Tuesday, May 28, 2013

quite contrary



maybe the actual 
doing of it
doesn't 
fill me with
joy


but, ah...
the fruits of the labor
do have their
appeal

whether a perennial
 surprised
me by returning and thriving
through the winter
in a questionable environment
(chives in a Terracotta pot)

or the
satisfying exhale released
at having my vegetables
firmly planted
in the ground



the seeds and the starts
are 
"in"
...on or around...
Memorial Day Weekend
which is 
"the green-thumb rule"
in these parts



when the fun begins
and  I make my little
front yard garden
cute

not because I have to
but because I want to

an old piece of picket fencing
that was taken down
carefully
stored
until a new use
was discovered


at a spot
 I visit daily
to sprinkle and tend
to prune and harvest


or just come 
to watch


my garden
grow.

4 comments:

  1. Such beautiful words and the garden is lovely!

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  2. lovely space. it's blooming quite nicely.

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  3. Such pretty photos! You will love the garden here at the new house. It looks so organic, like it just unfolded haphazardly over time. This week, we've had lilacs and azaleas and rhododendron and clematis and iris in bloom. It's amazing! It is definitely Maggie's happy place.

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