For Five Flowers In The Garden Bed

Fifteen whole years I waited then suddenly

One touch and soon the sun smiled at me

Richly fragranced and beautifully dressed

From the moment I saw the bed I was blessed

I tended to the garden with great zeal

Very often toiled, hardly stopped for a meal

Even kept close watch for any troubling pest

For there were a few, I took two, God took the rest

Life was incredible in that garden bed

One great stop for where birds came and fed

With a wealth of rich soil its foundation and the rain

Every thing  in this garden that withered rose again

Roses bloomed in times long ago

Such were destined for another life and now I know

I alone should plant flowers in this fertile soil

None other of the gardeners must labor or toil

Today I see five flowers that yesterday weren’t there

How they spread their bloom every where

Every corner of the bed another stood

Grew like none other in our neighborhood

And the bed’s center had the most beautiful of all

Rose pink with little lavender trims where it grew tall

Dark speck was to the right, tan color everywhere

Each plant in the outer shaded by this plant’s care

Now if you’ll look closer you will see

Buds springing from another growing centrally

Every new bud is another flower just waiting to spring

Don’t you think the garden bed makes the most beautiful thing