Garden Reality

Chewed stalks brown corn
Skeleton dead heads of sunflowers
rotten tomatoes and watermelons

fruitless vines and weeds waist high
Purple salvia blooms shine
Orange Marigolds

**ideas---------

blooms blown
Weeds shown

stalks bare
Full hare

scalp bare
no hair

flower power showers 
Sour pity hour
Powdered sugar icing
tower the sweet wower
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 9/16/2012 1:44:00 PM
There are plenty of gourds though and some pumpkins..Enjoyed reading your creative work..Sara
Login to Reply
Date: 9/13/2012 4:38:00 PM
a touch of reality with waning crops from drought and a garden waiting to resurrect .. great to see u Doris luv ..
Login to Reply
Date: 9/13/2012 7:01:00 AM
The lady with the "green fingers" and makes everything grow. A nice poem Doris. - Have a nice day. / / oxox love Anne-Lise :)
Login to Reply
Date: 9/9/2012 6:51:00 AM
hey Doris, this reminds me of footle poetry, interesting enjoyed.
Login to Reply
Date: 9/9/2012 2:02:00 AM
oh, this is another awesome write of yours my dear, Doris. I've almost missed it. My apology if I drop only now to give you an answer of your question when you read my poem, My Quiet Place. Yes, i live within the school premise and the room is offered for us free. It is so quiet here like now, Sunday. Not on Sat. because we've class here from Mon-Sat. ( whole day) All i can hear are the sounds of birds, squirrels and the wind coming from my electric fan. It so humid today. THANKS AGAIN! hug: LG
Login to Reply
Date: 9/7/2012 7:35:00 PM
A difficult garden to maintain...makes the heart heavy... Good versing. Cynthia
Login to Reply
Date: 9/7/2012 2:13:00 PM
lol, love this witty write, Doris : ) I've heard the song Highway to Hell, but, no, I've never heard Highway of Life. I hope your back is continuing to improve
Login to Reply
Date: 9/7/2012 10:13:00 AM
Doris,I love gardens.well written free verse.
Login to Reply
Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter