create account

Gardens grow in the city ruins. Poems about survival in a fallen world. by concreteshallows

View this thread on: hive.blogpeakd.comecency.com
· @concreteshallows ·
$9.27
Gardens grow in the city ruins. Poems about survival in a fallen world.
![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmc3niV5pp3Lc5YciGypvPqjtMdbv3UJU3UwgfjFizh14w/crumbling_gardens_a.png)



In the ruins of a once great city, I grow a garden.
The soil is hard and rocky, but I make it fertile with my sweat and love.
I sow seeds of hope and joy, and watch them grow into beautiful flowers.
This is my oasis in the midst of despair – a place to find beauty in the world's destruction.
I look out at the cityscape and see only despair, but in my garden I find hope.
I am grateful for this place, where I can grow something beautiful amidst the ruins.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYTwmumP7RhN9jkBLRQwA8cWsdxvddtpxtUU6Lwiwh6mC/crumbling_gardens_c.png)




![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbiniLRVBRFaMkW8SDfdxdi87RyrbvFsfNF2WhRyAMvFZ/crumbling_gardens_b.png)



As the wind howls through the broken windows, 
I plant my herbs in the rubble of a city. 
The soil is gritty and red with dried blood, 
but I know that it will be fertile ground for my plants. 
I water them with rain that never comes, 
and they grow tall and strong amidst the destruction. 


![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmaaow5jYGRVyK9FfPbr6BA975AEQcLQTdYUMSpuLcT8US/crumbling_gardens_e.png)



The weeds grow tall in the cracks of the city walls 
And ivy creeps up around the fallen bricks 
Insects buzz and hum in the abandoned courtyards 
And a warm breeze whispers in the leaves 
This is my garden, this is my home 
Amidst all of the rubble and ruin 
I find peace and solace here, growing herbs 
For all of humanity has vanished, fled to some other place 
And I am alone, but not for long 
Soon others will come, and they will rebuild 
This city, this land, will be their home 
And in the gardens, we will once again grow 
Herbs to heal the wounds of a world gone mad
And flowers to soothe the hearts of broken people
For we are the last of humanity, and we will rise again.



![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmfGmVc6i67xRGVvSguAJWWYDvkT11Uph9z78TxnyCAiZD/crumbling_gardens_d.png)




<br>
*This was a poetic tale from the city of Lazarus, A dystopian metropolis half sunken in the sea, along with ai art created with stable diffusion / Midjourney ai browser applications, inspired by the words of the poem. War and climate change took its toll on this and every other city we know. This is one of many short tales of a young woman ("the narrator") and her daily life surviving in the ruble of the modern world.*
*I am adding individual poems to a collection that I plan on eventually publishing into an ebook.*

Thank you for reading.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSSYDg84Co327BxEPqxqAnva1taGsXBPs8SSc31KcWZ3j/crumbling_gardens_x.png)

💔*Here are a few links to some of the other poems about the dystopian City of Lazarus:*
- https://hive.blog/hive-161155/@concreteshallows/point-paradise-apartments-part-three

- https://hive.blog/hive-161155/@concreteshallows/point-paradise-apartments-part-two

- https://hive.blog/hive-161155/@concreteshallows/point-paradise-apartments-poem-and

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmbVzn7FUMffJjto4r7Ua4DpR1peUYM5kzAQq4mwSfgSuL/crumbling_gardens_z.png)
👍  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and 607 others
👎  , ,
properties (23)
authorconcreteshallows
permlinkgardens-grow-in-the-city
categoryhive-161155
json_metadata"{"links": ["https://hive.blog/hive-161155/@concreteshallows/point-paradise-apartments-part-three", "https://hive.blog/hive-161155/@concreteshallows/point-paradise-apartments-part-two", "https://hive.blog/hive-161155/@concreteshallows/point-paradise-apartments-poem-and"], "image": ["https://images.ecency.com/DQmc3niV5pp3Lc5YciGypvPqjtMdbv3UJU3UwgfjFizh14w/crumbling_gardens_a.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmYTwmumP7RhN9jkBLRQwA8cWsdxvddtpxtUU6Lwiwh6mC/crumbling_gardens_c.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmbiniLRVBRFaMkW8SDfdxdi87RyrbvFsfNF2WhRyAMvFZ/crumbling_gardens_b.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmaaow5jYGRVyK9FfPbr6BA975AEQcLQTdYUMSpuLcT8US/crumbling_gardens_e.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmfGmVc6i67xRGVvSguAJWWYDvkT11Uph9z78TxnyCAiZD/crumbling_gardens_d.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmSSYDg84Co327BxEPqxqAnva1taGsXBPs8SSc31KcWZ3j/crumbling_gardens_x.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmbVzn7FUMffJjto4r7Ua4DpR1peUYM5kzAQq4mwSfgSuL/crumbling_gardens_z.png"], "thumbnails": ["https://images.ecency.com/DQmc3niV5pp3Lc5YciGypvPqjtMdbv3UJU3UwgfjFizh14w/crumbling_gardens_a.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmYTwmumP7RhN9jkBLRQwA8cWsdxvddtpxtUU6Lwiwh6mC/crumbling_gardens_c.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmbiniLRVBRFaMkW8SDfdxdi87RyrbvFsfNF2WhRyAMvFZ/crumbling_gardens_b.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmaaow5jYGRVyK9FfPbr6BA975AEQcLQTdYUMSpuLcT8US/crumbling_gardens_e.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmfGmVc6i67xRGVvSguAJWWYDvkT11Uph9z78TxnyCAiZD/crumbling_gardens_d.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmSSYDg84Co327BxEPqxqAnva1taGsXBPs8SSc31KcWZ3j/crumbling_gardens_x.png", "https://images.ecency.com/DQmbVzn7FUMffJjto4r7Ua4DpR1peUYM5kzAQq4mwSfgSuL/crumbling_gardens_z.png"], "tags": ["hive-161155", "poetry", "writing", "fiction", "poem", "aiart", "creative", "neoxian", "art", "lazarus"], "description": "", "app": "ecency/3.0.29-surfer", "format": "markdown+html"}"
created2022-12-07 01:28:24
last_update2022-12-07 01:28:24
depth0
children1
last_payout2022-12-14 01:28:24
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value4.693 HBD
curator_payout_value4.572 HBD
pending_payout_value0.000 HBD
promoted0.000 HBD
body_length3,077
author_reputation4,755,563,932,079
root_title"Gardens grow in the city ruins. Poems about survival in a fallen world."
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 HBD
percent_hbd0
post_id118,911,135
net_rshares19,998,999,871,637
author_curate_reward""
vote details (674)
@hivebuzz ·
Congratulations @concreteshallows! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain And have been rewarded with New badge(s)

<table><tr><td><img src="https://images.hive.blog/60x70/http://hivebuzz.me/@concreteshallows/upvoted.png?202212071101"></td><td>You received more than 4250 upvotes.<br>Your next target is to reach 4500 upvotes.</td></tr>
</table>

<sub>_You can view your badges on [your board](https://hivebuzz.me/@concreteshallows) and compare yourself to others in the [Ranking](https://hivebuzz.me/ranking)_</sub>
<sub>_If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word_ `STOP`</sub>



**Check out the last post from @hivebuzz:**
<table><tr><td><a href="/hive-102201/@hivebuzz/wc2022-recap-r16-day4"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/64x128/https://i.imgur.com/uNPMgnd.png"></a></td><td><a href="/hive-102201/@hivebuzz/wc2022-recap-r16-day4">HiveBuzz World Cup Contest - Round of 16 - Recap of Day 4</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/hive-139531/@hivebuzz/proposal-2324"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/64x128/https://i.imgur.com/RNIZ1N6.png"></a></td><td><a href="/hive-139531/@hivebuzz/proposal-2324">The Hive Gamification Proposal Renewal</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/hive-122221/@hivebuzz/pum-202211-delegations"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/64x128/https://i.imgur.com/fg8QnBc.png"></a></td><td><a href="/hive-122221/@hivebuzz/pum-202211-delegations">Our Hive Power Delegations to the November PUM Winners </a></td></tr></table>

###### Support the HiveBuzz project. [Vote](https://hivesigner.com/sign/update_proposal_votes?proposal_ids=%5B%22248%22%5D&approve=true) for [our proposal](https://peakd.com/me/proposals/248)!
properties (22)
authorhivebuzz
permlinknotify-concreteshallows-20221207t112731
categoryhive-161155
json_metadata{"image":["http://hivebuzz.me/notify.t6.png"]}
created2022-12-07 11:27:30
last_update2022-12-07 11:27:30
depth1
children0
last_payout2022-12-14 11:27:30
cashout_time1969-12-31 23:59:59
total_payout_value0.000 HBD
curator_payout_value0.000 HBD
pending_payout_value0.000 HBD
promoted0.000 HBD
body_length1,702
author_reputation367,874,226,720,381
root_title"Gardens grow in the city ruins. Poems about survival in a fallen world."
beneficiaries[]
max_accepted_payout1,000,000.000 HBD
percent_hbd10,000
post_id118,919,444
net_rshares0