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The Poet's Rake
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The Poet's Rake |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
With poet's rake I grasp the handle Of my gardening tool Slowly raking the Garden of my mind Leaves of every color Fall upon a sculptured lawn Seeded many years ago The turf is thick It's roots well rooted sod Mature grass that's withstood Drought and floods as well Beneath the trees It's blades are still tender shoots Sheltered from the sun With a gentle touch I rake them just as well With poet's rake I rake the yard Piling the leaves Inside my garden cart Then with a poet's questioning mind I ask Just where will I dump the cart? |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Into a book of leaves.... well done, Songbird! |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Songbird, this was most enjoyable. Thank you!
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Great metaphoric use! Love that last line, too! Corinne |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
why. . . on the page of course!!!  great job. . .well done. . . ---------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SongBird~ 'With poet's rake I grasp the handle Of my gardening tool Slowly raking the Garden of my mind' An intriguing thought~ Enjoyed the ponder~ ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Geesh, Lady. You sure do write wonderfully! Its great to see you out here in Open too.  Sometimes the heart needs the solace of solitude and silence. |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
It was a fun write.. kind of just spilled out of my loose leaf mind! Thanks for the comments. |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
It was a fun write.. kind of just spilled out of my loose leaf mind! Thanks for the comments. |
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