> R.I.P. > > Around my garden > Are some large tombstones > Lasting reminders > Of the pumpkins I've grown > > My pumpkins to me > Are family or kin > I couldn't let them rot > In a compost bin > > Here lies Betty > At 854 > She blew out > Couldn't take anymore > > And this one's for Princess > The bugs had a feast > She died slowly > May she rest in peace > > Over there lies Bertha > She got herself caught > In a violent hailstorm > Her life was cut short > > And there's old Mavis > The best of the lot > An unfortunate victim > Of blossom end rot > > And poor old Bumpkin > Her belly was rotten > She's gone now > But not forgotten > > I'll never forget Blossom > She met with bad luck > On the way to the weigh-off > She rolled off the truck > > And my only success > I called her Flo > She won second place > At the pumpkin show > > Mother natures rule > Says we must part > This pumpkin growing > Sure breaks my heart > (c) > Tony Hickman So SadBut So True Boo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo.................