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How my garden grows

A love poem

By Alice EcklesPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
How my garden grows
Photo by Erda Estremera on Unsplash

Not with care or carelessness

but with natural love and adoration

it grows under my feet

with songs of praise.

Not with heaps of fertilizer

but with patient expectation

it grows with curious seeds

and graceful happenstance.

It grows not by my hand, so much as by my wonder.

God in the garden, I know better than to dig up seeds and ask:

How, how is this done?

My art is born, rather than engineered.

I’m an artist and a gardener, working land and spirit, more like wallowing in It’s glory.

My garden grows because it loves me.

My garden grows because I love it back.

nature poetry

About the Creator

Alice Eckles

artist, writer, being

I’m interested in life, nature, art, books, joy, beauty, doing stuff and refreshment.

Art portfolio at www.AliceEcklesStudio.com

Daily paintings available at www.AliceEcklesArt.com

@aliceecklesstudio on Instagram

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