GARDEN
they lifted long legs
and carefully
down
"I think I'll keep John"
"Sarah looks glum; more nutrients? Is there enough sunlight?"
"We might move these; or make Roger a centrepiece..."
a garden is a place of utility
the downy heads lift,
inspire oxygen
colour in the sun
and produce such lovely lilting discourse
but
"Mum, I trod on..."
a little rafia will bind,
he will mend
It will grow again
Insects pollinate.
brimful of sticky red nectar
they circulate opal pollen
"And this is the nursery"
friendly beds of wool
"they like warmth"
to be rewarded with a golden corona of hair
dots of blue eyes, little strives of rose, pink
the air is full of coo-ing
"you must hear the doctors, fugal, fascinating
I never tire of"
to perambulate
a garden is a place of utility
*
the sweet lip of
I time the summer grape
lip of land
wherein to root
them that are rhubarb
the gardeners are considerate
to swell to gush
but in general there is little love of the transplanted stem
aus der Heide
patty-sun-blessing
blue tide
and magenta grain we view thru
the brown ground
indiscriminate gravel
clock of seed track
believe the broom
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