!<br />I was searching for the word combination "spiny pine tree," and came across your site. Will you tell me what this "spiny" means? In my dictionary, I read it means "covered with spines" or "slender and pointed like a spine." As for your little pine tree, what does the word "spiny" mean? <br /><br />Jan from GermanyJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389263167676866082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-44628915037504915692015-09-06T03:08:02.211-04:002015-09-06T03:08:02.211-04:00What a lovely tree! Tiny but strong!
I was searchi...What a lovely tree! Tiny but strong!<br />I was searching for the word combination "spiny pine tree," and came across your site. Will you tell me what this "spiny" means? In my dictionary, I read it means "covered with spines" or "slender and pointed like a spine." As for your little pine tree, what does the word "spiny" mean? <br /><br />Jan from GermanyJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389263167676866082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-55627471115613543172014-01-02T19:53:33.141-05:002014-01-02T19:53:33.141-05:00What a pretty poem :)
And tree. What a pretty poem :)<br />And tree. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-60471563363817344302013-12-29T08:19:19.211-05:002013-12-29T08:19:19.211-05:00Your adopted tree makes me smile. I'm sure he...Your adopted tree makes me smile. I'm sure he feels emboldened just by the fact you've immortalized him in writing.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-46942932485910202142013-12-28T15:39:42.488-05:002013-12-28T15:39:42.488-05:00I love pine trees too. So many of your lines in t...I love pine trees too. So many of your lines in this poem delight me. I especially love, "Stronger for trials in the snow", and "Though winter weighs on each bough". kganon@sanjuan.eduAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-32030751770365163712013-12-27T16:29:46.922-05:002013-12-27T16:29:46.922-05:00That must be why I like him. He does look like Ch...That must be why I like him. He does look like Charlie's tree. Maybe we'll put a star on him for Monday when we celebrate Christmas with my kids and grandson!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-84376940703248500312013-12-27T16:27:26.260-05:002013-12-27T16:27:26.260-05:00Yes, persist is a good word! I would like to see h...Yes, persist is a good word! I would like to see how he shapes up in years to come!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-428139976796985682013-12-27T14:10:51.890-05:002013-12-27T14:10:51.890-05:00He looks like the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. So...He looks like the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Some decoration and I bet he'd dress up nice.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-62403244902536580932013-12-27T12:53:38.823-05:002013-12-27T12:53:38.823-05:00Dear Spiny Pine,
Stay strong, little tree! Persist...Dear Spiny Pine,<br />Stay strong, little tree! Persist, survive, grow tall and handsome...but keep your unique shape, always be YOU.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.com