Matthew Anish Poet Blank verse

Plants On My Windowsill

The plants on my windowsill are dying 
My cacti looks weak
Only my Aloe Vera plant clings to life 
I must water it regularly or it too will die
Plants are our fellow living  beings 
ands should be treated kindly 
According to the learned scientists
Our ancestors date back millions of years 
by this they mean such beings as Ramapithecus and the like
Plants were around then too
Our friends the flora of this world 
will be here as long a man exists
"Life lives at the expense of other life"

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Darlene Gifford September 10, 2014 at 11:32 PM Hi, Matthew, since you commented on my poem "A Brief Encounter" I wanted to read one of yours. And this one caught my eye. You feel the same way about plants ("Plants are our fellow living beings...") as I did about the caterpillar. I really like your poem. And of all the poems I had of yours to chose from, I chose this one. Amazing!

Kelly Deschler July 25, 2014 at 12:49 AM I water my flowers almost every day, but I forget to do so on occassion. Some delicate plants could not survive without the care of a human hand. People would also not survive if it weren't for the existence of plants!....A very nice write, Matthew! Just to let you know, there is a small typing/spelling error in the word "plants" in the first line. Matthew Anish July 25, 2014 at 8:43 AM Thanks for your kind words! I made the correction you informed me of. Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Andrea Dietrich July 18, 2014 at 1:33 AM very nice, matt. Plants are in tune with us, well at least that is why they tell gardeners to sing to their plants!!