In My Garden

I saw the bees Take nectar from the trees Their pollen sacks Matching the hue Of a tree I planted In the autumn dew Now stands proudly aloft Shading the pansies Towering over the forget-me-nots Then a turn of my head There I was greeted By bluebells, in their lilac beds. Then in chimes the sparrow And a twitter from a parakeet I joined the conversation My interpretation of bird speak In tuneful whistles I did reply As I watched in disgust The cat chasing a butterfly Then the thunderous honking As a crows cries Chasing the sparrow As it raced across the sky Ghaa Ghaa that horrible sound Fearing it would die Then the rasp from my boorbell The peace I no longer share I am drawn from nature There is a human at my door Life has cast its spell Fast paced diversion Wondering, what the heck? Glacing through my window Whatever had disturbed me Was no longer there! So I returned to nature The one I always like to share Of animal, plants and insects Enjoying it, with good cheer The amber nectar beside me Neither red nor pink For my rose' is blooming As the sun is rising Then I stopped to think How many of us are in wild rushes With no time to blink When nature is calling? To soothe our egos, To ease our stress. But how much do we invest? Our eyes, time, and patience, And stay in touch! So in the fresh of the summers morning I feel so blessed. So whatever your options Stay close to a garden, There are many living things there. And we preserve nature When we truly care. Cheers.