Re: Pumpkin Poetry Contest

That's good LOL

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From: kathie morgan
Date: 11/06/05 19:43:45
To: Hort Pumpkins
Subject: Pumpkin Poetry Contest

We have a 2nd entry into the Pumpkin Poetry Contest.
Something to keep in mind: Larry Checkon entered the contest three years
ago, and this year he holds the world record. If you want to hold the world
record in 2007, let's read YOUR poem here in 2005.

The Pain of Rain

The weather here is blustery
The weathers just a pain
The weather stays just cool and damp
No warmth, no sun, just rain.

My seeds were planted weeks ago
They sprouted I think in vain
For transplanting them will do no good.
If all it does is rain.

The hoop house temp is tepid
Yet the plants they still remain
But how long can they wait for sun
When its rays are blocked by rain?

The roots grow in slow motion
The leaves begin to wane
I would have bought those soil warmers
If Id known how much itd rain.

Too many entries in my grower diary
Im to be censored it is plain
But Im bored, my plants arent growing
Because all it does is rain.

The deer wander round the hoop house
Seeking refuge, in droves they came
Its for my pumpkins you stupid deer!
They stare at me . .. and it rains

The sun comes out and teases
The clouds lift their vicious bane!
As if sensing all the joy in me
They come back worse, more rain

Yes my pumpkins are not thriving
It may be months before a main
But at least the slugs are happy.
(They really dig the rain).

I may have to change my pastime.
To sow giant fruit here is inane
Because you just cant grow a pumpkin
When all it does is rain.

So Lord, shine some sun upon us
Give our plants that needed gain
For too much water can blow away
My thousand pounder when it rains.
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