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Imaginary??? |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands 
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Imaginary for class you see But I haven't the faintest idea Does that matter??? I'm talking to my plants you know and they talk back to me Some plants I visit every day and some I hardly see I have to wait till Spring again for they are sleeping now They shut their doors in wintertime and stay alive somehow But at the first site of some green I'm there with softly voice Encourage them to grow and bloom in colors of their choice Spring is a difficult time for me and yet a happy one too They all will waken from their sleep but I want it faster I do I tell them roses 'come on you guys' I've waited long enough Don't disapoint me now you see I gave you all that stuff I threw some grains for you to eat embedded you in earth 'Come on' I tell them every day that must be something worth I clipped your hair wich grew too wild so you will look real nice But how I plead and how I scream they won't take my advice 'It is too cold yet' they tell me, 'when we should grow too fast and then at a late winterfrost we're not convinced we'll last' So we will stay behind closed doors till sun will shine us hot And then perhaps we will show you all the surprises we've got' But I'll keep talking to those roses and all the other plants On my knees I plead to the sun for the warmth she sends You may believe it or you may not but I think this is the way For every summer my garden if full of blooming plants I say A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess... Want to use the pics on my website? Just send me a mail and I'll give you the link. [This message has been edited by Titia Geertman (12-19-2001 07:02 PM).] |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Titia, I do the same thing, my houseplants are very happy creatures also!  Kathleen (Kay) |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Titia, this was absolutely precious! I truly hope to meet you one day, and I hope I will see your garden (and I am serious too!) pssst - I talk to my plants too and it works doesn't it? I don't know about you but my roses are awesome!  ~*~ The Very Best Of The Season To You And Yours ~*~ |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
I have a garden and I talk to the plants, also. Unfortunately, the weeds listen in and grow even faster. It doesn't yet even feel like winter here but this sure made me wish spring would hurry round. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Talking flowers = personification, my friend... That's successful imaginary imagery.. |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
lovely... regards, sudhir |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Titia, My plants it seems have ennui They simply will not talk to me. But they do smile after awhile. A lovely write. *L* |
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His Poet Senior Member
since 2001-12-18
Posts 750 |
Very enjoyable poem. Such lovely gifts plants bestow on us. I love to have something that blooms in fall and winter so I have mums and camelia bushes. That keeps me content until spring comes again. Cheryl |
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