Gardening

In a gentle covenant as old
as life itself, the spontaneous
benevolence between creatures
of the Earth recognizes within
each other the common goal of
survival, striving to achieve that
state with surpassing grace.

Gardeners tend the soil and
plant the seed in emulation of
nature, so plants may thrive and
birds find shelter, fulfilling
destiny in an interrelated and
mutually dependent world.

We reap the harvest of what
we sow, nudging our ravishing
gardens to grow, beholding 
splendour and beauty,
providing sustenance for life
in the flight of time.

Our rewards manifest in the
value our eyes behold, our
hands may measure, our ears
enjoy, in the song sparrow's
peerless dusktime trill.