Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille – How Does Your Garden Grow?
(posted by Victoria) “garden”
Tenacious cherry tomatoes
held on through
tree-ripping storms. Proud
parsley and potting
pal, Mexican oregano,
were undaunted. Basil
battled odds, but drowned.
Spinach plants laid down
their armor, and surrendered.
Lavender thrived, as did
purple petunias.
Ah, life and death
of a garden.
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Love this. It evokes both the imagery of life and death in nature, along with the subtext of it occurring to humanity as well. The different struggles that occur, each with either the same or antithetical outcome—that’s very poignant and thoughtful in this piece. Brilliant poem!
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Thanks so much, Lucy!
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The challenges of weather in the world of gardening. I can see this metaphorically, too. Hope you are safe up there, Sara.
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The challenges of weather in the world of gardening. I can see this metaphorically, too. Hope you are safe up there, Sara.
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I’m masked out, but I’m safe. Thanks, Victoria.
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This is incredibly potent in its portrayal of death and survival both literally and metaphorically 💝 Let us be tenacious as those cherry tomatoes 🍅🍅
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We must be to survive! Thanks, Sanaa.
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I believe you captured the apparent randomness of nature in this poem. Well done.
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Thanks, Bill!
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I really like this one! Love the tenacity of those plants.
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Thanks, Rev!
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Garden will be both life and death.. maybe that’s why we love it so much
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Thanks, Bjorn!
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i had to laugh… being a crazy everyday gardener i could relate…. yes, this year the lavender kicked butt…. i have a wild oregano that is nothing like the mexican oregano i grew up with… not all that tasty but the bees like it though when it flowers
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As long as the bees are happy.
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Poor basil! This is the first year mine is doing well. I think because I am clipping it very often, putting basil in the freezer.
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I have a bit in the freezer, and made Pesto once. I should have acted more quickly when it seemed to be doing well.
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This is my first year it has done well.
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Gardens are so unpredictable. We had cucumbers last year that were out of control but this year….nothing, unless you count one tiny cucumber with teeth marks from …um…something. I like the way you personified each plant throughout your poem.
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Thanks, Mish. I had ‘out of control’ cucumbers one summer, and then they disappeared.
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Counting casualties after a storm…gardens have to weather a lot!
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whether or not they like it!
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