Worn hands

Holding onto shovel

Stuck into ground

Gardener needs rest

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Solitary

Pine Tree

Stands tall

 Edge of cliff

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I made a visit to a traditional Chinese herbal doctor for my constipation.

The old physician said:

“Take snake gourd and you should be 10 pounds lighter at the next consultation.”

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Always

Alone

Sitting on garden swing

While

Delicate

White Frangipani Flowers

Fall around her

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Midday

Digging holes

Feel worn out

Stop

Chew on three chunks 100% cacao

Rejuvenates

Me

Back

Digging

Planting

Two Royal Palm trees

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Gravel path

Lizard

Gingerly

Maneuvered

Around

Snake

Catching

Summer

Rays

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Tree Frog sits waits

Camouflaged on travelers palm

Nibbling all–night

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Cloudy sky need rain

Lone cactus ready to drink

Suffered long enough

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Summer

Heat

Rain

Cutting

Bamboo

Endless

Supply

Building material

From

Tropical garden

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Years go by

Watching

Old Man Palm’s

Beard

Grow

Topical garden

Teaches

Patience

Let life flow

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Climbing

Top of fig leaf

Lizard

Looks around

Resembling

King

Tropical garden

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Immersed in tropical garden habitat

Wearing my straw hat

Slowly

Spreading

Fertilizer around plants

While light summer rain falls

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Dwarf Buddha Belly Bamboo

Grows 

Slow

Unique texture

Canvas that is homegrown

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Relaxing

Aware

Great White Heron

Stops

For refreshing dip

In shallow water

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Weathered

Terracotta pot

Half full of rainwater

Miniature birdbath

Frogs splash

Mosquito eggs hatch

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Late afternoon

Large

Green

Iguana

Crawling

Across

Polished Japanese black stones

Stops

Sniffs

Dead frog’s bones

Again starts moving its feet

Looking for plant treats

Climbs up Golden Hawaiian bamboo

Another creature that occupies the Hermit Poet’s tropical garden zoo

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Trimming

Leggy

Hibiscus tree

Two black butterflies

Fluttering

Between

Red Flowers, green leaves and me

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Painting stepping stone walkway blue

Looks brand new

Cat walks across

Leaving paw prints

Giving me more work to do

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Rusting metal chair

Covered with vines not alone

Far corner garden

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Large ancient ficus tree

One small leaf falls to ground

Life continues on

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Ants find comfy home

Inside folds of staghorn fern

Stuck on sea grape tree

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I have a new friend

Oversized

Lizard

Two white paint spots on gray skin

Last couple of weeks

Follows me around garden

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Frogs rejoicing

Birds hiding

Afternoon heavy summer rains commencing

Hermit’s shack roof thankfully not yet leaking

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Sure, I enjoy flowers, sunshine, and the ocean breeze, but now I also look down to appreciate the beauty of the weeds.

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all-night

tiny lonely moth

visits me and my reading light

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Just before nightfall

Birds stop by to feed

Squirrels settle in the trees

Raccoons soon leave shack roof to eat

Tree frog stuck on metal shed wall

Light rain starts to fall

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seagull dies feathers fly

tropical storm passed by

sea turtle eggs hatch on beach

new life crawls to the sea

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seagull dies feathers fly

tropical storm passed by

sea turtle eggs hatch on beach

new life crawls to the sea

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swiftly

climbing up tree

clawing

chewing

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coconuts

fall

1, 2, 3

squirrels

no longer hungry

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Tall cactus

Small pot

Windy days

Falls down to the ground

Years together

Intuition

Whispers

“Do not move cactus to larger container”

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Open garden gate

 First light

Rabbit

Enjoys

Tasty

Heist

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Windy dusty day

Garden hit by wrecking ball

Cleanup

Cherish more tomorrow

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