Come
into the garden
at dawn
before
dew dries
from the dragonfly
Come
as the sun
filters
through cedars
to glow
on the rippled
waters of pond
Come
with trowel and seed
energy
to last all day
pluck a weed
don’t forget
to feed
hungry peonies
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NaPoWriMo Day 19 prompt to write a command poem. This is my garden commanding me to get to work.
Bloom in sunshine delirious
from deep the ground mysterious
puts on a show for all of us
don’t make a fuss don’t make a fuss
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Before too long it will wither
turn dry and brown when we shiver
time to give thanks to the giver
oh come hither oh come hither
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dVerse prompt to write a monotetra— eight syllables each rhyming line except for the fourth line which is a four count repeat. Of course I had to write about the garden.
Fern Garden
swords pointing upright soft fronds curling
out of the ground
turn hard sharp then bend
bird’s nest
ruffled and feathered
soft under the rhododendron
Water Garden
wet with salamanders and frogs
hiding in the lily pads
bog bean taking over
hard slate waterfall
needs watercress between cracks
or flow again the dry creek bed
Vegetable Garden
wintered over the arugula and beets
one chard plant survived the snow
time to plant more greens some peas
these beds are ready from last fall’s harvest
now sun is warming their cold soil
plant the radish and watch it grow
Flower Garden
primroses always the first to show
nursery bed with more hellebore
cut back the fuchsia before it blooms
hummingbirds bumblebees search branches
lavender iris lilies galore
plant more hyacinth let its fragrance flow
Who can work these gardens?
Feel the earth between tired hands?
Feed the roots and make them flower?
just another name for an azalea
tucked back beyond the pond
more blossom than foliage
it struggles to keep heads up
sunny days make it vibrant
hummingbirds are lost in it now
notes from Heronswood
leaf to leaf
leaf to flower
use foliage for shape
and vibrant color
repetition of iris
vertical spears
use canna for foliage
as well as flower
leaf to flower
flower to flower
huge hosta with variegated leaf
rhubarb veined
red and deliriously bold
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