Lost Color

In the corner of his garden, there’s a patch he used to keep
All to himself, to allow nature to creep
There are no trimmed edges
or prim, proper hedges
He left his earth still and alone
Allowed the forces of nature to roam
He said that you don’t always have to be tidy and neat
Just watch the beauty of opportunity grow at your feet
He said just watch the earth produce its own glory
And I watched…and held on to his story
My grandad was right
Add water and light
Behold the sight
There are poppies and flowering weeds
Buttercups and oat coloured reeds
Daisies gingerly lift their heads
Dandelions roar from muddy beds
Purple thistles and strange grasses
Colours that alight and ignite masses
Dark ferns and heathers
Dandelion clock feathers
Birds foot trefoil, a four leafed clover
My grandad’s story is not over
He may have gone, I may have cried
But the beauty he predicted never died.

Written by Melanie Waters



After 

  During each observation, I am noticing the damage that the cold Autumn wind has brought to my flowers.  They once hold their violet beauty but are now dull brown and crumbling.  The poem  "In the Corner of His Garden", written by Melanie Waters tells a different tale than what I'm observing.  My flowers will not rise with "added water and light." They are gone such as her grandfather has left his garden.  However,  it is true that forces of nature should be allowed to roam. They do what is need if it means harsh wind or gentle rain. I can not stop the cycle of life to death but hold on to the hope that it may slow down. There was much left to discover about the flowers that has been ripped out the ground and was left to the wind like a tumble weed in a ghost town.  I wonder if they will grow again next spring or was this my last chance to watch them grow and to say goodbye. That question will wonder my thoughts until  Spring brings the blooming of flowers once again.


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Work Cited

Waters, Melanie. "In the Corner of His Garden, There's a Patch He Used To Keep." Poet Seers. N.p. n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2014.