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StevenS
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0 posted 2006-04-14 09:28 AM



My Garden


My heart is a garden,
where the seeds of life are planted.
What I let grow there,
determines the harvest that I'm granted.

If I should let my garden,
go unattended.
Bitter weeds will flourish there,
the fruit of life is ended.

The tiny plants that are pushing through,
may be a smile upon your face.
And gratitude grows here,
to warm my garden with His grace.

I have a row of hope,
I hope I can share with my neighbors.
I have a row of faith,
that I will taste the fruit of my labors.
I have a row of love,
the essence of my life, planted there by God,
in the form of my wife.

This garden has been watered,
by both her tears and mine.
And it hasn't grown overnight,
but has taken quite sometime.

She has even grown to love the wild flowers,
that decorate the borders of my heart.
She thinks my silly garden,
is her master work of art.

.


© Copyright 2006 Steven E. Stone - All Rights Reserved
Martie
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1 posted 2006-04-14 10:13 AM


Indeed Steven, a masters work of art!!  How lovely is your garden of words about your garden!!!
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2 posted 2006-04-14 10:18 AM


I am thinking a wild rose
is growing in that garden...

beautiful words, Poet Man.

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3 posted 2006-04-14 11:04 AM


Steve, m'dear! That is a poem filled with things that I adore! ~ gardens, love, and God!

You put a smile on my soul on this rather dreary, gray spring morning!

Happy Easter hugs,

Linda

[This message has been edited by Ron (04-14-2006 12:15 PM).]

StevenS
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4 posted 2006-04-14 11:52 AM


Fill yourself a basket while your here Martie. I think I may have planted a few seeds from your garden anyway. :-)

Thank you Lady In White, no wild roses are  growing in it but look at the beautiful wild flowers surrounding it. Ain't they something! :-)

Bless your soul of which I adore Earth Angel. Pick yourself a mess of Hugs while your here! :-)

[This message has been edited by StevenS (04-14-2006 12:32 PM).]

Androgynous
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5 posted 2006-04-14 12:15 PM


"My heart is a garden,
where the seeds of life are planted.
What I let grow there,
determines the harvest that I'm granted."

You are a wise man, mr. Steven S. I take a bow in awe to this one

Love

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!"

StevenS
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6 posted 2006-04-14 03:38 PM


Thank You Androgynous, I so enjoy your visits to my garden! You always leave more than you could possibly take! :-)
passing shadows
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7 posted 2006-04-14 05:38 PM


just smiling
The Lady
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8 posted 2006-04-14 09:53 PM




"She has even grown to love the wild flowers,
that decorate the borders of my heart"

I was expecting tomatoes and collard greens Steve but I got food for the heart instead. Perfect!

Martie
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9 posted 2006-04-19 01:31 PM


I just realized you had a new photo up....I like it!!
Susan Caldwell
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10 posted 2006-04-19 01:46 PM


us women are very good at gardening a mans heart...if we have good soil to begin with.

Love the picture..what is the background?

"too bad ignorance isn't painful"
~Unknown~

StevenS
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11 posted 2006-04-19 02:45 PM


Thank You Martie, I think I do look better squished up like that! :-)

Thank You Susan, It takes lots of poo to make this old heart good soil. :-) That's a sculpture I did. It is loosely taken from the Greek Parthenon.

[This message has been edited by StevenS (04-19-2006 04:31 PM).]

BROTHER JOHN
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12 posted 2006-04-19 03:49 PM


Dear Steven,

Thanks for your poetry.  My problem is that my garden has weeds, too.

StevenS
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13 posted 2006-04-19 04:41 PM


Thank You BROTHER JOHN, Yeah I know what you mean, I wake up in a jungle sometimes myself.:-)

WindWalker
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14 posted 2006-04-19 06:11 PM


I like the imagery in this well crafted poem!!!!!!!!!!
miabug
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15 posted 2006-04-19 08:58 PM


This poem brought tears to my eyes, what a beautiful way you have with words...
And what a beautiful garden this seems to be.

Mia

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16 posted 2006-04-20 07:28 AM


Beautiful.

:-)

Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things,
man will not himself find peace."

Albert Schweitzer,
Nobel Peace Prize Wi

Klassy Lassy
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17 posted 2006-04-20 05:16 PM


Steven, I just love this.  The wild flower borders, the rain, the ownership...it is all beautiful.  But the miracle grow is GRATITUDE...What bounty!  When your cup runneth over, so does your pen, the art, the music.  I'd say she has helped nourish a wonderful garden!


~ Klassy ~


StevenS
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18 posted 2006-04-20 11:33 PM


Thank You WindWalker, a gracious reply from a craftsman such as yourself. I'm glad you enjoyed.:-)

Thank You Miabug, this may better describe what I hope my garden looks like at harvest time. I'm working on it! :-)

Thank You Froggy, nice smile! :-)

Thank you Klassy, we live in perfect harmony!!! yeah right! Not really, but pretty close!:-)

Debo
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19 posted 2006-04-29 02:43 AM


I have a painted picture of a garden in my mind as I read this poem and in this garden I see many years of joy...
Very lovely write Steven  

Debo

shmity72
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20 posted 2006-04-29 06:02 AM


I truely loved it. Though I don't know that it wouldn't 'read' better if the 2nd and 3rd stanzas were switched. I would have to meditate about that...

...awesome.

mariae
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21 posted 2006-04-29 10:52 AM


Hey steven
This is just a wonderful garden you have there and I'm glad you sheared it with us :-)
Maria

-In a world of thoughts-

vandana
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22 posted 2006-04-30 06:26 PM


good read
Sunshine
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23 posted 2006-04-30 11:04 PM


I'm going to help keep this toward the top...

for some very special reasons.  


StevenS
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24 posted 2006-04-30 11:24 PM


Thank You Debo, may that picture be blessed with many new colors as the years progress! :-)

Thank You Shmity72, I think your right it would read better that way! Next time I print it I'll switch them. :-)

Thank you Mariae, a garden ain't worth growing if it ain't worth sharing! :-)

Thank You Vandana, for the read and the smile! :-)

Thank you Sunshine, mind letting me in on those special reasons. :-)

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