Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Gardening His Own Future--By Gareth Culshaw--Wales

Gardening His Own Future

He had been working with us.
Then it was a van, tools, a loan,
wheelbarrow carting his life.

Spades waited like oven peels
longing to palm away some earth.
He snipped roses, lopped branches

shoveled dirt, edged lawns
as he ploughed a garden in his mind.
The rake that pulled in the sun

scraped away the leaves
scratched green blades of litter.
The past was being composted

leaving behind the sweat of a logo.
His hands were free, released
from the knot of a tie.

Gareth Culshaw lives in Wales, he loves the outdoors and uses it to help him write. He has been published in various places in the UK and USA.

5 comments:

  1. Your title is perfect, Gareth, as is each detail of this man's life that leads to the gift of release in the last lines. So well-crafted and visually pitch-perfect! Thank you!

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    1. too kind with those words Carolyn...thank you so much...

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  2. Dear Gareth,
    Thank you for this image-rich piece.
    Blessings,
    Michael

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    1. thanks Michael...really helps these lovely comments..all the best for new year!

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  3. Hi, Gareth,

    Love the progression, and the ending...thank you!
    Michele

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