Poems written by Peter Gibbs over 60 years, inspired by romance, travel, the beauty of nature, emotions and family and friends - peterspoetry.co.uk
Agave Americana
The years since it was planted
Now total forty-five
More used to grow in Mexico
Yet here it does survive
Within a Clevedon garden
It rose up in a tower
As passersby with bated breath
Expected it to flower
Agave Americana
Or century plant it's known
Yet would it last as long as that
From when it first was grown
And there was one big query
Amid anticipation
Did we have the sort of bats
To aid its pollination?
The days turned into weeks then months
Before there was a sign
That flowers might be imminent
All part of God's design
Atop what was a green pole
A gradual change appeared
On either side emerging
What looked like round-topped spears
It may not be a beauty
It has such funny ways
But still this cactus has the power
To one and all amaze.
And then a floral fanfare
Displayed in all its glory
Streching up into the sky
Finale to the story
They say this wonder will die back
But what a way to go
After wowing all around
With such a stunning show.