There Is No Garden Guaranteed to Bloom

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There is no garden guaranteed to bloom, However closely sun and rain conspire; In every hope there has to be some room Reserved for cultivating fresh desire. There is in every mind a supple chart; Yet wildflowers grow within the heart. Each hope is like a love before the wind, Intended for some fury, while below Great stillness opens, mute and many-limbed, Haunting like a vagrant undertow The thoughts of those who need to come and go. Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.