I walk through the garden

I walk through the garden

In winter, spring, summer and fall

When the ground is covered in snow

Everything barren,

only evergreens glow

I walk in the greenhouses

Where bonsais, dessert and tropical plants grow

Even in winter, trees bear fruits

big and small

I walk in the garden when ice melts

to walk among cherry blossom petals

While scents of lilacs fill the air

I walk in spring when bluebells cover the ground

Tulips of varied colors, standing tall

among flowering Magnolias

I walk through the garden in the summer

when the roses start climbing the trellis garden arches

I sit on the bench in Shakespeare's garden

and ponder on nature's beauty

marvel it's poetry

I walk through the herb garden and smell

the mints, sage and rosemary

I walk through the native garden in Autumn

when leaves change colors and fall

I walk in the garden and hear the leaves under my feet

I put my sweater and walk on

The transience of nature's beauty

give both joy and sadness

I walk and wonder

what nature has in store

beyond the gates of the garden

into the parks

into the streets

into near and distant forests