Hobbies/Gardening

~*~Garden Poems and Verse~*~

A selection of garden poetry and verse from the KTC Gardeners and friends: Sunflowers I saw a field of sunflowers When all their bloom was shed, A field of Kansas sunflowers All standing brown and dead, They hovered there upon the hill; And like a phantom crew, The ghost of all the sunflowers, The prairies over grew Came trooping toward me in a crowd Each shining through a misty shroud And flashed like fireflies thro' my brain As once they lit the Kansas plain. By FluteWiz, KTC Sunflower Gardener Ode to an Onion Some people say I make them sad, The tears will come even when they're glad But I am sweet and good to eat Please don't step on me with your feet. I come in many different types Green and Yellow, Spanish and white. I'm good in a salad or fried in a pan Come on try me, yes you can! By Wendy, KTC Onion Gardener The Onion Tears of Joy As the fragrance of my death fills you With images of home and family Each Tear Contains a thought of grandmother's kitchen When you slice into me You slice into your past When you cook me You travel through all plains And when you return You wipe your eyes And Blame it me Because pride keeps you From admitting your human. By Cheesy, KTC Gang Member The Tomato Round and Red, I squish when thrown But my true species is left unknown Do I belong with Apples and Pears? Or with Broccoli and Pomme de Terres? You can turn me into ketchup or put me in a can you can even fry me up in a black iron pan but am I a fruit? Where do I go? For my true nature, no one will know By GlitterBuggy, KT Tomato Gardener The Sunflower Song Oh I am the little sunflower I like it when it rains I get a nice shower Though some say it pains Them Yesterday I ran And played But it turns out I was just a flash in the pan Then I was run over By a lawn mower Now my sunflower life is over And i will not see the rain shower Any moooooore By Sunny, KTC Sunflower Gardener We Are Sunflowers We are sunflowers. The winter comes, our petals fall But we don’t really mind at all It is our job, To make all smile, To make them go the extra mile We are sunflowers The springtime comes, We all bounce back You know for that, we have a knack. We show our faces to the sun Springtime is a time of fun! We are sunflowers Dawn comes, The sun glints off the morning dew We wake up from sleep, Our strength anew. We stretch our petals to the sky To all the birds and butterflies. We are sunflowers Though our colors may fade, Our stalks wither brown, We never ever ever frown. We make people smile, It’s what we do We are sunflowers through and through! By Josie, KTC Sunflower Gardener

Our Plants: Tomato Cucumber Peas Sunflower Carrot Pepper Potato Turnip Squash Strawberry Zucchini Green Onion Yellow Onion Lettuce Pumpkin Beans Cabbage Kohl Rabi Radish Chives Parsley Spinach Dill Garlic