Tend to Your Garden... (poem) by Lavendar Jazz on AuthorsDen

Reviewed by Mary Patterson

Reviewed on May 1, 2008

A timeless message. I like the usage of plants incorporated into the poem.........M

Reviewed by Jeanette Cooper

Reviewed on April 30, 2008

This is really beautiful! A worthy message for all of us to heed. Lots of symbolism here in this excellent write.

Reviewed by Andre Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed on April 28, 2008

Wonderful poetic composition delivering a wise message.

In admiration,

Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed by Randall Barfield

Reviewed on April 23, 2008

Wonderful closing lines. Thanks for sharing.

Reviewed by Leland Waldrip

Reviewed on April 23, 2008

Excellent double entendre. The metaphor couldn't be more appropo.
Best regards,
Leland

Reviewed by Sanja Dayslink (Reader)

Reviewed on April 21, 2008

I couldn't agree more, there is such a thing as safe sowing and if you don't care to wear the gloves when you garden - then tie a knot in the hose - too much water is never a good thing. I truly enjoyed this write.

Sanja xo

Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg

Reviewed on April 16, 2008

awesome metaphor

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)

Reviewed on April 15, 2008

A lazy gardener huh.. Hmmm, maybe Lady C is about...

Reviewed by Charlie

Reviewed on April 15, 2008

This screams Dead Beat Dads!! at me at the top of its voice... seed-planting has become a sport in lieu of gardening. So many beautiful blooms wilting, just as your poem says. Great topic, great structure, powerful mesage, and wonderful metaphore. The last line is less powerful than the line before it, so it doesn't need to be there. It's a solid-good poem, Lavender. Good job. --Charlie

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on April 15, 2008

AMEN!!!!!!! Excellent!!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Bernice Angoh

Reviewed on April 15, 2008

This is awesome!!! I get both meaning behind them, very clever, very smart. You my friend have written a perfect message for this generation....too many kids, not enough parents!

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

Reviewed on April 15, 2008

Good message in this one, Lavender; very well penned! BRAVA!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Reviewed by Victoria's Poetry & Voices of Muse

Reviewed on April 15, 2008

UGhhhhhh.....Oh Dear Lavender Jazz.....
This Is About Me Isn't It? ;)
I try & try for curb appeal....and all I get is "curb disturb" :(
I Loved Your Write & I do wonder where the insperation came from hee hee.
and yes my yard is curb disturb! I totally cannot place my lanscape like I see it in my ming :( The town should give me a citation for violation of a city ordinance!!
Opps.....the mail lady is here for me to sigh something from them.....lol
I Love Your Poets Name "Lavender Jazz" Thats Very beautiful
& I enjoyed y visit here this morning to check out your poetry!
Have a Lovely Day New Friend :)
Embraced ~ Embrass�
Vickie

Reviewed by Flying Fox Ted L Glines (Reader)

Reviewed on April 14, 2008

And year after year! How can anyone miss the point of this one?! Well done and it seems to become ever more timely. Here in New Boston, Texas, we have a rural city where a great percentage of the population is single women with children, all of them struggling to provide basic needs, and too many of them finding release from the burden in drugs. Life has become a closed loop of futility for many of them. Were they partially at fault? Of course, but that does not erase the cavalier crime of the fathers, nor the naive hopefulness of the mothers. The children will pay for this. Good "husbandry" is a two-way street.

Ted