alive and well at twenty-one
she came to visit for a few hours
on a sunday afternoon
it was a blustery but sunny day
wind chimes sounding off loud and clear
inside toasty sunroom
she got up from the sofa
holding teacup below her chin
gazing out south facing windows
“it’s a shame your garden’s dying
it was so beautiful last time I was here”
(to her everything is dying so I just let it go)
I didn’t have the heart to tell her
the garden turned twenty-one this year
and is very much alive and well
october two thousand seventeen
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a matter of life experience and perspective
yes indeed and how they vary – thank you for commenting on this piece
great visual
many thanks, Bonnie
I love the imagery, John, and yes, it’s all about perspective…Lovely poem!
thank you so much, Lauren!