Sunday, January 25, 2026

THE GARDENER

THE GARDENER


Gardens and groves

and vineyards,

above and below him, grew.

It was only natural.

Not only was the earth

under his fingernails, 

it was in his DNA.

Generations before him

were bauern 

from Baden,

Liechtenstein,

and Schleswig-Holstein.



© Breyel, Timm. "The Gardener". All rights reserved.  No part of this text may be copied, broadcast, reproduced in print or electronically represented without permission from the author.



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