The Big Untidy Magazine

PARADISE

Come on through the gate
To the place where the flowers smile
Trees and shrubs are abundant
In that paradise on the other side of the wall.

Forget the rooftops and tower blocks
The traffic that rumbles and roars
Here is peace of mind
This paradise on the other side of the wall.

Summer flowers fade
To be replaced by Autumn flowers
Winter foliage is sparse
But there is beauty as nature slumbers.

In Spring there is an awakening
See the city birds going about there day
Butterflies and bees pollinate flowers
In this paradise on the other side of the wall.

Yes I read the newspapers today
And the news troubled me too
There is much madness in this world
It  tries to get to me and you.

Come find a little sanity
Amongst the flowers and foliage
I get closer to God
In this paradise on the other side of the wall.

I will sit on this bench a while
And seek some rest.
Thank you God.

Frank Bangay
September 06

This poem is dedicated to urban parks and gardens.