Emerging treasures

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Sat, 09 Dec 2023
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Buried seeds bring fields of poppies,
wheat, potatoes – which rebound,
yielding fields of buried treasure
in the autumn, underground!

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Squirrels bury bounty treasure
of the nuts they gather – more
than their present needs, but others
may discover hidden store.

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Romans, when invaders threatened
knew that they must flee, and leave
treasure, which they buried quickly
hoping later to retrieve.

[IP: buried treasure]

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Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

great IP response Rhiannon. When I first moved to the country I remember someone explaining that the fields of poppies only happened when the earth had been dug - it was like a last hurrah for a building site (and a very glorious one too). I believe that's why the Flanders fields too

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. My first idea had been about squirrels, and then I thought of those fields of buried swedes and potatoes! and then of the so tiny poppy seeds and the sheer shimmering exuberance of beauty that comes out of them …! Rhiannon (so thank you for the prompt!)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

and thanks for the cherries. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

Isn't it funny how squirrels bury their treasured nuts, yet never come back to claim them? We're always finding Hazel nuts in the flower pots when we come to empty the old dead plants out.

That was such a great idea for the I P this week. 

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny.

There seem to be differing opinions about how many squirrels retrieve, and whether some 'stores' are forgotten or surplus to requirements! But my sister once watched squirrels burying some monkey nuts (from a bird-table I think) and a jay coming by and taking them while the squirrel was away getting more I think! Rhiannon