The Garden Papa Built<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
From scratch he built a garden to behold<\/p>\n
He tilled the soil at the back of the house<\/p>\n
Added manure to it and readied it for much \u2013<\/p>\n
green vegetables, peppers, corn and more<\/p>\n
All this time, I did not know that soil was a wealthy one<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Papa came on a visit, and he changed the landscape<\/p>\n
As he tilled, Mama watered, and stories they told and laughed along<\/p>\n
I sat proximally, as close as that can be, and listened to tales and songs<\/p>\n
And watched the skillful hands that turned a grass-filled backyard<\/p>\n
Into a store-house supply coming shortly at harvest<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The corn was sweet, the vegetables massive and fresh<\/p>\n
The peppers, O talk about fresh delight!<\/p>\n
Papa had come to make the house a country sweet<\/p>\n
So, the following plant season, I got up and did as Papa had<\/p>\n
I tried a lot but, I think, he had a green thumb<\/p>\n
Mama was proud of me, she said,<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father has given you a challenge you cannot resist\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I said, \u201cLook, nothing like Papa\u2019s great harvest\u201d<\/p>\n
Mama said, \u201cYou\u2019ve started, and that matters the most<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll get there for we\u2019ve prayed that you all be better than we are\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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