Posts in Garden Gate
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Please Nod to the Kettle Before You Steep
The rose hips by the garden gate have opened a very small tea service. Each berry is offered a bag no bigger than a thumbnail. The berries greet the branch first. They nod to the kettle on the windows
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Please Let the Frost Be Greeted First
By eight the front garden looks as if someone has opened a very small mitten drawer. The chrysanthemums have been issued tiny gloves for their petals. Each bloom greets the frost first, nods to the ga
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Please Let the Stripe Finish Its Part
By the garden gate the badgers formed a quiet line, as if a barbershop had opened in the grass. Each guest greeted the dew, nodded to the nearest daisy, and combed exactly one white stripe, then waite
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