Inner Gardens

Nothing blooms overnight.
Not here.
Not in the quiet soil of the heart.

This place grows
because I tend it,
not in frenzy,
but in faith.

I wake early,
not to rush,
but to move with intention.
Hands in the dirt
of my own thoughts,
pulling up what chokes,
making space
for something softer to grow.

Lush in the way
the woods once looked
when my nephew asked,
wide-eyed,
“What does that mean?”
And I said,
“It means full. It means alive.”

So I clear,
I plant,
I water.
Again and again.

Not just drifting
through the wilderness of life,
but carving out something
tended,
rooted,
true.

A garden inside me
that remembers
peace takes practice.

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Mixed Media on 24x24 inch Canvas (1.5 inches deep)

Completed February 2025

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Painting comes framed and ready to hang with certificate of authenticity included for your records.

Framing is handmade from 100% ash wood, sourced locally from Zebulon, North Carolina. All lumber was cut and milled by the artist's father. The frame is 3/4 inches wide on all sides of the painting, creating a beautiful border with lovely gray tones in the wood grain.

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