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Poetry From Out In the Garden

As I sit under the tree in my garden, my scissors clipping, My fingers leaves' stripping, Twigs snapping, Branches cracking, The cat by my feet napping, My mind is busy composing, My next poem, which you should find gripping, The page dripping, With words that need no editing, Phrases that are enlightening, Paragraphs to make smiles enchanting, Subject, not just for the discerning. The sun that my back, was warming, Is now dipping, And a bit too cooling, So, to inside I will be withdrawing, For my fingers to start warming, Enough, for them to set keyboard tapping, This poem for the sending. My mind now looking at resting, While imagining the dinner that has been slowly roasting, Which I can't wait to be tasting, With gravy that is now ready for pouring, And now I have given you an ending, I hope your mind, you will be employing, For reading, And enjoying.

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Date: 5/3/2020 2:48:00 PM
Hello David. Enjoyed your poem, the images it brought to mind. And the rhyming, each line ending, and working, delivering the ...ing. Tony
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Date: 5/3/2020 2:56:00 PM
Thank you Tony, very kind of you to say so. a lot of my poems are written/formulated before I ever sit in front of computer. Would be interested in knowing how many others work that way. Very best regards David in NZ
Date: 5/2/2020 1:20:00 PM
This was oddly delightful, David. And written in such a similar style and cadence as your rain poem. Reminds me of my afternoons, walking down to the neighborhood fishing pond trying to spin a web ... and then coming home satisfied (but famished). Might sound humdrum to those that don't understand ... but you're on the same wave length as I.
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Date: 5/2/2020 9:32:00 PM
Thanks for that Timothy. I am fortunate to have been born in a time when expectations did not exceed what was possible and we were were taught to think things through. It was a time also when we whistled while we worked as we focussed our thoughts on positive outcomes and we could actually grab hold of the carrot when our work was finished. Nowadays so many can not see a future for themselves which means they have nothing to look forward to. Also the word virtual was not commonly used. Regards David in NZ
Date: 4/25/2020 11:00:00 AM
Such a clever write David, I certainly enjoyed it and your dinner sounds yummy. Blessings, Jennifer.
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Date: 4/25/2020 6:16:00 PM
Most people in NZ when I grew up problem solved in their mind while doing things like shelling peas, mending clothes, stacking wood etc. I think it gave us less focus on the negative. Now for a thousand and one reasons so few people problem solve/plan that way. Insecurity seems to be the result of loss of that ability. I count my blessings most days. Very best regards David

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