#77

I will do the garden this evening,
pull the roots up from under the soil,

shake the mud from them
and pile them up in a bucket.
There is nothing so therapeutic
as gardening,
and for a long time
I didn’t know this.

Published by lizpike

Elisabeth Pike is a writer and designer. Voice at the Window, a collection of 100 gratitude poems written during lockdown is out now. Circles: Nurture and Grow your Creative Gift was released in April 2019. Her prints and books are available at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LittleBirdEditions. She lives in Shropshire with her husband and four children.

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