I PLANT A GARDEN EVERY YEAR
by Irvin L. Rozier
I always plant a large garden every year Once my watermelons were ate
by a deer
A bountiful garden comes once in a while Gives food on the table and
makes me smile
I plant watermelons, corn, squash, and peas The sunflowers I plant are
food for the bees
I once grew cantaloupes as sweet as honey Once my squash was zucchini,
it was funny
Many times my gardens have survived drought A few times it drowned, O
how I did pout
Despite the weather, the insects and the weeds I'll plant my garden
with a variety of seeds
Those tiny seeds will spring from the ground O my I spy another fire
ant mound
It`s a battle to have a bountiful harvest But each year I plant and
pray for the best
I know gardens are a gift from above I plant mine with care and tend
it with love
The garden of Eden was planted by God I wonder how he felt as he
worked the sod
This year I ate some silver queen corn I picked it from my garden one
Friday morn
Straight from the stalk to the pot it went That sweet corn was worth
the effort spent
Copyright 2005 Irvin L. Rozier
Author
Author of My Walk with the Lord, www.selahbooks.com, various other
poems and articles (do a google or yahoo search on my name), preacher,
retired military
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