The Joy of Watering the Plants

Have you savored the joy

Of watering the thirsty plants

After a hot summer day?

As you sprinkle the water

The way vanilla smell emanates

From the parched soil

It’s the same seductive petrichor

It soothes the soul.

Then comes the dancing of the twigs

As if conveying gratitude

“Thank you for offering us

Life-saving elixir after a long day

Of heat stress and wilting”.

I saw the dancing of Shasta daisy

I smelled star jasmine’s fragrance

And gazed at the stars

in the inky sky

It’s the perfect summer joy

Stuff of peaceful evenings.

Deepest happiness comes

From nurturing others.

I feel it in my entity

It fills me with serenity.