Let Them Be

Don't kill the harmless plant,
Don't pull out, except a weed.
The unclean, don't cast on it.
Guard it not to perish,
Only cherish.
For the green is lovely seen,
The ideal, consume,
If it be ailment, employ. 
The herbs are bulbs
That brightens our health.
Let them be! let them be!! 
let nature be!!!
If you must be,
Then they too must be.



BY: CHARLES MELODY (LIGHTNING INK).

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Doris Culverhouse

Date: 2/21/2011 6:41:00 PM

enjoyed reading your work...today the weather was so pretty here I planted some seed and bulbs. I can't wait to see if they bloom and make some plants. I love to plant and watch it grow.

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 2/17/2011 7:19:00 AM

I love flowers and in the fall I hate to see winter come and the flowers die. How is your arm I hope it is healing and they could reset your bones. I know it must be painful and you are most likely typing with one hand. Get well soon. soup mail mom

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/16/2011 4:34:00 PM

Hey, I really like the message here and that is so cute: if you must be, then they too must be!

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/16/2011 3:09:00 PM

Once enjoyed my herbal garden ..must do it again soon.. lovely insight in plants and their life ..am such a plant luver ..have a green thumb Charles .. luv the soil and watching things grow.. potent words ..just pull the weed.. very emphatic luv.. enjoyed...

Constance La France

Date: 2/16/2011 12:29:00 PM

I love this poem, as I am a nature lover and when I see the destruction of nature it is so painful, a well done poem you give to us, now in answer to your question, can I love Pearl Cat as much as the late Peanut Cat, well it seems this heart has room, and did I mention my lovely other cat, named Violet Cat, the prettiest cat in the world~~

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/16/2011 9:38:00 AM

Good one..Everything has a purpose but the flower beds need tending...Enjoyed your work and the thoughts behind it..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work..Sara