Garden During the Lockdown

The pandemic was rearing its ugly head,

lockdown was being imposed,

the world was getting scared.

I was not as much,

fo awareness and favorable circumstance.

We had got a new house,

in a peaceful suburb.

In that uncertainty,

the hope of gardening

kept me buoyant.

A long-held dream

is going to be materialized.

To that a new baby girl

had joined the family.

The breadwinner spouse,

faced no risk, with opportunity

to work from home.

Amazon came to the rescue,

as I ordered materials and seeds.

My spouse bought bags of soil

tools, and a shovel.

I felt like the luckiest person,

in the world, with the frenzy of work,

the artist in me was itching,

to turn the barren space,

into a floral haven.

I would wait for the morning

to step into the yard.

I worked continuously,

well into sunsets,

taking breaks in between.

If you have sown seeds.

you know, germination is delightful.

I saw flowers bloom,

and pollinators arrived.

I harvested greens and tomatoes.

This growing garden

became my moral support,

and healed soul,

during the gloomy time of lockdown.