I anticipate bursts of flowers from your expectant buds: crocuses, pansies, violets, bleeding hearts, tulips, forget-me-nots, lilies, trilliums and others in my garden. I want to be with you each day. You fill my mind with nourishment. In your beauty I find contentment. Calmness comes over me when I see your fresh leaves or smell your scented flowers. Poetic thoughts sprout and bloom in my mind when I am with you. Though I have looked at you many times before, with each gaze I am still in awe.
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