The sun rises, the earth warms.
I walk out into the clear air
into a field of flowers.
In the distance, a farmer sings
a song of the land, of the seasons.
He does not see me, or pretends not to.
He has a secret, I think,
something he will not share with anyone.
Maybe he knows the names of the flowers,
or the meaning of my song.
I want to ask him, but I do not.
I am a stranger here, a trespasser.
I do not belong here.
I turn back, retracing my steps.
The sun is higher now, the air hotter.
The flowers are opening, one by one.
About the author: Eniola Ajao is a soul whose love for gardening is only matched by her passion for writing poems. In the sanctuary of her garden, Eniola listens to the earth’s secrets and shares them through her poems. Gardening is Eniola’s way of painting the world with shades of green, while storytelling is how she touches hearts, one word at a time. With a belief that every leaf has a story and every flower a message, Eniola invites her fellow gardeners to find joy in the simple act of growing and the profound journey of living a story worth telling. Eniola Ajao is a writer and teacher. She lives with two German Shepherds and two neurotic cats. She moonlights as a copy editor and loves spending time with her family and friends
