The garden

sorenbarrett

The well is empty, the spring has dried
The ground is barren, the crops have died 
The sun is dark, no light inside
Jilted the bride, no tears to be cried

 

Spring is past, summer is hot
In the draught the fruits do rot
No shadow found where shade is sought
Eden has died and soon forgot

 

Thorns and brambles, the serpent lied
A desert where water is denied
Sucked up by stones where it does hide
Now only sweat born of man's pride

 

The only liquid now is bought
Crops watered with blood and snot

  • Author: sorenbarrett (Online Online)
  • Published: November 5th, 2025 03:11
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Users favorite of this poem: Paul Bell, arqios
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  • orchidee

    Good write SB. Ahh, some lovely things too, of what to feed KP. 'Behave, you get worse,' Fido says to me. lol.

    • sorenbarrett

      Thanks so much Orchi for the review and yes I won't say anything more about recipes.

      • orchidee

        But I need recipe ideas for her still - the grosser, the better. heehee. She will swap our dinner plates round, and pinch my roast dinners!

        • sorenbarrett

          Put Fido on guard duty Orchi.

        • Lorenz

          A earthwarming futuristic vision !

          • sorenbarrett

            Thank you Lorenz and so it might be with relationships as well.

          • Paul Bell

            The world is changing before our eyes. Even in Britain, farmers will complain of overly warm weather, rain at the wrong time.
            I think we now realise, what one country does can impact on countries thousand of miles away.
            The Amazon rain forest is a prime example, it breathes for us.

            • sorenbarrett

              Thank you Paul I deeply appreciate your read and comment

            • Thomas W Case

              Powerful work.

            • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

              the garden of life, enjoyed the write

            • arqios

              The phrase "blood and snot" stood out excruciatingly to me; such a raw and evocative vision! I feel the lamenting of innocence and the critique on what pride and greed have done to our world. 🕊️🙏

              • sorenbarrett

                Thanks my friend for the read and words of encouragement your support is highly valued and I know that those seem trite words but they are truly meant.

              • NinjaGirl

                "Born of a man's pride" This is so true, very well-written and such an important message!

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thank you NinjaGirl for your review and for your support it is very much appreciated

                • Goldfinch60

                  The world is changing Soren and the weather is doing so bringing more problems to our world. Fine words.

                  Andy

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Thanks so much Andy I appreciate your read and comment



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