by Kerry Michael Wood

Created on: September 05, 2008   Last Updated: June 29, 2011

JARDIN ETYMOLOGIQUE

I rap with sod rhapsodically
I raise both hues and cries.
My blossoms blend melodically
In perfumed lullabies.

Prim pansies ponder pensively,
In phrases frankly French,
They blush at fennel's flattery-
That seedy, seasoned wench.

Sweet violets inviolate
Encircle sheepish phlox.
Remembrance bides in rosemary
Bedecked in lady smocks.

Bright daisies are the day's eyes
Protecting columbines
From aphids, thrips and mayflies
Hid in honeysuckle vines.

When sluggish snails would infiltrate
And blight this bloom-filled bower,
I hasten to annihilate
With counteractive power.

Brave leaping frogs carnivorous
Devour pestilence,
Permitting buds to pleasure us
And ask no recompense.

So stop a while and meditate
On what flowers have to say
Inhale their scent and ruminate
On nature's rich array.

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