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Garden Restoration
by Dawn Staple (Age: 76)
copyright 08-16-2003


Age Rating: 10 to 127

 
When I abandoned my garden and took up despair
Where did it get me? Not anywhere!
My compost heap was a foul, smelly heap
Nettles in flowerbeds made one want to weep

O'er winter, some favourite plants gave up and died
Nobody to love them, so they never tried
To hold on 'til springtime and burst into bloom,
They knew the cow parsley would over them loom

Still, the devastated garden worked its own magic
Its owner took stock and stopped being 'tragic'
Many short 5-minutes sessions I twiddled my hoe
And a friend cleared the lawn for roses to grow

Chopped kitchen peelings were placed round the plants
On-the-spot-compost, tho' some folk looked askance
Now, there are worms in that once-barren soil
Gone are the slugs, thanks to birds' vigilant toil

Gardens should gladden a person's heart
Mine was more likely to cause a rude fart!
I'm thankful, once more, my surroundings reward me
Without Nature's miracles, where should we be?

Now bees, butterflies, birds bring my garden to life
Squirrel's enraged chatter at cats an occasional strife
Overhead, an arrowhead of ducks noisily fly by
And on the roof apex are my cats 'gainst the sky


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11-03-2003 Betty Eskdale    

Again, pictures from words, you make them come alive!
08-23-2003 Lyle Berry    

Full of humor and whimsy and cleverly crafted, as usual.. Thanks for sharing.
Warm Regards,
Lyle
08-16-2003 Gregory Christiano    

I developed a green thumb after moving from NYC to the country back in '79. Where things never grew for me before, whenevre or whatever I plant, it blossoms! Not bad for a city slicker! Nice poem Dawn.
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