If A Garden Could Speak

When Marusya is in nature, she often asks herself what story a tree or a flower would like to share with her. Inspired by a beautiful garden in Kent, England, last autumn the poet wrote the poem "If a garden could speak". Enjoy the colours, sounds and sights that brought the poem to life.

Transcript

How happy I'm feeling to see these kids squealing on my moist green grass,

Knowing that hours would pass,

Before I'm alone again,

Tuning to the Song of the Wren,

Enjoying this abundance of colours from the beautiful summer flowers.

Yellow and white roses,

Purple digitales,

Orange iranions and oriental lilies fill the air with their lovely scent.

Oh,

Why is that pretty girl bent?

Maybe to dig up some fresh potatoes,

Or pick some zucchini,

Or yummy tomatoes?

Here comes Ramble the black cat,

Begging for a stroke or a sneaky pat.

He suddenly decides to sharpen his claws on one of my newly painted old house doors.

Then Molly the naughty collie dog jumps on that old weathered log.

The colourful hands are clucking in a group to announce the arrival of a new egg in the coop.

You may spot a starling pecking on a berry,

Or perhaps a squirrel stealing a cherry.

Whatever your reason for popping around,

My sounds and smells will not make you frown.

In fact,

I will go as far as to say you'll walk away with a smile today.

Reviews

What a sweet reminder of nature’s power to delight!

Thank you, Marusya🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻I am smiling from ear to ear…Appreciate the birds and other background sounds as well🙏🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🙏🏻

Yep, smiling!

This is a poem that tickles.

Loved this interesting, very fun, relatable poem complete with animal sounds. Thanks so very much!