Grandma's Garden
Ten tulips
Tipped towards the light
Nine violets
Royal hues delight
Eight irises
Sprouting from the ground
Seven sunflowers
Laugh without a sound
Six sweet peas
Tremble in the air
Five foxgloves
Elegant and fair
Four hellebores
Pure and heaven-made
Three peonies
Resting in the shade
Two hungry deer
Traveling all day
One panicked Grandma
Shooing them away
Tipped towards the light
Nine violets
Royal hues delight
Eight irises
Sprouting from the ground
Seven sunflowers
Laugh without a sound
Six sweet peas
Tremble in the air
Five foxgloves
Elegant and fair
Four hellebores
Pure and heaven-made
Three peonies
Resting in the shade
Two hungry deer
Traveling all day
One panicked Grandma
Shooing them away
This poem is copyright (©) Christine Hennigan 2024
About the Writer
Christine Hennigan
Christine loves to make people laugh, even if it gets her into trouble. She has worked with kids of all ages as a teacher and mental health counselor. She lives in Monmouth County, NJ, with her husband, daughter, and kitty. You can follow her online at @clappingoffbeatpoetry
