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Writer's pictureAlistair Scott

Weeds

Updated: Dec 6, 2023



A poem from last night's open mic...



The poppy floozing

in a regiment of wheat ...


the bindweed softly

strangling Sweet William in the border ...


the coltsfoot prancing

bareass naked on your lawn ...


no matter what you do to them,

with hoe,

or flame,

or herbicide,

you cannot keep these outlaws down

for long.


They flooze and strangle

prance and flaunt anarchic rags

slapinyourface.


Each one's a small reminder

that the wild things

that we think we've tamed,

still live beside us.


Waiting.

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Membro sconosciuto
07 dic 2023

Great use of language and a hint of menace. Good stuff

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Alison Blevins
Alison Blevins
03 dic 2023

Thank you Alistair, I really enjoyed this.

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Alistair Scott
Alistair Scott
04 dic 2023
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Thanks Alison!

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Now there's a threat... or promise !

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Alistair Scott
Alistair Scott
04 dic 2023
Risposta a

... aha! Which is is? 😁😁😁

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Jon Best
Jon Best
30 nov 2023

love this Alistair, love the idea and love the phrasing

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