Let's take a walk ... through Beaver Brook's Summer Garden,
It is in full bloom.
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| The arbor leads into the herb garden. |
may my heart always be open to little
birds who are the secrets of living
whatever they sing is better than to know
and if men should not hear them men are old
may my mind stroll about hungry
and fearless and thirsty and supple
and even if it's sunday may i be wrong
for whenever men are right they are not young
and may myself do nothing usefully
and love yourself so more than truly
there's never been quite such a fool who could fail
pulling all the sky over him with one smile
birds who are the secrets of living
whatever they sing is better than to know
and if men should not hear them men are old
may my mind stroll about hungry
and fearless and thirsty and supple
and even if it's sunday may i be wrong
for whenever men are right they are not young
and may myself do nothing usefully
and love yourself so more than truly
there's never been quite such a fool who could fail
pulling all the sky over him with one smile
~ e.e. cummings ~
(Complete Poems 1904-1962)
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| Clematis in bloom. |
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| Echinacea (Cone Flower) |
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| Roses |
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns,
or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
~ Abraham Lincoln
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| The Rock Garden |
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| The Welcome Garden |
Gardening is the art
that uses flowers
and plants as paint,
that uses flowers
and plants as paint,
and the soil and sky as canvas.
