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Groundsel by the Garage Door
Groundsel by the garage door
seeds,parachutes unfurled
ready for hungry finches.
and cinnabar, black and red.
Warning 'Do not eat'.
Yellow by the garage door
a weed by any name,
yet welcome here
where nature has her way.
Exotic plants at garden centres
unwelcome by the garage door
locked 'til yellow flowers fade,
seeds consumed by finches.
Now welcome summer songs
praise this common groundsel
its humility, yellow flowers
seeding the earth for me
without charge, free as the air
I share with cinnabar and finch.
Published 11th Jun 2018
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12th Jun 2018 1:06am
Love the focus on Nature... if more folks spent more time with Nature we would be a healthier World. Ely
12th Jun 2018 9:55am
Thanks for calling Ely.Yes more people should help nature more than they do.My garden is a small woodland with a wide range of species to suit all.The re are scores of sites where birds can build nests without recourse to man made nest boxes I introduce nothing myself unless I find wild seeds which i scatter and wait ( that,s the word WAIT ) We are in too big a hurry. I was in a garden section of a super market shoppers were looking at the weed killers did they appreciate what a weed is ? they are simple wild plants.To me it is so bloody obvious. I could go on ! regards Kexby.
Anonymous
14th Jun 2018 4:23pm
oh I adore this! nature poetry at its best. <3
14th Jun 2018 4:34pm
