Once Upon Her Night Scented Garden 

some time
during the night,
I quit kicking
dead leaves
and threw away
my secateurs ..
that was
not long before
I stumbled
upon those old
red brick steps ..
all eight of them
if my memory
serves correctly ..
and those,
which then led
to your most
secret of gardens ..
long before
that is, the pink
those gold
and the cream
anemones ..
together with
the topiary bay
and a sweet
night scented
jasmine
all got together
and held me
as their hostage ..