Tag Archives: Garden

dig, lift and turn – May 14

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

5.14.2017 dig lift and turn, let the dirt fall from our shovels into the barrow.   the garden emerges from our struggle. ————–

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Lent Prayer 35 – April 8

Posted on April 9, 2014 by

Lent Prayer 35 in the garden a knowledge was sought   that we could not deal with   of good and evil not as measures   but from the inside.   that dark knowing breaks us still.   deliver us … Continue reading →

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pulling out summer’s weeds – September 27

Posted on September 28, 2013 by

9.27 pulling out summer’s weeds, crop, mixed veggies, to free the soil for a winter breath.   the soils roil and roll, sift and smother, indentations marking where the spade dives under   to separate, chop, cleave, roots that cling. … Continue reading →

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my garden exists – June 2

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

6.2 my garden exists for the moment I am working it, beyond which it belongs to itself. roots wriggle, dropped in seeds sprout or decay, all without me.   what comes next is not really mine to claim then, I played … Continue reading →

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soil work – April 30

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

4.30 First dig in the Spring soil the weeds already deep and clinging.   The hoe rips and claws beneath like a therapist at the mental toil. Uncovering, rooting out and up, until fresh earth awaits ready for the new … Continue reading →

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