dVerse Poets

Given the current climate of the world’s problems which we all wish could be solved by a flick of someone’s or something’s magic wand, we try our best to cope. Many people cope in the simplicity of gardening.

A flower garden as a child was a coping of sorts, but the larger vegetable garden was spectacular. Pulling out a fresh carrot to wipe off on your jeans and devour on the spot is coping with added satisfaction.

I suggest that gardening is a worthy task that other rewards cannot achieve. Provisions sitting on your dinner table or the scent of a peony blossom filling the home can bring a feeling of contentment, accomplishment and joy. Maybe gardening is the plausible answer, keeping hands and minds busy without ever present technology. I’d like, too, to plant the sweet alyssum that smells like honey and peace.

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Prosery: When it comes to Katherine Riegel