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The orchard of my heart

From the Portland Rose Garden, OR. Picture taken by Andrew Mackay
From the Portland Rose Garden, OR.
Picture taken by Andrew Mackay

In the orchard of my heart
even those peaches with skin
like cast iron, will
be kneaded soft with time

tender pasts grow sweet
time washes away
any dirt that dare interrupt
idle fantasy

Author AJMPosted on August 12, 2014August 12, 2014Categories Images, PoetryTags flowers, garden, metaphor, nature, orchard, poem, poetry, verse1 Comment on The orchard of my heart
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