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300. Gardens are a form of autobiography. ~Sydney Eddison

03 09 14

Gardens & Poetry… A perfect pair! ~ Bette A. Stevens

Sacred Touches

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My Garden is a pleasant place
Of sun glory and leaf grace.
My lilac trees are old and tall;
They send their perfume over trees
And roofs and streets, to find the bees.

I wish some power would touch my ear
With magic touch, and make me hear
What all the blossoms say, and so
I might know what the winged things know.
And I would sing them all for you!

My garden is a pleasant place
Of moon glory and wind grace.
O friend, wherever you may be,
Will you not come to visit me?

Over fields and streams and hills,
I’ll pipe like yellow daffodils,
And every little wind that blows
Shall take my message as it goes.

A heart may travel very far
To come where its desires are,
Oh, may some power touch my ear,
And grant me grace, and make you hear!

~Excerpts from a…

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Comments on: "300. Gardens are a form of autobiography. ~Sydney Eddison" (3)

  1. Bette A. Stevens said:
    03/11/2014 at 8:00 pm

    Hi, Laurie. Thanks for stopping by… Natalie is inspiring! Your comments are well-appreciated. Have a great week. 🙂

    Like

  2. laurie27wsmith said:
    03/11/2014 at 2:06 am

    Thanks Bette, Natalie writes some beautiful verse.
    Laurie.

    Like

  3. nataliescarberry said:
    03/10/2014 at 12:30 am

    Thank you, sweet Bette! Blessings, Natalie 🙂

    Like

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