POISON IVY…VARIETY PACKED!

 

Consider the poison ivy plant

You often find its vines…

Stretching out upon the lawn,

Growing in straight lines.

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That tiny vine, how does it grow,

To take over the lawn…

Getting rid of the stuff

Requires super-human brawn!

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Every little snippet becomes

A full-grown plant…

If any touches skin,

You’ll itch until you rant.

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It waves big red and yellow leaves

In Autumn, from woody stems…

Climbing up a tree trunk

For years with twists and bends.

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Burn the stuff and its smoke

Can cause the brutal itch…

Gardeners, landscapers all

Learn the poison ivy twitch!

 

–Jonathan Caswell