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The Gardener

The Gardener I thought, could I shape the clouds, Those ones on high, With hand and mind What greater blossoms then would come to eye!? Beauty of some rarer orchid, or rose? Or just the tip of my protruding nose, sniffing for scents where they are not…? Botany my heart!

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Date: 7/14/2025 5:36:00 PM
Thanks for sharing your gardening thoughts with us through your poetry, Joe. May the summer be kind to your flowers, my friend. A poet friend in Texas, Bill
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Joe Dimino
Date: 7/14/2025 7:37:00 PM
Thank you, Bill; they need a little extra kindness this time of year in Phoenix -- lots of watering. Blessings my friend.

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