Tuesday, July 28, 2015

In Praise of Weeding – v3

Rich loam between my fingers,
grip of stems, roots, balls of grass
pulling up through the rain drenched soil
smell of the mulch, the grass,
the water from heaven

A patch cleared of the unwanted
weeds pulled out of the garden
separated from the wheat,
the chaff for burning
the wheat to be gathered in

A wonderful closeness to nature
pulling weeds in the garden
touching the soil of creation
a connection God’s lessons for us
through the work of my hands

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edited August 6, 2016
In Praise of Weeding – v5
(merging original and version 4)
edited February 9, 2016
In Praise of Weeding – v4
(merging edits to original, version 2, version 3)
edited July 28, 2015
In Praise of Weeding – v3
(editing original)
edited April 29, 2015
In Praise of Weeding – v2
July 16, 2007 14:04
In Praise of Weeding

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