The Needs Of Weeds Poem by Shaun Cronick
The Needs Of Weeds
I thought I'd write a poem,
About flowers on a summer's day.
Then I imagined something else,
And decided to go the other way.
Flowers have been done to death,
Endless poem's about the matter.
Sweet fragrances and bright colours,
Oh how poet's so love to patter.
So I'll write about Japanese Knot Weed,
About stingy nettles and ugly weeds.
It's about time to champion them,
For the garden's unloved have needs.
Weeds! Weeds! Growing everywhere!
The garden's lying in such a mess.
Its beauty violated and replaced,
By unwelcome visitors of ugliness.
Where the hell did they come from,
They were not there late last night.
Its like Day Of The Triffids and look,
That one's moved just out of sight.
An Eden English country garden,
Is now a refuge where weeds rejoice
And now I must finally admit that,
My weeds poem was the wrong choice.
Kevin Patrick thank you for kind and most generous comment and yes, weeds are important to every ecosystem. For at the museum where I work we have a natural wild garden. Which is beautifully unique in its own way and attracts many of wildlife's critters. So yes even nature's wild weeds play their part. A big part. Thanks again and take care man.
Highly original poem Shaun..and a great counter to the infinite number of poems about flowers. I really like your ending and your reference to the Day of The Triffids. I think we share a love of sci fi which we both like to write about from time to time. It's a 'these weeds look like Triffids! ' inspired ten from me!
I don't think its a wrong choice, flowers are a cliche unless done something original, weeds are still essential to ecosystems man is blindbto their beauty. A lovely poem!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Yeah sometimes Dominic a writer albeit poet/poetess, any writer of whatever needs to go against the soft easy route grain, against established conformity. To pick up writing's/ poetry's 'golden rules' and not just bend or merely break them, but to smash them to smithereens. To obliterate them. And yes, I'm a John (The Midwich Cuckoos- Village of the Damned/The Kraken Wakes) Wyndham fan, Great writer and unique imagination. Thanks again and I wish you well.