A Country Garden in the Snow
A Country Garden in the Snow
I.) Landscaping
To fit in green places
places that eat the sunlight
and release our peace.
A metric echo
a stories thickening plot
reveals hardiness.
To fit in small spaces
the bloom of purple flowers
corners of our eyes.
Virginia Bluebells
or hardy Wild Cyclamen
soft purple blanket.
Small Dogwood softens
Lilacs bring old-fashioned charm
Japanese Maple.
2.) Yards
Though some find comfort
well placed ornamental stone
surrounding concrete.
Dog tooth violets
banking near the blue and green
delicate flower.
Through composted soil
Climbing Rose and Fiddlehead
paradise for worms.
Arrange the color
attract sun drenched butterfly
Canterbury Bells.
3.) A Rooftop Garden
A rooftop garden
combination of color
textures of the sky.
Breath in the fragrance
to sit near Solomon’s Seal
lose oneself awhile.
Mixed in with bark mulch
a variety of shells
water memory.
Self like Day Lily
though time has made me fragile
I bloom in season.
4.) When Winter Comes
Your unwanted wasps
have left a dry fragile nest
no more life to live.
Riot of color
moving in from the border
a touching contrast.
Planting in the shade
forgetting the painful sting
from thoughtless trespass.
To build a new wall
to house our climbing garden
a restrained palette.
Unattractive paths
leading to neglected ponds
forgotten high walls.
5.) A Winter Barren
A war on weeds
to maintain formalities
with sunny border.
Unsightly features
cold dry areas, poor soil
close eyes to color.
Using the shade well
to alienate others
from growing strong here.
The chill in the shade
will turn over grown hedges
a featureless lawn.
This is politics
behind this bold landscaping
sleep in shady beds.
One dying large tree
no longer providing life
underneath each branch.
These frosty borders
have lost ornamental edge
dark with foreign greens.
Site and exposure
to keep in mind the bare slope
from cracked patio.
A lush collection
the different together
trying hard to live.
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You have become a master of the Haiku, Jamie. I love these delightful verses. Well done.
Jamie, a great assembly of haiku here assembled into longer poems. Beautiful garden poetry.
Ah , Such is the beauty of living in four distinct seasons , watching the changes that are nature , I have learned , sometimes unwillingly , of the constancy of change .
Beautiful !
Nicely done and very much enjoyed. Thanks for sharing.
Nice work Jamie, so well rendered and expressed. All enjoyed very much. Cheers Mate!
Thank you all for your kind comments and stopping by for a read. May your weekend be filled with poetry and kindness. Jamie