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09 May 2008

Why there is no Radio b today [More:] I had planned on playing a radio show May 9, but frankly I’m just not feeling it. Our next-door neighbor died Wednesday, and we just learned about it tonight. She’d been fighting cancer for as long as I’d known her, and it finally won. As, it seems, it usually does.

This sort of thing happens every day. I know, because for the last ten years I’ve been dealing with variations on the theme on a more-or-less daily basis. I think I now know more dead people than I do living ones. An occupational hazard, I suppose, but it does sorta climb on top of you from time to time.

I’m not gonna get into eulogizing our neighbor; I liked her quite well, but this isn’t really the time or place. I’d said that I’d be good for a radio show per week, and I guess this is to explain why I’m not doing one this time. Too much death weighs on the mind after awhile.

In lieu of the usual hugs & whuffles, if you feel inclined to do such a thing, please relate a happy story regarding gardening. Or maybe one that just takes place in a garden. Paula’s garden is truly a thing of beauty, one that routinely makes passers-by stop in their tracks and marvel.
whuffles to you, anyway, sweetie. {{{bmarkey}}}

This is a poem by seanyboy:
__________________________

Garden has herbs.


Sun casts a sundial shadow.
From ten until six, hidden by sunhat,
hand darts out, turns soil, crops
disobedient shoots, pulls out
dead roots.

The lawn is a manicurists dream,
the edging confronts Euclidean
geometry straight on.

Colour throughout the year,
rockery fitted by graph paper and compass.
feng shui is currently being assessed.
Cross pollination is not an option.

And the Garden has herbs.
On Sundays he will come over to cook,
trim chives, chop fennel,
crush thyme.
In the kitchen his song is raucous.
Ingredients are guessed.
Pans roar with anticipation.

By the cooker, she carefully strokes
his arm and he pulls her haphazardly
towards him,
the smell of Garlic crackles
from his mouth.


seanyboy, just in case you'd rather not have this posted, go ahead and pull it, and sowwy!
posted by taz 09 May | 04:47
Nice poem, seanyboy! And I'm sorry to hear about Paula, bmarkey.

My happy gardening story is that I have finally grown tomatoes successfully! Brisbane was too hot (the fruit always cooked on the plant) and I've finally worked out how to grow tomatoes in London. They should be ready to harvest in a couple of weeks, and I'm very happy!
posted by goo 09 May | 06:15
Paula's garden must be such a bright spot - and symbol of her vitality. It's good that you knew such a wonderful person.

Gardening:
My Dad was a flower lover. He'd take cuttings off azaleas and camelias and grow the little plantlets till they were big enough to transplant. Pretty soon, the yard area was filled with plants. He ventured on to giving away plants to friends since he couldn't seem to stop his love of creating new life. I like to think that some of the plants he nurtured are still thriving somewhere today.

Someday, when I get a home, I plan on gardening too. There's nothing like it.
posted by mightshould 09 May | 07:29
I'm sorry to hear about your neighbor, bmarkey. Take care.
posted by mudpuppie 09 May | 13:34
Taz and Seanyboy, that is a perfect poem! Paula was also a poet, and it reminds me of her writing.
posted by science girl 09 May | 21:12
head tilt. || Cross-posted from AskMe - cat help please!

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