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No tree in the park is truly straight,

Each leans slightly one way or the other

So rather than perfection, nature makes

Unique individuals from one mother.

So, Though this park was purpose planned

Nature gently upsets all the care

The gardeners take to keep its shape in hand

And the erstwhile visitors, unaware

Of the hours of work that go into

Making it look simple, just assume

That the occasional tweak is all you have to do

To achieve the wonders now in bloom.

But who trims my deadheads, water my roots

To ensure I thrive and bring new shoots?

Brian Hick September 2011

©copyright Sally Hick 13.10.23