Re: Poetry Contest
This poem moved me, too, to tears. It sure beats sniffing onions.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Smithhisler, Paul" <Paul.Smithhisler@dnr.state.oh.us>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 7:19 AM
Subject: RE: Poetry Contest
> I vote for Dennis' poem! Here's my short entry...
>
> Roses are red,
> Violets are blue,
> Pumpkins are orange,
> I hate poems that rhyme!
>
> -Gus
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Houser [d*@comcast.net]
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 8:37 PM
> To: Kathie Morgan; pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Poetry Contest
>
> Hello Kathy
>
> Ok here is my entry I hope you like it
>
> Dennis
>
> Someone started a poetry contest
> It is about pumpkins
> So I'll give my best
> I mean I know about Pumpkins
> The hard work the sweat
> Finding the split
> The heart break you get
> Cucumber beetles, the aphids, and mites
> Mosaic, Verticillium and other bug bites
> Walking through vines
> You check it out twice
> You look for stem splits
> Check pumpkins for mice
> The spraying and weeding
> The tilling and pruning
> The blisters and band aids
> The lack of spouse spooning
> Your neighbors complain
> Your yard smells of sewer
> You just smile and laugh
> You know its manure
> I almost forgot to mention the part
> Where you grow a giant pumpkin
> And grow warmth in your heart
> I can grow pumpkins
> I grow them allot
> But one things for sure
> A poet I'm not
>
> D.E. Houser
>
> Email d*@comcast.net
> Web Page http://home.comcast.net/~dennis.houser/
>
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