Maud's Garden

See how Maud’s garden flourishes
with the soil moist and fertile.
She cares for it and she nourishes
it, skilfully and with great style.

Very confident and self-sufficient
she can manage the lot by herself
though people judge her deficient
for having been left on the shelf.

Sometimes lazy, she needs a push
but she’s good, with nimble fingers,
at planting or trimming her bush
on which her hand softly lingers.

She believes in self-pollination
and is positive that anyone can
achieve growth or propagation
without the intervention of man.

I don’t know if I like the concept
as expressed by dear old Maud
but I am prepared to accept
that many females will applaud.

© Luigi Pagano 2008