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
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Adeite Avatar
July 19, 2010 at 11:41 AM
Congrats on having your poem being featured this week, enjoy the honor and keep writing. Love, always Adeleke
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July 19, 2010 at 5:54 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Jerry. Love, Carol
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July 18, 2010 at 6:38 AM
Mnay congrats on your feature this week. Rgds Jan
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June 3, 2010 at 9:10 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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May 31, 2010 at 2:44 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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May 19, 2010 at 4:21 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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May 18, 2010 at 12:03 PM
Many congrats on your featured piece this week. Rgds Janette
Brown Avatar
May 17, 2010 at 4:54 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Jerry. Love, Carol
Haick Avatar
October 26, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Good job, Jerry! I agree, 'Pluck the weed that cannot heed...' Thanks for sharing! Peace
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October 26, 2009 at 10:06 AM
funny, so true to life, with some people. LOL
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