I finally saw one of these plants and it was impressive. It probably would have been much prettier climbing on a trellis or post, but it was allowed to grow on the ground and just lie there around a lamp post. Still quite beautiful. My deceased friend, Judy, had always wanted one and she was a heck of a gardener. I'm glad I finally saw one.

"Datura"

She drops her face to the ground
Pale and scented with the evening stars
Mesmorising eyes drawn
To her beauty or her effect
Like a siren's call so hypnotic
Visually caressing the watcher's mind
Rarity amid the others
Puddled like a fairy's wedding gown
A sea of green and white
Datura, growing in the flowerbed

BJH
10/19/2005

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If you smoke enough of this plant you will die. I heard the effects were incredible, but I'm not about to try it anytime soon.

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When I posted this at the blue screen one comment I had was from someone whose friend was hospitalized because he was barely alive from 3 seeds. This person said he'd never mess with them. Smart move. Some things are best left alone.
I tried not to dwell on the efffects of the plant so much as the beauty of it, but I did elude to it just because of the mystique.

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They are awesome plants, real cool looking flowers.

About datura, my friends dad said wen he was like 20, him and 5 mates took datura, and only 4 survived.

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I changed what I said before because I was being sarcastic and read wrong what you'd said. Yeah, they are quite pretty, but nothing to mess with.

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nice, short piece

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Pleasent reading, quite pleasent. Say l'b'xxx, I can not restrain my curiousity - what do you do for a living?

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For the past year I've been a bum. But in the past I've worked in a small family bakery for a year and a half, worked front desk, public access, vending, kitchen maintenance engineer(dishwasher/prep cook/banquet set-up), housekeeper in a Holiday Inn for 5 1/2 years. I also worked for the receiving home at Children's Services as a cook/ youth leadership/domestic for 8 1/2 years until they turned it into a treatment center for abused and neglected children and then closed us down due to lack of funds. And I've been a mom for about 27 years if you count the prenatal stuff, too.

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Why o why do our culture denote parentship as the real and important full time work it is?
Anyway, if you want, I believe you might be able to do something with works like the one above, Pizza of Terror and so on.

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Thanks. Some of the pieces like Datura are on one of my procrastination lists to do something with. I'm a pro at procrastination and over analyzing things out the window sometimes. Like Homer says "Trying is the first step to failure." But the dreams aren't dead yet so I do appreciate the encouragement.

Parenthood is the toughest job you'll ever love.

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