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Take Heed of the Garden

He's rolling along the blacktop, Rolling past Flora's crop, Like a disinterested wind, A Zephyr without a clue... He doesn't stop to take notice, It's just one foot before the next, Placing his worn out size twelve Atop a sweet daisy... His touch is rough, and, Better fit the for handling the Painstaking labors of life Than cultivating flowers in the garden, Some men take pleasure in plucking lilies! They are the farm hands who reap your fields! Other men specialize in sowing seeds, They are those who recognize the flowers' needs... He's not so handsome as Narcissus, But knows well, how to piss a goddess off! He laid to waste and wilt many flowers And soon gained the title of 'invasive weed'! He has no place in the garden, No knowledge of the flowers' anatomy, His touch is too rough to the pedal He can't keep his hand off the pistil Pluck the weed That cannot heed The need of a flowering seed Out of my garden she decreed

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Date: 7/19/2010 11:41:00 AM
Congrats on having your poem being featured this week, enjoy the honor and keep writing. Love, always Adeleke
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Date: 7/19/2010 5:54:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Jerry. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/18/2010 6:38:00 AM
Mnay congrats on your feature this week. Rgds Jan
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Date: 6/3/2010 9:10:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round Jerry. I wish you the best in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/31/2010 2:44:00 PM
Congratulations on making it through the first round of the Poetry Soup contest with this poem. Best wishes in the finals. Karen
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Date: 5/19/2010 4:21:00 PM
Got a chuckle out of the ending. Thank you for sharing this story with us. Congratulations on having your poem featured. Keep on writing. Karen
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Date: 5/18/2010 12:03:00 PM
Many congrats on your featured piece this week. Rgds Janette
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Date: 5/17/2010 4:54:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Jerry. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/26/2009 10:35:00 AM
Good job, Jerry! I agree, 'Pluck the weed that cannot heed...' Thanks for sharing! Peace
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Date: 10/26/2009 10:06:00 AM
funny, so true to life, with some people. LOL
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