Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MOTHER'S GARDEN, by ALICE G. WARDEN


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MOTHER'S GARDEN, by                    
First Line: Mother's garden, seems to me
Last Line: God reached down an' cared for it, too.
Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening; Nature - Religious Aspects


Mother's garden, seems to me,
Was the nicest place to be!

Posies of most any hue
You could think of in it grew.

White an' yellow, blue an' pink,
Red, an' lavender, I think.

Seems to me I smell 'em yet—
Heliotrope an' mignonette.

None there were that could compete
With their fragrance, 'twas so sweet.

Black-eyed Susan, saucy minx,
Neighbored with the wee clove pinks.

One young Zinnia, extra bold,
Flirted with Miss Marigold.

Ragged Robin, in distress
'Cause she wore a tattered dress,

Hid her face in dire dismay—
Young Sweet William looked her way.

Gay petunias, four-o'clocks,
Candytuft an' bright-hued phlox;

Shy verbenas, pansies fair,
Sweet alyssum—all were there.

Flittin' 'mong an' over these,
Butterflies an' honey bees;
God's wee creatures, every one
Busy till their work was done.

Mother's garden was to me
Just the nicest place to be!

Though she tended it, 'tis true,
God reached down an' cared for it, too.





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