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my well-word gardening gloves

*Note: This poem was originally published at Story Circle Network's One Woman's Day blog, September 2020. It was also published in August 2020 at facebook.com/greengate.garden/posts/are-your-gloves-looking-well-loved-drop-into-greengate-garden-centres-and-check-/3544000472300990 This is my original poem

ODE TO MY GARDENING GLOVES

*ODE TO MY GARDENING GLOVES
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Alas, beautiful gardening gloves, I knew you well. I remember that early March morn; I opened your package and slipped you onto my hands. At first you were a bit stiff and uncomfortable. Over time you softened and became my weekly companion, pulling weeds, cutting flowers, and guiding the nozzle on the water hose allowing our foliage to flourish even during the hot summer months.
 
You've faded, though, from our days together in the sun. Your bubble grippers are worn, and your fingers are tattered and torn, worse for the wear. I will surely miss you as I will miss the warm, languid summer days we shared together.

Soon, I'll cover my hands with woolen mittens or furry gloves. But you'll hold a special place in my heart as I stand on my front porch shivering and yearning for next spring's arrival. Inside my desk drawer I've placed my new pair of gardening gloves, already purchased for next spring. 

Each morning during the seemingly endless dreary winter months, I’ll open my desk drawer and slip them onto my hands, embracing the hope they symbolize. 
  
oh! frost in the air
mist is on the nearby hills
plant dead, ugly bulbs

once bulbs are planted
they slumber peacefully while
faithfully waiting

in silent darkness
locked in winter's frozen sleep
secretly they grow

bulbs work mystery
some morning soon in springtime
pale, green tips appear

soon scarlet blossoms
slowly emerge, gracefully 
beauty to behold

12th gradeaugustautumnhaibun

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