Poem in a walled garden
warm, opportunist breezes
partner regimented herbs
coaxing them to life
to sway…. wherever.
walled garden
defined, nurtured space
green paint-faded
brick embedded door
rose arched
free entry for all
who peer behind its secrets.
gravel paths crunch my steps
to hot house giants
abnormal normal spikey shapes
proud to be…. whoever
orange silky sultry fish deep in pools
fed by tumbling waters
keep company with geranium rows
hand reared
bound for suburbias?
Boundaried space
walls whisper distant tales
of gardeners past, present and to come
all summoned by the One
who knows
who sows…..whenever
* The Launde Abbey walled garden Leicestershire
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