BELOVED GARDEN

A lone woman

sowing seeds

on the beach

this bleak, sea licked sprawl

her beloved garden

“mine too”

I say

“yellow horned poppy”

she says

embryonic sparks of life

snuggle into

stoney wombs

to nourish 

and flourish

I now long to see

their dainty blooms

and feisty horns

create a welcome

in my minds eye

a shared vision

with this stranger

scattering future delights

as if waving a wand

in slow motion 

Jan Ashford 7th October 2019  Shoreham Beach