Robert Lindley Poet Sonnet

Yes, Growing a Fine Ole Southern Garden

Yes, Growing A Fine Ole Southern Garden

In the garden strawberries are dancing about so red
Momma's cantaloupes laying there just waiting to be ate
Over there luscious red roses resting in fertilized bed
Them thar fine butterbeans are sho' nuff blooming out too late
And that bright yellow corn this year is gonna yield a lot
Sister's radishes, man what a fine and most tasty treat
Watermelons over there looking great in the corner plot
Those orange colored carrots sho' gonna be good to eat
There growing gleaming dark green onions that will taste so fine
Grandpa's chick peas in long rows sho-nuff need to be gotten
Momma's own cabbages made a bumper crop so tasty to dine
Alas! Those tomatoes, the entire lot are all rotten.

Well friends, another down home well grown garden growing fine.
We do things alright here just below the Mississippi line.

Robert J. Lindley, Sonnet 
March 23 1971

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Vijay Pandit July 17, 2023 at 4:53 AM Splendid images throughout, Robert. Your poem brings forth lovely images of southern garden you so lovingly describe. Robert Lindley July 17, 2023 at 5:40 AM Thank you, my good friend. Always good to hear from you and to read your superbly crafted poetry! God bless.

Anne-Lise Andresen July 16, 2023 at 11:31 AM - I grow some vegetables in my garden ... tomatoes were not successful ... but, the strawberries turned out fine ... lots of carrots and potatoes to be harvested in a month or two ... some herbs to be enjoyed .. and flowers that bloom ... (yellow roses ... not red) ... a lovely poem and a lovely garden you have described, Robert :) - hugs Robert Lindley July 16, 2023 at 11:34 AM Thank you, my friend. I havent grown a garden the last 3 years. I miss having fresh grown veggies. God bless..

Lin Lane July 16, 2023 at 10:58 AM Sho' nuff you got the vernacular down, Robert. What a fun read. Robert Lindley July 16, 2023 at 11:19 AM I decided to leave the verses exactly as they were composed and not to edit it to make it better. Those veggies sho' nuff was fine. Nutritious and tasty too. God bless.. Robert Lindley July 16, 2023 at 11:16 AM HAHA, yes Ma'am. In 1971 I was then just a 17 year old southern boy raised on a cotton and soybean farm.