Tuesday, June 12, 2012

house plant plea

A house plant is dying. Tell it why it needs to live. -- 642 Things to Write About

I will respond with a Haiku (How to Write a Haiku)

neighbouring lush growth
stretch into the moist soil
and see the reason

I once saved an office plant.  I named him Herb.  Herb was dust-covered and sitting in a dark corner of an office I inherited.  I gave him a shower and set him up in some prime sunlight real-estate.  Two weeks later he showed signs of life.  Good times.