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The fruit of this year’s harvest
In my Getaway Garden
Makes me feel like a horticultural artist
Plants grown from the sun, sweat, soil, and seeds
The most symbiotic of relationships, all meeting the collective’s need
To live, love, and help grow each into their fullest potential
The circle of birth, life, and death is quite inconsequential
I urge you to just take
This most welcome break
From life’s doldrums and fruitless rat race
Beyond our selfish binary drive, pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain
Indulge more in the former and treat the latter like rain
View grey clouds as harbingers of life and a necessary element
Along with the sun, your effort, and the earth’s sediment
The key to success in your garden (and life) is balance and time
If you actively manage both, the reward is most sublime!
