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Chant of the June Garden
Boneset
hummingbird
Bowman’s Root
bee
zinnia sprout
hollyhocks
Cardinal Flower
weeds
coral bells
baby dill
fennel fronds
tree
clematis
foxglove
primrose
me
(c) Mary Lee Hahn, 2025
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Love the rhythm in your poem Mary Lee, packed with pollinator goodness and you! 🦋 🌻 🐝
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What a great rhythm! I love that you are also planted in your garden. So true to you!
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Love the rhythm and joy in your poem, Mary Lee. I can see that in the garden is where you want to be,
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Perfection!! Love all those specific nouns and the “me” at the end. xo
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What a fun, rhythmic dance from your garden! I love the simple form ending each stanza with one word.
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Love this — the joy and rhythm are so uplifting!
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This makes me swoon. I have spent time in my container garden this week.
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And WP was kind tonight.
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Love the chant/spell/cheer aspect of this poem!
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Yes! What a lovely chant! 🙂
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Love that you found yourself amidst your garden joy, Mary Lee 🙂
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Great poem for gardeners and pollinator stewards, Mary Lee. I love the simplicity of it – yet, it says a lot. I am an avid gardener too and found myself in my home gardens in your words. Thanks.
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Mary Lee, I am in love with flowers. Today the family celebrated my granddaughters 8th birthday and saw a beautiful garden display of VA native flowers at the Children’s Discovery Museum. We all were in awe of the beauty seen. Your chant is delightful-especially the last line.
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