Mind Gardens

Once upon a time, there was a garden

On a high hill

Green and blossomin' 'round against the sea

And there the sun came

And the rain pourin' down

Garden grew and flourished

And splattered bits of color on the ground

And it took shape and symmetry

And all of life around

But there came winds

Driven and howling, there came snow

And I feared for the garden

So I built a wall

And I built another and roofed it over

Thick and strong

And kept it from the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune

The killing cold could not get in

But when the sun came

And the gentle rain of spring

They could not reach the garden behind those walls

It would have died

Safely, securely died

But as I longed and as I learned

I tore the walls all down

The garden still lives