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The Heart of a Gardener

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The heart of a gardener
opens to the call of the earth.
Every Spring and through
the cycles of time
the call is there to plant, 
sow, water and create
an expanse of color,
texture, light and shadow.

The heart of a gardener
is a creator and artist,
displaying and weaving
patterns, while tending with
the love of Mother Nature.

The heart of a gardener is Love.

~ Val Boyko

30 responses to “The Heart of a Gardener”

  1. derrickjknight Avatar
    derrickjknight

    A fine poem with a true message

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you gardener Derrick.

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  2. LuAnne Holder Avatar
    LuAnne Holder

    This is a beautiful poem, Val, that captures the heart of a gardener. I could relate and I do not even do much gardening. BTW, that first photo is gorgeous.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you LuAnne 💐🌱💝❣️🎈🎉 You are a gardener of souls.🙏🏻

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  3. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    This is beautiful, Val! 💜 👏🏼 🌿

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      As are you, fellow gardener 💐🙏🏻🌱❣️🙏🏻

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      1. Eliza Waters Avatar
        Eliza Waters

        xo

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  4. Mark Lanesbury Avatar
    Mark Lanesbury

    Indeed Val, and by the look of your pictures I think Spring has sprung. A delightful array of bloom kind lady 🤗🥰🤣❤️🙏

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you for the uplifting exuberance and delight, Mark. 💐🙏🏻🎈🥰💝🎉❣️😊

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  5. Michele Lee Avatar
    Michele Lee

    Lovely photos and your poem highlights joys of the season!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Michele 💐🥰

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      1. Michele Lee Avatar
        Michele Lee

        Welcome, Val. 🦋

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  6. Michele Anderson Avatar
    Michele Anderson

    Yes, so true.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Michele 💐

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  7. Baydreamer - Lauren Scott Avatar
    Baydreamer – Lauren Scott

    Lovely poem for the season, Val, and I thought of my mom who loved her garden. 🌷

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Lauren 💐

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  9. LoveLifeHappiness&More💙💙 Avatar
    LoveLifeHappiness&More💙💙

    Lovely poem & garden. 💕

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you 💐

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      1. LoveLifeHappiness&More💙💙 Avatar
        LoveLifeHappiness&More💙💙

        You’re welcome.

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  10. utesmile Avatar
    utesmile

    Love that poem Val, it is exactly so!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Ute 💐

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  11. Kota Ramalingaiah Shivoham Avatar
    Kota Ramalingaiah Shivoham

    🙏
    .*
    Shivoham* 🙏🙏🙏

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  12. Ali Grimshaw Avatar
    Ali Grimshaw

    Val,

    Your poem left me thinking. The heart of a gardener is the willingness to begin again. Thank you for this poetic reminder. It is an important message for me today.

    “The heart of a gardener is Love.”

    I am looking forward to writing with you this Saturday.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Ali 💐 I’m looking forward to Saturday too ✍️

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  13. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    A beautiful poem, Val. I love gardening and nurturing life. It’s a joy to see my garden grow. Thanks for smiles.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Diana 💐🎉💖

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  14. Jet Eliot Avatar
    Jet Eliot

    I so enjoyed this lovely poem, Val, and your appreciation for gardens, gardeners and the miracles of spring.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks so much Jet 💐

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  15. Menteyvida Avatar
    Menteyvida

    ❤️❤️❤️

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My name is Val Boyko, a dual citizen living near Philadelphia, originally from Scotland.

This blog came to life one morning in 2013.  I woke up with these words in my mind:  “Life is a series of highs and lows. Be grateful for the highs. Be graceful in the lows. And find contentment in your Middle Ground.”

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