Bottle Garden

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July 8, 2023~Bottle Garden Contest~Host: Julia Ward

I found a large glass container in an antique store.
My panoptic vision for it became so much more...
A bottle garden that would bring me such pleasure,
so, it grew into a tiny jungle of plants to treasure.
I nurtured it quite tenderly for almost two years
but one morning, what I found left me in tears.
Tiny mites and aphids stripped all the foliage clean.
I'll burn my bottle garden and pests with kerosene.

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Jack Horne

Date: 7/15/2023 6:30:00 AM

awww, sad one here - I tried with a tiny bottle once & the plants all died too

Lin Lane
Date: 7/15/2023 6:36:00 AM

Hiya Jack. This is a fictional write. I used to have one in a 5 gallon glass water bottle and it was doing fine until my little one decided she'd water it for me... about a gallon's worth of water. lol Thanks.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/8/2023 9:58:00 PM

I really like this poem. Thanks to you and Jan, I now know what a bottle garden is. I went a different way with it.

Lin Lane
Date: 7/9/2023 7:03:00 AM

It's a terrarium and I'm certain you've heard of that. Thanks, Andrea. What matters is that you entered. ;-)

Jan Allison

Date: 7/8/2023 3:56:00 PM

love the use of panopic Lin, those pesky insects sure are making a mess of these poems. good luck in the contest, i think this is a most excellent poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane
Date: 7/8/2023 4:08:00 PM

I think I like your way of thinking! Thanks a bunch, Jan.

David Kavanagh

Date: 7/8/2023 3:47:00 PM

I would’ve named this one Molotov cocktail Lin, yes I liked the way you wrapped it up without compromise, the expedient way is sometimes the best way when dealing with pests, a dark one for sure, excellently penned, cheers David

Lin Lane
Date: 7/8/2023 3:51:00 PM

Merci, David... One pest is yet to be burned, but that one will not be torched by my hand, perhaps just a titch singed. 'twas such a promising tale until the pests arrived.