All wilting leaves and broken stalks
Straggling flowers cling on tight
Heads bobbing in the wind like corks.
A last tomato on the vine ...
The herbs have somehow stood their ground
I still have rosemary and thyme
But the chives have wilted, they're no good!
What can I salvage from my bower?
Shock! Horror! In each window-box
Miracles are beyond my power
I'll just sweep up and scrub the pots.
Yet I'm encouraged by the thought
That plants don't die, they hibernate;
Deep out of sight new life is wrought
They'll burgeon in the Spring – just wait!
(c) Poet in the woods 2014
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