The Greening

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THE GREENING

by

Jettison Polk

'Are you willing to enter my world?'

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Lottie is a florist's assistant.

Being a faded spinster she revels in all things blossoming.

When Revel enters her small flowery world she is enchanted.

Not only does he know his Combubulis Atoratum from his Common Smich

But he is all she ever wanted from a man.

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His green eyes bore into her soul.

Before long she is involved in a passionate affair

With a handsome stranger.

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One day, as they are strolling through the Botanical Gardens,

He gazes deep into her eyes.

'Are you willing to enter my world?'

'Yes! Yes! Yes!' cries Lottie.

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It is then that she finds herself transformed!

She becomes a Lesser Hogweed

Nestling at the feet of the 

Great Tree.

And what is the plaque on the trunk of that tree?

'Revelus transiforium or Utter Cad'

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Read on to learn more of Lottie's propagation experiences!

And her eventual release!

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Clarabelle Huntingly-McTavish (author of 'Botanical Sex'); 'What thrilling tale

of 'Green Passion' (the title of my next manual)'

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A RED RAG!

Like a red rag to a bull is the suggestion

That Spain relinquish it's most famous sport!

But is it entertainment? That's the question.

And is it justified? There is the thought.

Most of us eat meat and that means killing,

We hope it's done humanely, that's for sure.

But there are some who find it really thrilling

To see the scarlet life-blood on the floor.

Look at the creature's eyes in my illustration;

There's panic and there's anguish in that gaze!

While the audience, agog with fascination,

Just showers the matador with fulsome praise!

The Romans were past-masters of the gory;

An Amphitheatre held a yelling throng.

They considered killing part of Roman glory

And no-one thought that anything was wrong.

But still, for all our bold civilization,

Animal Welfare groups are well-aware

That, unchecked, people have a cruel fixation,

To taunt two fighting-cocks or tease a bear.

That's why it pleases me that Spain has voted

(Well, sadly it is only just a part)

To have the sport of bull-fighting demoted

(Not everyone agrees but it's a start.)

There are other ways for men to prove virility!

There are other ways to call-forth the applause.

Let's show the animals civilized civility!

Let's support the Anti Bull-fight cause!

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