Salad Blues, winter leaves. edit 1.005,milo,billy,merc,erthona,fromcancer

[Grace]

Yes to you billy. I do write in long lines for the oft' given reason (by me) that it increases my manoeuvrability in getting that old pretender "flow" to work for me. To be honest, it is more useful in strict rhyme BUT I will defend the line length here for a different but again oft' reasoned excuse (by me )...it is more lugubrious and solemn if long lines are used. Short makes for snappy, stabbing, staccato rendition...long suits the sad, solemn and serious. Aw, the hell. I may be wrong...it happens (more and more).
I think you may have uncovered a greater truth. The metaphor has become the moment. This was written to exorcise the depressing demons of departure...not dying, just leaving. There's the thing. As soon as the metaphor involves leaving we think death. I will miss my greenhouse when we move. I don't do obscure. Jeyes Fluid to you, too.
Best and thanks,
tectak

I think the long lines work -especially the first line - because there are a lot of plants remembered by the gardener in rows. Simply that.

Grace? Grace? Are you OK...you've gone all one-liner and interestingly horticultural. Thank you I think...but am not sure.
Best,
tectak

No, I mean yes. It was meant kindly ☺️. Grace