the garden
does not understand
that I am busy
the beans grow
too big and tough
if they’re left unpicked
for just a day
the lettuce bolts
if it’s not harvested
tomatoes split,
red peppers rot
if I don’t pay attention
the flowers droop
if I neglect to water
spent blooms straggle
if don’t take care
the garden
does not understand
that I am busy
the dog needs a walk
dinner needs to be made
the gym beckons
work demands
the garden
does not mind
that I am busy
it is there
when I have time
to harvest
to water
to prune
to breathe
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1 comment:
Well said Bryn! I live in the deep shade and can't grow anything but moss. A nice woman near by offered up her pasture for gardens. I took a patch and gardened for the first time....as wonderful as it was to grow my own produce, it also left me with a guilty conscience if I neglected it. You're right though...it forgave me every time and didn't even hold a grudge.
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