Chop down bamboo

Constructing new gate

Garden

Watermelons

Ready to eat

I sit and take break

Soon

Dozens of pesky flies

Sneak

Bites

Communicate

To their friends

Come on over

This fruit tastes great

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Delicate blossoms

Casually fall in pond

Beauty- koi do not care

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lounging in hammock

small irritating bird

“peep, peep, peep”

ripe papayas hang from tree

my stomach complaining

“give me a treat”

I’m trying to fall asleep

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1st light

morning pickings

searching

finding

filling

basket

with

cucumbers

lettuce

peppers

scallions

ripe tomatoes

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Dispassionate fog

Provides Concealment for

Predator and prey

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purchased in 1991

sitting under blistering sun

terracotta pot

survived

tropical storms

hurricanes

deteriorating

bit by bit

sinking into the earth

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Tired

Injured

Lost

 Spider

Crawling

 Inside crack of walkway

Fire ants mobilizing

Nature

 Does not pick favorites

Gargantuan

Lizard

 Quickly moves in

Snatches

 Spider

While

Fire ants

 Watch in dismay

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Dark room

Bright

Aquarium

Some fish swim this way

Others

Swim that way

Who knows correct way?

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bike

stored in dark shed

tree frog

resting on cushy seat

everyone

deserves

comfortable place to sleep

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Moss clings to Buddha statue

Cowbell rings

Finches congregate to eat

Days pass

Seasons do not last

Small changes

Peaceful exchanges

Garden

Provides

Refuge

From

World’s increasing dangers

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Fresh bird seeds fall sprout

Sunshine and rain pull the chain

Doves walk feed from ground

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Tall trees block sun

Late afternoon shade controls day

Price old garden pays

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Long drive

Cannot…….

Get it……

Out of my mind

Feast on silence

Feel heat on pores

Wait no more

Need to visit a friend

Someone I understand

The Desert

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Middle of October

Hot Southeast Florida day

Fresh squeezed orange juice

Bananas from tree

Swinging in hammock

Butterflies drift around me

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3 a.m.

Walk around garden

I hear movement

Cannot see anything

They are out there

That pungent animal smell

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Quickly

With precision

Cardinal

Lands

Feeds

Leaves

Seeking

Refuge in trees

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Lost

Injured

Bee

Crawls

Along

Pebbles & stepping stones

Determined

To find way home

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Dirty hands and knees

Treasures inside of a box

Assortment of seeds

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Soft breeze falling leaves

Spider constructs new web

Dove lands on Buddha head

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Squirrel

Fell hard

One meter from my feet

I looked at him

He at me

Embarrassed

Squirrel

Scurried back up palm tree

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Middle of October

Hot Southeast Florida day

Fresh squeezed orange juice

Bananas from tree

Swinging in hammock

Butterflies drift around me

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Shack

Entrance

Cat

Sits

Waiting

For

Rats

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Working the land

Hands in dirt

Clipping

Raking

Digging

Cutting

Planting

Harvesting

Spending as much time in garden as I can

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Practicing

Mindfulness

Observing

Ants

Dance

On

Terrazzo Floor

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Drops summer rain

Heliconia & gingers

No longer thirsty

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Sound of garden gong

Birds sing drink eat seeds fly by

Silent butterflies

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Moss hangs low from ficus tree

Slow grow

No place to go

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Pelican feeds

Small fish breed

Baby sea turtles

Take off into sea

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Bending down

Pulling weeds

Picking up

Gigantic

Sea grape tree leaves

Natural

Garden

Exercise

Relaxes

Me

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First morning duty

Barefoot

Sweeping

All

187

Stepping stones

That

Form

Winding

Pathways

Throughout

Zen

Tropical garden

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