The Garden (Patreon)

The plants don't care if

you are too depressed to water them.

They scream with yellow leaves that crumble dryly;

Begging you to think of them.

The Buddhists call this invisible work:

You only notice it when it hasn't been done.

Green plants take you outside yourself

while you care for them.

A repotting here, a pruning there,

and a nice cool drink of water.

For them-

It's a matter of life and death.

-Amber Greenlee (09/29/2021)