THIS CORNER OF THE KINGDOM

This loved corner of the Kingdom

So personal to me

Burnished bright by a fiery sun

With hints of mystery, my dears

Which thrill me happily.

This special place, a fragrant haunt

So burning hot thought he

Brings quick, bright chatter all around

As hearts absorb the garden, dears

This world so pleases me.

Just then the scents and early growth

Transfix us as we see

A tiny Schnauzer strains to greet

The Dumpies as they cluck and preen

She senses ecstasy.

Young Bess reviews the pecky hens

Who rove the garden free

Unflustered in their kingdom strut

Towards a coop amid the plants

We, thoughtful, head for tea.