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I'll Be In My Garden (Smiling You A Sun)

by Alison McKenzie

I can't chase you.
It just isn't in my bones;
A garment that's never fit.

Instead I will weed my garden,
And if your voice ventures
Across my modest picket fence
To say good morning
On your 257th time around my block,
I will wipe the sweat from my brow
With the back of my gloved hand,
Lick my lips,
And smile you a sun.

01/06/2015

Posted on 01/06/2015
Copyright © 2025 Alison McKenzie

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 01/06/15 at 07:42 PM

Charming, Ali.

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 01/16/15 at 07:17 PM

Great last line, "I will smile you a sun."

Posted by Mo Couts on 01/18/15 at 07:57 PM

That last line makes me swoon; I love it!

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