The Garden Structure

Along these Great Southern Shores
Where Antarctic waters pound the beaches
Or scorching Northerlies
bring clouds of desert sands

I do battle
Having entered into a ferocious duel
With the GARDEN STRUCTURE

my hands of sinew and bone
against elements sewn together
a straight, silver representation of absolute
forged by men who value strength

my plans and intentions
rough ink scratchings on a paper thin imagination
against a cold heart, rigidly holding the line
no wavering in steely resolution

my sweating organic determination
against a garden structure fighting boldly
I ally myself with electronic torque certainty
to screw metallic defiance to its very self

Along these Great Southern Shores
Where Antarctic waters pound the beaches
Or scorching Northerlies
bring clouds of desert sands

Bloodied from battle
I stand victorious after a ferocious duel
With the Garden Structure
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Callus Avatar
April 16, 2022 at 11:16 AM
Congratulations on winning the garden structure duel, Scott! Your humor and imagination know no limits!! Pity I cannot see this the finished project! ~ Regards // paul
Maverick Avatar
November 26, 2021 at 1:15 AM
Hi Scott it's all part of life, and thats where Poetry is at home, it looks as if you had some Rain there now so long before you attempted An conquered that metallic foe.' I did ask before Are you on the Eyre peninsular? I stayed at Lock On the way through to W A, wow..' decades ago I'm ancient I reckon now, but not priceless Unfortunately lol ) ) ) ) ) this is long distance Lol' now known known as an L D L O L
Dietrich Avatar
August 23, 2021 at 3:42 PM
this is SO interesting. It's kind of different from what I usually see from you. Very nicely "structured!!"
Kamoonpuri Avatar
July 26, 2021 at 10:58 AM
Wow super cool and stength, building and erecting a garden frame does sound a hard job and you make it seem such a rewarding duel to win. Kudos! ^^^^^^^--------------~~~\\~~~~>>>>>> Plz also do read and comment my newest poem
Beaufort Avatar
July 7, 2021 at 2:56 PM
Congratulations on the construction. It looks really good and stable. You are close to the water and I can only imagine how rough the environment there is. However, you have made a valiant attempt to keep it under control. We have to take pleasure in what we can, you bring a smile to my face. The beams are really cool.
Horsman Avatar
June 29, 2021 at 12:01 AM
Wow, great to read your poetry again, Scott, love the subject matter, and your insight of manual work.
Maverick Avatar
June 12, 2021 at 2:57 PM
Well I think you could have been more Dram-atic Scott, I mean there was room for extreme (Whiskey Fortification) due to the exertative ramifications of such a fantabulation of Design and creation, ya know? I want you to Imagine a stress on the strine and rhyme there as you read Away Scott btw do you think I could find a niche In journalistic drama? Or 'news outlets to you Mate'
Ligon Avatar
June 4, 2021 at 10:18 PM
Is that a picture of you building your garden structure? What a relief it must be to finish something that was a struggle. I love to garden as well.
Thirtyseven Avatar
June 5, 2021 at 5:22 PM
Yep that's me and the structure. A struggle, yes; but ultimately a bit of fun. The bottle gourd that it was constructed for is doing well. Thanks for the read, and comment.
Scott Avatar
May 31, 2021 at 8:15 PM
The forces of nature imaginitive great write and insight into the world of agruculture thankyou for sharing and coments on my space poem
Wolf Avatar
May 24, 2021 at 6:06 PM
I love the epic nature of the battle, Scott. Human force vs. nature's force. Chalk up one for mankind! Best wishes, Gershon
Dietrich Avatar
May 21, 2021 at 4:33 PM
such drama for this. LOVE it.
Sands Avatar
April 28, 2021 at 12:36 PM
Wow, what a project. Well written Scott :)
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