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THE TWIG
By Master Composter Russel Levari
There once was a story a story so big; but it all began with just one little twig.
A twig indeed is a fine thing while live; but after it’s dead it’s still alive that’s no jive.
You see that twig will go into a trash can or two; and then into the landfill boo hoo hoo hoo.
But must it really end up in a ditch, buried and useless is this not a glitch-’
The twig must be Freed from this terrible fate
But how could we free it, so went the debate.
Fret not my fair friends there’s a simple solution
It helps out the twig and helps limit pollution
Recycling’s the key and the twig will help most
If instead of landfilling it’s turned to compost!!!
The twig is a brown or carbon type matter
Whereas grass is a green or nitrogen adder
You mix up the two both browns and greens
In one of many of your magical mixing recycling machines
Half is from green and half is from brown
if you must you can gather from friends all over town
Mix it together and keep it near wet
Dry compost is slow and that’s a sure bet
Now to keep you out of certain composting trouble
To speed up your compost time by nearly double
Keep the pile moist and it will heat up real hot
When it starts to cool down stir it up; the whole lot
Mix at least two times over the next two weeks
Checking up daily by taking some peeks
Watch as the matter breaks down and decays
It begins to happen in a matter of days
The twig now decayed microorganisms at work
You think this a fluke a ridiculous quirk
No this is the cycle of recycling a twig
Any organic matter will do it yes even a fig
So try this at home keep the landfills less full
It’s easy to do as we’ve shown that’s no bull
And when you’re all done and your twig is compost
Oh this part you’ll like the most very most
Put out your compost right in to your soil
Your plants will grow strong without having to toil
Your trees will grow strong and grow toward the sky
And a new twig will grow do you now see why
The plants are all happy compost saving the day
Your twigs gone full circle, that’s all we came to say
