A Poem by Adriana DiGennaro

We Must Cultivate Our Garden

by Adriana DiGennaro

il faut cultiver notre jardin

says the fool

in her allotted

plot of land

speaking in tongues

only some can understand.

spending time with the wrong man,

down the wrong path,

having had so much to say,

resting on laurels

so that “working in the garden”

becomes picking plants

trampling them

and throwing them

away.

Adriana will be at The Gazebo on August 10, 2009.

The Summer Gazebo Readings feature 4 author/poets each Monday evening in June, July and August, 7 pm at Schoolhouse Green in Oceanside, NY. See the links to the right for our schedule and directions. Bring a lawn chair and come on down!