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From: M*@msn.com

To: i*@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 12:39 AM

Subject: [iris-photos] REB: Humor: Beetle Bait

 

Yes, I hate posting pictures of distressed rebloomers, but I have

no hesitation in posting bad verse.

 

10-146BRE: Tenderly X (English Charm x Mother Earth) 32", 3 branches

and spur, 9 buds. Sib to the fall maiden posted last Feb and to 7 others

with spent primaries from 26 planted in 2011.

 

Beetle Bait

 

It's not your fault, I know it's not

You tried too late last fall.

There was record heat and drought

And you're a baby, after all.

 

Of course you were not big enough

To do the job this spring.

Quick as you can, I see you bloom

But, sweetie, here's the thing.

 

When you put in all that effort

To bloom so late in June,

You need to realize, my dear,

The bugs will eat them soon.

 

For every summer bloom you make

Will just be a raw deal

Before they're fully open,

They become a beetle meal.

 

If you could wait till fall, my love

It wouldn't be so bad.

When many of the bugs are gone,

Then you won't look so sad.

 

I'll line you out, I'll treat you right,

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

But blooming here, this time of year,

I fear that cause is lost.