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~~ A garden with walls high and deep Brilliant daisies swaying in the sweet breeze Cabbage, cauliflower and leeks thriving, flourishing Down crunching gravel paths I dance Everything in this garden is lush and profuse Fig trees for the plucking Gooseberry and red currant bushes, heavy with fruit Harmonies of birds, drift all about and above In my dream, I walk with beauty Jasmine kisses my soul Keep me in this glorious paradise Lilac trees perfume the air Morning glory set my heart at rest Now, I listen to the ripple of a stream On the surface, water lilies float lazily Peach trees, old and gnarled like old men stand guard Quince, with glossy, bushy leaves grow against a wall Rows of pumpkins glow in the sun Strawberry patches, sweet and tasty beckon me Tangled purple grapes hang from branches Under a trellis, a bench to pause Vines of red roses trail and dangle sweetly Wasps buzz and bees hover, butterflies rest Xanadu exists beyond my closed eyes Yams, potatoes ready to harvest are waiting Zucchini, tomatoes, and carrots ripe for the picking _______________________________ August 18, 2014 Poetry/Abecedarian/A Walled Garden Copyright Protected, ID 08-591-906-18 All Rights Reserved, 2014, Constance La France Submitted to the Standard contest, 101 In A Row - 4 sponsor, Poet Destroyer, Judged 09/2014 Fifth Place ________________________________ Written for the Standard contest Abecedarian sponsor, Shadow Hamilton, Judged 08/2014 First Place
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