" ARCHETYPAL GARDENS "

Was it not evolution which created
The embryonic gardens?
The first pristine feast
For the eyes,
Carrying the water
Of life,
Into the beauty and power
Of nature's innocence
And divine glow,
Without which
Mountains of gold,
Could not be recognized
For, gardens are a gift
From the universal mind,
And the churches and fountains
Mere afterthoughts,
Compared to the majesty
Of Mother Nature's hands,
Wherein genuine beauty
Overwhelms the senses
With grandeur,
And the hint
Of original angels,
Filling the lava
And the waterfalls,
With the authentic
Magnificence,
Of archetypal
Gardens...

Tony Taylor.  (Chicago)