WINTER HAIKU # 4

 

Congregations meet

At crisp ice sculpted churches

For winter weddings

WINTER HAIKU # 3

The snowy winter scene is

A picturesque wonderland

Viewed through windows

WINTER HAIKU # 2

 

In the wonderland

Everything had softened

But for the bitter chill

WINTER HAIKU # 1

 

A hushed silence

Had descended on the landscape

With the gentle snowfall

THE SNOW FELL ON THE VALLEY

 

The snow fell on the valley

Lightly covering every acre

A generous white dusting, as if

Sugared by a cake decorator

THE FRENCH MARIGOLD – A COMPANION

 

The French Marigold is more than

Just a pretty flower of the daisy family

It is also used in companion planting

For many vegetable crops.

Its root secretions kill nematodes

And their presence repels harmful insects,

Such as white flies on tomatoes

THE FRENCH MARIGOLD – TEXTILE DYE

 

The French Marigold is more than

Just a pretty flower of the daisy family

The Tagetes Patula florets

Are grown and harvested annually

To produce a golden yellow dye

To colour animal-based textiles