Who Knew
I pull out a green shoot,
hoping it’s a weed.
One year, I pulled out
most of the poppy seedlings,
thinking they were weeds.
Opium poppies, so I am told.
And there next to the weeds
is a worm – tied in a knot.
for dVerse Poets Quadrille #124 “knots”Photo by Bruno Figueiredo on Unsplash. Shared with @Experimentsinfc #APoemADay on Twitter © Misky 2021
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18 responses to “for dVerse Quadrille #124”
That’s exactly the kind of thing I would do – pull out seedlings, thinking they were weeds. One of the many reasons I avoid gardening! An interesting horticulturally themed quadrille!
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I know now to let them grow a bit longer so they’re more easily identified. When the sun is shining, I’m just dying to get myself outside and pull stuff up!
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Oh it’s been ages since I held an earthworm in hand. My planting is all in pots now, no weeds, but I remember the challenge of gardens. This took me back.
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Your gardening skills sound on a par with mine.
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My husband has a very green thumb and lots of muscle, so I leave most of it to him. The roses are mine though; he never prunes them right. 😂
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Sounds to me like a fair division of labour. 😂
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This made me laugh! I think I will tell my hubby this is why he doesn’t want me pulling weeds. 😆
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👍🏻😂
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Looks like you forgot your green thumb! :>) Love the knotted worm at the end!
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If I had those kinds of worms in my garden, the magpie and the robin would have eaten them all by now!
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The robins love it when we turn the soil. They’re right there by our feet, pulling at worms.
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I remember when my mother didn’t pick the weeds under the bird feeder… it was apparently real weed that grew.
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Methinks that worm got too close to the opium poppies! Cool quadrille!
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It’s funny that I almost chose “worm” as our quadrille word. He still made it into the scene…knotted and all.
I pulled up a whole rhubarb plant in my eagerness to pull weeds. You are not alone.
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It’s a tangled web pulling up weeds! I feel your pain. lol
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It’s a hit & miss at times.. one year I forgot the carrots, but I remembered the potatoes 🙂.
That worm.. wonder if someone tied him in a knot to take a picture? So interesting. A nice write.
Pat
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Worms do that instinctively when they’re dehydrated.
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That’s so interesting. I have to pay closer attention when I’m digging in the garden. Thanks🙂
Pat
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