Tin Man Troubles
Tin Man's Problem
Tin Man had troubles. Rust was beginning to form on his limbs, all four. Being a gardener of kind he turned to me for help. Caught me on Saturday's visit to the city garden, famed Yellow Brick Road checking my shopping list. I remembered my mother helping grandmother with the same problem only much worse, the elderly lady was cured of the rust in six days.
Mother used her secret concoction, squeeze the juices in equal amounts. Ingredients were simple, all from my garden. One fourth pint of each, mothers song, “The future gathers in vine, bush, and tree: Persimmon, walnut, loquat, fig, and grape.” Now five pints of sticky-like green, his rust should go away the second week of dally applications.
Bless my mother's green thumb, her home remedy medicine worked with Tin Man, his rust was gone the second week.
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- Photo and Poem Copyright ©️ jimmiehov 2025 All Rights Reserved.
- I am linked with Sanaa at dVerse, at https://dversepoets.com/2025/08/18/prosery-yvors-time-and-the-garden/ for the prompt lines, "The future gathers in vine, bush, and tree: Persimmon, walnut, loquat, fig, and grape.” ( From the poem “Time and the Garden.” )
- Using Prose is to be this Prosery Monday and is not to be over 144 words. Mine is 144 words.
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7 Comments:
What a wonderful story. It made me smile. Jim, so good to see you back at dVerse!!! Where have you been??
This one made me smile, Jim.
A delightful story, Jim. It made me smile too.
Nice one, we all need to clean out our rust sometimes
I smiled at this one, Jim! Beautifully done 💙💙
What a lovely story, Jim! I love that you turned the prompt line into a song. It actually felt a true family anecdote 🙂
What a clever way to use the quote!
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