To Prune...or Not To Prune?
In our backyard a gangly hibiscus blooms,
yet in its shadow, a crisis looms:
' To prune..or not to prune?'- of all things!
Consternation that question brings.
Our son took a simple stick one day -
Stuck it in a pot - not a word did he say.
That simple stick just grew and grew...
Some say: '' Impossible - there had to be two!''
But with my own eyes I saw ' it ' planted.
Nothing mysterious - nothing slanted.
Just ONE plain old stick stuck in a pot.
The end of the story ? Not by a long shot!
Sadly our son left this earthly scene
shortly before that stick turned green.
He never saw its voluptuous spread,
although seldom watered and never fed.
Its long arms reach out as if to say:
'' Hello , Mom. Have a good day.''
On its branches gorgeous blossoms abound -
Not just ONE color - TWO are found!!
Cascading like fireworks on July 4th...
Every which way - South, East, West and North.
Two colors blending like symphonic strains
or cathedral windows flaunting their panes.
From that simple stick stuck in a pot -
From that ' miracle ' twig we learned a lot.
PINK and WHITE flowers sway in the breeze,
We relish moment - their beauty seize.
Impossible? Not ONE stick? You say TWO?
The mystery is unsolved - it is up to you.
Think what you will, but thanks to our son
And our Great Creator - nature won!
copyright@Janet Gladys Gosney
