Butterflies, skippers and insects unknown

Sip nectar from asters' tall purple thrones

Bees know there's no time to wait or postpone

Garden fades brown with dried blossom tombstones

Clusters of deep little holes in the ground

Dug with an old spade in garden's playground

Bulbs settled in a new home earthbound

Hope for a springtime with blossoms profound

Plant life retreats for a winter of sleep

Roots will prepare for new shoots that will leap

Withered old blossoms hold seeds that will keep

For spring rains that knock seeds into soil's steep

During cold winter old gardener will dream

Of a spring that brings wild colorful streams

Working with nature as part of her team

To provide a garden where wildlife teems

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