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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

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 9/16/2012 1:44:00 PM

There are plenty of gourds though and some pumpkins..Enjoyed reading your creative work..Sara

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

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 ..

Anne-Lise Andresen

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 :)

Harry Horsman

Date: 9/9/2012 6:51:00 AM

hey Doris, this reminds me of footle poetry, interesting enjoyed.

Len Gasun

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

Cynthia Alvez

Date: 9/7/2012 7:35:00 PM

A difficult garden to maintain...makes the heart heavy... Good versing. Cynthia

Jack Horne

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

Chipepo Lwele

Date: 9/7/2012 10:13:00 AM

Doris,I love gardens.well written free verse.