Tend
Tend
I got my hands into the earth
It has been years for me
A student of the land
I sowed some little seeds
It didn’t look like much at first
No pushing from the ground
I watched it closely every day
Hoping for the sound
Of those little seeds
That always knew they’d be
Creeping up to the sun
A lush garden green
Hope at the beginning
You think they never aught
Until one day like magic
That seed has found its sought
They know intrinsically
What they have to do
When loved with sweet intention
Those little seeds they grew
Out of earth they spring
Like a gift they be
Every year is different
Like magic to me
Reaching high up to the sun
Warm the weather gets
Some they work out very well
Some you take a bet
Soon enough you peek
Beneath a few new leaves
Surprise the fruit it bears
Sharing it with me
Then I thought this year
I’ve tended many things
Creative on the inside
Up through the ground it springs
Things burrowed hidden
That needed tender thought
A warm and safe place to land
Emotions to be caught
Things that needed love and care
Understanding too
Things I needed space from
To know what I should do
Tending all the little parts
That get left behind
A point of light in the dark
Something to be mined
Weeding out the rows
Pinching off dead leaves
We can tend our insides too
Of things or bad beliefs
The more that we take off
Roots grow deeper still
Hard work on the inside
Tending is a skill
If we tend with love
Abundance it will show
Garden from the heart
Always love will grow
So if you want to see
Magnificence around
Tend your inner garden too
Learning from the ground
If you take that extra time
To care for what’s in need
Your inner landscape blooms
Lush without the weeds
I’m tending everyday
And learning as I go
That what you give attention to
Soon will finely grow
So I’m tending all the spots
That need some extra care
Knowing that abundance grows
With things that I can share
So tend today with love
Place sweet within your heart
You are worth the time my dear
Let
Tending
Be
Your
Art
by arley