Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

Tag: garden

I WAS THAT CHILD

The Hawk Bedroom 8:30am

I was That Child

exclaiming as I came through The Gate

of My Grandmother’s Jordan Bay Garden:

“Granmama — You have the most beautiful garden

in The Whole Wide World –”

exclaiming with feigned delight

because I knew

how much I could please Her

YES I AM SUPPOSED TO WRITE THIS

one night I will be transported

in a Starship of My Brother’s design

off to a neighbouring planet

in The Companionship

of My Idol

there We will be deposited

for a naked length of time

to live out Our Legend

in someone else’s

garden