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22 August 2017

My Garden Gnomes













They carry garden tools
but live in the house.

They have a job to do
and it’s not gardening.
They are my Finder Gnomes.

‘Silly,’ says my friend. ‘They 
aren’t alive. It’s your angels.’ 

All I know is, when I lose 
anything, I ask them.
Then it turns up.


Written for 'The Truth About Gnomes' at Poems of Garden Gnomes. 
Also shared with Poets United's Poetry Pantry #368

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27 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue Sky23 August 2017 at 02:35

    I love it. I might need one of those guys to find my mind, some days! LOL.

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  2. Anonymous23 August 2017 at 11:40

    I do too. Age has it's privileges.

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  3. Mary26 August 2017 at 23:45

    I need these Finder Gnomes to keep track of my glasses and car keys. Smiles!

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  4. Sumana Roy27 August 2017 at 02:55

    I am wishing like Sherry too :) A lovely, lovely poem Rosemary.

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  5. Thotpurge27 August 2017 at 16:40

    So agree with Sherry... need a mind finder gnome!!!!

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  6. totomai27 August 2017 at 17:21

    So I guess I need these gnomes to find me a job. Love this one, Rosemary

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade27 August 2017 at 17:28

      Or you could ask your angels directly. I'm told we all have a personal team of them. Couldn't hurt!

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  7. Julian27 August 2017 at 18:27

    Think I need one of your gnomes too. I really enjoyed you poem, quite up-lifting

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  8. Sanaa Rizvi27 August 2017 at 19:07

    Such a delightful poem, Rosemary!💖 I must have one of those adorable gnomes too!💖

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  9. Old Egg27 August 2017 at 20:15

    We all need to be childlike in our actions and our beliefs we enjoy ourselves more this way.

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  10. ayala27 August 2017 at 21:07

    You made me smile. A delight!

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  11. Susan27 August 2017 at 23:05

    Smiling! We all need finders. Mine is my downstair's neighbor. I call her if I am desperate, and she performs magic.

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  12. Gillena Cox27 August 2017 at 23:12

    OK , have a happy Sunday Rosemary

    much love...

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  13. ✿27 August 2017 at 23:31

    I love the way you (I think) pull out the "know me" inside of "gnome."

    What you did in the last stanza was very clever.

    ~Shawna

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  14. rallentanda28 August 2017 at 00:23

    Get them micro chipped...the gnome thieves are about:)

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  15. Magical Mystical Teacher28 August 2017 at 01:17

    You know what you know! :)

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  16. indybev28 August 2017 at 01:50

    What a whimsical, wonderful way to start my Sunday, Rosemary. I may need a gnome-finder one of these days!

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  17. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)28 August 2017 at 02:59

    Yes, I agree with indybev's comment.. a whimsical wonderful way to start the day... DelightFULL!!!

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  18. brudberg28 August 2017 at 03:00

    Oh I think I need a gnome like that... cute.

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  19. tonispencer28 August 2017 at 03:54

    I am the finder gnome in our little community...I love these gnomes that live inside your house and find things for you!

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  20. John Buchanan28 August 2017 at 04:27

    I like this, nice and jolly.

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  21. Bekkie Sanchez28 August 2017 at 04:38

    I need a couple of those helpers in my place! What a fun little poem to make me smile today.

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  22. ZQ28 August 2017 at 05:51

    Ok then I need a couple of them :-) Cute!
    ZQ

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  23. Wendy Bourke28 August 2017 at 09:19

    A fun read! Actually, you might be on to something. A whimsical little 'pause' in your hunt for something lost, may just be the thing to conjure forth a wisp of recall as to where you last saw it.

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  24. Magaly Guerrero28 August 2017 at 09:46

    Perspective is a glorious thing, isn't it? I'm sure their tools are magical compasses.

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  25. Anonymous28 August 2017 at 20:06

    they look mischievous enough to have hidden then in the first place - thanks for the smiles

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  26. Myrna R.29 August 2017 at 01:29

    Angels exist in many forms. I'm no longer Catholic, but have maintained the idea of many Saints. When I lose something I pray to Saint Anthony. He (the energy he represents) never lets me down.

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