Shaping

A pruning of the day, unwanted thoughts cut away

Shaping a plant to be, into a blooming day of glory

Snipping old flowers dead, new blooms of hope to be bred

Trimming yellow leaves that shade, new growth to be made 

Clearing weeds around the roots, promoting new shoots

Compost of past day's thoughts, growth from what rots

Wiping clean each leaf, freeing it from the fungus of grief

Open the valve of the mind to drench, imagination's thirst to quench

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

This was how I spent my yesterday. In the garden, pruning. A bit here and a bit there. Cutting out the dead and rotting. Making way for new growth. And hopefully while I was doing that my mind was also reaping the benefits. Most enjoyed Soren and very topical to my situation.

Chris

[Soren]

Thank you so much Chris I do appreciate your read and review of this piece. Mental cleaning as important to the garden of the mind as weeding and pruning to the garden. Thanks for the encouragement

[RomaJ]

I love how this poem blends gardening and mindfulness so beautifully--each line feels like both a gentle tending of a plant and a shaping of the mind. The imagery of growth from what rots is especially powerful

[Soren]

Thank you so much for your read and kind words of encouragement and support they are deeply appreciated