The Conscientious Gardener

Lighthouse Dandelions by Jamie Wyeth 

  

A sea of dandelion starfish

 crawl on blades of green glass

and shine before the crisp silver blade

of the conscientious gardener.

- Gerry, Strummed Words

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The Other Side

Young Woman Picking the Fruit of Knowledge, 1892 by Mary Cassatt

'Neath stirring apple blossoms

I come to find my true self,

The other face of my coin.

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Night Moves

Woman With a Towel, 1898, Edgar Degas 

Night Moves

I am moved by silence and the quiet

night that brings no sleep.

In the shower, water gliding down

  arms and face,

A soft wrap of white around

my waist

prepare me for a feast

where I alone will dine.

A dash of pepper, cumin, oregano,

 rice wine and more

over long strings of transparency,

Noodles that shimmer sensuous

in a cradle of soup.

Refreshed and fed by
the silence of the night,
 After all this, I may sleep.

-Gerry@Strummed Words

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