Long Tend the garden Poems

“I’m reluctant to share my secret, but being we are the closest of friends, I will share my secret with you. But before I do I’m going to ask you to pinkie swear that you...

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SCANTILY-CLAD in the GARDEN of S W EDEN

Here I stand, all alone, scantily-clad in the garden of S W EDEN.
Wondering if the Original Garden still remains untilled and uneven.
Wondering how that Serpent knew of the...

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[ Opens with Harmonica ]
     
I was a broken man, down on my knees        
Traveling on a train to nowhere;    ...

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" SECRET GARDEN"

In twilight's hush, where shadows play
A hidden world awakens to the day
A secret garden, locked away
From prying eyes, in a silent way

The trees, like sentinels of old
Guard the entrance, tales untold
The flowers, like...

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Dear Neighbor, you know who you are.
You are a sweet neighbor and I know that
we have developed a friendship so rare...
You know a lot about me and I am finding
out a lot about you.
One day...

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Leafy ferns and little frogs
Toads live in the garden
Weeds and grass and daffodils
And poop...I beg your pardon

Yes poop is in there from the cat
That roams around the houses
Just pick it out or grind it in
It...

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In halls where knowledge blooms, a seedling grows,
A tender shoot of peace midst tomes and chalk.
Through corridors of learning, empathy flows,
As minds unlock the power of kind talk.
Yet violence lurks, a shadow in the light,
Its...

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I awaken to Alexa playing some AI version of an old Beatles song. Seems to me the new version is even better than the original. Instinctively, I grab my IPhone to check my messages, scan...

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She: (doubtful and fearful)
You love me only when you see a smile
When dancing in the breeze young and carefree
It's only then you find what is worthwhile
But you don't love what's there, the real me

He: (reassuring)
As...

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You may not know me very well at all
But my green thumbs are rather small
I've tried to keep and tend a garden
My neighbour's laugh and I say, "Pardon?"
They all grow these amazing flowers
In scalding sun...

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          have two personalities and both are me
the one I show to the outside world
   is a happy girl, who smiles with her perfect...

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She: (doubtful and fearful)
You love me only when you see a smile
When dancing in the breeze young and carefree
It's only then you find what is worthwhile
But you don't love what's there, the real me

He: (reassuring)
As...

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I will not run from fear.  Its torment I must shun,
when it threatens with distress and intimidation.
No song of despair will I sing when day is done,
nor will I cower, cringing with grim trepidation.

Though...

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My life is like a garden,
A garden belonging to my Father;
I am the caretaker and he is the Master.
My Master gives me instructions and guidelines
As how to care for this garden,
How to nurture it that...

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"A person who has a zealous mind will gain knowledge, but for the one who lacks zeal, knowledge will be lost."
              ...

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A common green
Garden hose coiled
Slithering head bright and erect
Suspended over the gaping crowns
And roots garmented in soil
And I 
At the foot of glowing tree
Or flower bush
Tend my garden alone
Whip the flickering water like a tongue
Venom...

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I used to mow the lawn with joy.
     And trim up all the trees.
Prune the hedges, tend the garden. 
     Way down upon my knees.
Shoot the bull...

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Every parent is a farmer the ground, the child’s mind.
Early spring the first years and a small window of time.
Seeds are things baby sees or the words they hear.
Good words produce confidence, bad ones produce...

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There was sweat on my brow, 
beads of them as I approached her. 

I was a young man, still green. 

She was a mature woman 
like the long blades grow free 
in the lush of...

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He was born in the Georgia clay
 drank sweet tea everyday	                       
It was...

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The Somber Power of Clouds
David J Walker
I
A slice of our bumbling childhoods
Tumbling from a moments nowhere 
The secrets left unnamed yet stained
In the blush of our innocent shame
I am old and want to know 
How...

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Come walk with me now
through the autumn trees
Hold my hand or not
Hear my voice if you please

Through fallen leafs in the mud
Painted beautifully red and orange
Fall is the season
That sparks thoughts of love

Air smells urgent
Stings...

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Lost Garden

Lacy, lovely lilac wisteria
Drape over an old weathered garden fence,
Behind the gate, the history of a family,
Life loved, life cherished, life spent.

There’s a plaque with a name you wouldn’t know
Pinned on dilapidated boards,
A robin...

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Planting a seed
Watching it grow to a beautiful flower; is for many
A deeply spiritual experience
Seeing God’s handiwork before your eyes
A compelling picture of His presence in our lives

I knew a woman who loved to tend...

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Snow crested range backdrop, gurgling creek allurement
At long last was the field, ours its loamy splendor
Our fertile paradise beneath stars and thunder
Within this promise, we planted our enchantment
Time sprouted our hearts’ dreams with sunlight reverent
Steadfast...

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