A Quit Walk in the Garden

Orange fish swim silently

in the smooth waveless water.

This is an ugly place, and yet serene,

Japanese Garden.

What's a garden about a brown pond?

Where are the flowers?

Unless the fish are the flowers,

and their swimming

is the swaying in the breeze.

There is no breeze.

Just hot, humid, boring,

searing sun.

I'm going home.

I can see prettier scenes

on the Internet,

enjoy the beautiful outdoors

in my air conditioning, and

interact with strangers

all alone.

by:  Paula D. Nevison