About the Poem
It is amazing how a simple, uneventful spring afternoon can be so full of wisdom. It is amazing how a simple, uneventful spring afternoon of friendship can blossom into a lifetime of love.
(Birthday poem- 9/21/1997)
Lessons In The Garden |
| by Mike Van Rensselaer |
| It was a gorgeous spring afternoon, the sky, heaven's bed, sprinkled with angel clouds. Hummingbirds returning from winter's odyssey. I surveyed the yard, the same garden as always, Bermuda grass coming up thru brown death, making it's annual journey thru the fertile soil (some odyssey's are measured in inches). The hedges, manicured neatly, smartly. The flowers, ah..., did I mention the flowers; Carnations in every vibrant color, Gladiolas towering. Roses, royalty of the garden, nobility. Then there was her favorite, the Stargazers. Soft tender whiteness sharply held against the bold red, so fruity and sweetly aromatic. Just now coming to life in the aftermath of a swift April shower. The flowers always come up shy, slowly, carefully (when nurtured, cared for). I look over to Kristy (transfixed upon the hummingbirds) and think to myself ..The heart opens slowly. |
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