(¸¸.♥➷♥•*¨)¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨) BEYOND THE GARDEN I remember as a child under watchful eye drifting along the Garden’s edge lost in towering worlds of Hydrangeas and Foxgloves pressing my nose up against Wisteria ~ drinking her scent to my heart’s content drunk from nature’s euphoria Daisies calling me like enchanting music of tiny song birds and I would sing along ever blissfully without even knowing the words foliage wonders stirred my young and curious Soul making me yearn to know mysteries that lay secretly beyond watching busy Ladybugs and velvet caterpillars escape beneath tender folds of dripping leaves where I could not follow leaving more to imagination than one believes stealth lizards eyeing me from their precarious perch changing colors to camouflage discriminately daring my approach to intangible heights puffing out in spills of fear before a disappearing lurch a hemline graced with manicured Juniper competed with rows of colorful Azalea ~ angelic statuary loomed larger than I, misty shadows intimidated, without failure fragrant Gardenias I was allowed to pick and bring home here was a toy store of bountiful botanicals, some I was allowed to fondle with care; others I was taught to leave sacredly alone foliage wonders stirred my young and curious Soul making me yearn to know mysteries that lay secretly beyond I remember as a child under neglectful eye drifting beyond the Garden’s edge learning of tragedies in which our Souls never confide like discovering the thorns of magnificent Roses can prick you from either side ♥ Susan Joyner-Stumpf © Copyright Reserved (¸¸.♥➷♥•*¨)¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨)
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 13:56:49 +0000
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