Every gardener knows that some plants thrive after pruning. I discovered that the harder I go at it, the better the results later on. Some day I will learn how to prune the plum tree properly.
early garden
bring on spring rain
raspberry, rose and fig
have felt the
no pain, no gain
of my shears
bloom and bud
born of tender twig
wait while
roots jiggity dig
into warm mud
no more they warn
my hands
scarred by,
but not scared of
a few thorns
Love the crisp language in your poem, Cheriee. "roots jiggity dig" is especially nice!
ReplyDeleteThis seemed to call to me to read aloud, Cheriee, and its "sounds" are lovely, "bring on spring rain"! I love your intro about the pruning, too. Persistence!
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