I am a banyan tree
In a bonsai dish
People feel it’s a game
I feel it’s a shame
To grow me in a pot
Treat me like a little tot
Birds don’t linger by my side
Branches offer no roosting site
Can’t put me in a village square
Nor in a temple complex
People don’t gossip around
Squirrels don’t jump about
No shade for passers by
No shelter from heat or cold
I am just a miniature
And not the whole
Gitanjali
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Gitanjali (Pseudonym) (
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- Category: Reflection
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You have something there which only rarely troubles me a little: I very much admire the work and artistry which goes into bonsai (as I also do topiary) but there is that little niggling thought in the back of my mind, well expressed in your piece....
Happy to know you do topiary.thank you for the comment
yeah, I totally agree
we seem to have blinkers-on
when nature's abuse becomes an issue
that gets in the way of our gardening ambitions,
thanks for sharing, an important message
Thanks for the comment
I used to grow bonsai some time ago, it was great fun.
Andy
Sorry if My poem hurt your feelings.I also do enjoy Bonsai but there is also another side to it
Yet inspirational...
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