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The Wisteria Surprise

Posted on April 22, 2022 by sputterpub

Wisteria I purchased to replacean older plant that was a casualtyof tradesmen working in this crowded space,is trying in my shady yard to bea healthy specimen, with purple laceabloom in spring. That’s the varietywe planted, so I’m startled by this … Continue reading →

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Rebuttal

Posted on April 3, 2022 by sputterpub

My habitat is hidden from the street.I bought it for its perfect privacyamid a zone hospitable to feet,where I can hunker, carless, and be freefrom anybody dropping by. My dooris locked and I don’t want to be surprised.I’ve learned I … Continue reading →

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Emerging Ferns

Posted on April 2, 2022 by sputterpub

My favorite color’s blue, and yet it’s greenthat draws my eyes, escorts relief’s returnand opens me to hope. A forest scenedoes not forebode – the myths they had me learn,the symbols shown, to me they didn’t meana truth, but made … Continue reading →

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Candle on the Floor

Posted on March 16, 2022 by sputterpub

A candle on the mantel wafted scentbut sat too high for me to see the flame.Aroma permeated air and lentan herbal atmosphere I couldn’t name.I love some folks who light and burn the sameso much their ceiling’s sooty from the … Continue reading →

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The Dwarf

Posted on January 22, 2022 by sputterpub

The lemon tree’s a dwarf and in a pot,and though the garden’s shady, most the plantsare thriving whether weather’s good or not,but that poor lemon never had a chance.No matter where, it drooped like it forgotthe path to prosper and … Continue reading →

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Hole in the Wall

Posted on September 4, 2021 by sputterpub

This little cottage suits my need for space,and privacy and pleasure for each sense.I saw, I bought, I moved into the place,and though I spent a little for some fence,I haven’t added screens. When heat’s intenseI open doors – my … Continue reading →

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