Tend the Garden Where the Tulips Grow

Written by: Kim Rodrigues

Tend the Garden Where the Tulips Grow

Tend the garden where the tulips grow.
                      Moisten soil, sun drench.
When leaves faint and wither,
                             resuscitate.
Let the scented air blow
through the cosseting leaves.
          The soft and solid kiss
                  of zephyr release
memories of long ago
             verdant trysts
          and the undying season
                   that suddenly
                       ceases
except for living ghosts,
brushed and painted
on
                      the landscape below —
                      the living canvas
                 overflowing
with effervescence,
             a bouquet
           blossoming
in the open arm boughs
of paradise.

11/19/2019