TENDING THE GARDEN
My grandmother sends her love
She says you should try more carrot juice
made fresh. 30 carats a day.
made fresh. 30 carats a day.
Sounds excessive to me
but then grandmothers usually are.
but then grandmothers usually are.
That's why we love them so.
Their wisdom, prairie flowers of thought.
The buffalo robe is spread
on the ample laps of grandmothers.
Their wisdom, prairie flowers of thought.
The buffalo robe is spread
on the ample laps of grandmothers.
This robe is your robe, my robe, our laps part.
She wants to know
how the gooseberry bush is doing,
do you need another?
She wants to know
how the gooseberry bush is doing,
do you need another?
She tends the garden like a robe
The garden is spread before us
like a lamb of hope, of love.
like a lamb of hope, of love.
You're the mother-friend I never had
You are the love of grandmothers,
of mothers, of daughters.
Merry Christmas Boschka,
I love you.
She tends to the garden
she tends the garden
she tends the garden.
12/25/1983?
added 11/16
of mothers, of daughters.
Merry Christmas Boschka,
I love you.
She tends to the garden
she tends the garden
she tends the garden.
12/25/1983?
added 11/16
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