Re: Garden hose

I haven't put my hose up since March of last year.  I so look forward to
doing that again one fine day!

On 1/13/06, David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> That was excellent Jim.  Rain on the way for the foreseeable future.
>
> David
> http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 6:10 AM
> Subject: [CHAT] Garden hose
>
>
> > Borrowed from the Cotswold Plant catalog--
> >
> >        To my Garden Hose
> > I wished I loved you, garden hose!
> > You are an asset I suppose:
> > My garden would most surely fail
> > Were water carried by a pail.
> > But oh! how you can make me curse
> > Fret & fume and write this verse!
> > Each time you cross a garden bed
> > A favourite blossom you behead.
> > Pulling you around from place to place
> > There's not a thing you won't embrace:
> > Bump of brick and spike of log
> > Leg of bench and bowl of dog,
> > And if no obstacles exist
> > You knot yourself with kink & twist
> > I give a kick to set you free
> > You hook it up on nearest tree!
> > Across my garden path at night
> > You hook me up with great delight.
> > And every single chance you get
> > You do your best to make me wet.
> > With jet & dribble, leak and squirt,
> > You soak my shoes and spray my skirt.
> > Your sprinkler sticks, I set it free
> > At once you shoot all over me.
> > Oh garden serpent, I believe
> > The ancient emnity of Eve
> > Exists between us, as of yore,
> > We'll live in hate for evermore.
> > Oh how I bless the rainy day
> > When I can coil you away.
> >
> > Island Jim
> > Southwest Florida
> > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > Hardiness Zone 10
> > Heat Zone 10
> > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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