August 11, 2020 - “I trust your Garden was willing to die . . . I do not think that mine was—it perished with beautiful reluctance, like an evening star—” ... Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.

August 22, 2023 - Poems and gardens also remind us, in the words of poet Gwendolyn Brooks, that · we are each other’s harvest: we are each other’s business: we are each other’s magnitude and bond. In gardens and poems we find figures for grief and surprise, for loss and regeneration.

May 12, 2025 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6, 1806–June 29, 1861) was an English poet who earned acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for her writing. A child prodigy who began writing poems at age six, Browning often found inspiration for her work in domestic life and family. ... "I mind me in the days departed, How often underneath the sun With childish bounds I used to run To a garden long deserted."

March 20, 2024 - Glory be to God for dappled things… All things counter, original, spare, strange…. —Gerard Manley Hopkins The boy is blowing bubbles with his mother, shimmering orbs that glitter and dance on the face of the lawn. He prances after them, staring with the deep mirror of his eyes as they pop and disappear. Flapping his arms, he chases them toward the garden cosmos, their mauve and lilac gowns of silk voile waltzing in the breeze.

Our England is a garden that is full of stately views, Of borders, beds and shrubberies and lawns and avenues, With statues on the terraces and peacocks strutting by; But the Glory of the Garden lies in more than meets the eye. ... HERE in a quiet and dusty room they lie, Faded as crumbled stone and shifting sand, Forlorn as ashes, shrivelled, scentless, dry - Meadows and gardens running through my hand.

Synonyms for garden include park, plot, grounds, lawn, yard, orchard, patch, allotment, nursery and estate. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com!

March 11, 2025 - "The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature.

January 13, 2025 - Garden Magic This is the garden’s magic, That through the sunny hours The gardener who tends it, Himself outgrows his flowers. He grows by gift of patience, Since he who sows must know That only in the Lord’s good time Does any seedling grow. He learns from buds unfolding, From each tight leaf unfurled, That his own heart, expanding, Is one with all the world. He bares his head to sunshine, His bending back a sign Of grace, and ev’ry shower becomes His sacramental wine. And when at last his labors Bring forth the very stuff And substance of all beauty This is reward enough.

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July 14, 2021 - I have had an allotment for many years and find this poem so evocative of the scents, smells and feelings associated with gardening. I showed this poem to my lovely neighbour who helped me with the analysis. The abcb rhyme and slow rhythm provides a subtle musical background to this poem. The poet achieves many of his effects through the use of sound; Monosyllabic words that slow the rhythm down …

August 20, 2015 - ‘I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.’

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March 2, 2024 - Ah yet, ere I descend to the grave, May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, and many books, both true, both wise and both delightful too. ~ Abraham Cowley · What happens to the leaves after they turn red and golden and fall away? What happens · to the singing birds when they can’t sing any longer? What happens to their quick wings? Do you think there is any personal heaven for any of us?

The rainbow hues at eventide Are flowers in the sky. Which bud and blossom one by one Up in my Garden high. The Violet lifts her modest head And looks the wide world through. Then quickly comes the dainty bloom, Forget-me-not of blue. Glad Marigold and Roses red.

Gardener's Prayer by Karel Capek O Lord, grant that in some way it may rain every day, Say from about midnight until three o'clock in the morning, But, You see, it must be gentle and warm so that it can soak in; Grant that at the same time it would not rain on campion, alyssum, helianthus, lavendar, and others which You in Your infinite wisdom know are drought-loving plants- I will write their names on a bit of paper if you like- And grant that the sun may shine the whole day long, But not everywhere (not, for instance, on the gentian, plantain lily, and rhododendron) and not too much; That th

Classics Words Blog F.A.Q. About Contact Guidelines ... Submit your work, meet writers and drop the ads. Become a member ... With flat head shovel, steel tooth rake Out to do whatever it takes Nothing you see is that easy When you're in the mood for life gardening Aching muscles are for keeps Patience hides in piles of leaves Winter, Summer, Spring, or Fall There's always something going on With this plot in which I live Myself, and I, my wife and kids Pulling teeth like pulling weeds All in a day of life gardening Growing up at a steady pace Equal parts of pleasure, pain Trying my best to not cave in With heavy heart and calloused hands Plowing steady as she goes Keeping straight my set of rows Thankful for all my blessings This daily dose of life gardening

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January 20, 2025 - Wisdom, poems, and wit on the topic of gardening and gardens. Wise sayings for gardeners and nature lovers.

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

**** Every poem should begin with a strong image that captures the essence of the subject matter. For a poem about a garden, you might choose to describe the vibrant colors of the flowers, the sweet scent of the blooming roses, or the gentle breeze that rustles through the leaves.