Sheena Blackhall Gardens Poems

1.
The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon

48 skin tags the surgeon was pleased to excise
Like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon cut down to size

Like the burls on a tree trunk, the tree's response to stress,
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2.
In The Botanical Gardens, Kandy

Come and snap the scorpion! Quick, Madame!
Rupee and picture do an instant trade
The tourist scorpion always on parade
Park keeper’s park to supplement his pay.
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