I
In the garden with the cherry tree -
where daffodils curb the fence -
cats in long grass stalk the birds
and the rhubarb patch is bursting.
The back of next door's shed.
A white wall of pebbledash.
It's one almighty canvas,
the same size as a goal.
II
In the garden with a trampoline centre -
first love sits poised in morning air -
though we haven't shut our eyes all night,
we're more alive than ever here.
King of the burning woodpile.
Trimmed weeds in a mound.
Neighbours chirping out of view.
Sport scores over a blaring tune.
III
In the garden that's become a home -
close to my place of worship -
guests wave outside the temple,
years and years of well-wishers.
Looking out for hedgehogs.
Feeding a family of foxes.
Like a wave in my brain,
memories come flooding in.
IV
In the garden that was aforementioned -
long after daylight has drowned -
a friend of mine sits next to me
and we gaze through broken cloud.
We've seen everything here:
sun, rain, snow and hail.
This garden knows all my pain
and has helped me to heal.
Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020 at 1:51 PM UTC
I
In the garden with the cherry tree -
where daffodils curb the fence -
cats in long grass stalk the birds
and the rhubarb patch is bursting.
The back of next door's shed.
A white wall of pebbledash.
It's one almighty canvas,
the same size as a goal.
II
In the garden with a trampoline centre -
first love sits poised in morning air -
though we haven't shut our eyes all night,
we're more alive than ever here.
King of the burning woodpile.
Trimmed weeds in a mound.
Neighbours chirping out of view.
Sport scores over a blaring tune.
III
In the garden that's become a home -
close to my place of worship -
guests wave outside the temple,
years and years of well-wishers.
Looking out for hedgehogs.
Feeding a family of foxes.
Like a wave in my brain,
memories come flooding in.
IV
In the garden that was aforementioned -
long after daylight has drowned -
a friend of mine sits next to me
and we gaze through broken cloud.
We've seen everything here:
sun, rain, snow and hail.
This garden knows all my pain
and has helped me to heal.
Poem #12 from my collection 'A Shropshire Grad'.
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