~It's Weed Time Again~

What the hell is a weed anyways?

In the most general sense, a weed is any plant growing where it is unwanted. By this anthropocentric designation, even common lawn grass could be viewed as a weed if it invades a garden or a flower spot. Similarly, a corn plant might be considered a weed if it were found in a wheat crop.  Or a willow tree might be considered a weed if it were growing in a grove of apple trees.

Most often, in a precise ecological sense, weeds are thought of as floral exotics (foreign plants) that have become acclimatized  among our native plants (many of which we now culturally label as weeds).  Many exotics are introduced intentionally by farmers and landscapers for their edible, medicinal, or ornamental qualities.  Other exotics are introduced accidentally, often by means of incoming international ship ballast.

So sweet corn is a weed to Indian corn, and ornamental bamboo is a weed in America wherever it grows.

And since nothing is native to the turf of the internet, I guess we (bloggers) could all just be considered weeds stalking out of control. Truth is, everyone with a new idea is a weed groping for acceptance.

Hey! Fever

It is the banishment of pollen
That the lawnmower men contrive.
They won't let us have it any other way--
How else could they survive?
They propose homogeny as the solution
(In quest of what problem?) And so
Ever-compliant with our conformist culture,
Uniform grass we grow.

Yet, beware, lawnmower men,
Lest you get mowed down, too:
For I love my weedy knoll.