tendering the garden

both florals and greenery,

water bearing, fertilizing

observing gentle

growth with fascination & love

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deadheading the spent blooms —

gray-bearded celosias,

desiccated calendula,

withered zinnias,

those faded sunflowers

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choppy haircuts & trims,

cheery encouragements to blossom

even bushier, fuller, more flowery

than ever before