My Father was a Gardener
rhyming quatrains145 total reviews
Comment from chasennov
rhyming quatrains My Father was a Gardener.' I really enjoyed your beautiful poem about your gardening father, Brooke. I always fought against the growing of those weeds on my lawn. People are wonderful, aren't they? Well done.
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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rhyming quatrains My Father was a Gardener.' I really enjoyed your beautiful poem about your gardening father, Brooke. I always fought against the growing of those weeds on my lawn. People are wonderful, aren't they? Well done.
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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chasennov, thank you so much :-) Brooke
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It was my pleasure, Brooke.
Comment from abbasjoy
I love the Author's note about what others would call weeds you would call splendid free flowers.
I too just love those wild flowers, and to think they were planted not by man, but by the God of heaven and earth.
I like your dad's attitude, the flowers are meant to be admired. He seemed like a free spirit.
It's so good to hear someone write so lovingly of their dad. These days, so many homes have absentee fathers, the memories are lacking.
You did a great job in this poem. The rhyming and meter help the flow of the poem as well.
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I love the Author's note about what others would call weeds you would call splendid free flowers.
I too just love those wild flowers, and to think they were planted not by man, but by the God of heaven and earth.
I like your dad's attitude, the flowers are meant to be admired. He seemed like a free spirit.
It's so good to hear someone write so lovingly of their dad. These days, so many homes have absentee fathers, the memories are lacking.
You did a great job in this poem. The rhyming and meter help the flow of the poem as well.
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
Comment from l.raven
HI Brooke, I love your poem about your dad...who never did any yard work...and the weeds that were the beauty of your yard....LOL...truly love this poem...and the picture....so very well written...Luff Linda xxoo
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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HI Brooke, I love your poem about your dad...who never did any yard work...and the weeds that were the beauty of your yard....LOL...truly love this poem...and the picture....so very well written...Luff Linda xxoo
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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Linda, thank you so much :-) Brooke
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you are so welcome Brooke...xxoo
Comment from Tatarka2
I just loved the last stanza, especially the last two lines. So full of meaning; plus you're staying within the quatrain format - so difficult! Th.at said, this isn't one of my favorites of yours, truthfully. I love the sentiment, and the visual picture you "draw" of the lawn full of wildflowers. The only line I wasn't crazy about was in the first stanza - "nor needing nature's pardon." It doesn't sound right to me, grammatically, and it doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the poem. But, that's just me. Overall, this was lyrical and beautiful.
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I just loved the last stanza, especially the last two lines. So full of meaning; plus you're staying within the quatrain format - so difficult! Th.at said, this isn't one of my favorites of yours, truthfully. I love the sentiment, and the visual picture you "draw" of the lawn full of wildflowers. The only line I wasn't crazy about was in the first stanza - "nor needing nature's pardon." It doesn't sound right to me, grammatically, and it doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the poem. But, that's just me. Overall, this was lyrical and beautiful.
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
Comment from LIJ Red
Selected "wild" plants can make up the most interesting yard of all. The poem is, as usual, quite smooth. I read
somewhere that plantain is health food. Ugh.
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2014
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Selected "wild" plants can make up the most interesting yard of all. The poem is, as usual, quite smooth. I read
somewhere that plantain is health food. Ugh.
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2014
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LIJ, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from S.Yocom
This poem is another nice one, Brooke. (But I have never read one of your poems that was not.) Your father was a wise man.
Sally
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2014
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This poem is another nice one, Brooke. (But I have never read one of your poems that was not.) Your father was a wise man.
Sally
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 25-Sep-2014
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Sally, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from lancellot
A very touching and enjoyable story. I harkens back to a time when all a man wanted was a small patch of land of his own. He would work long hours and never complain for that little slice of heaven. Great work.
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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A very touching and enjoyable story. I harkens back to a time when all a man wanted was a small patch of land of his own. He would work long hours and never complain for that little slice of heaven. Great work.
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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lancellot, thank you so very much :-) Brooke
Comment from rosehill (Wendy)
What a lovely tribute to your father and the other one above who also, I understand, rested on Sunday and was the first gardener and supplied all those free flowers. The piece flows beautifully, filled with delightful images, and opportunities for my own imagination to fill in the sounds and smells. The test of a truly good poem. - Wendy
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What a lovely tribute to your father and the other one above who also, I understand, rested on Sunday and was the first gardener and supplied all those free flowers. The piece flows beautifully, filled with delightful images, and opportunities for my own imagination to fill in the sounds and smells. The test of a truly good poem. - Wendy
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
Comment from acerisestory
This is so very sweet, Brooke! Isn't it amazing if you stop and look at the wildflowers, including the dandelions, they are quite beautiful? Your father sounds like he was a very special guy.
I love your poem; great rhyme and alliteration. I am moved particularly by your lovely and telling last stanza:
My father was a gardener
who did not do the growing,
but every memory I hold dear --
my father did the sowing.
Lovely! Thanks for sharing yet another wonderful poem! Take care. Alana
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This is so very sweet, Brooke! Isn't it amazing if you stop and look at the wildflowers, including the dandelions, they are quite beautiful? Your father sounds like he was a very special guy.
I love your poem; great rhyme and alliteration. I am moved particularly by your lovely and telling last stanza:
My father was a gardener
who did not do the growing,
but every memory I hold dear --
my father did the sowing.
Lovely! Thanks for sharing yet another wonderful poem! Take care. Alana
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
Comment from boxergirl
I like your sentimental poem that paints a vivid picture of your father and your adoration of him. I can just picture him in a hammock enjoyed all that nature had to offer. I can see now why you are so inspired to write about nature. 8-)
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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I like your sentimental poem that paints a vivid picture of your father and your adoration of him. I can just picture him in a hammock enjoyed all that nature had to offer. I can see now why you are so inspired to write about nature. 8-)
Comment Written 22-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 22-Sep-2014
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boxergirl, thank you so very much for your generous and gracious review :-) Brooke
