One Single Impression: Scarecrow
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Scarecrow
love goddess Athtart*
wobbly bones and tattered look
direct descendant
fertility its forté
friend of tomatoes on vine
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This week's prompt, scarecrow, was suggested by Joanne of 4Joy
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Photos and Poem Copyright
© 2011 and 2012 Jimmiehov
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This week's prompt, scarecrow, was suggested by Joanne of 4Joy
Find more poems using ''scarecrow" prompt word at One Single Impression
Posted for Real Toads Open Link Monday
Posted for Real Toads Open Link Monday
*Athtart: "Consort and reztrainer of Baal, Athtart was a benevolent goddess of sexuality, passion, creativity, and fertility, and chief goddess of Tyre, Sidon and Byblos." About.com; Ancient / Classical History
Per Paul Harvey, "Rest of the Story," early farmers placed statuettes of the various gods and goddesses in their fields to insure a better crop yield. It seemed that the goddesses of love and fertility were the ones that produced the results. Thinking that this worked, and not knowing that the seed and produce eating birds were scared away, they were the only ones left in the fields. From them the practice of scarecrows evolved. No reference, I heard this on the radio a few years back.
Labels: One-Single-Impression, Open-Link-Mondays, Tanka
posted by Jim @ 10/07/2012 12:05:00 AM
18 comments
18 Comments:
That was excellent. Enjoyed it.
Some are goddesses of the garden. Fun.
A nice piece. Enjoyed it. Thanks.
I like imagination here.
Despite it's straw make-up, it does its job. True enough! Nicely Jim!
Hank
The 2 soft toys are so cute. Are they Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, Dr Jim? :)
Thank you so much for your suggestion of getting the Krispy Kreme donuts fresh piping hot from the "factory" when the first outlet is opened in Singapore next year. Hopefully, a new outlet will be opened near your home again.
"friends of tomatoes..." lovely!
Tomatoes' friends ... wow :-)
enjoyed the poem, just adore the 'mouse' duo
much love...
Great words and pictures
Nice one Jim ~ Happy autumn to you ~
Well, learn something every day...
Charming poem and the pictures are
a wonderful treat.
Plus a massacre at the OK Pumpkin Coral by the looks of it.
Hey Jim! Great to see you here mingling with the Toads.
Enjoyed this very much.
K
What a festive poem and photos. Hope you enjoy the October season Jim.
Interesting information. Nice use of the prompt and cute pics!
I have found that if I don't allow anonymous commenters I do not get spammed too often. You would think that blogger could come up with a simple yet effective format for word verification. I go to another person's blog where all you have to do is check a box to prove you are not a robot and then post your comment. simple and effective!
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