This Poem was Submitted By: Cheryl A Kelley On Date: 2001-08-15 17:54:39 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The Swing in the Garden

Our Yard houses a retired, old Swing Set That sits in restless expectation Next to a newly planted Garden I walk, barefoot, over freshly cut grass To sit in the swing Its structure is confident and steady, But its rusty chains, Convinced their time has passed, Moan in protest Of my, full, weight Gradually, the swing comes to life, And rocks me slow, and strong I look down at the Garden My husband's hands have worked Unyielding and untested, The ground that broke under his patient labor And was renewed by his experienced hand, Holds life now, beneath its surface. I look up at the swing and see my husband slow and strong Working the garden under the morning sun. He is confident and steady As he works during our favorite time of day. So, I sigh, And ease into the arms of the swing.

Copyright © August 2001 Cheryl A Kelley


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