Roof Garden

revivor on Apr 20, 2009

Tags: commuters, green, Life, Roof garden

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Looking out of the window of a suburban train across the sprawling roofs I spot a garden, high up but thriving…

Roof garden
Vital breath
Rural life
In urban death

Green planting
Bursting through
The bricks and tiles
And dirty roofs

Single deckchair
Sleeping man
The city dweller’s
Rescue plan

Image via Wikipedia

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Comments (21)

Elizabeth Abbott on Apr 20, 2009
I like your poem here! Nice twist!
Intrepidus on Apr 20, 2009
You have a unique style of poetry. Rarely I read this types of poem. Great. =)
Joe Dorish on Apr 20, 2009
Nice poetic look on roof gardens.
Dee Gold on Apr 20, 2009
good one
Evelyn Moore on Apr 20, 2009
Love the idea of the gardens up there.
Darla Cooke on Apr 20, 2009
Very nice poem.
OhSugar on Apr 20, 2009
Great poem.
Christine Ramsay on Apr 20, 2009
I loved the poem. You can have very nice gardens on the roof.

Christine
clay hurtubise on Apr 20, 2009
Good job, I can picture him from here!
Thanks,
Clay
hfj on Apr 20, 2009
Good poem with nice flow. It\’s the only place you can grow one in the city. Well done.
kate smedley on Apr 20, 2009
Nice poem, I see a lot of them!
Sandra A Flowers on Apr 20, 2009
a very good poem
magwealth on Apr 21, 2009
Jeez the photo looks like a part of Nairobi- Kenya right in the middle of the city, viewing through the window of one of the sky scrapper, and all you can see is Uhuru gardens! (check out -Tourism in Kenya)
A superb Poem!!
rutherfranc on Apr 21, 2009
sounds like a good plan..
h20ho on Apr 21, 2009
Great Poem… the Plight of the Urbanite!
Jo Oliver on Apr 21, 2009
papaleng on Apr 21, 2009
a lovely poem that was well-written and a good idea shared.
Kheng on Apr 29, 2009
Nice poem. Reflects exactly what urbanites are facing – no land for a proper garden!
CutestPrincess on May 10, 2009
it such a wonderful poem!
swatilohani on Jun 2, 2009
you are right that greenery is fast disappearing, loved your post revivor.
Phill Senters on Nov 18, 2009
Nice poem, though I’ve never seen a garden on a roof, but it does sound like a good idea idea if you live in the city.

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