by Lucy M. Young
Dear Lord, I thank You for my lovely garden.
I thank You for my sister's help in planting it,
And for the strength You've given me to tend it.
I thank You, too, for sending wind and rain
To nurture it, and make it grow abundantly.
Lord, grant that I may share with others
The bounty of my harvest;
For sharing makes the fruit taste so much sweeter,
And satisfies the soul.
by Lucy M. Young
I wonder what the good Lord had in mind
When He created green tomato horn worms.
Did He think them beautiful?
They are a truly lovely color
And all creatures great and small are beautiful to Him.
Or was it their tenacity and strength that He admired?
Their imposing size intimidates the birds
And their prodigious appetites are something to behold.
They are a gardener's nightmare.
I'm sure there must have been a twinkle in His eye
When He envisioned our reaction to them.
I know He had good reasons for putting them in my tomato patch
But I do wonder what He really had in mind
When He created them.
Woodsmoke and Cardamom 