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the constant gardener
by Mike Marcellino
the constant gardener
rake and hoe
rake and hoe
sowing words
planting plantations
of pink Kalanchoes
leaves of miracles
er
yellow-orange
tropical Lantana
sown on the chest
of a Spanish general
in the tropics
of the Americas.
Fingers finding their way
into black and sandy-brown
earth
the soil that made us;
forget your nails.
Rake and hoe
rake and hoe
sowing words
planting plantations
ideas
roots
giving birth
Beginnings
never ending
hope.
the constant gardener copyright Mike Marcellino 2013
Photo courtesy of Clark's Nursery, Naples, Florida
