Comment from Heather Knight

Excellent

Are you just talking about plants or is this a metaphor for the state the world is in? I guess it's the second one because of your title.
I like the last line (my heart grew cold), I find it so sad.
Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks, MJ. I enjoyed your review. Different people's perceptions of what is a weed and what is a flower transpose rather well to the whole fraught question of immigration. The soursob, pictured, is a proscribed and highly invasive weed here in Australia but a benign and cherished woodland wildflower in Europe. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from William Ross

Excellent

Nicely done, good rhyme and rhythm flows well has good meter, an invasive flower in the garden. great job, and thanks for the share, have a good day.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks, William. I enjoyed your review. Different people's perceptions of what is a weed and what is a flower transpose rather well to the whole fraught question of immigration. The soursob, pictured, is a proscribed and highly invasive weed here in Australia but a benign and cherished woodland wildflower in Europe. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from rama devi

Excellent

Wow--what inventive rhyming! What an eloquent 'rant'. The slant rhymes and rhymes are outstanding. I am not sure love and rose really slides by but the assonance of O sound good read aloud.
Fine alliteration of P in the first stanza and consonance of K in the second. Love the unusual words: exotic and Camelot. (Both also boasting assonance of O)

Superb rhymes here:
Fuchsia and Valerian,
favoured plants, invited in.

nad here:
that broke my pre-set rules
with adventitious propagules,

Fine flow and fine presentation.
Super clever title!


Enjoyed.

Warmly, rd

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 07-Oct-2016

Very many thanks, RD. As always, a perceptive and supportive review. Much appreciated! Tony

reply by rama devi on 07-Oct-2016

:-)) My pleasure

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

When we grow older, we find the meaning of life in everything we do. Where there are flowers growing there will also be weeds growing. We often have to take the weeds out so that the flowers can come to their full potential.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks, Sandra. I enjoyed your review. Different people's perceptions of what is a weed and what is a flower transpose rather well to the whole fraught question of immigration. The soursob, pictured, is a proscribed and highly invasive weed here in Australia but a benign and cherished woodland wildflower in Europe. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from Phyllis Stewart

Excellent

Is it really a problem? It's so pretty, though. But I guess you can have too much. I have little royal flowers in one garden. I rip them out by the roots every fall. They come back. THey're pretty in early summer, but by Sept, they've taken over. I'd rather have the yellow ones. Or maybe both, so they could block each other. :)

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks, Phyllis. I enjoyed your review. Different people's perceptions of what is a weed and what is a flower transpose rather well to the whole fraught question of immigration. The soursob, pictured, is a proscribed and highly invasive weed here in Australia but a benign and cherished woodland wildflower in Europe. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from Pearl Edwards

Excellent

This is a lovely musing about gardening and your favourite carefully tended plants as against the migrant plant. I guess one could read more into this than mere gardens if we wanted, but I just enjoyed the garden you described.
Nicely done Tony.
Are you sick of the wet weather yet?
cheers,
valda

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks for your review, Valda. We've certainly had our fill of wet and wind recently. Fortunately not too much of a problem down here on the south coast, but those who live in the Adelaide Hills and up to the north of Adelaide are doing it pretty hard.

Comment from Kelly2

Excellent

Hi there,

I can certainly relate to this. Brought into my gardens by the wind, so many intruders have invaded my gardens as well. I love the names of the plants you have, obviously loved and well-tended. I like the correlation to Camelot.

"adventitious propagules" after looking these words up, I decided they were perfect. What a vocabulary you have.

Nice poem and topic!

Kelly

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks, Kelly. I sometimes think it would be better just to grow the weeds and root out the flowers! LOL

Comment from frierajac

Exceptional

I relate to the propagation by force metaphor. And I do admire your honesty
in expressing it in this way. It remains without hostility. These things
and even the choice of plants make for a pleasant poem.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks for your review, Frierajac. The realities are so heartless and confronting that I thought a metaphoric approach might be more effective. I appreciate your six star award. Best wishes, Tony

Comment from dejohnsrld (Debbie)

Excellent

This is cute. The weeds do tend to take over if not kept at bay. I like the flowers in the picture--they aren't weeds, are they? Must be springtime there. Great write, my friend~Debbie

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 Comment Written 03-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks, Debbie. Yes, we are coming into Spring with the worst storms in more than 50 years! Half of South Australia seems to be under water and without power. The flowers depicted are soursobs, a kind of wood sorrel, imported to Australia from Europe and now an out-of-control weed, almost impossible to eradicate.

Comment from I am Cat

Excellent

keep those weeds out of the bed. (that goes for many things in life, eh?) ;)
I love the way you heed them 'scat!' lol
Great job Tony, lovely to see you
Cat

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 Comment Written 03-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2016

Thanks, Cat. I enjoyed your review. Different people's perceptions of what is a weed and what is a flower transpose rather well to the whole fraught question of immigration. The soursob, pictured, is a proscribed and highly invasive weed here in Australia but a benign and cherished woodland wildflower in Europe. Best wishes, Tony

reply by I am Cat on 03-Oct-2016

Ah yes, that's so true... I suppose thought after I read it... 'what am I missing?" ...
duh. NOW I get the metaphor.

damn, I'm not usually that slow.
Age is a bitch sometimes. lol