The Irish Garden

THE IRISH GARDEN Created by God but designed by me - my garden (13 syll ) It was intended as Helen’s playground (Name of smb loved) She wanted space big enough but not expansive (rhyme) And play equipment dear enough but not expensive (rhyme) “And no dogs ! ” (3 words) she said. ( Indeed, ‘n’ I agreed ) (palindrome) And so we set to work making the Irish garden (title) The work was extensive as well as intensive (rhyme) She wanted songbirds, saying, ”a bird in hand is worth two in the bush” (quote) And in Ireland the birdsong is beautiful (country) I felt she’d long to belong among song but I was wrong (5 words rhyme) I found her a blackbird (6 syll ) Which sang “Bye Bye Blackbird “ (song title) So I responded “Goodbye, farewell, adieu” (synon) Then it was gone, disappeared, absent, vanished (4 words the same) So now, where to get music for her? (no A / D / L) Her happy eyes shone with anticipation of singing birds (happy eyes) But I was out of ideas, running on empty (run/on/emp) A mechanical model bird?. . . yes, of such things had I heard (rhymes with 6 syll) Such cultural perfection sublime ! (poem line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Written by Sydney Peck Entered in Tracie ~*~ Indigo Dreamweaver's Contest Mish-Mash