Polly the Planter
Is a strategy a slam of a door? Or another noise?
Will you just please look over there...
No no not there.....
There......
Right in front of you....
Now come on please calm down
For I am not speaking to you from under a table nor under a floorboard
And neither am I speaking to you from a lectern or a screen
In fact it is high time that I actually introduced myself
I was born in the year 0 and my name is Pollyplanter
Since birth I have been carried all over the world and I have contained a vast variety of plants
From medicinal herbs in eastern sand temples
To pretty adornments in country estates of the west
I have also been sold over 500 times
It is quite amazing to see that this century although differs somewhat in theme
But is equal to others through sensations
And also astounding is the treatment of what was once sacred
Almost as if the humans of today are scared or just plain confined to a constricting thought weave
I am glad to be clad with the dust of the stars
Which became solid upon impact
Then I was eventually discovered and utilised as a winter storing pot by the cave ones
I was so fond of them all
There was 'Cresha' 'Urlaub' and 'Ercra'.
Quite a pleasant tribe
I always got treated well and cleaned when necessary
And I liked to watch the dance of the horns in the glows of the fires
Although it became even more interesting when I got to travel with them
In log boats
And upon the sides of horses who when befriended through mouthfuls of food would allow the humans to ride them over the plains
This was a lovely lovely time
Perhaps I will share some more of my stories
Not only of this time of cave
But for now I will rest here upon this patio
Bursting with my foliage soon due to dry as winter approaches
But my green sides which trail will remain at this time
And I will smile in contentment and watch the busy bustle around me with great amusement.
Z Stratigraphy Z at 29 flowers to 12 green vines
Copyright © Taoi Chanan | Year Posted 2017
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