The Garden

My body is the sacred ground 
You laid your soul to rest 
An immensely painful stone 
I've hidden within my breast 
The land a beautiful Garden 
That you could only dream 
But the soil much too dry 
To grow the life you had foreseen
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Mathur Avatar
May 11, 2012 at 5:56 AM
nicely written, keep up the good work..
Ink-U-Script Avatar
May 7, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Lovely write here Nichole...and congrats on your featured poem of the week!!
Brown Avatar
May 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Nichole. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love, Carol
Williams Avatar
May 3, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Nichole, I love this, it holds you till the end, well done, welcome to the soup, why don't you have a go at my contest, you get to know other poets work, any questions just soup mail me..david
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May 2, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Lovely written Nichole, like it. - oxox Anne-Lise
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May 2, 2012 at 8:05 PM
Thanks!! I can't wait to start reading some of your guys' poems! I'm having the hardest time navigating through :) I appreciate your taking the time to read my thoughts.
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