The Nocturnal Garden

Might it be then that the Spirit

of the garden communes with her

cohorts, the Nyads the Nymphs and

Dryads, whose fresh beauty is

reflected in the garden florals dipped

in dew, with their divine textures,

colours, shapes and florid essences?

Hidden by day, the blazing sun a

foe of their tender eyes and

butterfly-wing-light essences,

they shy from contact of daylight

hours to rouse themselves at dusk

and cavort in the shelter of the dark

 garden, their alternate Universe.