Weeds Unwelcome

[Dr. Cambridge]

We annoy some people profusely
By the wicked way we grow,
They see us in their gardens
And decide that we must go.

We care not where we establish ourselves
Or take a strangle hold,
Whether flowerbed or vegepatch
We are equally as bold.

Our seeds are designed to travel afar
By land and sea and air,
With orders to settle and germinate
No matter who lives there.

But let's not forget about gardeners as
Their problem we become,
Their herbicides and garden tools serve to
Make us weeds unwelcome.

© 04-04-10

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[lallison]

Long live the weeds! Its a Hopkins favorite of mine. Great poem, I really enjoyed it and it made me think. I would change the line breaks in the last stanze to:

But let's not forget about gardeners
As their problem we become,
Their herbicides and garden tools serve
To make us weeds unwelcome.

Just reads a bit smoother keeping the tiny preps off the end. Nice work!

[Dr. Cambridge]

Long live the weeds! Its a Hopkins favorite of mine. Great poem, I really enjoyed it and it made me think. I would change the line breaks in the last stanze to:

But let's not forget about gardeners
As their problem we become,
Their herbicides and garden tools serve
To make us weeds unwelcome.

Just reads a bit smoother keeping the tiny preps off the end. Nice work!
Agreed. Thanks lallison.