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thanks, L, and P. Given the bad things happening elsewhere, I am surprised a mere storm in my vicinity should be on your news. But take a look at this: http://www.acclaimmag.com/lifestyle/melbourne-bar-ponyfish-island-gets-submerged-yarra-river-day-bullshit-weather/ Only the other day I tottered down the stairs from bridge to bar at water level, never thinking it would soon flood. Ponyfish island - something about the very name to put in my light verse in one day. Max in Melbourne. On 25 Jun 2014, at 7:22 pm, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Max best of luck with the Linden watching -they didn't get blown away in > your storms??? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Max Richards > Sent: 25 June 2014 09:53 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: 'Saplings' corrected > > Saplings > > In the park this winter morning > tall saplings in pots waiting, > two gardeners digging holes. > > The young one I congratulate - > 'Good to see a machine isn't > doing this work for you - yet.' > > He grins, leans on his shovel, > or is it a spade? 'How many?' > 'Five we're planting here, ten there.' > > I read the label - Tilia > cordata - 'new to me', I say. > Then the fine print - it's a Linden. > > Yellow-green flowers in spring - > autumn deciduous. Linden > I claim to know, at least know of. > > Didn't Grinling Gibbons carve > flowers leaves and fruit from linden? - > that never fade, wither or fall. > > How fast does it grow? how tall? > 'Seven metres', I read out. 'Ah, > I shan't live to see them that tall.' > > He smiles - 'you never know, never know.' > Spring flowerings? - a few - maybe, > you never know.=