A garden is …

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Wed, 14 Aug 2024
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… a haven,
unconfined,
giving rest of mind:
beauty and utility,
flowers or veg,
cultivated or wild,
fence or hedge –
and for a child
a place for imagination
to take wing:
a table – flower-shop?
a slide or swing,
to fly in the sky
or sail the sea,
a wigwam or sheet –
baking, serving sticks and stones
for pretended guests to eat,
water play
to paddle, or splash
or water the plants today,
bat and ball …
a garden
big or small
by your house or down the road
in the park –
a special place,
a treasured space
for young or old
or ancient.

[IP: gardens]

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

A perfect example of how we use a garden, for all ages Rhiannon. 

Love the lines:-

a place for imagination 

to take wing.

That's how I feel.

Also those last four lines sum up your poem for me.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. A little table being used as a flower shop had been told me, and it set my mind thinking. (the said table got then left out in the rain and Grandpa spent some time sanding it down and revarnishing it! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Brilliant, Rhiannon! Really loved this!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

And thanks for the cherries. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

really enjoyed this Rhiannon - what a great IP it is. It reminds me how lucky I am to have a garden - life would be smaller without

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thank you for telling me! For some who don't a nearby park must help, though not so ideal. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

"..a special place,
a treasured space
for young or old
or ancient."

Beautifully done, Rhiannon.

Generations pass in time via our gardens.

I know I love mine and it's so important for people's spirits. Not everyone has one, of course.

We are the lucky ones.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks. Yes, spaces to be appreciated. And parks can be a blessing though not so private and personal. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Yes, a garden is an ideal place for children, adults and 'ancients' like me in need of relaxation. You painted a perfect picture with this enjoyable poem.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Luigi. It's good to get a glimpse of the pleasure at different ages! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

A garden is …a good place for romance

Tom

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Well, yes I guess it can be! Rhiannon