The garden looks uncouth
ups and downs in the driveway,
thud, thud go the vehicles.
intermittent patches of grass
high and low, a semblance of
a beard with tuft and stubble,
stones and pebbles strewn around
deliver it unholy.
To work affordable, I design
a lengthy lawn, measuring
100 feet by 5 feet, royal palms
stand as warriors each ten feet apart,
aloe Vera both green and red, play
the role of helpers on either side
of palms, portulaca around the palms,
act as colourful subordinates.
Further away, shrubs of Jasmine,
Chandini, stalks of Oleander, orchids
gaze at the sky, Rose beds punctuate
the driveway, On the Northeast, Ishanya
Bilva with three leaves, denoting ‘
the three eyed Shiva, Tulasi, Vishnu’s
favourite and Nagalingam tree find home,
Completing the distinguished placements,
I retire for the day,
Meenas Poems 