A Walk in the Garden

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Dedicated to my father (1920-2001). I wrote this the day he died, in November 2001. It was one of the first poems I wrote, and I know it's rough in places. Also, the last line seems to echo another phrase that I heard somewhere; I hope I haven't committed plagiarism. If so, it was unintentional. Please notify me and I will remove it.

A Walk in the Garden

The Creator walks in Eden,

His Son at His right hand.

The brilliant sunshine warms the earth;

a soft breeze cools the land.

The Garden’s trees have all been pruned.

Each shrub is in its place.

The many vines have all been trimmed.

No weed dares show its face.

“Seems Our new gardener’s working out,”

the Father tells the Son.

“The Garden hasn’t looked this good

to My eye since Day One.

His loved ones mourn his passing.

They prayed for him to stay.

His love for them shows in his work;

that’s always been his way.

In My good time, their mourning

will turn to tears of joy.

Through pain and fear for those held dear

they never walk alone.

Their love compared to Mine is

as a candle to the sun;

the human heart would break apart.

They’ve only just begun

to understand the reason why

I brought My child home;

For all must sail beyond the pale horizon,

and come home.”

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rsalassi commented on A Walk in the Garden

10-22-2010

Your comforting words flow with such ease the reader envies such a walk through the garden. Beautiful poem.

Wesa

10/24/2010

Thank you. Perhaps comfort was the point; when I wrote it, my whole family was in pain. I think maybe it lifted a little when I showed this to my brothers. Mom cried, of course.

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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