To the Garden (Ottava Rima)

To the garden you fly, with the rising sun

Trowel unholstered, ready for the draw

Weeds cower in corners, knowing they are done

Vines tighten their tangled grip, fearing the law

The squirrels they scramble, the rabbits they run

No creature dares trespass a single paw

You reign supreme in this green, glorious realm

Your garden nation, along the southern elm