© LJR 2024
Retreat:
It’s a tranquil spot
Where all worries fade
Where knots and snarls
Are quickly unmade
Where time is relaxed
Allowing heartbeats to slow
While mind fog is banished
Letting senses overflow
Yes . . .
It’s a place of peace and quiet
Perhaps some solitude
It’s that much needed break
For adjusting attitude
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© LJR 2024
The Gnome of Spring loves growing flowers
With stubby fingers he gently presses
Tiny seeds into warm, damp earth
Water and sun he carefully monitors
Letting no weeds gain a foothold here
Nor slugs and bugs find a tasty home
Sprouting infants are lovingly nurtured
Encouraged to reach, and climb, and spread
Each day brings joy to this patient guardian
As he watches his tiny charges flourish
Awaiting the moments when buds become blooms
Bringing forth a riot of color and scent
And a satisfied sigh from the Gnome of Spring
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