The Garden Gate

a flower garden of mystery

The center of each bloom creams the palest of butter.

 

Springs tender buds sway. 

Watch the skirted pedals flair 

dancing with the wind as 

 shaded lavender  are boldly displayed. 

Beside this,

 lovely hydrangeas is a slender cerise grouping of tulips.

A garden gate was hung just there

with tulips on either side,

no fencing of any kind to mark the way

only the blooms of spring set its borders

and this pristinely painted swinging gate.

This simple gate housed two chairs also painted white.

A table was found on that piece of ground

and an arched honeysuckle vine

where a small brass wind chime sings.

       Mint-julep must have been sipped by those whom once here sat,  

     and on occasion with an eastern wind,

I catch a faint hint of old-spice and mint.

It is, those times, I stop my work and listen to the brass chime sing

and without fail, the garden hinges will speak.

As I’ll see, that old gate begin to swing, 

I  ponder the days that have long past.

Reviews

[lee von cleef]

ShellyHoltLowery wrote a story of laundry line scent, and now your garden gate,cool,I love the two of you and the words ring promise, the cycle of life like red clay dirt deep in those who can read the suns words as it sets. Had to take a breath ,good story.

[Cherrie Palmer]

:) thank you Lee

[Michael Kevin Spencer]

I love it Nana, it reminds me for some reason of your piece of land.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Hello, Michael
I have not seen a word from you in a spell, I'm glad you like it. The city of Tulsa bought my husbands childhood house and we took the gate from the home

[Cherrie Palmer]

and have it swiging in our yard it leads nowhere but to his memory and a vine

[Michael Kevin Spencer]

That's so sweet! I like that kind of nostalgia!

[Cherrie Palmer]

yes, me too it's those things that I find priceless

[Cherrie Palmer]

and those things I like to write about

[Michael Kevin Spencer]

Your poetry is like walking into a scene where I get to watch a bird-bath at high noon!

[Cherrie Palmer]

now, that is truly kind thank you

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

WOW! loved this, the description was super great! Made me long for spring, and the flowers that come with it! Beautiful!

[Cherrie Palmer]

yes I am ready for Spring to blow thru myself :)

[Trigorin]

Very descriptive, and I really like some of the metaphors you've used here. I do think you could expand this, since the reader is left wanting more at the end, and I think there's a wealth of material here that you could use. One note - the bit about the julep, it should read 'by' instead of 'from'. All in all, very well done.

[Cherrie Palmer]

thank you for the help, I will make the change and hope to flesh this it out some more friday.