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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
My daddy was a gardener Of the finest kind He was not just satisfied with Just a little tomato vine He grew tomatoes in rows Juicy red tomatoes You could eat right in The garden Without any salt. Then you could pull up some green onions Dine in the sunshine All the day through A walk in his garden Was a gourmet's delight Especially on a late summers day When the fruit trees were loaded With a sundry of various fruits The garden of Eden Was almost a match For all the great goodies Dad had in his garden so fair Excuse me while I grab me A red purple plum And mmmm, isn't that A Loquat I see.. Hand me one of those oranges See if those avocados are ripe Oh those peaches are so delicious.. Look at the size of those lemons To think I had all this And I still ate sourgrass.. |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
I too grew up where in many places where I had access to alot of these but I ate sour grass all the time. LOL Isn't it funny how we see things when we are young. I loved the write and now I am dying for some of those FRESH VEGGIES instead of the store bought ones that go through more chemicals and processes than one man can count. Excellent penning. A life with love will have some thorns, but a life without love will have no roses. author unknown |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SongBird~ Just this past summer I was thrilled to find a piece of sourgrass growing on the acreage ... Until now - I never met a growed-up kinda person who would fess up to having eaten it ! WAHOO ! ! ! Now I've got TWO of you. Delightful ! MarkB~ Not as good as brussel sprouts - but yummy just the same. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Yummy! You've got my mouth watering! We just have enough room in our little garden for a couple of tomato plants, but they are oh so good! Now, what the heck is sourgrass? I've never heard of that. Denise |
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Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
Well it has been so long since I have seen sourgrass, i wonder if I would reconize it. It grows wild in California, and shoots up with straw like stalks with little yellow flowers on them. As kids we loved to chew on them. Marge I guess it must grow wild in Florida too! |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
LOL... My grandmother had a wonderful garden - with all those veggies... and one corner with raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries (scrumptuous), and rhubarb... We used to raid the berries... and we ate "crabgrass" as well... Can't recall ever raiding the tomatoes... hehe... This is a great poem... Nice work..  |
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