“Tending Garden”
For twenty years,
she had meekly endured
his abusive words.
Lately, it had turned physical.
That was when she let him know
exactly how she felt.
She paused in her labors,
letting the rich loam
sift through her fingers….
The flowers loved it.
Sighing, she resumed shoveling.
The hole was deep.
Soon, she thought, this soil
will become even richer.
Howard Livingston Stroupe
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