The Garden

By Julie Doherty

As I plant my flower garden

And you’re so far away

I can’t recall ever missing you

The way that I do today.

Each year you’ve been here with me

As we put the garden in

You know I love to ‘supervise’

That’s the way that it’s always been.

But now it’s up to me dear

To make the flowers grow.

I know you’d laugh to see me

With my garden hat and hoe.

The sun warms my back as I bend down

Digging my hands in the dirt

I feel your presence within me

And my heart feels glad but hurt.

I miss you all the time you know

You’re always in my thoughts

I’ll have to plant for certain

A bunch of forget-me-nots.

And as each flower opens

And grows to be so strong

I know that you’ll be home soon

And time won’t seem so long.