A garden only grows properly when it is cared for with love
You dug a hole and started a life
You prayed over the corn and watered the cucumber
You sat on the porch by the wind chimes
Handing the deer apples
Naming each one of them
You harvested the crops and brought the animals inside in the winter
You lit a fire inside and fought it when it got too large
You told me about the lamb and the dog
Driving around in your truck
Eating ice cream
The cowboys rode their horses around the house in the spring
You set the table for those in need
You handed us all cotton candy at the fair
Watered the flowers in the yard
You jumped from planes and looked out the window with binoculars
You sat me down and told me about the sheep and the cat
You went to lunch at the church
Cleaned the stained glass
Pulled the carrots out by their stems
Calling us all to the window to watch
Squirrels climb up your apple tree
You sat with a book in the yard
You asked me if I had heard of the bull and the pup
Miracle had her third set of twins
You named them all
You worked in a smaller garden
You stopped driving the truck
You told us about the cow and the wolf
The garden turned to flowers
The trees turned to hedges
You swept the square
Danced to music
Asked me who I was
A garden only grows properly when it is cared for with
love
We prayed over you and got you a glass of water