The heart that holds everything

[Julie]

The heart that holds everything, even apple crumble!

The flame I saw this morning

was clear and very well defined

I wondered if it signified plenty

or creation that would make up a rhyme!

I've no just cause or reason

but I've been pondering off and on all today

Wondering if there's any significance

Would it truly make a difference... hold sway?

I'd dreamt of storms and fork lightning

England might be in for quite a treat

Several inches of rainfall perhaps

drenching all the "Bobbies on the Beat"!

The garden is slightly less parched looking

but still so brown and forlorn

Wondering if I should batten down the hatches

or dance naked on the back garden lawn!

Rain can be a joyous celebration

particularly when the rivers are low

The locks on the canal in London are closed

waiting for all the canal waters to grow!

Roots have been seeking for water

Some shrubs have given up the ghost

but the apple trees seem to be thriving

thanks to the roots that have dug down the most!

The raspberries ripened so quickly this year

they didn't even have a chance to "flesh out"

I picked several raspberries discreetly

as I walked the garden and about

The foxgloves that had seeded in plenty

shrivelled and looked exceptionally browned

The fern in the shady bit of the garden

went floppy and bowed to the parched looking ground

Maybe the rain can revive my back garden

and fill the water tubs brim to the top

I'm wondering if the apples are filling up now

to make apples crumbles that won't be a flop!

Julie

August 2026