The Portal

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My friend laments her passing years

As lost, as nothing now.  But wait,

Dear one, I disagreed, they’re there;

Just out of sight and sound, secured,

Waiting behind memories door.

You probably walked past them this morning

Admiring your gardens offerings.  Your cheek

Just graced their hiding place as you sniffed,

Then snapped malingering blooms.  They’re there,

Passed buddleias purple cones, above

Rudbeckias stylized suns, behind

Hollyhocks rust/blotched leaves.

Don’t be afraid; slip your slender hand

Up to your thin, white wrist into the mass

And turn like a key.

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3 responses to “The Portal”

  1. Anne Avatar
    Anne

    Lovely! 🙂
    And the ‘key’ to it all – the garden really is a wonderful portal, even Voltaire’s words of wisdom at the end of ‘Candide’ will back you up: “Let us tend our garden!”

    1. Leo Avatar

      Thanks, Anne, The “garden” pops up all the time in poetry, doesn’t? Probaby been tons of thesis written about that subject! Humans like their nature as long as it is orderly and confined…maybe my next poems subject has been found! Leo

      1. Anne Avatar
        Anne

        haha! Go for it!
        I’ve always been more of a wilderness fan myself – the wide open spaces that can’t be tamed. But a well-kept garden is definitely something special. 🙂

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