Comment from 9999pool

Excellent

After all the blah, blah, blah that hits our brain to get cracking with the weeding, inside and outside the mind, finally it is time to start the cleaning and clearing process, :)).
Yes, we need to weed out the unnecessary and delete the rubbish data in our minds and have a clear mind with a strategy and goal. Weeding and then planting a rosy garden in our mind can do wonders.
Great stuff you have written. Refreshing and i am going to do the weeding and rubbish clearing too. :))
Cheerio, hugs, Ritchie.

 Comment Written 04-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 05-Apr-2014

Thanks for reviewing this - weed away:)

Comment from emrpoems

Excellent

Sounds to me like you are doing some real introspection and that is something we need to do once in a while.
I'll pluck tainted thoughts from my brain
and weed the garden of my head
sow seeds of happiness instead

Loved these closing lines that show the cleaning was effective

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 03-Apr-2014

Thank you so much:)

Comment from Glasstruth

Excellent

Spring is also a time, not for just house cleaning, gardening, but getting mentally spring-ish again. Like the title to this. Great write! Les

 Comment Written 03-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 03-Apr-2014

Yes, it never hurts to clean our heads out along with the other cleaning:) Thanks for the great review.

Comment from Domino 2

Excellent

My head is dead so not even weeds grow there, Teresa. ;-)

A fun read, in excellent metaphors, about how you overcome negativity.

Best wishes, Ted

 Comment Written 02-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 02-Apr-2014

Thanks Ted for the awesome review:)

Comment from bloomingsun

Excellent

Great idea to compare a cluttered mind with a neglected garden. I love this, " and weed the garden of my head/ sow seeds of happiness instead " amen to that! Great artwork to pair it with also.

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 02-Apr-2014

Thanks so much!

Comment from GracieAnn

Excellent

Teresa, this is a unique and fresh in comparing our thoughts than need purging and it is up to us to weed our "garden" lest the good thoughts get choked out. Well done. :0 GracieAnn

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 02-Apr-2014

Thanks GracieAnn!

Comment from w.j.debi

Excellent

Catchy title, especially for this time of year when thoughts turn to spring cleaning and gardening. The simile of being like a garden in need of weeding is well executed. Excellent closing and something to ponder--

and weed the garden of my head
sow seeds of happiness instead

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 02-Apr-2014

Thank you very much!

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

great choice of illustration
very effective use of the garden/weeding imagery to convey your message about your state of mind
good proximate rhyme of weeding/cleaning
good alliteration in sow seeds in this inspirational/motivational poem
Brooke :-)

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Apr-2014

Thanks Brooke for the great review:)

Comment from Janet Foor

Excellent

I enjoyed reading this poem Teresa. I think maybe you have hit on something we all need to do. I can say...at least I do. Nice alliteration with tainted thoughts. Great last line.
Blessings
Janet

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Apr-2014

Thanks so much!

Comment from Selina Stambi

Excellent

Teresa,

What a fabulously expressed poem! I love the garden analogy - it works amazingly here.

Glad you're all tidied up and ready to "spring"!

Love,

xxx

Sonali

p.s. Hope Sheila's okay.

the garden is looking pretty (rosy) now

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Apr-2014

Thanks so much Sonali for the great review. Nothing new with Sheila right now. Thanks for asking.