An Ode to Duckweed

This showed up in my email, and I thought all you duckweed lovers would enjoy it. The person who sent it is Gerald Griffin.


Ode to Duckweed

Duckweedius Infestitium is what I call thee
Anyone with a tank of it can plainly see

Oh Mat of Green which I detest
Plant to some, to others a Pest

I hateth thee to see in tank
You taketh over of that I bank

Large or small it matters not
Infestations make me hot

Eradication is mostly in vain
Your rate of growth drives me insane

I remove with net and get buckets full
And next week removing, this is bull

One little piece is all it takes
Then to the top it overtakes

Some fish will eat it it is said
If they are starved to near dead

Nutrient sump? Yeah right thatÂ’s crap
Oh wait I see, a five point HAP

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Cute, I have not yet dealt with duckweed.

Like a diamond, duckweed is forever. If you like, I'll drop you a dollop in the mail.

Oh..too cute JohnA!!

What a poet... and how true!
Karen and Jimmy

Oh John....such a lovely poem coming from a such a contrarian old coot!

I must agree with all of what you said.