“My favored flowers, the tulips,
can contain only so much feeling
before they tip over.”
–Deborah Gorlin, “The Grief of Trees” in Life of the Garment
Posted by: jeannineatkins | June 24, 2015
Tulips
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: poetry, what i'm reading
Views from a Window Seat 
How beautiful, those tulips. And the vase…is that one of Peter’s creations?
Do you think tulips are shaped like cups for a reason? Maybe so they can hold the sunshine.
By: Melodye Shore on June 24, 2015
at 6:43 pm
Yes, vase by Peter. Tulips are my “favored flower” too for the way they cup as you mention, but I also love watching them open and even the falling petals have their beauty.
By: jeannineatkins on June 24, 2015
at 7:03 pm
Lovely. Thank you, Jeannine.
By: Kelly Ramsdell Fineman on June 24, 2015
at 11:19 pm
Thanks for reading, Kelly.
By: jeannineatkins on June 25, 2015
at 12:21 pm
PERFECT, Jeannine!
By: Amy Gordon on June 25, 2015
at 2:59 am
Amy, I hope you get a chance to read Deb’s whole collection. You will be wowed.
By: jeannineatkins on June 25, 2015
at 12:22 pm
Love that tulip perfect vase! One if my favorite things to do is to watch tulips open out and lose their petals one by one over the course of a week. There is something so exuberant about that opening out, and something so infinitely sad about that petal by petal striving to take in as much of the sunshine before the end.
By: Tara Smith on June 25, 2015
at 11:00 am
I agree that the motion of tulips is part of their charm. It is sad when the petals fall, but a small thrill when you’re there when one drifts, and yes, some beauty in each petal as they curl.
By: jeannineatkins on June 25, 2015
at 12:24 pm
Some philosopher said that it’s better to enjoy the change of seasons than to be in love with Spring. I’m the fool who is in love with Spring, especially tulips.
By: Barbara Etlin on June 25, 2015
at 5:11 pm
Hurrah for being a fool in love with spring. How can we help it, with tulips showing up?
By: jeannineatkins on June 25, 2015
at 6:54 pm