(This gardener used for illustrative purposes only!!!)
Nuptial Gardening
Once I was his buttercup. He plucked me from the bunch.
He bought me lovely jewelry and took me out to lunch.
He called me “dear” and “princess” and set me on a throne.
I had no respite from him. I never was alone.
But now that we are married, this man who was my savior
is stingy with household accounts and questions my behavior.
Our house once warm and welcoming is now a gelid zone.
If I knew what I’d done to cause it, I’d try to atone.
But he cannot come up with any errant act or deed
that transformed me from buttercup to a common weed.
He will not plough my garden, though frequently I ask.
Perhaps I’ll hire a gardener to complete the task.
Prompt words are gathered from five different sites. To see those sites, click on the words which are all linked to their sites: gelid, zone, behavior, respite and buttercup. (This gardener used for illustrative purposes only!!!)
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
OOoh, excellent stuff. Brilliant poem.
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It’s always the gardener of the pool boy, isn’t it? 😱
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Many times. My gardener actually is the pool boy but it has been platonic for 19 years! Never appealed to me to hire a lover…;o)
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Wow, You gave us a whole story in just three verses~! I really like this one Judy… I could even see a few things in the illustration that had something to say about the situation.
Thanks for making my day, still thinking about this one, but the gardener may be high, (on that ladder), the tall plant looks too sticky, and the succulents do not look alike, in fact one looks like a pineapple, but the boulder really looks happy but hard headed.
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Very well written, Judy.
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Thanks, Sadje
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You’re welcome 😉
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Rock and Roll Judy 😉
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The last lines made me laugh Judy 🙂
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🙂
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Lovely ☺️
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