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Dom Mart
Member

since 1999-08-17

Posts 164
Florida

0 posted 1999-09-08 09:10 AM

I had a neighbor years ago,
Whose name I can't remember,
Who manicured his front yard
From April to November.

He'd clip all errant leaves and sprouts.
He'd dig and yank with an aim to
Unearth every wayward weed
From turf it had no claim to.

He watered and he fertilized;
He transplanted and he pruned.
He placed seedlings into little holes,
Where plant food had been spooned.

His yard, a verdant masterpiece,
Was it impressive? Very.
Compared to it, all other yards
Were only ordinary.

A rustic bench sat in its midst
Within a miniature bower.
A perfect spot to sit and muse
And pass a fragrant hour.

But sitting there was not allowed,
For a tender shoot might meet
The dismal fate imparted by
A sitter's clumsy feet.

Thus the yard kept its perfection
By means of a stern dictate
That, like a museum painting,
It was there to contemplate.

Neighbor and yard are both gone now,
But they well illustrate the rule
That when art becomes compulsion,
The artist becomes a fool.

Lucie
Senior Member

since 1999-06-20

Posts 1077
Houston

1 posted 1999-09-08 09:28 AM

Very good!! and I loved the message behind it!!

Pepper
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since 1999-08-19

Posts 3079
Southern Florida

2 posted 1999-09-08 10:13 AM

ditto

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May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

3 posted 1999-09-08 01:08 PM

Nicely written

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Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

4 posted 1999-09-08 01:19 PM

Very, very good....lessons abound!

traveler
Member

since 1999-08-17

Posts 119

5 posted 1999-09-08 02:19 PM

Bravo ... smile ... just checking on line clock ... nope ... not a complusion yet ...
thanks for the great message ... wrapped so well in your prose ..

Sue
Member

since 1999-08-04

Posts 383
France

6 posted 1999-09-08 03:22 PM

traveler, I don't wish to be difficult, but this is not prose - it's a poem, and a good one.
I love gardening, but fortunately I haven't taken it to the point that I can only enjoy it when I'm working in it. After reading this I'll watch myself!

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

7 posted 1999-09-08 08:20 PM

Lesson learned! Poem well done! Thanks for the read, I had some fun!

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

8 posted 1999-09-08 08:51 PM

Excellent and very interesting!

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Denise

Lost Dreamer
Member Elite

since 1999-06-20

Posts 2464
Somewhere near the Rainbow

9 posted 1999-09-25 07:58 AM

I thought this was excellent, so to the top you go.

johnt300
Member

since 1999-09-12

Posts 214
san diego, ca.

10 posted 1999-09-25 08:03 AM

Nice piece. And very true.
Tyson

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

11 posted 1999-09-25 09:04 AM

Dom,
Well done enjoyed the read.

caroline
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since 1999-08-16

Posts 1218
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12 posted 1999-09-25 10:54 AM

Dom I really like your style of writing

This is excellent, as I have found your other works to be, also!

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The only man worth your tears will never make you cry...

JennyLee
Senior Member

since 1999-09-01

Posts 1461
Northwestern, NJ.

13 posted 1999-09-25 01:36 PM

Too cool...I am surrounded by "neighbors"
like this.A very lyrical piece!!!

Jenny

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