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[title] => A Love-Hate Relationship
[time] => 2005-03-31 16:44:20
[hometext] => . . . reflections on a blade of grass
[bodytext] => A solitary blade of grass I spied upon my floor; deposited by little feet running in and out the door. I stooped to move it from the spot I knew it shouldn’t be, thinking that the better spot would be someplace I couldn’t see. As I held it in my hand I wondered why I never had before took notice of that simple sprig I picked up from my floor. So common; and so useful; yet so unmistakably unknown (though it spreads like ice in winter if for a moment left alone). Like a blanket giving comfort to a new-born at its birth; grows grass to hide the wrinkles in the face of Mother Earth. God created man and gave him grass to soothe his feet. When Paradise was lost; man and grass again would meet. This time grass was friend, and foe, and all things in between. man would bless (and curse), but always use, the bladed sprigs of green. The History of Mankind is one of hope or bleak despair. Both in the past, and in the present, came rare moments both would share. There was a winter day in Dallas when an assassin fired a shot; and the grassy knoll remembers … he who was, but now is not. Occasionally, a bolt of lightning will ignite a raging fire … and the grass will act as kindle (dressed in its arsonist attire). Seldom have I placed so much significance on a single blade of grass; nor has research yielded anything with half its use, or class. But no matter the contributions which the sprigs of green provide, the woman of the house insists … the damn stuff STAY OUTSIDE! John F. Templin © [comments] => 2 [counter] => 319 [topic] => 7 [informant] => Reflections [notes] => Double Post Deleted Along with Comments: Re: A Love-Hate Relationship (User Rating: 1) by Jenni_K on Thursday, March 31 2005 @ 14:31:39 CST (User Info | Send a Message) http://www.geocities.com/islandwoman44/index.htm This is really interesting. I think I'll have to come back to this when I have more time.. It really has me thinking.... Jenni & Re: A Love-Hate Relationship (User Rating: 1) by mjgrl5 on Thursday, March 31 2005 @ 15:14:52 CST (User Info | Send a Message) sweet, clever and endearing. This was a nice full write. mj & Re: A Love-Hate Relationship (User Rating: 1) by Elizabeth_Dandy on Thursday, March 31 2005 @ 17:14:45 CST (User Info | Send a Message) http://home.att.net/~e.dandy/index.Elizabeth.Dandy.html Oh this one is real brainy and requires a lot of thought. My imagination sees the sprig or the blade of grass as a myrtle twig, oh so lovely,- while admitting the possibility of its usage for nefarious purposes. I need some time for stretching my imaginary prowess to give this so excellently penned poem the credit it deserves. Be patient also with the Lady of the house to gauge correctly what any blade might possibly yield, and then determine whether the twig should be thrown out or remain.in the house. Oh so brainy a work!! AMDG Elizabeth By Moderator_15 [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => HumorPoetry )
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