RE: Pumpkin Poetry Contest

I LOVE IT!!! And the timing is good too. It is raining here in Napa, Ca as
i write! cindilu


> [Original Message]
> From: kathie morgan <fishrap@earthlink.net>
> To: Hort Pumpkins <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Date: 11/6/2005 3:37:48 PM
> 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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