<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=503978" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Croton Plant</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I picked a seed on my way side<br>From a worthy yard of a lord<br>And put it safe in my lonely heart.<br>I watered it with love and passion.<br>I warmed it with care and concern.<br>A hard coated, it took long to burst.<br>Under the shade, it struggled to emerge.<br>By rain of lust and draught of guilt<br>Was the plant beset but not upset.<br>It grew to a bush with the entire blush.<br>Came in the spring; Went out the Spring.<br>No bloom. No blossom. No flower.<br>Yet leaves are rosy like petals.<br>A croton as it is, I shall harbour it.<br>For its colourful leaves at least.<br>1.10.2000, Madras</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Rm.+Shanmugam+Chettiar">Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=503978" data-title="The Croton Plant de Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar" data-description="I picked a seed on my way side From a worthy yard of a lord And put it safe in my lonely heart. I watered it with love and passion. I warmed it with care and concern. A hard coated, it took long to burst. Under the shade, it struggled to emerge. B..."></div> </div> </div>

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