Garden of Diamonds

I hold it in my hands -
this garden of diamonds -


and close my eyes -

savouring the moment -

before stepping into its
virginal paradise

I open the blinds
and smile -

as the sun rises over
the diamond frost
of the garden

" I thought I had read Merton ... and then I walked into Inchausti's garden of diamonds "    

                                                                - Gray Matthews, The Merton Seasonal
                                                         

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Silhouetted squirrels
frolic in the bones
of an ancient oak -
a work of art

January stone

Standing in the moonlight

As the dogs sniff and spray

My eyes are caught and held

By a rose on New Year's Day.