I don’t want to live outside of my garden

I don’t want to live

        outside

        of my garden

        as I don’t want to live

        outside

        of paradise

        where my modest garden

        this morning connects

        with Eden

        not just a comparison

        but my deepest self

        and a hidden doorway

        to a small eternity

        where the sundial is set

        at this very moment

        and butterflies and bees

        distil

                an unexpected solace.

These poems are from my new collection IN THE APRICOT DARKNESS (view the cover and contents below in my recent posts). They are now being published individually, daily under 'recent posts' on my blog and will be available shortly as an eBook that can be read online or downloaded for free.