Creator of Pentacles (Reversed)

in full bloom
by vibha kaushik

my mother always dreamed of having her own garden.
she yearned to watch her flowers dance in the rain
reckless and graceful
      to breathe the magical air settled like mist around fresh leaves
      to have dew dipped grass tickle her bare feet
      to see twisting vines grow wildly around her warm embrace

she ached for a majestic tree
with bounteous shade in the summer
longed for buds bursting
at the mere mention of spring
hummingbirds and butterflies rejoicing
in her palace of marigolds

she wished for earthworms to garnish her soil
thrushes to find home in her branches
bees to relish the sweet nectar of her blossoms.

but we lived in a small home
and she never had the chance
to have a garden of her own.

so, like the garden of her dreams
she raised me alive   fierce   and graceful.

vibha kaushik (she/her) is a 20 year old engineering student from Bangalore, India. She writes to leave behind something that is distinctly hers – about home, about her family’s little traditions, and in an attempt to remember the parts of life that are so easily forgotten.