I need to get a present for my boyfirend, our 2 year aniversery is tomorrow! I put it off because I has finals and couldn't think of anything nice to get him.
I am thinking about getting something to plant at his house so we can watch it grow, maybe get some pretty stone to mark it with. I know its cheesy, but I want something sweet that he wouldn't just buy on his own. We plan to build a new house together there, so it might be cool to have something to look back on.
Anyways, I just don't know what to get. I think I am in zone 5 (Western MA). Is there anything hardy I could get that would look nice? He has plants in his yard (lots of lilac and forsythia), and lives on the edge of a forest. There sin't a ton of room, so it can't grow too big. I'm not expecting anything too spectacular, but I don't really want it to blend right in,
Any suggestions?
Present for boyfriend- want to get a plant or tree, but don't know where to start!?
What about a dogwood tree? They are beautiful trees and look great in woodland settings. They are covered in blooms in the spring and in the fall the leaves turn red and have berries.
Reply:I would suggest a poplar cherry(Prunus amanagowa).This is an upright tree,grows tall and slender and carries attractive pink flowers in Spring.
I've a clematis montana alba growing up mine,this is a self supporting climber which has white flowers and follows on when the tree blossom fades.
Mature diameter of the tree would be app;2 metres,height around 10-12 metres.Both perfectly hardy and last for years.
Reply:you can add a little poem with it something like "
our relationship is as beautiful as this plant
with tender pruning to keep its shape
as we've been doing since our first date
Together we will watch it grow
remember our my love as you well know.
Just thought that off the top of my head I'm sure you could come up with something much more creative, if not you can go on poem.com to get a good one ....good luck
Reply:i would do a search online for the meanings of flowers and/or what colors mean what- start there and pick one that means something to both of you.
examples- a yellow rose i think is good for friendship. here is a site that you could start with- some plants have a lot of history behind them as well as meaning.
http://shrinkify.com/74m
Reply:Go to any nersery and make your pick. I don't think it would be as personal if someone else gave you the idea.
Reply:A few ideas.
Cherrys like Nanking, bloom in the spring, and produce edible cherries. The don't grow very big, look nice year round, and are not very picky on where they grow.
Mountain Ash. Cool bark colour, cool leaf shapes, not very showey flowers, but the berries are an orngey red to deep red and attract birds. They can grow bigger but not to bad. The berries are poinsous to us so don't eat them.
Roses of course are very pretty. They can look good year round. And can be found in lots of differen colours and types.
Crab apple trees or flowering crabs look pretty when they bloom and the crab apples are edible off the tree, made into applesauce, juice, wine etc.
Saskatoons. A very ummy berry. Has white flowers in the summer, a dark purple fruit in Later august and early sept. Bird love them as well and you will be fighting to pick any once they know where they are. We ahve to keep ours under a net.
Flowering plums are nice. Though if you want any fruit from them you need to make sure you get a male tree and a female tree.
I live up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I think we are zone 3 and all of these grow here good. We always get a lot of the cherrys.
Another tree is the mayday tree. Just a warning, the sent of the flowers is very strong and they tend to growe very tall. Also the berries are edible, but nasty tasting. Birds like them though.
Reply:How about some indoor plants for you which can help reduce pollutants(Pollutant can be in the wall paint, glue use in furniture, even computer, printer and etc are emitting pollutant)? He will be impressed and feel that you are very very smart girl.
Sansevieria - you can tell him this plant can produce oxygen at night.Cool isn't it. It has another name called Mother-In-Law's Touge(Because it will never die), isn't it fun.It is very easy to take and will not die if you forget to water it for a long long time, don't even have to worry when you are away for vacation.Nice indoor plant.
English Ivy - In a hanging basket near window or a small pot on the table. Easy to take care, very beautiful leaves, very romantic.
Codioeum Variegatum Pictum - small pot of plant, green leaf with lovely yellow spots. The plant will change it colour to greenish when it does not have enough light, turn yellowish again when give it sufficient light. People will start talking about it when they see it. Very beautiful and easy care.
If he likes flowering plants - Begonia, African Daisy, Orchid and Tulips.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
What kind of parrot has a yellow head, orange chest, green back & green & blue wings?
I found this bird in my forsythia bush and he immediately flew to my head then worked his way down to my shoulder and cuddled and kissed me. He enjoys being held.
What kind of parrot has a yellow head, orange chest, green back %26amp; green %26amp; blue wings?
You need to tell how big the bird is. It might be a Jenday Conure. How long is its tail? You might want to advertise it on Craigslist. If it's that tame, someone is missing it and would probably like it back
Reply:Please do this bird a big favor and try to find its "rightful" owner. Look around the neighborhood for "Lost Bird" posters (even the local pet stores). Look in your newspaper's lost and found section. Put a FOUND notice at www.911parrotalert.com
Think of how you would feel if you lost a pet.
Reply:sounds like a sun conure, they are very bright in colour
Reply:I am pretty sure it is a sunday conure... It looks like it.. cant tell by pic.
Reply:A COLORFUL ONE
Reply:sun conure, lory, lovebird? show a picture!
Reply:sun conure maybe?
What kind of parrot has a yellow head, orange chest, green back %26amp; green %26amp; blue wings?
You need to tell how big the bird is. It might be a Jenday Conure. How long is its tail? You might want to advertise it on Craigslist. If it's that tame, someone is missing it and would probably like it back
Reply:Please do this bird a big favor and try to find its "rightful" owner. Look around the neighborhood for "Lost Bird" posters (even the local pet stores). Look in your newspaper's lost and found section. Put a FOUND notice at www.911parrotalert.com
Think of how you would feel if you lost a pet.
Reply:sounds like a sun conure, they are very bright in colour
Reply:I am pretty sure it is a sunday conure... It looks like it.. cant tell by pic.
Reply:A COLORFUL ONE
Reply:sun conure, lory, lovebird? show a picture!
Reply:sun conure maybe?
How do I keep deer from coming into my yard and eating my plants?
We live in a trailer park and we have had a drought in my state this year. So the deer come out of the surrounding woods and eat my Forsythia leaves from the bushes, etc. In the spring and summer they ate the Day Liliy flowers - they were so nice and orange until they ate them. Grr. They leave behind a trail of their poob in the yard which is supposed to be good for the soil but I worry about them eating my plants. Now it has been raining and I am hoping the deer will eat the new shoots that come up in the woods. I hope deer sleep in the winter. What is there for them to eat in the winter when plants have no leaves? I really don't care but I wonder (no need to answer that). I heard some people actually feed the deer with grain, etc. One lady from Germany told me to put human hair cuttings in the yard and the deer hate the scent of that and stay away. I will try it too. Any ideas please let me know. In the spring I will put a small fence around all my daylilies so I can see thembloom
How do I keep deer from coming into my yard and eating my plants?
I'm certain it is a nusiance and the best way to prevent it is too plant things they don't like. In the meantime be grateful that your garden and your generosity was needed to keep them alive. At least till deer season. Also that God chose you and your garden to send them to.
That is NOT a joke!
1. Plant what deer don't want.
If you've had trouble with deer, you already know the plants they love: cedar, yew, fruit trees, lilies, and hostas to name a few. Fortunately, there are some plants deer seem to dislike. These include most thorny plants and those with fuzzy or leathery leaves.**** {They also seem to dislike lilac, forsythia, spirea, and potentilla.}****** Other landscape plants they will generally avoid are paper birch, American holly, drooping leucothoe, Colorado blue spruce, and flowering dogwood.
What deer eat (and how much of it) depends greatly on the season, the particular plant, the weather and the availability of other foods. Generally speaking, the more hungry they are, the less selective they'll be.
http://www.gardeners.com/Protect-Your-Ga...
Your deer were HUNGRY if the ate the forsythia!
Reply:Set up land mines?
Reply:I know how you feel (kind of...) I have kangaroos that eat all of my plants. Its really hard to keep them out because they can jump over fences! I found a recipe that puts them off a bit, but it really smells. Take 5-6 eggs and break them into about a litre of water. Mix this up well, and put it in a container (with a lid) and leave it in a warm place (outside in the sun) to go off for a few days this takes about 3-4 days.
Mix this brew up with 20-30mL of acrylic paint. (any colour) which will help the mix stick to the plants.
Spray it on your plants. It works by putting off plant eaters because they dont like off protein. Good luck!
Reply:Here is a book you can get from the library or buy...not too costly $12.95 It is called Deer Proofing your yard and garden. The author is Rhonda Massingham Hart. It covers almost any solution that has been written. I live right in the Manistee National Forest and the deer do not bother my plants. Also deer sometimes get a bad rap. Quite often what is blamed on a deer is damage done by rabbits. Look at how the plants have been damaged. If the plant is ripped and somewhat shredded, deer have probably done it. If it is a clean cut, rabbit. Their poop even looks similar. Good luck with a fence...it will need to be 6 foot or better to keep a deer from getting in. Now here is another suggestion. There is metal sheeting that you put up on a roof or the side of a pole barn. It is a metal sheet with ripples. It makes a house look like it has a tin roof. Deers absolutely do not like to walk on this surface. I guess a waffle appearance describes it better. I have this stuff all around the perimeter of my garden and the deer will not walk on it. Deer eat tree bark in the winter. If you walk in the woods and notice a tree with stripped bark, a deer has probably been to lunch. But, try the book. Use Liquid Fence and you will be broke in no time. The deer disregard it and you will be enforcing or testing their guarantee. Been there, done that, used it, no good.
Reply:A Browning 12 ga. pump
Reply:The only permanent solution is to plant landscape that the deer do not like to eat.
There are deer scent products you can put out, some really smell bad.
I use foil pie tins, foil streamers tied to plants.
In general, you need to appeal to more than one of their senses, make the plants taste bad, bad smells, motion etc.
Once they really actively feed on your stuff, they are very hard to disuade.
OK, cant leave this out I guess, some say urinate around your plants, thats your call.
j
Reply:You can't very well replant your whole landscape to alleviate the deer coming in and eating the leaves and flowers. This just wouldn't be feasible, besides, it would be alot of unnecessary work on your part. There are easier solutions to take care of the problem and one of them is with a product called "Liquid Fence". This is an all natural, biodegradable chemical, that when sprayed on the foliage, deters the deer from even wanting to get close to it, let alone...munch on it. The company will even stand by their products and gives a 100% moneyback guarantee if your not fully satisfied, which is better odds than playing "blackjack" at the Mirage Casino...lol. This product sales at some retail stores but I don't know which ones right off hand. You can contact them to find out which ones, or buy it online if this is easier. Iam providing a link with info on this product as well as all their natural repellents below. Hope this answers your question.
http://www.liquidfence.com/all-natural-d...
http://www.liquidfence.com/natural-anima...
http://www.liquidfence.com/all-natural-r...
Added Info... I added the link for their "Rabbit Repellent" just in case your interested! Remember..all products should be used according to the label directions, and if there not, it may not work efficiently. There's always some people who follow their own directions, hoping to take a shortcut, but with very negative results. Follow the label and they back it up with a guarantee!
**Billy Ray**
Reply:human hair is good, wind chimes, and maybe predator urine from walmart deer hate these. as to what deer eat in the winter......Acorns
shoe lasts
How do I keep deer from coming into my yard and eating my plants?
I'm certain it is a nusiance and the best way to prevent it is too plant things they don't like. In the meantime be grateful that your garden and your generosity was needed to keep them alive. At least till deer season. Also that God chose you and your garden to send them to.
That is NOT a joke!
1. Plant what deer don't want.
If you've had trouble with deer, you already know the plants they love: cedar, yew, fruit trees, lilies, and hostas to name a few. Fortunately, there are some plants deer seem to dislike. These include most thorny plants and those with fuzzy or leathery leaves.**** {They also seem to dislike lilac, forsythia, spirea, and potentilla.}****** Other landscape plants they will generally avoid are paper birch, American holly, drooping leucothoe, Colorado blue spruce, and flowering dogwood.
What deer eat (and how much of it) depends greatly on the season, the particular plant, the weather and the availability of other foods. Generally speaking, the more hungry they are, the less selective they'll be.
http://www.gardeners.com/Protect-Your-Ga...
Your deer were HUNGRY if the ate the forsythia!
Reply:Set up land mines?
Reply:I know how you feel (kind of...) I have kangaroos that eat all of my plants. Its really hard to keep them out because they can jump over fences! I found a recipe that puts them off a bit, but it really smells. Take 5-6 eggs and break them into about a litre of water. Mix this up well, and put it in a container (with a lid) and leave it in a warm place (outside in the sun) to go off for a few days this takes about 3-4 days.
Mix this brew up with 20-30mL of acrylic paint. (any colour) which will help the mix stick to the plants.
Spray it on your plants. It works by putting off plant eaters because they dont like off protein. Good luck!
Reply:Here is a book you can get from the library or buy...not too costly $12.95 It is called Deer Proofing your yard and garden. The author is Rhonda Massingham Hart. It covers almost any solution that has been written. I live right in the Manistee National Forest and the deer do not bother my plants. Also deer sometimes get a bad rap. Quite often what is blamed on a deer is damage done by rabbits. Look at how the plants have been damaged. If the plant is ripped and somewhat shredded, deer have probably done it. If it is a clean cut, rabbit. Their poop even looks similar. Good luck with a fence...it will need to be 6 foot or better to keep a deer from getting in. Now here is another suggestion. There is metal sheeting that you put up on a roof or the side of a pole barn. It is a metal sheet with ripples. It makes a house look like it has a tin roof. Deers absolutely do not like to walk on this surface. I guess a waffle appearance describes it better. I have this stuff all around the perimeter of my garden and the deer will not walk on it. Deer eat tree bark in the winter. If you walk in the woods and notice a tree with stripped bark, a deer has probably been to lunch. But, try the book. Use Liquid Fence and you will be broke in no time. The deer disregard it and you will be enforcing or testing their guarantee. Been there, done that, used it, no good.
Reply:A Browning 12 ga. pump
Reply:The only permanent solution is to plant landscape that the deer do not like to eat.
There are deer scent products you can put out, some really smell bad.
I use foil pie tins, foil streamers tied to plants.
In general, you need to appeal to more than one of their senses, make the plants taste bad, bad smells, motion etc.
Once they really actively feed on your stuff, they are very hard to disuade.
OK, cant leave this out I guess, some say urinate around your plants, thats your call.
j
Reply:You can't very well replant your whole landscape to alleviate the deer coming in and eating the leaves and flowers. This just wouldn't be feasible, besides, it would be alot of unnecessary work on your part. There are easier solutions to take care of the problem and one of them is with a product called "Liquid Fence". This is an all natural, biodegradable chemical, that when sprayed on the foliage, deters the deer from even wanting to get close to it, let alone...munch on it. The company will even stand by their products and gives a 100% moneyback guarantee if your not fully satisfied, which is better odds than playing "blackjack" at the Mirage Casino...lol. This product sales at some retail stores but I don't know which ones right off hand. You can contact them to find out which ones, or buy it online if this is easier. Iam providing a link with info on this product as well as all their natural repellents below. Hope this answers your question.
http://www.liquidfence.com/all-natural-d...
http://www.liquidfence.com/natural-anima...
http://www.liquidfence.com/all-natural-r...
Added Info... I added the link for their "Rabbit Repellent" just in case your interested! Remember..all products should be used according to the label directions, and if there not, it may not work efficiently. There's always some people who follow their own directions, hoping to take a shortcut, but with very negative results. Follow the label and they back it up with a guarantee!
**Billy Ray**
Reply:human hair is good, wind chimes, and maybe predator urine from walmart deer hate these. as to what deer eat in the winter......Acorns
shoe lasts
I planted a renegade rose branch, will it grow?
We moved to a new home last summer and it came with a beautiful rose bush in the back with gorgeous pink mini blooms...and right next to it, a peony offspring was intertwined with what I thought was a baby from the rose bush. So I thought I'd sacrifice the peony since I have others that are well established, and move the baby rose bush to the front where there'd be more sun and I could enjoy it more. Come to find out when I started digging, it was attatched by a nice thick root to the main rose bush. I had no idea roses did this! Well, the damage was done, I sliced right through that big fat root, so I thought I'd just put it in the ground up front anyhow and see what it does. Has anyone done this before with positive results? Is there anything I can do to help it along? I also moved another rose that looks to be only a few years old from the other side of the house that was being over grown by a forsythia...and he's looking a bit weepy! Hope I didn't just murder my roses!
I planted a renegade rose branch, will it grow?
Only time will tell unfortunately. A lot depends on the environment they are in. Make sure to feed it fertilizer!
hey! It's great that you moved them to where there is MORE sunlight! That can't hurt!
I planted a renegade rose branch, will it grow?
Only time will tell unfortunately. A lot depends on the environment they are in. Make sure to feed it fertilizer!
hey! It's great that you moved them to where there is MORE sunlight! That can't hurt!
Hedge for wet, low area. What plant to use?
Our backyard property line is on a low, lying wet area. It backs up to a golf course, and we want privacy and a sound block from road noise. There are also telephone lines that run directly above the property line and a road runoff sewer line that runs under it.
The pines the previous owner planted parallel to the property line, set in about 10 ft., have such short roots that they are prone to get blown over because the ground is so wet. We have thought of replacing the pine trees with some kind of cypress trees then a couple of pear trees in front of them and a couple of forsythia's at the corners of the yard.
If we had plants that were water loving then perhaps we could get the benefit of a drier yard from the trees %26amp; bushes sucking up some of the water. Our yard, from about 20" to the property line, tends to stay very wet and soggy most the summer so we can only use 1/2 the yard most the season.
Any suggestions about a better choice of hedge plant or trees? Or other solutions?
Hedge for wet, low area. What plant to use?
You have perfect conditions for dogwood shrubs. I like red twig dogwoods because they have interesting winter color. If you don't want them to be 12 ft tall, there are dwarf varieties that top out at 6-8 feet. There is a yellow twig variety as well.
Pussy willows also appreciate wet feet and will grow quickly. That is another one that will reach 12 feet easily.
If you want a groomed hedge, just train them right and you will have a manageable hedge.
Reply:Thuja, Cornus, Salix, Populus, Juniprus
The pines the previous owner planted parallel to the property line, set in about 10 ft., have such short roots that they are prone to get blown over because the ground is so wet. We have thought of replacing the pine trees with some kind of cypress trees then a couple of pear trees in front of them and a couple of forsythia's at the corners of the yard.
If we had plants that were water loving then perhaps we could get the benefit of a drier yard from the trees %26amp; bushes sucking up some of the water. Our yard, from about 20" to the property line, tends to stay very wet and soggy most the summer so we can only use 1/2 the yard most the season.
Any suggestions about a better choice of hedge plant or trees? Or other solutions?
Hedge for wet, low area. What plant to use?
You have perfect conditions for dogwood shrubs. I like red twig dogwoods because they have interesting winter color. If you don't want them to be 12 ft tall, there are dwarf varieties that top out at 6-8 feet. There is a yellow twig variety as well.
Pussy willows also appreciate wet feet and will grow quickly. That is another one that will reach 12 feet easily.
If you want a groomed hedge, just train them right and you will have a manageable hedge.
Reply:Thuja, Cornus, Salix, Populus, Juniprus
Does this poem make anyone else emotional? Don't you think it is very well written?
To a Sad Daughter by Michael Ondaatje
I love this poem it is great. What do you think?
All night long the hockey pictures
gaze down at you
sleeping in your tracksuit.
Belligerent goalies are your ideal.
Threats of being traded
cuts and wounds
--all this pleases you.
O my god! you say at breakfast
reading the sports page over the Alpen
as another player breaks his ankle
or assaults the coach.
When I thought of daughters
I wasn't expecting this
but I like this more.
I like all your faults
even your purple moods
when you retreat from everyone
to sit in bed under a quilt.
And when I say 'like'
I mean of course 'love'
but that embarrasses you.
You who feel superior to black and white movies
(coaxed for hours to see Casablanca)
though you were moved
by Creature from the Black Lagoon.
One day I'll come swimming
beside your ship or someone will
and if you hear the siren
listen to it. For if you close your ears
only nothing happens. You will never change.
I don't care if you risk
your life to angry goalies
creatures with webbed feet.
You can enter their caves and castles
their glass laboratories. Just
don't be fooled by anyone but yourself.
This is the first lecture I've given you.
You're 'sweet sixteen' you said.
I'd rather be your closest friend
than your father. I'm not good at advice
you know that, but ride
the ceremonies
until they grow dark.
Sometimes you are so busy
discovering your friends
I ache with loss
--but that is greed.
And sometimes I've gone
into my purple world
and lost you.
One afternoon I stepped
into your room. You were sitting
at the desk where I now write this.
Forsythia outside the window
and sun spilled over you
like a thick yellow miracle
as if another planet
was coaxing you out of the house
--all those possible worlds!--
and you, meanwhile, busy with mathematics.
I cannot look at forsythia now
without loss, or joy for you.
You step delicately
into the wild world
and your real prize will be
the frantic search.
Want everything. If you break
break going out not in.
How you live your life I don't care
but I'll sell my arms for you,
hold your secrets forever.
If I speak of death
which you fear now, greatly,
it is without answers.
except that each
one we know is
in our blood.
Don't recall graves.
Memory is permanent.
Remember the afternoon's
yellow suburban annunciation.
Your goalie
in his frightening mask
dreams perhaps
of gentleness.
Does this poem make anyone else emotional? Don't you think it is very well written?
wow, I'm speechless :( i love it
Reply:By the time i got to the end,i had lost the plot,no offense,it did nothing for me.
Reply:never write poems this long!
it would be a great short story though
whats great with poems is that its short and simple
Reply:sweeeeeeeeeeeeep..go Red Wings
Reply:no, i don't know what it means and it did not make me emotional
I love this poem it is great. What do you think?
All night long the hockey pictures
gaze down at you
sleeping in your tracksuit.
Belligerent goalies are your ideal.
Threats of being traded
cuts and wounds
--all this pleases you.
O my god! you say at breakfast
reading the sports page over the Alpen
as another player breaks his ankle
or assaults the coach.
When I thought of daughters
I wasn't expecting this
but I like this more.
I like all your faults
even your purple moods
when you retreat from everyone
to sit in bed under a quilt.
And when I say 'like'
I mean of course 'love'
but that embarrasses you.
You who feel superior to black and white movies
(coaxed for hours to see Casablanca)
though you were moved
by Creature from the Black Lagoon.
One day I'll come swimming
beside your ship or someone will
and if you hear the siren
listen to it. For if you close your ears
only nothing happens. You will never change.
I don't care if you risk
your life to angry goalies
creatures with webbed feet.
You can enter their caves and castles
their glass laboratories. Just
don't be fooled by anyone but yourself.
This is the first lecture I've given you.
You're 'sweet sixteen' you said.
I'd rather be your closest friend
than your father. I'm not good at advice
you know that, but ride
the ceremonies
until they grow dark.
Sometimes you are so busy
discovering your friends
I ache with loss
--but that is greed.
And sometimes I've gone
into my purple world
and lost you.
One afternoon I stepped
into your room. You were sitting
at the desk where I now write this.
Forsythia outside the window
and sun spilled over you
like a thick yellow miracle
as if another planet
was coaxing you out of the house
--all those possible worlds!--
and you, meanwhile, busy with mathematics.
I cannot look at forsythia now
without loss, or joy for you.
You step delicately
into the wild world
and your real prize will be
the frantic search.
Want everything. If you break
break going out not in.
How you live your life I don't care
but I'll sell my arms for you,
hold your secrets forever.
If I speak of death
which you fear now, greatly,
it is without answers.
except that each
one we know is
in our blood.
Don't recall graves.
Memory is permanent.
Remember the afternoon's
yellow suburban annunciation.
Your goalie
in his frightening mask
dreams perhaps
of gentleness.
Does this poem make anyone else emotional? Don't you think it is very well written?
wow, I'm speechless :( i love it
Reply:By the time i got to the end,i had lost the plot,no offense,it did nothing for me.
Reply:never write poems this long!
it would be a great short story though
whats great with poems is that its short and simple
Reply:sweeeeeeeeeeeeep..go Red Wings
Reply:no, i don't know what it means and it did not make me emotional
Any poets in here?
Can some one help me with this homework I have to write a poem about where Im from, but i dont know how to begin it For the example the teacher gave us it said,
"I am from clothespins,
from Clorox and carbon tetrachloride.
I am from the dirt under the back porch.
(Black, glistening
it tasted like beets.)
I am from the forsythia bush,
the Dutch elm
whose long gone limbs I remember
as if they were my own.
I’m from fudge and eyeglasses,
from Imogene and Alafair.
I’m from the know-it-alls and the pass-it-ons,
from perk up and pipe down.
I’m from He restoreth my soul with a cottonball lamb
and ten verses I can say myself.
I’m from Artemus and Billie’s Branch,
fried corn and strong coffee.
From the finger my grandfather lost to the auger
the eye my father shut to keep his sight.
Under my bed was a dress box
spilling old pictures,
a sift of lost faces
to drift beneath my dreams.
I am from those moments–
snapped before I budded–
leaf-fall from the family tree."
HELP
Any poets in here?
Sorry, Dallas Princess, but I don't know you well enough to have any notion about where you are from. You can do this metaphorically, with allusions about your ancestors, or you can do it literally, with a description of what it felt like when you left the womb and entered the world. Or the first home you were aware of (have you lived in the same house all your life or have you moved?) Or how your world changed when you moved from being a carefree child to attending school. Or -- any other gateway that led you from one state of being to another.
Nanny Profile
"I am from clothespins,
from Clorox and carbon tetrachloride.
I am from the dirt under the back porch.
(Black, glistening
it tasted like beets.)
I am from the forsythia bush,
the Dutch elm
whose long gone limbs I remember
as if they were my own.
I’m from fudge and eyeglasses,
from Imogene and Alafair.
I’m from the know-it-alls and the pass-it-ons,
from perk up and pipe down.
I’m from He restoreth my soul with a cottonball lamb
and ten verses I can say myself.
I’m from Artemus and Billie’s Branch,
fried corn and strong coffee.
From the finger my grandfather lost to the auger
the eye my father shut to keep his sight.
Under my bed was a dress box
spilling old pictures,
a sift of lost faces
to drift beneath my dreams.
I am from those moments–
snapped before I budded–
leaf-fall from the family tree."
HELP
Any poets in here?
Sorry, Dallas Princess, but I don't know you well enough to have any notion about where you are from. You can do this metaphorically, with allusions about your ancestors, or you can do it literally, with a description of what it felt like when you left the womb and entered the world. Or the first home you were aware of (have you lived in the same house all your life or have you moved?) Or how your world changed when you moved from being a carefree child to attending school. Or -- any other gateway that led you from one state of being to another.
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