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The Cultivators

the cultivators

taught how to walk and talk
they approached as a group
each with a bowl of bread
given unto them by a lord
trying to speak and be strong
i said, "time moves along,
it, can't stand here all day
in contest.....i say...you say"
then they all talked at once
in different directions
throwing corrections
at everything i'd pronounce
my resources mustered
as their actions grew flustered
as my patience waned 
at their reactions
their creations grew louder,
i said, "just cut the chowder,
leave now please, and don't come back"
the storm eased and mine was the final thunder clap
long since when
i've not seen them again
i can tell you they are much less
than sourly missed
in fact they've dropped off
their radar somewhere else,
excepting, of course
for their last recourse
(every once in a while)
a pamphlet at the door

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 9/10/2019 7:12:00 AM
A most interesting piece. I have gotten my share of pamphlets and engaged in a number of conversations over the years. I am still uncultivated and perhaps uncultured as well. I guess i’m in a yogurt state of mind.
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Sand Blown
Date: 9/10/2019 8:44:00 AM
some popular beliefs just aren't mine
Date: 8/31/2019 10:41:00 AM
They may have stopped at my door. I'm retired with extra time to share. :o) However: As with your experience, their return is often just a pamphlet. :o) Thanks for sharing with all of us on the soup. oldbuck
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Sand Blown
Date: 9/10/2019 12:50:00 AM
well...when yer tryin to finish painting in the hot sun the chances are good you might be lookin to another cold beer and the computer, not a debate with strangers (besides...you gotta piss now anyway from that last beer : ) stan
Date: 7/27/2018 11:51:00 AM
I agree w/Regina ... another cool, L-nitrogen write, Sand B. Man, break me off some of your brain stem cells ... lol! Your poetry sings. Love and joy always.
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Date: 7/19/2018 5:38:00 AM
It seems like it always come down to a pamphlet, I'm sure there is another poem in there somewhere ---keep writing SB
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Date: 7/17/2018 1:59:00 PM
Really love this. You have to love them. Agree or not, I often admire their convictions, the convictions of most right-minded people (seeking a better world for self and others), for that matter, who are willing to throw body, heart and soul into something one believes in--so unlike most of our lukewarm world. I really got a needed laugh out of this. Brilliant write! Thank you.
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Date: 7/16/2018 11:33:00 PM
Well written work, Sand!
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