The Naked Truth

From Anderson Rudge:

Happy World Naked Gardening Day!

Emmett Lee Dickinson wrote about WNGD in his now-classic poem "I fumble at the Soil" (below on the left).  His poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "He fumbles at your Soul" (below on the right).

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
 
I fumble at the Soil
As Sherriffs with their Keys
For I have dropped full Monty on –
I stun you by degrees  –
Prepare your brittle Nature
For a Sensorial Blow
A fatter Farmer  – on the ground –
Then with spade  – Then with hoe
Your Breath’s no time to straighten  –
Your Brain  – it sounds alarm  –
Deals  – One  – imperial – Thunderbolt  –
When views my Naked form  –

When Nudes tend Gardens in
       their Yards  –
The Universe  – stands still  –

By Emily Dickinson:
 
He fumbles at your Soul
As Players at the Keys
Before they drop full Music on  –
He stuns you by degrees  –
Prepares your brittle Nature
For the Ethereal Blow
By fainter Hammers  – further heard  –
Then nearer  – Then so slow
Your Breath has time to straighten  –
Your Brain  – to bubble Cool  –
Deals  – One  – imperial – Thunderbolt  –
That scalps your naked Soul  –

When Winds take Forests in
       the Paws  –
The Universe  – is still  –

Follow all of the world-wide WNGD events on Twitter by checking out the hashtag #WorldNakedGardeningDay, HERE, and search Google too, HERE.