Gardens of Life

Garden* of Eden springing from God’s creative omnipotence Witness are you of the first man and woman’s miraculous existence Along their marvelous love’s blossoming subsistence Bearing fruits of gracious persistence… May you still serve as a paradise to families in their bonding-insistence! Garden along Gethsemane watered by loving tears of sacrifice You beheld the Saviour imploring the Father thru His mercy-filled cries While yielding Himself as triumphant redemption price For mankind’s salvation thru new-birth of faith's exercise… May you always offer haven of solace for hearts seeking peace-advice! Garden of my life sown with seeds of Scriptures You’re blessed to receive care that divinely nurtures Nourishing you to grow spiritually along revival features As you serve the Lord and minister with compassion-gestures... May you indeed glorify the Creator with your your goodness’ ventures. Gardens near our yards now yielding vegetables of health delight You're prayed for while diligently tended against pests' blight Beauteous are you with your colorful flowers basking under sunlight Greeting neighbors, attracting them to your cheerful jubilation-plight May you, midst pressures, bring joy toward serenity's flight. *Genesis 2:8 “And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.” February 20, 2019 5th place, "Gardens" Poetry Contest Sponsored by Chantelle Anne Cooke; judged on 2/24/2019.