Friday, January 6, 2017

Robert Verdon, #409, tombstone


naïvely, I plan a vertical garden in my head
220 storeys high, claret-hued, through it wind and rain blowing
the terraced sun falling on each balcony and seedbed
and floors of meshed rods with cucurbits growing
this is a green tower
in which only gardeners live
every green hour
like Yggdrasil, it shall give

it shall be a monument
a living tombstone
to dead gardeners everywhere

 
Agora Garden by Vincent Callebaut 2005
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8 comments:

  1. Lizz Murphy PoetJanuary 6, 2017 at 8:59 AM

    Love this Robert and enjoyed reading about the building/design.

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    1. Robert VerdonJanuary 6, 2017 at 10:19 AM

      Thanks, Lizz, it is amazing what might be done with skyscrapers

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  2. Efi HatzimanolisJanuary 6, 2017 at 9:04 AM

    wonderful; compost me up there :)

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    1. Robert VerdonJanuary 6, 2017 at 10:20 AM

      ta! maybe heaven will be like this, all built on clouds! :)

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  3. Béatrice MACHETJanuary 6, 2017 at 12:10 PM

    AH Vincent Callebaut... the Parisian ecological architect! Glad his work accompanies such a funny poem!

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    1. Robert VerdonJanuary 6, 2017 at 4:08 PM

      must confess I don't know much about him but will find out more!

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  4. Rob SchackneJanuary 6, 2017 at 2:32 PM

    Yes. Wonderful. Please sign me up for some veggies too!

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