The Root of All Evil

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Tue, 21 May 2024
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12 comments
 

I am truly delighted
to see the sunshine.
After months of rain
the weather is fine.

The climate is changing
and that is why
there have been floods 
in  Brazil and Dubai.

The peril to gardens
is not the weevil;
a torrential rain
is the root of all evil.

I was disappointed
by miserly crops
of flowers and grains
like barley and hops

but was surprised
to find a single spud
that had survived
in the watery mud.

 

© Luigi Pagano 2024

Certificate U
Poem
Mutevoli pensieri
Nature
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Great IP response Luigi - and I love your cheery potato!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

He has reasons to be cheerful, Claudine, he has defied the bad weather and survived.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

I agree with insert; the picture of that cheerful potato made me smile too, but of course the poem has a more serious message woven into its rhythmic tempo...this climate is changing, and what we once took for granted is now something rare…the survival of a lone spud is a miracle and a wake up call. But even if we wake up,  I’m not sure what can be done now. I’m not a gloom and doom person in fact, I always look for the silver lining, but a silver lining has become harder to find.sad

Penny4athought

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hello JoAnne., as you rightly say the message is more salient than the comic illustration. Unfortunately, there is a lot of verbiage and little action to rectify the matter.
BTW, Seeing you on the screen at the ABC's reading was nice.

Luigi x

 

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Can imagine how good the pototo feels coming out from under ground, as you say from mud to clean breath clear skies and sunshine. My brother's CB handle was "Potato King" loves potatoes spud, chips mash anything. Can't live without, like in the great Irish potato famine.

Little guy had his turn, poor little guy like just to be cooked and eaten. Not fair.

Cheers! Tom

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I too enjoy a nice hot baked potato, Tom.

Best, Luigi

 

Submitted by marandina on

Nature has a way of surviving exemplified by that lone spud.

My OH is convinced that all of the rain is due to cloud-seeding over in Dubai. She could be right, who knows. We have had extraordinary amounts of rainfall for months now and....well.....it's pouring down again today!

Nicely done, Luigi. Take care in all the water. Paul

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Paul, I've found from experience that women often have the right answer. So cloud-seeding seems plausible.

Cheers, Luigi

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

A ray of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy day - thanks Luigi.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

My thanks to you, Dougie, for reading and commenting.

Best wishes, Luigi 

 

Submitted by memphis on

It's always good to find a spud in the guise of a blessed nugget.

William E Alexander

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Much appreciated thank you.

Best, Luigi