"A Garden" a poem by Jess Coffman

Ron Finley's speech inspired my boyfriend and I to start a garden of our own. It is actually something we have been day dreaming about for years, but it was Ron's frank words that kicked our asses into gear. This is a picture of our garden only two weeks old! We were so surprised and elated at how quickly the seedlings sprouted. 

Last year I wrote a poem entitled "A Garden." when I was having one of my daydreams about our future.  I think it is just the right fit for my garden theme of the day :)

A Garden

A Garden grown for two

Is what I’ve dreamed for me and you.

Kale for me and pumpkin just for you.

A Garden behind a Home

Were laughter is our metronome.

With soup on the stove, we promise to never roam.

Cause you make me feel light and breezy,

Like a wish that was cast into the sea.

And loving you is oh so easy,

You’re my anchor, though you let me be free.

A Home that’s small and sweet,

That comforts big and tiny feet.

We’ll paint on the porch and dance to our own beat.

A Home that tells a Tale,

Of a family’s Love that could never fail.

And it all began from a dream of pumpkin and kale.