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Benign neglect helps violets thrive
Don't light them too directly
Too much care they can't survive
Benign neglect helps violets thrive
Thirst a bit, the blooms arrive
Overwater, they wilt abjectly
Benign neglect helps violets thrive
Don't light them too directly
submitted for Magpie Tales 57
17 comments:
How clever - yes, it works for both!!
I should have had this bit of wisdom when I was raising my children!!!! A lovely, lyrical poem.
They certainly seem independent..my kind of anything!! Definitely teenagers too...
Clever!
benign but kindly very elegant writing
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Good poem, btw.
Lovely triolet and good advice.
This explains all the violets in my yard.
Very adroit use of the form.
I think this is great. Loved the "benign neglect" rift. Thanks, too, for the gardening tip...I always kill them! Vb
Very clever, beautiful poem! :) Benign neglect is a great phrase. :)
Sound advice for survival.
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Thanks for a delightful poem and the added bonus of garening tips!
Anna :o]
A very violetty triolet.. loved it absolutely :)
Hugs xox
lovely advices/implications...
love the word flow.
well done.
BRILLIANT!! What a fantastic analogy, Lola!! Couldn't have been any more perfect than this! The term "Benign neglect" seems so appropriate in the context...
Too good!
What a clever little poem for recital in the garden!
benign neglect - charming reminder of a great truth which is too often learned the hard way.
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