Let us give thanks for a bounty of people:

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scooterbug Tellico Plains, TN(Zone 7b) Nov 30, 2004

Let us give thanks for a bounty of people:

For children who are our second planting, and though they grow like weeds and the wind too soon blows them away, may they forgive us our cultivation and fondly remember where their roots are;

For generous friends with hearts and smiles as bright as their blossoms;

For feisty friends as tart as apples;

For continuous friends, who, like scallions and cucumbers, keep reminding us that we've had them;

For crotchety friends, as sour as rhubarb and as indestructible;

For handsome friends, who are as gorgeous as eggplants and as elegant as a row of corn, and the other, plain as potatoes and as good for you;

For funny friends, who are as silly as Brussels Sprouts and as amusing as Jerusalem Artichokes, and serious friends, as complex as cauliflowers and as intricate as onions;

For friends as unpretentious as cabbages, as subtle as summer squash, as persistent as parsley, as delightful as dill, as endless as zucchini, and who, like parsnips, can be counted on to see you through the winter;

For old friends, nodding like sunflowers in the evening-time, and young friends coming on as fast as radishes;

For loving friends, who wind around us like tendrils and hold us, despite our blights, wilts and witherings;

And finally, for those friends now gone, like gardens past that have been harvested, and who fed us in their times that we might have life thereafter;

For all these we give thanks

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tazzy Sand Springs, OK(Zone 7a) Nov 30, 2004

VERY NICE !

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bluespiral (Zone 7a) Nov 30, 2004

Perfect timing - thank you :)

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hanna1 Castro Valley, CA(Zone 9a) Nov 30, 2004

Scooterbug, I appreciate your words. We needed to hear them, Annie

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rutholive Tonasket, WA(Zone 5a) Nov 30, 2004

Yes, I agree with the above. Let us all be kind and forgiving. Donna

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kareoke Greensburg, IN(Zone 6a) Nov 30, 2004

Well said.
Doris

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Windy Belleville, IL(Zone 6b) Nov 30, 2004

Is this an original saying or did you get it from somewhere? I would like to send it to someone but want to give credit to the author. It is very nice whomever the author is.

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ncgardenaddict Kannapolis, NC(Zone 7b) Nov 30, 2004

Amen to that!!

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imway2dumb Gordonville, TX(Zone 7b) Nov 30, 2004

Thank you very much, scooterbg!

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BloomsWithaView Moab, UT(Zone 6b) Nov 30, 2004

Scooter, you have a poetic heart. Thank you for the wonderful words.

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BetsyBug Memphis, TN(Zone 7b) Nov 30, 2004

Love this....thanks Scooter!

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scooterbug Tellico Plains, TN(Zone 7b) Nov 30, 2004

Thanks all , but I can not take credit for penning this .

Author =unknown

.......... but definitely a gardener IMO

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