Hershey Gardens

mid-October—

among the roses

a few slow bees

 

garden lovers

on nearly every bench

a dedication

 

in the arboretum

hiding among old pines

a young sequoia

 

chasing each other

in the children’s garden

chipmunks

 

overflowing

from a claw-foot tub planter

scent of Alyssum

 

air so sweet

you can taste it

Hershey Gardens

by Kathe Palka (USA)

LYNX, Feb. 2013