Grandma in Her Garden
A tribute to gardeners everywhere this spring.48 total reviews
Comment from nancyjam
Beautifully crafted with excellent rhyme and meter.
Nice descriptive language introducing the reader to
this wonderful gardener. Her love and care for the soil
detailed here, makes me want to get out in the garden right now.
Thanks for sharing this tribute to a lover of nature.
Nancy
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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Beautifully crafted with excellent rhyme and meter.
Nice descriptive language introducing the reader to
this wonderful gardener. Her love and care for the soil
detailed here, makes me want to get out in the garden right now.
Thanks for sharing this tribute to a lover of nature.
Nancy
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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I am delighted I could put a lover of nature like you, Nancy, in Grandma?s Garden. Thank you so much for the wonderful praise and those six bright stars. Rod
Comment from Ric Myworld
Our grandmothers worked hard, always staying busy from dawn until dark. So many responsibilities, and then, they still had to look after everyone else. Yet they didn't consider it a chore, they loved every second of making everyone's lives better. My, my, how times have changed over the years. Thanks for sharing. Great job. ! :-)
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Our grandmothers worked hard, always staying busy from dawn until dark. So many responsibilities, and then, they still had to look after everyone else. Yet they didn't consider it a chore, they loved every second of making everyone's lives better. My, my, how times have changed over the years. Thanks for sharing. Great job. ! :-)
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
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Thank you, Ric, for sharing ?Grandma in Her Garden.? I am glad you liked it. Rod
Comment from June Sargent
Yes, gardeners everywhere cannot wait to feel the dirt running through their fingers as they lovingly prepare the soil for spring planting. To be one with the earth is a natural desire. And to reap its fruitage is the ultimate joy. Your poem painted the experience perfectly.
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Yes, gardeners everywhere cannot wait to feel the dirt running through their fingers as they lovingly prepare the soil for spring planting. To be one with the earth is a natural desire. And to reap its fruitage is the ultimate joy. Your poem painted the experience perfectly.
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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You sound like you enjoy working with the soil, too, June. I am so pleased you enjoyed my tribute to gardeners. Many thanks for your kind praise. Rod
Comment from Cindy McIntyre
I loved your tribute poetry to your grandmother and her garden. The stanza: I see her now in her attire: Pink cap, blue sweater, billowed skirt. I like the description there! Well-written!
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I loved your tribute poetry to your grandmother and her garden. The stanza: I see her now in her attire: Pink cap, blue sweater, billowed skirt. I like the description there! Well-written!
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
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I am delighted I could put you there with Grandma in her garden, Cindy. Many thanks for your kind praise. Rod
Comment from N. Rabwar
I liked this poem. It has a strong sense of place and helps the reader enter the garden and this moment in time. It imparts upon the reader a sense of calm serenity that perhaps this woman feels while gardening.
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I liked this poem. It has a strong sense of place and helps the reader enter the garden and this moment in time. It imparts upon the reader a sense of calm serenity that perhaps this woman feels while gardening.
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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I am delighted I could put you there with a Grandma in her garden and that you could feel the serenity. Many thanks for your kind praise. Rod
Comment from Jeffrey L. Michaux
This is an excellent poem that speaks about grandma in her garden. Even without seeing the beautiful accompanying artwork, I can through your descriptive wording see everything about her. Grandma's do things the old fashioned way and know how to make things grow. You've done a great job with this RodG! It's worthy of the awards it has received. Well done!
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This is an excellent poem that speaks about grandma in her garden. Even without seeing the beautiful accompanying artwork, I can through your descriptive wording see everything about her. Grandma's do things the old fashioned way and know how to make things grow. You've done a great job with this RodG! It's worthy of the awards it has received. Well done!
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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Thank you, Jeffrey, for sharing ?Grandma in Her Garden? and your kind praise. I am very pleased you could put yourself there with Grandma even without the picture. Rod
Comment from SueZen
Wonderful memories to behold and so beautifully, meticulously expressed in this poem. I am not her, but have same passion for gardening, my love for Nature, the earth and in same way as she tend to my garden, which you so well express in detail.
Spring time is my favourite season and can't wait to get out, get on my knees, feel the soil trough my hands, the smell of it and do like grandma does - blissful and humbling, indeed paradise to be in, at one with all ! Perfect picture to complement poem.
Good luck in contest !
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Wonderful memories to behold and so beautifully, meticulously expressed in this poem. I am not her, but have same passion for gardening, my love for Nature, the earth and in same way as she tend to my garden, which you so well express in detail.
Spring time is my favourite season and can't wait to get out, get on my knees, feel the soil trough my hands, the smell of it and do like grandma does - blissful and humbling, indeed paradise to be in, at one with all ! Perfect picture to complement poem.
Good luck in contest !
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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Ah, SueZen, I am delighted I could PUT YOU THERE in Grandma?s garden and let you reexperience what you do in your own. Many thanks for your wonderful praise and the six bright stars as a bonus. Rod
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Thank you Rod for delightful response and indeed this poem fills me with melancholy, all the gardens I created and tended to. Now I only have a small, semi-circle patch which doesn't need much tending. However, enjoy just sitting next to it, enchanted by simply observing and talking to the plants, insects, the earth, this sacred little garden I created. Accompanied by bird song, etc. I am renting part of a house now, but intend to buy a small one with a bigger garden to potter in to my heart's delight. With love and passion for gardening and Nature, Susan xxx
Comment from BeasPeas
Hi Rod. This is a super poem on one of my favorite themes--gardening. Your poem is delightful and well described. Work choices, rhyming and flow are great. Marilyn
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Hi Rod. This is a super poem on one of my favorite themes--gardening. Your poem is delightful and well described. Work choices, rhyming and flow are great. Marilyn
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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Thank you so much, Marilyn, for your great praise of ?Grandma inHer Garden? and that galaxy of bright stars. My wife is an avid gardener and finds it very therapeutic. I spend my time admiring her work. Rod
Comment from Joan E.
I enjoyed your rhymed quatrains, which are so descriptive of a gardener's joy in being close to the earth. Your use of alliteration and the serene artwork intensified the message. Cheers and enjoy spring- Joan
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I enjoyed your rhymed quatrains, which are so descriptive of a gardener's joy in being close to the earth. Your use of alliteration and the serene artwork intensified the message. Cheers and enjoy spring- Joan
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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Thank you, Joan. I do hope i could put you there in Grandma's garden on this lovely spring day. I am delighted you enjoyed the quatrains, alliteration, and artwork. Rod
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I absolutely was transported to Grandma's garden, which was all the more appreciated because I live in a condo! Smiles- Joan
Comment from lyenochka
I think all of us either know someone like that grandma in the garden or is one herself. Love all the beautiful way you described the actions. My favorite ones were:
"Thin fingers rake through leafy loam
to sift rebirth from winterkill. "
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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I think all of us either know someone like that grandma in the garden or is one herself. Love all the beautiful way you described the actions. My favorite ones were:
"Thin fingers rake through leafy loam
to sift rebirth from winterkill. "
Comment Written 29-Apr-2018
reply by the author on 29-Apr-2018
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Thank you, lyenochka, for your very kind praise of "Grandma in Her Garden." Yes, this is a tribute to all those 'grandmas" out there who love to garden. Rod
