A random thought while vacationing in Northern Italy this past week.

How do you tend to your garden?
Is it how you tend your life?
Is it wild and free to grow as pleased,
Or is it manicured with pride

Do you prefer mixed flowers colors,
Or rather yards of stone
Do you garden with someone
As a team,
Or rather all alone

Are there trees planted to give you shelter,
From the summers heat
Or soft grass open with expectant joy,
Of sunshine you may greet

Are there hammocks, lounges,
A table and chairs,
For which you can relax
Or do you get all anxious when,
Someone treads your grass

Do you have fences or maybe shrubs of green,
To keep the nature out
Or an open hose that drips fresh water,
For the thirst,
Of Gods critters about

Is your life like your garden?

A peek from your window,
Just may tell your style
Do you live trimmed and manicured,
Or are you free, running wild?