Countless endeavors can scour away at our hours.

Dust may not be allowed to settle and soil our metal.

Exposure is unavoidable, but rust may not be allowed to flower.

Such blossoms are a nuisance and are detrimental.

 

Our health and well-being require regular pruning.

Trim away the twigs and rip from the roots what steals

Your focus and energy from more important fine tuning.

The more skilled you are the more your returns are diminishable.

 

Not every leaf and petal from bushes bountiful

Should be left to persist. Some wilt and others spoil.

Internal poisons can fester deep within burls.

Purge from yourself such bile. Rid yourself of internal toils.

 

Simply increasing your efforts is not enough.

Adding water and sunlight won’t guarantee a more massive yield.

Remove debris and tear out weeds by their scruff.

Be scrutinous with what you allow to exist in your field.

 

‘Tis why every garden requires a fence.

Trespassers will not be removed by force.

No one without permission shall enter, hence.

Anyone caught stealing any fruit from inside shall know recourse.

 

18 May 2017