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Garden Game
By Loretta Oleck
in the garden wearing flat leopard shoes
reaping the harvest of herbs
a shower of diamond dew
sparkles through towering oaks
you stand by the purple ruffled basil
one hand a visor over squinting black eyes
one hand carelessly holding a dusty trowel
head cocked dramatically to the side
wondering which is the best direction to
carve the path
stab the earth
drag your spade
a roulette circle cutting curved lines
through the center of tangled thyme
around high stakes
resting my bets that your labyrinth
will lead under the dangling snap peas
and land on me