{"id":6056,"date":"2017-08-22T15:53:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T15:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/?p=6056"},"modified":"2017-08-22T15:53:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T15:53:06","slug":"weeds-a-poem-by-becca-menon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/weeds-a-poem-by-becca-menon\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeds. A Poem by Becca Menon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AGarden_and_chimney_pot_-_DSC06780.JPG\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AGarden_and_chimney_pot_-_DSC06780.JPG<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Weeds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>for David<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ol>\nBecause they are seeing determined seeds<br \/>\nof nameable, nearing death in his body,<br \/>\nhe goes in his garden to pull the weeds,<br \/>\nworking tranquilly, editing God.<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/bhodi-a-poem-by-becca-menon\/becca-menon-photo1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5633\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Becca-Menon-photo1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Becca-Menon-photo1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Becca-Menon-photo1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Becca-Menon-photo1-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Becca-Menon-photo1-300x449.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Becca-Menon-photo1-450x674.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.artvilla.com\/plt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Becca-Menon-photo1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nKnown for her musical storytelling craft, Becca Menon\u2019s works have been hailed internationally from the Middle East to the United Kingdom.  This American translator and author of books of verse narrative has shorter works in print and online.  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