Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Miracles of Gardening

I have no ill will towards

anyone,

anymore.


I have buried it in my front yard

next a Japanese Maple.

I placed it in an ornate box with

a metal clasp.

My ill will

will ooze out of the boxes sharpened 

corners.

It will meet soil.

Feel the truth of the universe

Note its sustaining nutrients,

Its nourishment. 

an opportunity for growth.


It will grow and bloom-become a daisy,

maybe many of them.

It will drink the Spring Rains.

It will be a joy to the eyes of each passerby.

A vision of peace.


I will no longer dwell

next to the tree, near the dirt mound,

feeding the ground with my tears

and my trepidations.

It is time for me to notice the maple’s pink

leaves and how they reach out around them.

How they call to us.

How they let me know that I too

am planting something of myself

in this place. I am becoming a piece of

It.

Joining the procession

In a joyous hymn

And using percussive accessories.


Becoming the spectacle 

We all deserve to witness.

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