My Father was a Gardener
rhyming quatrains145 total reviews
Comment from mermaids
Your father and I would get along well,we both enjoy those dandelions. This poem pays tribute to your Dad and his hard work that made your home a beautiful place. I like the theme of your father resting and watching nature in her glory,flowers,bees and robins.
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Your father and I would get along well,we both enjoy those dandelions. This poem pays tribute to your Dad and his hard work that made your home a beautiful place. I like the theme of your father resting and watching nature in her glory,flowers,bees and robins.
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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thank you so much, Elaine :-) Brooke
Comment from Kaila Mari
A very refreshing poem with its metered and rhymed scheme. It is light and engaging and soothes. The read between the lines gives the reader a peep at the kind of love for you and your father shared. Thanks for sharing; God bless!
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A very refreshing poem with its metered and rhymed scheme. It is light and engaging and soothes. The read between the lines gives the reader a peep at the kind of love for you and your father shared. Thanks for sharing; God bless!
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
Comment from Dawn Munro
Oh Brooke, how exceptionally lovely! Once again you have this sentimental, romantic fool welling up - what exquisite imagery this makes me 'see, and such bittersweet emotion (since I grew up without a dad until my early teens). Just beautiful!
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Oh Brooke, how exceptionally lovely! Once again you have this sentimental, romantic fool welling up - what exquisite imagery this makes me 'see, and such bittersweet emotion (since I grew up without a dad until my early teens). Just beautiful!
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Dawn, thank you so much :-) Brooke
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Always a pleasure, my talented friend!!!
Comment from amahra
Your father was typical of skilled people: barbers need always need a hair cut; doctors who smoke; a maid's house seems untidy; and preacher's have the worst kids. LOL I guess when you retire from something you've done for a living, you retire all together.
as honeybees passed over.[like this line]
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Your father was typical of skilled people: barbers need always need a hair cut; doctors who smoke; a maid's house seems untidy; and preacher's have the worst kids. LOL I guess when you retire from something you've done for a living, you retire all together.
as honeybees passed over.[like this line]
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
Comment from Dorothy Farrell
This is beautiful Brooke - you tell a story and it flows beautifully in its rhyme scheme. Your garden in this poem sounds beautiful - after all there are no such things as weeds - just indigenous plants growing where we don't want them. A lovely read. Warm regards Dorothy x
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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This is beautiful Brooke - you tell a story and it flows beautifully in its rhyme scheme. Your garden in this poem sounds beautiful - after all there are no such things as weeds - just indigenous plants growing where we don't want them. A lovely read. Warm regards Dorothy x
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Dorothy, thank you so very much for your gracious and generous response to this poem :-) Brooke
Comment from Pili Pubul
I love the poem as much as your glorious garden, I am glad you enjoy it
with your terrific father. Enjoy your sense of humor and relax attitude ,
loving nature as natural... Pili
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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I love the poem as much as your glorious garden, I am glad you enjoy it
with your terrific father. Enjoy your sense of humor and relax attitude ,
loving nature as natural... Pili
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Pili, thank you so very much for your generous response to this poem. :-) Brooke
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My pleasure BROOKE. Pili
Comment from mshirachot
Brooke, What a wonderful tribute to your father! It brought a tear to my eye as I recalled the roses my father so lovingly grew in his garden. He was pulling weeds the day he went into the hospital just a few days before his death this past summer.
Such a sweet and humorous tale. I'm so glad you shared it with us all!
Blessings,
Marsha
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Brooke, What a wonderful tribute to your father! It brought a tear to my eye as I recalled the roses my father so lovingly grew in his garden. He was pulling weeds the day he went into the hospital just a few days before his death this past summer.
Such a sweet and humorous tale. I'm so glad you shared it with us all!
Blessings,
Marsha
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Marsha, thank you so much :-) Your dad sounds like a wonderful man :-) Brooke
Comment from fastdigits
Ah, another beautiful tale recited
in rhyme, which brings to mind, your
dad, who took the time to look around
and smell the roses, take in all the
beauty all around if one stops to inhale
all this wonderland that nature provides.
Well done
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Ah, another beautiful tale recited
in rhyme, which brings to mind, your
dad, who took the time to look around
and smell the roses, take in all the
beauty all around if one stops to inhale
all this wonderland that nature provides.
Well done
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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fastdigits, thank you so much for your generous rating and lovely comments :-) Brooke
Comment from Ben Colder
My Mary stays behind me . I had to cut the grass today and I thought it was over for the year. Three cheers for John Deer. Well done Brooke. Your father worked hard, so he deserved his rest.
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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My Mary stays behind me . I had to cut the grass today and I thought it was over for the year. Three cheers for John Deer. Well done Brooke. Your father worked hard, so he deserved his rest.
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Ben, thank you so very much, my friend :-) Yep, my dad had a great work ethic, but time off was time off :-) Brooke
Comment from IndianaIrish
What a smart gardener your dad was, Brooke! To enjoy the beauty of nature in your own lawn while resting from week-long work, must have been so rewarding. Your poem is beautiful, and I can feel your love for your dad in your words.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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What a smart gardener your dad was, Brooke! To enjoy the beauty of nature in your own lawn while resting from week-long work, must have been so rewarding. Your poem is beautiful, and I can feel your love for your dad in your words.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Karyn, thank you so much :-) Brooke
