Garden Variety

Walk into a garden,

What is it that you see.

Plants and animals,

Behaving naturally.

Some people’s are wild,

Some area well kept gem.

Some are over paved,

No life found in them.

To be a healthy garden,

You need to have a balance.

You need to walk forward,

Take a proactive stance.

Sometimes weeds may root,

Time to pull them out.

The damage they can cause,

Will make you cry and shout.

If you keep it tidy,

The garden blooms so well.

A place of natural  beauty,

That’s makes your heart swell.

The garden has it’s light shades,

It creates fair shadows too.

Yet, a healthy compromise,

Helped the garden as it grew.

The colors of the garden,

Are affected by seasonal change.

The world within the garden,

Over time begins to change.

So, take the chance to notice,

The weeds that grow within.

Take courage and pull them out,

Throw them in the bin.

Your garden will be nicer,

Than you had ever known.

People you let in,

Will love the you that’s shown.

By Sam Luxton