Seen at SF Cacti Show

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Photo by artist/gardener Leon Kunke

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The essence of a garden is

The path through.

The curves and straight lines

And the corners and curved intersection

Seem to say:

See this plant

See that rock

What a view.

The Japanese use stepping stones

So you will look beneath your feet;

Some others use grass

To recall a time when the garden

Was manicured by sheep.

Some say the garden

Is as good as one’s clippers;

Some want a wild garden

With vines.

Your garden says who you are.

Nota Bene.

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Poem by Leon Kunke