No Lawn

I’d rather have a garden than a lawn-

that waste of land with boring grass upon.

I’d make a winding path through fruit and veg

midst flowers, arbor, pergola, pond and hedge.

Food for the body. Flowers for the soul.

A harvest to share would be my goal.

My Paradise on Earth would have no lawn.

(Shelley Wilson- Aug.25, 2019)

The Peony, The Rose, The Tulip

The Peony

lush blossom opens

a pink vortex draws me in

oneness bliss serene

The Rose

a white rose opens

the mind quiets and grows still

now I am the rose

The Tulip

tulips awaken

last year’s death now this year’s birth

I too am reborn

Shelley Wilson

July 1, 2012