Tuesday, May 13, 2014

The Garden




















I close my eyes
I see the Garden 
She is there 
Tending to the plants 
Roses as big as your fist 
Red, yellow, and white 
Flowers everywhere 
Wisteria grown up huge pine trees 
Elephant Ears as big as me 
A strawberry patch with big ripe fruit 

She tends the garden 
It is her garden 
Every plant fertilized and cared for 

She cares for God’s creation 
The garden is her own soul 
It’s where the Holy Spirit lives 
It’s where she walks with God 
If she can just get it close to Eden 
God will surely come and save her 

When my father died I too went to the garden and wept 
When Carmen died I again wept in the garden 
Jesus was there in the garden 
He always has been 
Praying for us
Praying for me

Tortured souls are at rest 
She tends to Gods garden now 
The earthly garden is gone 
The memory of her garden tends to my soul