Full of optimism <br />I sow seeds in the garden that is my heart <br />The roots take hold <br />Early signs are good as strong fresh shoots grow <br />The roots grow deeper, buds appear with a promise of summer <br /> <br />Deep in my mind I sow the seeds of doubt <br />Thus begins the struggle between heart and mind <br />Absence makes the mind grow stronger <br />The roots of doubt thriving, reaching down into my heart <br />They strangle the shoots of love <br />Before the inevitable withering <br />I nip the buds of love<br /><br />Bill Smith<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-23-nipping-the-buds-of-love/
