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Compost (Secret Garden I)

March 11, 2015
By Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
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Someone

 

tried to throw

 

a water bottle away.

 

 

We can give them

 

the benefit

 

of the doubt

 

and assume they simply forgot

 

water bottles don't compost that way,

 

leaning against a fence,

 

filling

 

slowly

 

with rain.

© Noelle D., New London, NH

The author's comments:

I was working on a Creative Writing homework assignment to write something about my surroundings.

 

"Someone tried to throw a water bottle away. We can give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they simply forgot water bottles don't compost that way, leaning against the fence on a rock and filling slowly with rain."

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Allen. PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 23 2015 at 3:49 am
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
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Thank you, Jensen. I did my best.
Jensen_Interceptor BRONZE said...
on Apr. 22 2015 at 3:53 pm
Jensen_Interceptor BRONZE, Berlin, Montana
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Wow This is a great poem! It evokes such a great Image with such simplicity I really enjoyed it!
Allen. PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 13 2015 at 7:05 pm
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
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Thank you very much, Crow. It is a rather weird subject, but that just made it more fun to write (^u^)
TheBlackCrow901 SILVER said...
on Apr. 13 2015 at 1:36 pm
TheBlackCrow901 SILVER, Chatham, Illinois
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i have to admit i have never read a poem about water bottles before, very entertaining
Allen. PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 1 2015 at 6:28 pm
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
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Thank you very much, Doctor.
The_DoctorDonna PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 1 2015 at 1:24 pm
The_DoctorDonna PLATINUM, Anytown, Iowa
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I agree with @LoloG. random is lovely :)
WhitneyLynnWrites BRONZE said...
on Mar. 21 2015 at 8:10 pm
WhitneyLynnWrites BRONZE, Taylor, Texas
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Hey! I saw this and thought it was very interesting. I love the message to the poem. it just proves that poems can be written about anything under the sun. I really enjoyed this poem! Do you mind checking mine out? TeenInk.com/forums?act=post&topic_id=16&thread_id=85681
LoloG SILVER said...
on Mar. 18 2015 at 10:18 pm
LoloG SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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Random is what makes the world interesting in my opinion
Allen. PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 17 2015 at 6:27 pm
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
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Thank you again, Lolo. My topics are rather random, I'm afraid...
LoloG SILVER said...
on Mar. 17 2015 at 5:53 pm
LoloG SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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Waterbottles was a really interesting and unique topic. I liked how you separated your lines with space. Good job!
Allen. PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 16 2015 at 6:47 pm
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
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Thank you for your critique. I'm not sure if they really were trying to throw it away, to be honest... But like I said, benefit of the doubt.
SerendipitousWonderland GOLD said...
on Mar. 16 2015 at 4:51 pm
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Whoa. I never thought something as mundane as this could possibly be the topic for a poem, but you've clearly proven me wrong. That line "we can give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they simply forgot water bottles don't compost that way" seems very sad, almost pitiful; it really contributes to the mood of the poem. However, I feel as if that first line contradicts with the meaning of the poem, that the water bottle wasn't thrown away properly ("Someone tried to throw a water bottle away"). Either way, I really loved it. I can tell I'll be thinking about this poem for awhile :)