TEXTURING THE LANDSCAPE

I plan my landscape and 
begin the work and proceed 
along as my mind dictates
Then a change in order; 
tall shrub trees  will not be cut down, 
but all of the wild Juniper bushes, 
which are half-dead, 
surrounding the trees
Will be removed.  
It looks good to me
I keep going, thinning 
and removing all of the waste  
I look things over again
There is more to do, 
but this place is 
beginning to look like a park
So many times one gets frustrated 
Because everything does not fall 
into place as we intended
But I play it loose – anything goes
There is no set way and it is 
the results that count
As one project comes to an end 
another one comes to mind and 
then another and another, until 
the whole project is finished
It was a lot of work but then 
any composition is
What you see pleases the eye, 
the ear, and the nose
Nature gave us a canvas 
to work with and we can assist 
until our personal touch adds to 
What has been given to us
It is transformational, both 
to the land and the artist

Stanski
March 22, 2021 ^