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| My Mom could do it... |
And I never could.
E’en though it would have brought an increase
in our livelihood.
Conditions were too dry some years
The seeds just did not grow,
Though I set the sprinklers there
To splash both to and fro.
And some years were too wet, I guess
The results were still the same.
And though I weeded carefully,
Their non-growth brought me shame.
Then one year all was right, they grew
Right near to touch the sky,
And like ol’ Curly in the song
High as an el’phant’s eye!
But that year came the crickets, they made
Short work of my plants,
And what they didn’t
eat were soon
Devoured by the ants.
At long last, I threw in the towel
Gave up the scheme as lost,
Decided that the whole thing came
With just too big a cost.
So now I’m happy. My new scheme goes
Just the way I plan,
Cause now the best way to grow corn
Is to get it from a can!
Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought,
To try to make the week begin
With pleasant thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So all of us, together, we
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?
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I can't imagine growing corn. I just drop by our local farm stand, especially in July and August. Heaven.
ReplyDeleteThis is the kind of corn I can get into!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Yes, and canned corn is actually surprisingly good, at least the kind we get. I confess I leave most gardening to the pros. I'm in it more for the fun.
ReplyDeleteHome grown corn (like home grown anything) adds a whole new level to delicious though (perhaps it is seasoned by the blood, sweat and tears of the gardener).
ReplyDeleteI've given up on growing corn as our weather here is too unpredictable. We grow mangetout instead of peas as there is less waste. I agree, though, that a lot of the good quality frozen or canned veg is just as good as home grown, and a lot cleaner!
ReplyDeleteI can relate. I lived on a half acre for a few years, and I had a big garden. But I decided it was easier to just buy the food. I do think it's a good idea for people to keep that skill alive in case the food supply is interrupted. We have some herbs growing in our kitchen on the window sill above the sink, but that's it for right now. Thanks for sharing your gardening views.
ReplyDeleteOh, homegrown corn is amazing. we buy it all cleaned and packaged now. But back then, oh it was so good.
ReplyDeleteMom grew a few stalks in the garden, but the huge amount was from some rows on the edge of the cornfield backing up to the yard. Someone would race out, pick about two dozen, race back to the house. Shucking and then putting in pots of already boiling water--good memories.
Then we spent two days canning and freezing it. Not so fun.
Thanks for the memories.
Corn, how I love to grow it. I remember Granny's garden and the corn! I've never since had corn that tasty, but I can't grow corn, same as you, except for grasshoppers this could have been my story ;) And it's so well written!
ReplyDeleteI once managed to grow an ear of corn. A single ear from a patch of about sixteen plants. It was delicious, but now I buy frozen corn.
ReplyDeleteThis is why farmer's markets were invented. Fun poem!
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