Posted 3 years ago
vintagelamp
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I have been very busy trying to get all of my new plants planted while the weather is still fairly good (and not going to too many antique stores). I have several plants left to plant and I hope that I make it before it is too late. Tons of bulbs also planted for next Spring. I hate Winter, but the thought of beautiful plants in Spring and Summer seem to get me through all of the dreary days...
This is a poem that I wrote about a garden. It was published in "Country Victorian" magazine:
Jane's Garden
An overgrown path
Leads me back to Jane's garden;
A barren iron trellis
-An old rusted gate...
A scent from the past beckons me to Jane's garden;
Though my heart beats a century too late...
My mind does imagine
A garden of beauty;
With colorful flowers
Of simplistic grace...
A phantom breeze lures me
Deep into Jane's garden;
Though nothing is blooming,
I do smell a trace...
Of lilacs and roses...
Sweet ghosts of an era
Gone long before I was born;
'Tis these things I sense
In Jane's vanished garden;
Along with the perfume she'd worn...
Her long dress still rustles
-There deep in the garden;
Her haunting voice still sounds the same...
I left some fresh flowers
For Jane, in the garden,
On the tombstone
That still bears her name.
A beautiful poem. A beautiful garden.
Your garden is absolutely beautiful, every plant & flower so lovely - particularly nice is the bench next to the stone wall with the new additions awaiting planting. What a sweet poem, wonderful thoughts of a bygone age & no wonder it was published, congratulations!
Watchsearcher,
Your words are very appreciated. Thank you!
Newfld,
Thank you for such a lovely comment on my garden and poem! Always a pleasure to read yiur thoughts:)
What a touching poem and your garden is beautiful! Wait until it wakes up in the Spring. I hope you show us then.
Dawnlady,
TY! I planted tons of bulbs and working slowly towards a cottage garden. Just moved to this house, so I have much more to do. I will add photos in the Spring.
Heuchera and Polystichum! can't go wrong w/ those two!
ho2cultcha,
Agreed...
Such a lovely poem, a tribute to your "Jane" I presume? Oh how I envy folks like you that are able to actually make flowers and plants grow...myself I'm usually only successful at turning green things into dead brown leaves :-( so I settle for fun rocks and rusty iron things instead -- *so* much easier to "grow" those?!! <LOL>
AnythingObscure,
I love rocks and rusty iron things also. Anything different and unusual gets my attention. I just go with what I like. Appreciate your comments:)
BEAUTIFUL!!!
jscott,
TY!!! Waiting for the weather to cooperate so that I can plant more!!!