KK Singh’s most recent poem to appear here was Uncertain gift (February 2012).
Wise Gardener
By KK Singh
Forsake this overgrowth
Negative memories and thoughts
Greedy weeds
Relentless insatiable creatures
Strangle what you attempt to cultivate
Once rich soil sapped
Of all nourishment
The wise gardener will
Reach without hesitation
With unsparing fingers
Dig out these interlopers
One wisp can give rise to a crop of misery
Rake out the bitter remains
They hold no value
Afterwards, immersed
In cool clear water
Be cleansed
Rinse away the debris
Shake off droplets and
Let the Sun’s glow warm
Your very core
Now, go,
Admire your garden plot
Freshly turned
Full of potential
Forgive what threatened to overtake it
Just appreciate
That good things will grow