Green Shoots

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Thu, 19 Feb 2009
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The weather has been inclement up to now
with scatterings of snow here and there.
It was so frosty that I wondered how
my plants and my fruit trees would fare.

The climate is bound to get better: it’s just
a passing phase, but another turbulence
threatens. It seems that we’ve gone bust
and penury will be with us in permanence.

The immediate outlook is so uncertain
that to control the situation is essential
or else for all of us it will be curtains.
Our behaviour then must be prudential.

Some people told of seeing green shoots
which show that recovery is on the way
but they were met with disdainful hoots
by the pundits and prophets of today.

I am not able to enter into the argument
and can’t say whether it is hocus-pocus,
all I can tell you is that in my allotment
I have seen a single daffodil and a crocus.

© Luigi Pagano 2009

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Comments

Submitted by Ewan on
Very droll. I liked this one a lot, Luigi. regards Ewan

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Submitted by luigi_pagano on
Cheers Ewan, many thanks.

 

Submitted by sean mcnulty on
Really enjoyed this. Makes me wish I'd given more heed to gardening in my time. Maybe I'll get there someday. [recoilsinembarrassment]This poem may have planted a seed in me[/recoilsinembarrassment].

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on
He, he! "This poem may have planted a seed in me". Very good take on one of the topics in this piece. Glad you enjoyed this and wish you all the best in your endeavour to take up gardening (eventually).

 

Submitted by chuck on
Nice one luigi. I hope your garden doesn't attract Ewan's woodworm.

Submitted by luigi_pagano on
I hope so too, chuck, but just in case I have creosoted the fence. Thanks for reading and commenting.

 

Submitted by onemorething on
Very clever. I enjoyed reading it very much. Last stanza is the perfect ending.

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on
Thanks, Doeslittle, for reading and commenting. We can always rely on the miracles of Nature to relieve us of our gloom.

 

Submitted by MistakenMagic on
'I am not able to enter into the argument and can’t say whether it is hocus-pocus, all I can tell you is that in my allotment I have seen a single daffodil and a crocus.' The last stanza is brilliant Luigi ;) Another superb poem! Magic xxx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on
Pleased that you approve, Rebecca, and glad to hear from you. Luigi xxx

 

Submitted by threeleafshamrock on
Can't add anything new! Nice work as usual Luigi. Chris

Submitted by luigi_pagano on
Nice of you to stop by, Chris. Thanks for the nod.

 

Submitted by Dynamaso on
Being a bit of a gardener, this piece struck a note with me. Actually, my habit is more as the digger and lifter of heavy items. My wife is the gardener. But I do like to get dirt under my nails.

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on
I can well appreciate your role, Dynamaso, because mine is exactly the same. The creative side of gardening I leave to my wife. Thanks for your comment.