The weather has been inclement up to now
with scatterings of snow here and there.
It was so frosty that I wondered how
my plants and my fruit trees would fare.
The climate is bound to get better: it’s just
a passing phase, but another turbulence
threatens. It seems that we’ve gone bust
and penury will be with us in permanence.
The immediate outlook is so uncertain
that to control the situation is essential
or else for all of us it will be curtains.
Our behaviour then must be prudential.
Some people told of seeing green shoots
which show that recovery is on the way
but they were met with disdainful hoots
by the pundits and prophets of today.
I am not able to enter into the argument
and can’t say whether it is hocus-pocus,
all I can tell you is that in my allotment
I have seen a single daffodil and a crocus.
© Luigi Pagano 2009
Comments
Ewan | February 19, 2009 - 10:06
Very droll. I liked this one a lot, Luigi.
regards
Ewan
luigi_pagano | February 19, 2009 - 11:49
Cheers Ewan, many thanks.
Nathan Bednarek | February 19, 2009 - 12:16
This is great! Beautiful imagery as always and flawless rhythm and you structure the poem in such a way that none of the poetic techniques disturb the story that is being told. I hope you understand what I'm trying to say ;-p
Well done.
Nathan.
Sean McNulty | February 19, 2009 - 13:24
Really enjoyed this. Makes me wish I'd given more heed to gardening in my time. Maybe I'll get there someday. [recoilsinembarrassment]This poem may have planted a seed in me[/recoilsinembarrassment].
luigi_pagano | February 19, 2009 - 14:06
Yes Nathan, I read you loud and clear. I am very grateful for letting me know how you feel about this poem.
Best, Luigi.
luigi_pagano | February 19, 2009 - 14:12
He, he! "This poem may have planted a seed in me". Very good take on one of the topics in this piece.
Glad you enjoyed this and wish you all the best in your endeavour to take up gardening (eventually).
chuck | February 19, 2009 - 17:17
Nice one luigi. I hope your garden doesn't attract Ewan's woodworm.
luigi_pagano | February 19, 2009 - 17:28
I hope so too, chuck, but just in case I have creosoted the fence.
Thanks for reading and commenting.
Doeslittle | February 19, 2009 - 22:27
Very clever. I enjoyed reading it very much. Last stanza is the perfect ending.
MistakenMagic | February 20, 2009 - 09:05
'I am not able to enter into the argument
and can’t say whether it is hocus-pocus,
all I can tell you is that in my allotment
I have seen a single daffodil and a crocus.'
The last stanza is brilliant Luigi ;) Another superb poem!
Magic xxx
luigi_pagano | February 20, 2009 - 09:27
Thanks, Doeslittle, for reading and commenting.
We can always rely on the miracles of Nature to relieve us of our gloom.
luigi_pagano | February 20, 2009 - 09:29
Pleased that you approve, Rebecca, and glad to hear from you.
Luigi xxx
threeleafshamrock | February 20, 2009 - 11:34
Can't add anything new! Nice work as usual Luigi.
Chris
luigi_pagano | February 20, 2009 - 11:54
Nice of you to stop by, Chris. Thanks for the nod.
Nathan Bednarek | February 20, 2009 - 15:21
I agree with Magic. The last stanza is a spit'n'polish finish and the whole poem is just amazing.
Well done mate!
Nathan.
luigi_pagano | February 20, 2009 - 17:59
Cheers Nathan. Many times the last stanza can make or break a poem. In this instance it seems to have worked.
Regards, Luigi.
Dynamaso | February 21, 2009 - 23:29
Being a bit of a gardener, this piece struck a note with me. Actually, my habit is more as the digger and lifter of heavy items. My wife is the gardener. But I do like to get dirt under my nails.
luigi_pagano | February 22, 2009 - 09:25
I can well appreciate your role, Dynamaso, because mine is exactly the same. The creative side of gardening I leave to my wife.
Thanks for your comment.