Oh, beautiful April garden
Burgeoning with green bell peppers
Cherry tomatoes
Onions, Garlic and Ginger
Fell under the spell
Of the wicked witch
White Fly
Leaves departed
And all began to die
No matter what I tried
(Dish detergent included)
They relentlessly nipped all
Pumpkins, potatoes
Roots and vines
Curled up and died
While I tried not to cry
Oh, though,
I dose myself with homeopathic cures
And sure enough
There it was online
Agrohomeopathy
Homeopathy for plants
And decided to fight
The blight and bought
Silicea for strengthening
Zincum metallicum
(also great for human leg cramps)
And the “Corpse Reviver”
Carbo veg
For “desperate blossoms”
The Last Chance Saloon for healing
Mortar-and-pestled the pills
Sprayed on roots and leaves
And yes, healing
And yes, sprayed the
White Fly troops swarming
And yes, I think it will work
My bell pepper looks lovely still
Tomorrow is Sci Fi Friday
When Roomie and I
Watch Dr. Who
And eat homemade
Cauliflower pizza pie
This one will have a
Beautiful gift from the
Earth, Water, Fire, and Sky
With slices of green pepper
Kissed by the old root queen C
(Me)
And woken up
Some may say
To die
On the pizza pie
But it transitions into
Another life as the seeds
Compost, feeding the worms
While fulfilling our needs
To survive
Thank you dear plant…
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
© 2023 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: Green pepper with homeopathic remedies
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