from where I sit

I can smell the honeysuckle
and the heavy musk scent
of the white Boule du Neige



and I can see the Love in the Mist
which is so pretty
but always seeds in the wrong place



and the Dr van Fleet rambler
which flowers for midsummer day
and looks ravishing in this
brief patch of afternoon sunshine



and the shell pink geranium
which I bought at Kew to remember
a happy day with friends
but haven't planted out yet



I'd love to tell you
about the day at Kew
but I can't sit here a moment longer
because MasterM is on the plane home
and we are meeting him tomorrow
and I haven't even made his bed...